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What's in a Story?
Piggy-Back Wars
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
To Build a Fire
Hansel and Gretel

stories have five elements:

Character: A character pulls the reader into the story

Plot: The plot always starts out slow, gives you the general setting, builds slowly, reaches the climax, and resolves quickly

Setting: The setting tells the reader where the story takes place

Point of View: There are three different points of view: first, second, and third person. First person only allows the reader to enter the authors' mind. Second lets you enter your own mind. Third lets you enter everyone's mind.

Theme: The theme gives the writers message to the reader e.g. people die, not everyone is good, people believe anything they wish, and anything else that the world needs to know.

It was a beautiful spring day and most of the fifth grade boys were out at recess. Our field hardly had any grass. How could it? Our field was so trampled and compacted that, when one threw a javelin, it bounces off the ground instead of sticking in. We were on a little steep slope that had a little more grass. Our football had just been confiscated for kicking it through a window and we desired some physical contact.

Toby, one of the smaller boys, got on my back in a piggy-back position. Shane (one of the bigger boys) was standing at the bottom of the slope with his back to us. Toby said, "hey, look at Shane, go ram him." I took off down the hill. "Hey Shane, look out!" I heard someone cry out. About three feet from my target, someone intercepted my path sending my passenger and myself into the hard compacted earth. Thinking this was a cool idea, several of my schoolmates got on each other's backs and attempted to knock each other off balance by colliding into them. Thus started the "Piggy-Back Wars"

After two weeks, the enthusiasm of this sport waned. We had a rope swing an the field and used this for more entertainment. Shortly afterward, we received our football back.

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By Nathanial Hawthorne

Four friend's of Dr. Heidegger were given the chance to redeem their selves by reliving their past. Dr. Heidegger had received water from the legendary fountain of youth, He gave his friends the water, but when he observed the effects, he did not drink it himself.

Why didn't Dr. Heidegger drink the water?

His friends made big mistakes in their youth. When they received the water of youth, they drank it up greedily. With their young bodies, they, they proceeded to act the same way as they did in their youth; they again attempted their vain attempts for greatness. Unfortunately, the effect of the water only lasted several minutes. Dr. Heidegger watched this closely and realized that if he were to drink the water, he would invariably make set himself up for disaster. In his past, he had seen many of his patients die in his hands including his fiancee. This was too painful for Dr. Heidegger to relive.

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ending re-written by Daniel Parecki

He placed the bark under and with some difficulty, brought forth the matches. With hardly any feeling left in his fingers, he struck the match. As he moved the match towards the fire, he lost all feeling in his hand whereupon he dropped the match. It fell into the fresh snow where the two opposite elements fought each other with a hiss. Cursing, the man leaned over the fire and fumbled out another match.

His face was freezing, his fingers were totally numb, his feet scarcely had the chance to escape the metal of hooter back at camp; yes, he thought, it was very, very cold. He struck the his match against the side of the box and began its merry dance of light and heat. He dropped the match onto the fire, where its partners joined up with it in its flickering joyous promenade. With a sigh of relief, the man pulled on his mittens. He brought his feet closer to the fire. The dog's nose perked up from the scent of the burning birch. He slowly got up and shook the snow from hi fur. Watching the man slap his hands against his sides. the dog walked over to the fire where he curled up next to its gratifying warmth. With the life painfully returning to his fingers, the man turned his attention to his feet. Just then, the man noticed with half-subdued panic that the bark had failed to light the majority of the rotted twigs and moss. With a cry of outrage he threw the rest of the wood onto the fire which extinguished the weak flame. The dog's ears twitched from the dreaded sound that had been passed down to him from his ancestors. He jumped up and ran for a tree as the known sound of an avalanche rumbled from above. The man turned a fearful face upwards as what seemed the entire mountain crashed around him wiping out what was left of the warmth from his body.

