The
ugly swan
A mother swan was on her nest.
Six eggs were in her nest. The first egg opened. A pretty white swan looked
out. Four eggs opened. Five pretty white
swans were in the nest. The sixth egg opened. It was not a pretty white swan. It
was an ugly yellow swan.
The pretty white swans laughed at the ugly swan. The ugly swan was sad. The
ugly swan walked next to the river. Two beautiful yellow birds landed on the
water.
The weather was cold. Ice was on the
river. A man picked up the swan. “come home with me ,” he said.
The man’s children liked the swan. They clapped their hands and shouted.
The swan was scared. He jumped out of the window.
He stayed next to the bridge. One day it was warm again. Two swans
landed on the river.
“You are beautiful,” said the
ugly swan. “You are beautiful, too” said
the birds. “You are a bird.”
The ugly swan looked down. “It’s true,” he said. “I am a beautiful bird.
Now I am happy.”
In
the jungle
Teo and her sister Mare were in the
jungle for seven days. This is teo’s
dairy.
The first day
We walked next to a river. There
were beautiful flowers in the trees. There were parrots, too.
The second day
We climbed a hill today. There
was a big monkey in a tall tree. It watched us quietly. There were lots of
small beautiful tigers too. Next we walked down the hill.
The third day
First we walked up a hill. There
were lots of tall green trees. We
climbed quickly up a tree. There was a
pool next to a tree. There was a tiny frog in it.
The fourth day
There was a big elephant next to our tent this morning. It was so beautiful. There was
river. There were three crocodiles next
to rhe river. They were horrible. We watched
a huge spider too.
The fifth day
We walked in the wood. It was a
good day in the jungle. There were beautiful
pandas in the trees. There were lions, too.
The sixth day
The jungle was very noisy. This evening listened to the birds and the
monkeys. It was very dark. We were so happy.
The seventh day
We walked next to a beach. It was a good day. There were fish in the
sea. We liked flowers. We wached the animals. We watched the snakes, too. This
was a little island. It’s name was “Green Star”. We were tired but we were happy, too. The
jungle was very exciting!