Adventure Under the Moonlight

   "Tim! I can't sleep!" whispered Richard, rolling and turning on his bed. "Woof." Timothy the Golden Retriever barked softly, knowing he mustn't wake the farmer and his wife up. "Can you come and have a walk with me in the woods? We'll return a few minutes later." Richard said. They got up and tiptoed to the farm door. Shep the German Shepherd dog heard them and barked softly to Timothy, "Going on a moonlight walk with Richard? Can I come with you? I'm longing to stretch my leg and run around!" "Yes, if you like, Shep." Tim replied. 

  Soon, a boy and two dogs began to wander around the woods. Tim pricked up his ears. What was that? Some kind of miserable whine! He thought. "Eeeeeeeeeim! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeim!!" the curious sound rise up again. Tim stopped. "Come on, Tim! Follow on!" Richard cried. The dog won't budge and inch. Surely there's someone crying for help! Tim listened again. "Shep, did you hear that?" Tim barked to Shep. There's no reply. Tim look around and stared. No Shep! Where on earth have Shep gone? Tim Stopped again and gave a little whine. "Buck up, Tim! Come to heels!" Richard scolded Tim, "If you keeps stopping like that I'll never take you out for a walk again!" Timothy wandered away. Silly Dog! He must be mad! Richard murmured. 

  Tim followed the whining sound and he came near to a place where hunters set their traps. "Eeeeeeeeeeeim!" the sound became louder and louder. "Woof. Woof Woof!" Tim barked. "Eeeeeeeeeim!!" the voice continued. At last Tim came to a plain with a lots of hunter traps. Why did the hunters set their traps in this kind of place? Tim made his way carefully across the traps and step on something soft and furry. "Grrrr.." Tim growled. "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeim!" the voice came below Tim's paws! "Goodness, it's you, Shep! How did you get here?" Tim cried in surprise. "I got trapped in this dreadful spiky clip while I chase an enormous fluffy rabbit!" Whined poor Shep, "It's hurting me dreadfully! Help me to open this clip and I can have my legs out!" Tim tried to gnaw and chew the metal clip but nothing happened. "I must get help from Richard and the farmer! I can't do it myself!" cried Tim, "Wait here for me while I fetch Richard here, Shep!" And off he ran to the farm.

  "Woof. Woof, WOOF!" Barked Tim. He ran up to Richard's bedroom and barked like mad. "What's up, you naughty dog? What? NO! No more walks now. Naughty Dog!" Richard scolded Tim. Tim's ears dropped down and whined. He tugged at Richard's cloths and gave a little bark. "I said NO MORE WALKS!" Richard scold poor Timothy again. Tim haven't give up. He gave another barked and pulled hard at Richard's bare feet. Richard feel like Tim's going to show him something. "All right, all right. I'll follow you. But if you show me some nonsense, I shall smack you." Richard said.

  Tim led Richard to the plain where hunters set their traps. "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeim!!" the voice startled Richard. What was that? Richard thought frightfully, Surely it's not owls or rats! They don't sound like that! They walked to a little rabbit hole and Richard saw Shep. "Shep! Shep! Why are you here? How did you come here?" Richard asked while trying to undo the spiky clip, "Stay here, Tim, I'll go and get Daddy here. Hang on, Shep, I'll be as quick as I can!" He raced to the farm and woke his father, Farmer Johns. "Dad, Dad! Come with me! I'll explain why later." Richard cried. The farmer stood up and yawned, "What, my boy?" "Just come with me, Dad!" Richard said impatiently. 

  Richard pulled his father's hand and came to Shep. "There, Dad, help me to undo this trap around Shep's feet, his legs got trapped." Richard shuddered. He poured out the story to Farmer Johns while opening the heavy clip. "There you are, Shep, your legs are free." Farmer Johns said. They carried Shep back to the farm and bathed the dog's bruised feet. Richard went back to his bedroom and yawned. Where's Tim? He thought, Maybe he thinks I'm still angry at him! He went to the kitchen. Aha! There's Tim, with his ears dropped down and a sad face. "Tim! Come here! I'm not angry at you, I'm proud of you!" Richard whispered, "I want you to cuddle up on my feet!" Tim was overjoyed. Both Richard and Tim have a nice sleep and they all dreamt about hunter traps, trapped dogs, and rescuing dogs.

