Writings by Learners

Cuddles
the
Cockroach

by Russell Lancaster


Daisy and Cuddles lived in a woodpile by a garden with their mother cockroach.
One day, Daisy woke up and went looking for her brother. She ran through the tomato patch, down the green beans, and up the corn stalk. From here she could see everything in the garden. She could see Cuddles walking up the hill towards the house.
Daisy ran down the corn stalk to catch up with Cuddles. He persuaded her to come to the house with him. He had been there before and had so much fun.
They came to the house where they found a hole that they could get through. They crept into the hole and fell to the floor. Daisy and Cuddles ran across the floor, around a chair, to a table and up to the top. There they found a cake and started to eat it. Daisy never had eaten cake before and ate way too much. She could barely move.
From an open window in the hallway, a big crow came flying in. The wind from his wings knocked Daisy and Cuddles off the table. Cuddles landed in a crack on the floor. Daisy, on the other hand, landed on the crow’s wing.
The big crow flew back out of the window with Daisy on him. Cuddles climbed out of the crack and noticed that his sister was gone. He knew then that he must make a long journey to find her.


........to be continued.......