Lindsay Leyba is a fifth grader at Evans Elementary, and her story won a medal for the best writing among the whole fifth grade, and a plaque for the best writing of the whole school. We are featuring her writing to promote young authors in our community and we encourage other writers to submit their writing as well.
Chapter One: Becoming George
Once upon a time, in the Jurassic time period, there lived a couple who had no eggs. The male dinosaur was a T-Rex and the female dinosaur was a raptor. Both their names were Ralph and Regina. After a year, Regina had only one egg. A month later, the egg hatched, and a hybrid male dinosaur popped out and said," Hello, are you my family?"
"Yes, I am your mom, and he is your dad, and we are your family," Regina replied. Both parents were very pleased that they had a child. Raplh and Regina decided to name their boy George. Every dinosaur came to see George and celebrate his birth. But, when they saw George, the gasped, and made up an excuse to go home. Poor George didn't know what was going on, but he loved the gifts. So Because George was a hybrid dinosaur, everybody thought he looked weird. When George was ten years old he had big claws like his dad, but he was small like his mom. George asked his parents one day," Why do people whisper about me and call me weird, or say I look weird?" Ralph and Regina's faces fell. They told George," Well... George, you're a hybrid dinosaur, the only in fact..." they trailed off, "That's why people make fun of you. They are just not used to the way you look, so let it go, okay?"
The next day, George tried to let it go whenever people called him names, but he couldn't. He kept thinking,' I'm ordinary, aren't I? I mean, I think I'm ordinary, so why am I so different?" George wished he looked like the other dinosaurs. Even though George was different he had a kind heart. He always helped dinosaurs that were younger than him, he gave food to the poor dinosaurs, and he'd catch a mouse and give it to his mom and dad as a gift. One day, while George was walking to find food, he saw a saber-toothed tiger attack Ms. Jean, a long-necked dinosaur. He used his sharp claws to hurt the saber-toothed tiger and the tiger ran away. George helped Ms. Jean up and brought her to her home. George felt very proud that he attacked the saber-toothed tiger. Regina said to George,"Wow honey! I'm so glad that you helped Ms. Jean! But be more careful."
"I will mom, but that was amazing!" Ralph just pat George on the shoulder, but Ralph wished he hadn't done that, for George could've gotten killed. Nine years later, and George still has been asking about why he's a hybrid. He still has a kind heart too. George may be known as the only hybrid dinosaur in his time, but he is the most kindest dinosaur there is. When he woke up one morning to eat breakfast, he heard a rimbling sound. George and his parents we terrified. Nobody knew what to do.
Chapter Two: A New Beginning
The rumbling kept going on for what seemed like hours, until there a BOOM, CRASH! George ran out the door to see what it was. Believe it or not, the biggest volcano in his time had erupted! Without even thinking, George ran off the the freezing water and jumped in. George was shivering and drifting deep in the water. George couldn't remember what happened after that, but all he heard was,"George! George!....What the-! Heeeeelp!"
One million years later, George found himself in a big building type of place on a fire. George jumped and screamed,"OW!" The tiny people he saw were chasing after him. When he crashed out of the building, he shouted,"Mom! Dad!" He looked around, but no dinosaurs in sight, just tiny people. George said,"Where the heck am I? Hello, can't you here me?", not knowing that the people can only hear him roar, not talk. He screamed again,"Where's my mom and dad?" He let out a big sigh and walked on. People stared at him and said,"wooah!" or just screamed. George was very lonely without his parents, or other dinosaurs. He finally realized that his parents might have died during the volcano eruption, or maybe his parents were those voices screaming his name and shouting for help. Whatever the reason was, he just wanted his parents back.
George walked on for days and days, until he finally stumbled upon a two-story building. George climbed up the stairs and banged on the door. A kind librarian opened the door and let him in. She said,"This is the library, so please be quiet!" She was the only person who wasn't wowed or just scared to see George, a dinosaur. So George was quiet and still as a statue for the rest of the year and watched the students. This was a new beginning for poor George for the rest of his life.