THE END

Bungee Jumping

Some people like to play soccer. Others like to play basketball or baseball. But, for some people, those sports are not fun enough. They think that best sports are suppose to be scary. These sports are called Extreme Sports.

  Bungee Jumping is a kind of extreme sport. You start at a high place when you go bungee jumping.  Bridges are the most popular place for bungee jumping. A strong rope will be tied to your feet. Another end of the rope is attached to the bridge. You will jump off the bridge when you're ready. For just a few seconds, you drop down to the ground. Then, people heave you up.

  The first bungee jump happen in 1979 at England. Later, the first bungee jumping company set up in New Zealand. The most highest record of bungee jump appeared in Mexico. A Mexican man jumped from a spot that was 962 meters tall! 

  Somebody said that bungee jumping was a scary experience. They thought they're going to die. Some people go Bungee Jumping because they wanted to conquer their fear. Some people tried to bungee jump, but when they look down, they became too scared and gave up. Other people enjoyed bungee jumping because they think it feels like flying. Some people just want to try something new and exciting.

Bungee jumping is very dangerous. You can only do it with a professional teacher. Bungee Jumping spread across the world. Now, people not only jump from bridges. They also jump from mountains, buildings, and even helicopters!

我家的壁虎

 我家有许多壁虎，而且，它们可不是平常的壁虎哟！我家的壁虎是肥肥胖胖，红润润的！有黑色的，棕色的，还有黄色的。壁虎们无处不在：冰箱下，时钟的后面，钢琴下，地板，厨房，厕所，以及所有的房间！妈妈每当看见它们，她就会大喊大叫，然后赶紧逃走。我们一听到妈妈说看到壁虎时，爸爸就会来想办法除掉它们。还记得有一天，我正在洗碗碟，突然有一只壁虎从天花板落下，掉进洗碗池里。我马上就逃之夭夭，找爸爸去了。爸爸用手把那只壁虎抓起来，丢去外面！

  爸爸买了一种可以抓壁虎的陷阱，这样以后就不用担心有壁虎在出没了。三天后抓壁虎的陷阱到达了。我们学着这个做陷阱的步骤把陷阱做好了😀！才放在哪里不到两天，就不到了两只嘴馋的大壁虎。

要丢出去了！

可笑的壁虎

我们非常得意，所以有购买了多15个陷阱。就像前一个一样，放几天就逮到了一些壁虎。

现在我家已经没有壁虎了！

我的滑轮鞋

  去年生日，爸爸买给我一双滑轮鞋。他为自己也买了一双来陪我练习。我非常兴奋，马上下到走廊试滑。玩滑轮需要许多护具。第一次，爸爸马上就站起来了！我非常不服气，也跟着爸爸摇摇摆摆地站起来。"噗"一声，我又跌下去了。哎，学滑轮可真难！爸爸说，为了不要滑倒，我们必须把身体往下弯，手张开。我们一起学习最安全的跌倒法，慢慢的练习走路，然后开始正式的开始滑轮。

  经过许多刻苦的学习，我终于学会了！现在我们可以非常顺畅的滑动了，我觉得自己好像一只小麻雀，在空中飞翔！我很感谢爸爸妈妈的鼓励和帮助，我想对他们说：谢谢您们的鼓励，爸爸妈妈！

我要生起气来😡

 我要生起气来，
一个人骑着飞木马去德国。
我家里的人，一个都不想念！
在德国，有我亲爱的多丽丝阿姨，
她可以教我画画，我教她讲华语。
要是我的飞木马真的能飞的话，
那就太好了！

The Noble Nine

Author: Ruth Chua Hak Yee

The Mysterious Santa Claus

Chapter 1

  It's almost Christmas and all the members of the Noble Nine were excited. Last year, they received airplanes, skillful robots that can cook suppers, and many other stunning presents that you never ever imagined. "I wish that I'll get a pet dog this Christmas!" said Simon. "Maybe I'll get a plane like George's last year." exclaimed Albert eagerly. "Guys, let us wait patiently for Christmas," said Peter, the Noble Nine's chief, "I'm sure we'll each get a jolly good present, the most exciting present!!"

