Stolen and Recovered

By Darren Jespersen,

Grade 5 writing sample

*Assignment was to take a cartoon and write it out as a story using dialogue.

  The dark evening surrounded Shelldon and Dee as they strolled down the rough sidewalk and dragged their heavy garbage bags behind them.  Shelldon dug into his bag looking for his favourite caramel bar.  “I just can’t wait to eat my Halloween candy!” he exclaimed. 

From behind a thorn bush, a scaly hand snatched both bags causing the brothers to tumble onto the rocky pavement.  Crawling from the leafy pile, the bullies then stood and yelled, “Neither can we!”  Heavy mud-covered boots clomped down the road; the wretched bullies waved their trophies-- leaving Shelldon and Dee broken. 

“Bullies are so mean,” Shelldon whined looking at his feet. 

Suddenly Dee’s head shot up and his mouth opened.  He gasped, “I have an idea, Shelldon, and it might work!”  Dee giggled underneath his wizard hat! 

An hour later the bullies approached a house with a skull nailed to the right of a cob-webbed door!!  Fang pushed, “Hurry-up, this place is creepy!”  Sweat droplets dripped from his bristled mohawk. 

Slowly, Jack poked his shaking finger toward the rusty looking doorbell.  Just before his finger touched the button, the door swung open, and a mad pumpkin monster with a paper bag body and claw like hands roared at the stunned screaming bullies.  Candy was flying everywhere and two garbage bags hit the smooth steps, still spewing candy!  Fang and Jack stood frozen in their tracks then swirled like a tornado and ran home still screaming. The smell of burning rubber filled the air. 

The other children were surprised to see the meanest bullies scared out of their tree. 

In the silence that followed, Sheldon and Dee, laughing, stepped out of the pumpkin costume and let it fall to the ground.  Dee was still giggling. “Gee, Shelldon, looks like they don’t want the candy after all! Haa!”