By Rose
First things first, Sandstorm thought, I need to know more about cabins and people-talk. “I will learn People-talk!” Sandstorm declared to nobody in particular, so he set off to learn more about people-talk. He walked, “if I got to now the cabin better, maybe it would help,” He said. So, he found the fireplace, and the table, and the bathroom and the pantry and then, the bedroom and the study room! In there, he found some very curious things indeed, books! Although he did not know that, when he opened one, there was people talk written all over it, and he decided to try puzzle it out, so he started where it was only too logical to start, at the beginning.
He closed the book the front said “Great Expectations” he read very slowly, “Gee-arr-eeh, no Gee-arr-aay, no, it’s the eeh and the aay, Gee-arr-eeh-aay? No, that doesn’t sound right either what about Grr-ehay no, no, Grr-ehh-ahh, no, I’ll try the last letter then, Grr-ehh-ahh-tee, or Grr-eeh-aay-tuh, I remember when it wasn’t winter vacation, the cheetah school teacher said that in some words I have to say the last vowel sound, Grr-aay-tuh? Grraaytuh, Great! I did it! The first one is great! Let’s try the next one, bring it on! Eeh-eks-pea-eeh-cee-tee-aay-tee-aii-ouu-enn-sss, this one is long, eeh-kcs-puh-eeh-cuh-tuh-aay-tuh-eee-uun-nuh-sss? The tuh-eee-uun-nuh part sounds weird. Oh! I overheard my teacher say to another cub in a different class that when you have tuh-eee-uun-nuh and sss-eee-uun-nuh, you make the shun sound! So, it is eeh-kcs-puh-eeh-cuh-tuh-aay-shun-sss! Eehkcspuheehcuhtuhaayshunsss, Expectations! That means the front says Great Expectations! What does that mean? My teacher said if you don’t know you have to look it up in a dictionary! Let’s see where the dictionary is. Oh, I found it! G-r-e-a-t,”
1, an amount more than normal
2, of ability much more than normal
3, showing something is the most important
4, very good
e-x-p-e-c-t-a-t-i-o-n
1, believing very strongly that something will happen in the future
He closed the dictionary with a thud and said “Great Expectations” slowly and clearly, then looked on the cover again, and read “bi chh-arr-ell-sss dih-kuh-enn-sss. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens!” then he remembered a different teacher telling older cubs to keep a reading log, so he looked around and found a pen and notebook and decided to use it. He gripped it in his mouth and moved his head trying his best to imitate writing January 16, only, it did not make marks, so he said,
“Maybe it’s broken,” and tossed it to the floor, looking for another one. All he found was the packet of pens because the photographer’s family had sent a whole packet of them. On the back it showed a picture of how to use the pen.
“Hmmm,” Sandstorm said, “maybe this.” He picked up the pen and patted it and patted it, then batted it and batted it. Finally, he tossed it to the ground in defeat. Just then, with a click, the pen revealed its secret. Now he picked it up once more and wrote:
December, 16
Today I red a book called Great Expectations. It is ritten by Charles Dickens. Who is he? I will reed de first chapter. I want to now watt it is about. I hop it is about cheetahs. I wonder watt de cheetah is called. -Sandstorm 9 o clok in de morning. Der is a snostorm outside and I cant get out of de cabin.
SO funny, so good to read… like always
I love this!