  A few days later, it's time for Christmas! The Noble Nine were planning to go to Las Vegas, a city in Nevada. "Okay, Lucy, have you prepared your luggage for the trip?" Asked Peter. "Almost, almost ready... Umm, food, drinks, two tents, some money to spend from mum... Okay, all ready!" Said Lucy. Everyone met each other at the airport ---- Peter, Lucy, Peter's Mother, Albert, George, Simon, Emma, Lilliane, Harry, and Sophia. "When is the plane coming?" asked Sophia anxiously. "Let me see, the plane will be landing right there at 11:30am." The chief  replied. Not longer later, the plane landed and they climbed aboard.

  It was quiet in the plane. Everyone, almost everyone, were asleep. Peter was reading a interesting novel called "In the Wild". He heard some footsteps and looked up. Hey! There's  a weird man wearing a sunglasses, a red seal fur jacket, which is very expensive, and a red glove. "Weird, why is he wearing a seal fur jacket? And why he keeps looking at his watch? Something fishy is going on here! And he look like Santa Claus!" Thought Peter. After three hours, they finally land in Las Vegas. Peter called a meeting for the Noble Nine and he explained to them what he saw just now on the plane. "And to my surprise," said Peter, "I notice that he kept following us after we left the plane! I'm sure he's still outside there watching us..." 

                  Chapter 2

   "Don't be silly, Peter! He's my Uncle Phillip, PHILLIP! He's just there to see if I'm safe or not." Laughed Emma. "But why he's wearing a sunglasses, a seal fur jacket, and gloves?" Asked Noble Nine's chief curiously. "Well, I'm not so sure..." Said Emma. "Maybe it's a mistake, Emma. Your Uncle left not longer after we arrive here." Peter's Mother exclaimed. "So it might be a stranger!" Albert cried. "Don't be silly now, kids, we'll be safe alright. Come and have some tea!" Mother said. "Mum! Don't call us kids! I'm already thirteen years old!" Peter shout in rage.

  They found themselves sitting around the tea table eating some delicious blackcurrant buns. Everyone tried to talk at once about where to visit later, "I suggest, blub blub blub, we'll go to that pet shop over there.....No! Let's go to skatepa....(*munch-munch*)  Then we....." "NO!! LET'S GO TO THE POOL!!!" " I suggest going to the zoo!" "Why not go to the cinema?" Blah Blah Blah, it's very noisy. everyone is excited about this trip!

  "BE QUIET!!" said Peter loudly, "WE ARE NOT GOING TO ANYWHERE! WE ARE JUST GOING TO THE CIRCUS" Everyone sighed. " Can we swim in the circus? Can we watch movies in the circus? Are there penguins in the circus??" Asked Harry, the youngest member of the team.  “Of course not, Harry. We will watch some animals doing tricks, clowns juggling balls, and other fun entertainments!" "Oh ok..."

  

TO BE CONTINUED...

難忘的教訓 😞

  有一次，爸爸媽媽有事出門，他們把我們留在家裏並告訴我們要注意安全，照顧好自己和弟弟妹妹，快快煮好晚餐吃了去睡。我想都沒想地答應了。

  爸爸媽媽出去了之後，我們就開始進入了無政府狀態：有的人在沙發上蹦蹦跳跳，有的人在玩電腦，大喊大叫。玩著玩著，我就忘了煮晚飯！

  晚上八點，爸爸媽媽回來了，發現我們在看卡通，晚餐沒煮，家裏亂七八糟，他氣得火冒三丈，把我們大駡了一頓，說我是個不能被信任的孩子，爲了處罰我們， 我們沒有吃晚餐就被送去睡了。我那時候才發覺自己好像做錯了什麽，後悔了。😭

  從今天開始，我要做個可以被被信任的好孩子！