Cross Country

Cross Country

The sun popped out from the horizon like an egg hatching.

I was quivering like a camel in antarctica, the trees wore sheets of ice.

Swarms of flies covered the rutted floor of the field. BEEP! All of a sudden my legs carried me past the screeching parents, past the starting line and almost past my waist and up!

My feet moved as fast as they could possibly go, my legs carrying my body, my body holding onto my legs for dear life and lastly my face scrunched up, red like an apple!

Finally I reached the starting line again,  I had survived the first lap!

Another excruciating lap after another, it went as slowly as it could possibly go until finally I was on my last lap. Kim was walking with a bright, shiny number 1 placed on her miniature hand! She had finished the race already! That just made me slow down completely! I started to become the same pace as the fattest man on his daily jog.

But before I knew it I was reaching the gritty, grotty finish line.

I was there I HAD FINISHED THE MOST PAINFUL THING OF MY LIFE!

I was standing there, me, myself and I my legs bleached with mud, my heart pounding like wild geese, my hair flapping in the breeze and finally my surprised face at how long I had run for. Well at least how long, I thought i’d run for!

The End.

By Laura McKinney

Why it's better to live in the country rather than the city

I very strongly believe that living in the country is better than living in the city and here are the reasons why you should agree with me; lots of animals, homemade/ fresh food always on your pate and fresh air/ you’re always outside!

Lots of animals means always getting love and you're always learning about how they live, what they eat and how they play. There are some yucky parts though cleaning cages/ poo! or washing the smelly animals. But still your learning plus it’s a fun way of learning your playing with animals.

Ok now for one of the best parts of all, YOU GET HOMEMADE FRESH FOOD! Imagine waking up every morning to freshly made cheese or milk! Or making it yourself [that sounds like me!] This is making my stomach rumble!

Imagine waking up every morning and going for a walk on the green, fresh bushes and and all you smell is freshly cut grass. The mud oozing between your toes. Your fresh mind full of wonders. And school which is outside, it means you’ll learn more because your in fresh air.

So now do you believe that living in the country is better than the city? I hope you do because there are other reasons why you should live in the country including your budget! [its cheaper!]

By Laura McKinney.

Why animals should be left in the wild

I absolutely believe that animals should be left in the wild, here are some of the many reasons why: embarrassment, separation and loss of instinct!

Imagine pooping in front of a couple hundred of other children who are staring at you or rolling on the ground laughing because of that. Or even having no privacy to hide from those nasty children, teasing you with delicious, juicy food so you start chasing them backwards and forwards like a maniac!

Secondly separation. How about this, say you’ve just had a child and like a week or two later that precious, fluffy, little baby of yours is ripped right out of your hands and you never even get to see that precious little baby again! Or imagine if that baby was you you getting ripped right out of your loving mothers hands!

Boom, Crash< Bang< Aaaaahhhhhhh! Hearing that makes you feel disorientated doesn’t it?

There was an earthquake and you were FREE! But you didn’t know how to defend yourself. You get picked on, punched at and brutally bullied for the rest of that same day! The next day you expect your breakfast all prompt and ready for you, you wait for days on end but still that food was not there for you. You’re hungry but yet you have to wait longer until you die!This would happen because you lose your instincts unfortunately this has happened to animals!

I hope you will come on my journey to stop some zoos and save some lives! Cause trust me its free, follow me!

Laura McKinney