Chapter One: Becoming George
Once upon a time, in the Jurassic time period, there lived a couple who had no eggs. The male dinosaur was a T-Rex and the female dinosaur was a raptor. Both their names were Ralph and Regina. After a year, Regina had only one egg. A month later, the egg hatched, and a hybrid male dinosaur popped out and said," Hello, are you my family?"
"Yes, I am your mom, and he is your dad, and we are your family," Regina replied. Both parents were very pleased that they had a child. Raplh and Regina decided to name their boy George. Every dinosaur came to see George and celebrate his birth. But, when they saw George, the gasped, and made up an excuse to go home. Poor George didn't know what was going on, but he loved the gifts. So Because George was a hybrid dinosaur, everybody thought he looked weird. When George was ten years old he had big claws like his dad, but he was small like his mom. George asked his parents one day," Why do people whisper about me and call me weird, or say I look weird?" Ralph and Regina's faces fell. They told George," Well... George, you're a hybrid dinosaur, the only in fact..." they trailed off, "That's why people make fun of you. They are just not used to the way you look, so let it go, okay?"
The next day, George tried to let it go whenever people called him names, but he couldn't. He kept thinking,' I'm ordinary, aren't I? I mean, I think I'm ordinary, so why am I so different?" George wished he looked like the other dinosaurs. Even though George was different he had a kind heart. He always helped dinosaurs that were younger than him, he gave food to the poor dinosaurs, and he'd catch a mouse and give it to his mom and dad as a gift. One day, while George was walking to find food, he saw a saber-toothed tiger attack Ms. Jean, a long-necked dinosaur. He used his sharp claws to hurt the saber-toothed tiger and the tiger ran away. George helped Ms. Jean up and brought her to her home. George felt very proud that he attacked the saber-toothed tiger. Regina said to George,"Wow honey! I'm so glad that you helped Ms. Jean! But be more careful."
"I will mom, but that was amazing!" Ralph just pat George on the shoulder, but Ralph wished he hadn't done that, for George could've gotten killed. Nine years later, and George still has been asking about why he's a hybrid. He still has a kind heart too. George may be known as the only hybrid dinosaur in his time, but he is the most kindest dinosaur there is. When he woke up one morning to eat breakfast, he heard a rimbling sound. George and his parents we terrified. Nobody knew what to do.
Chapter Two: A New Beginning
The rumbling kept going on for what seemed like hours, until there a BOOM, CRASH! George ran out the door to see what it was. Believe it or not, the biggest volcano in his time had erupted! Without even thinking, George ran off the the freezing water and jumped in. George was shivering and drifting deep in the water. George couldn't remember what happened after that, but all he heard was,"George! George!....What the-! Heeeeelp!"
One million years later, George found himself in a big building type of place on a fire. George jumped and screamed,"OW!" The tiny people he saw were chasing after him. When he crashed out of the building, he shouted,"Mom! Dad!" He looked around, but no dinosaurs in sight, just tiny people. George said,"Where the heck am I? Hello, can't you here me?", not knowing that the people can only hear him roar, not talk. He screamed again,"Where's my mom and dad?" He let out a big sigh and walked on. People stared at him and said,"wooah!" or just screamed. George was very lonely without his parents, or other dinosaurs. He finally realized that his parents might have died during the volcano eruption, or maybe his parents were those voices screaming his name and shouting for help. Whatever the reason was, he just wanted his parents back.
George walked on for days and days, until he finally stumbled upon a two-story building. George climbed up the stairs and banged on the door. A kind librarian opened the door and let him in. She said,"This is the library, so please be quiet!" She was the only person who wasn't wowed or just scared to see George, a dinosaur. So George was quiet and still as a statue for the rest of the year and watched the students. This was a new beginning for poor George for the rest of his life.