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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-04-26, Page 13How Elephants came to have tusks By Steve Porter Once upon 'a time way back when elephants had no tusks was a group of elephants and in this group there was a family and in this family there was a little boy elephant He was very . different you see to have fun he rammed rocks with his head. None of the other boy elephants did this but he found it amusing. Everybody thought that he was crazy. But he just simply replied in a soft voice it's just my way of having fun. His parents said that it was wrong, but he knew that they were just ashamed of him so he kept on doing it. One day when he was out having his weird kind of fun he came across a chunk of ivory. Just as he was about to ram it he noticed that it was getting dark and little elephants aren't supposed to be out in the dark alone so he went back to where the group was. That night he told his mom ggrti c � i�ox� auusu' t to-sta-y away from it, it was dangerous and very sharp. The next morning he woke up and went to where he had saw the ivory the night before and being the bad little boy he was, he took a run at it and two sharp pointy pieces stuck into him, one on each side of the mouth. So that's how elephants came to have tusks. A Greek Myth For Rain By Tammie Bolte Long ago there was a centaur who would not behave. Almost every day he would tease the minators in the magical valley and fed Pegasus prunes with his hay. This and many other doings deeply bothered the mortals and heros that lived around him He had been punished many times. He had been whipped, he had been sent to his room without supper and he had been grounded but nothing seemed to work. Finally he had caused so much trouble, he had to be banished from his home to the lonely forest where he could bother no one. The gods were sad because they loved him very much but there was nothing else to do with him They started to cry. They cried so much that the cloud they were standing on got soaked and began to leak. From this day on when it begins to rain, you'll know that little centaur has someone to pity him Grade eight Ottawa trip Our plans for our trip to our Nation's Capital, Ottawa are almost complete. Many of the students have now completed their financial obligations for the trip. On Tuesday, June 6 the grade eights from Lucknow will depart from the school at 6:30 a.m. to enjoy a six and one half hour trip to Upper Canada Village. They depart from there at 3:00 p.m. and arrive at Carleton University in Ottawa. That night they will enjoy a recreational evening. On Wednesday, June 7, they go on a guid- ed bus tour of the National Capital Region and tour the Government General's Residence. At about 1:30 they will meet their member of parliament. Question Period at the House of Commons will be attended. The moon My favourite unit in Environmental Studies was the moon. I would like to tell you some of the things I learned. .On the moon one side is hotter than the other. The sun only shines on one side at a time. The moon is different than the earth. On the moon there is no air, no water and no wind. It would be fun to play on the moon because you could jump really high. You co—heavy racks and throw mem. To live on the moon you would have to build a space, station. It would be fun to wear a space suit when we were outside. We would have races with our space vehicles. I liked studying about the moon but I like living on the earth. Julie Cleland After supper they will tour the Museum of Science and Technology and witness the Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill. On Thursday, June 8, they go to the Cur- rency urrency Museum at the Bank of Canada just before the Supreme Court of Canada. After lunch they go to the National Museum of Natural Sciences and the National Avia- tion Museum. On the final day in Ottawa Friday, June 9, the bus will be packed and the students will leave Ottawa. They will visit Old Fort Henry in Kingston before travelling home to Lucknow. The students are anticipating an ex- citing and enjoyable trip. Donnie Cuillerier Here's A my Hi my name is Amy. My speech is about my family. I have a sister, a mother, and a father; but not a brother. My sister is smaller than me. Her name is Lori. It is pretty hard being a sister. Sometimes I have to take Lori to the bathroom, feed her and help her dress. Sometimes I like to play with her but sometimes she bothers me. She doesn't listen to me all the time. I love my family - even my, sister. Amy Blake Grade 2 Nifty Candy Once upon a time there was a little girl named Candy. She had a hat with fruit on it. One day the sun was too bright so she went in to get her hat. Then everybody said nifty nifty. Alicia deBoer Page SA The Blue Jay Blue jay blue jay where do you fly? Over the clouds and under the sky. Blue jay blue jay where do you roam? Over the beach and under this poem. Heather Bonnett Grade 3 Farm I live on a farm. On my farm there are pigs, cows, hens and a rooster. My favourite animals are the cows. Believe it or not, I ride on them. My pet cow is named Joey. He is not afraid of me. I do chores on my farm. Some of my jobs are fun. I•like to put down the hay and I like to feed the pigs. Some things I don't like to do are clean- ing out the pens or the gutter. The smell is not very nice. We grow some crops on our farm like alfalfa, corn and grain. We use the crops to get money. Dad takes grain to the mill We use the crops to feed our animals in the winter. when you Iivre un -alarm yuuyr-to be careful. There are many safety rules on a farm. My brother fell through a hole in the barn. He was lucky. He landed in the hay. You must work very hard on the farm but there are many fun things to do too. I like my farm and I'm glad I'm a country boy. Chris Harper Grade 2 A BS SMAENGraig S �� N O P Rob Hayes cow. ^rift 5:.i51041,114 346.3271 014 r s��