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a folk tale rewritten by Daniel Parecki through the eyes of Hansel

Our mom wants us to get rid of me and my sister again. Our house is so small. We hardly have any chairs. Our cupboards are empty. I heard that if we don't leave, our parents will die of hunger. I don't want to leave. I don't want to be left in the forest again. There are so many scary sounds there. My sister and I have found our way home ourselves twice by following the trail of pebbles I Dropped. Mom's yelling at us. We have to go out again I've got to find my way back. I don't have any more pebbles. My dad gives me a loaf of bread to eat on the trip. My sister is hungry. I break off some bread and give it to her. I drop crumbs onto the ground. "We'll find our way home again," I assure Gretel

My parents are leaving, Gretel is crying. I give her the rest of the bread to soothe her. I decide leave when the hairs on the back of my neck begin to bristle. The sun has hidden behind the trees. I turn Gretel's head toward the pretty sky. She looks pleased. We get up and follow the bread crumbs. Gretel points at the trail, I see some birds pecking at the crumbs. I don't mind, Gretel seems happy. Suddenly I stop, the bread crumbs have disappeared! They must have been eaten by the forest animals. I know we are lost. I don't want to worry Gretel, so I simply lead her on. Gretel is hungry, I feel sorry for her. I want to give her food but I don't have any.

Gretel is pointing. There is a large figure ahead. It is approaching us. An old woman greets us. Gretel asks her for food, I am hungry too. She leads up to her hut where she gives us lots of food. The kind lady lets us sleep in her hut.

I feel uncomfortable. Something hard is touching my back. I slowly open my eyes, I'm trapped! The old woman tricked me. She put me in a cage. I see her coming with a plate of sweets. She gives it to me through the bars. It's good.

I counted six days. Gretel is being forced to help the old woman. I can see Gretel fill a big oven with wood. The witch lights it. I don't know what their saying. Gretel says something to the witch who pokes her head into the oven. Gretel gives her a big kick and the witch tumbles into the oven. Gretel shuts the door and locks it. Gretel frees me from my cage. We both enter the women's hut. I point to the floor. It's covered with pretty pebbles. We fill our pockets with them and leave. When we get home, our father is happy to see us. He tells us that our mother has left. We show him our pebbles and he is very excited. The next day our cupboards are bursting with food and we have plenty of chairs. I am happy.

