She took one of the mysterious seeds and tossed it into the lake. Then she went home, ate dinner and went to bed.
The next day she was going past the same lake where she had tossed the seed and saw a giant squash. She was amazed to see such a big squash. What could she do with it?
She ran home and started brainstorming. She got a piece of paper and a pencil and began to write: make squash stew, leave it there and forget about it, ...? Then she had an idea! She could make an insect restaurant! So she got to work designing.
She found that every chair would cost the earth one leaf and each table would cost four rocks, each stove six hot rocks, and the food supply would be 100 flies. This was going to be the perfect bug restaurant, all from one tiny seed.
The next day she collected the supplies and began to build. She started by cutting a door out of the squash. Then she put the furniture in and named the restaurant "Buggy Eaters". It was a huge hit. They had the best food in bug town!
Hannah B. is a 9 year old 3rd grader from Riverside, CT who loves to dance, play with her little sister and brother, read, and ride her bike. Hannah is in her first year of school in Connecticut after moving there with her family from Texas last summer.© 2008 Hannah B. Original for CCF (Hannah B. grants CCF first electronic rights for one month; CCF may archive the material indefinitely and include it in an eBook anthology).
* CCF does not publish students' last names on the work they submit for publication.
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