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	Short Stories < Schoolwork < Short Stories Contents What's in a Story? Piggy-Back Wars Dr. Heidegger's Experiment To Build a Fire Hansel and Gretel What's in a Story? stories have five elements: Character: A character pulls the reader into the story Plot: The plot always starts out slow, gives you the general setting, builds slowly, reaches the climax, and resolves quickly Setting: The setting tells the reader where the story takes place Point of View: There are three different points of view: first, second, and third person. First person only allows the reader to enter the authors' mind. Second lets you enter your own mind. Third lets you enter everyone's mind. Theme: The theme gives the writers message to the reader e.g. people die, not everyone is good, people believe anything they wish, and anything else that the world needs to know. back to top Piggy-Back Wars It was a beautiful spring day and most of the fifth grade boys were out at recess. Our field hardly had any grass. How could it? Our field was so trampled and compacted that, when one threw a javelin, it bounces off the ground instead of sticking in. We were on a little steep slope that had a little more grass. Our football had just been confiscated for kicking it through a window and we desired some physical contact. Toby, one of the smaller boys, got on my back in a piggy-back position. Shane (one of the bigger boys) was standing at the bottom of the slope with his back to us. Toby said, "hey, look at Shane, go ram him." I took off down the hill. "Hey Shane, look out!" I heard someone cry out. About three feet from my target, someone intercepted my path sending my passenger and myself into the hard compacted earth. Thinking this was a cool idea, several of my schoolmates got on each other's backs and attempted to knock each other off balance by colliding into them. Thus started the "Piggy-Back Wars" After two weeks, the enthusiasm of this sport waned. We had a rope swing an the field and used this for more entertainment. Shortly afterward, we received our football back. back to top Dr. Heidegger's experiment By Nathanial Hawthorne Four friend's of Dr. Heidegger were given the chance to redeem their selves by reliving their past. Dr. Heidegger had received water from the legendary fountain of youth, He gave his friends the water, but when he observed the effects, he did not drink it himself. Why didn't Dr. Heidegger drink the water? His friends made big mistakes in their youth. When they received the water of youth, they drank it up greedily. With their young bodies, they, they proceeded to act the same way as they did in their youth; they again attempted their vain attempts for greatness. Unfortunately, the effect of the water only lasted several minutes. Dr. Heidegger watched this closely and realized that if he were to drink the water, he would invariably make set himself up for disaster. In his past, he had seen many of his patients die in his hands including his fiancee. This was too painful for Dr. Heidegger to relive. back to top To Build a Fire ending re-written by Daniel Parecki He placed the bark under and with some difficulty, brought forth the matches. With hardly any feeling left in his fingers, he struck the match. As he moved the match towards the fire, he lost all feeling in his hand whereupon he dropped the match. It fell into the fresh snow where the two opposite elements fought each other with a hiss. Cursing, the man leaned over the fire and fumbled out another match. His face was freezing, his fingers were totally numb, his feet scarcely had the chance to escape the metal of hooter back at camp; yes, he thought, it was very, very cold. He struck the his match against the side of the box and began its merry dance of light and heat. He dropped the match onto the fire, where its partners joined up with it in its flickering joyous promenade. With a sigh of relief, the man pulled on his mittens. He brought his feet closer to the fire. The dog's nose perked up from the scent of the burning birch. He slowly got up and shook the snow from hi fur. Watching the man slap his hands against his sides. the dog walked over to the fire where he curled up next to its gratifying warmth. With the life painfully returning to his fingers, the man turned his attention to his feet. Just then, the man noticed with half-subdued panic that the bark had failed to light the majority of the rotted twigs and moss. With a cry of outrage he threw the rest of the wood onto the fire which extinguished the weak flame. The dog's ears twitched from the dreaded sound that had been passed down to him from his ancestors. He jumped up and ran for a tree as the known sound of an avalanche rumbled from above. The man turned a fearful face upwards as what seemed the entire mountain crashed around him wiping out what was left of the warmth from his body. back to top Hansel and Gretel a folk tale rewritten by Daniel Parecki through the eyes of Hansel Our mom wants us to get rid of me and my sister again. Our house is so small. We hardly have any chairs. Our cupboards are empty. I heard that if we don't leave, our parents will die of hunger. I don't want to leave. I don't want to be left in the forest again. There are so many scary sounds there. My sister and I have found our way home ourselves twice by following the trail of pebbles I Dropped. Mom's yelling at us. We have to go out again I've got to find my way back. I don't have any more pebbles. My dad gives me a loaf of bread to eat on the trip. My sister is hungry. I break off some bread and give it to her. I drop crumbs onto the ground. "We'll find our way home again," I assure Gretel My parents are leaving, Gretel is crying. I give her the rest of the bread to soothe her. I decide leave when the hairs on the back of my neck begin to bristle. The sun has hidden behind the trees. I turn Gretel's head toward the pretty sky. She looks pleased. We get up and follow the bread crumbs. Gretel points at the trail, I see some birds pecking at the crumbs. I don't mind, Gretel seems happy. Suddenly I stop, the bread crumbs have disappeared! They must have been eaten by the forest animals. I know we are lost. I don't want to worry Gretel, so I simply lead her on. Gretel is hungry, I feel sorry for her. I want to give her food but I don't have any. Gretel is pointing. There is a large figure ahead. It is approaching us. An old woman greets us. Gretel asks her for food, I am hungry too. She leads up to her hut where she gives us lots of food. The kind lady lets us sleep in her hut. I feel uncomfortable. Something hard is touching my back. I slowly open my eyes, I'm trapped! The old woman tricked me. She put me in a cage. I see her coming with a plate of sweets. She gives it to me through the bars. It's good. I counted six days. Gretel is being forced to help the old woman. I can see Gretel fill a big oven with wood. The witch lights it. I don't know what their saying. Gretel says something to the witch who pokes her head into the oven. Gretel gives her a big kick and the witch tumbles into the oven. Gretel shuts the door and locks it. Gretel frees me from my cage. We both enter the women's hut. I point to the floor. It's covered with pretty pebbles. We fill our pockets with them and leave. When we get home, our father is happy to see us. He tells us that our mother has left. We show him our pebbles and he is very excited. The next day our cupboards are bursting with food and we have plenty of chairs. I am happy. back to top
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