One day I opened my refrigerator, and I found a penguin inside.  Then it jumped out and started to scream very loudly, and it ran all over the house. Next, it jumped on to our new robust couch, and then it jumped over a lamp. After that I told him to go home, but he said, "No," so I called my mom and she said to push him out the door. Oh man, I feel so great that the penguin left my house.

Mrs. Marra's Third Graders

            I woke up, and all of a sudden, my cat could talk!  Next, she said,”I made you breakfast.”  I think she is a terrific beautiful cat, because she got me some new excellent clothes after the wonderful breakfast.  So I asked the cat how she could talk, and she said, “Magical powers.”  At last the cat was asleep, and I felt excited.

Mrs. Stange's Third Graders
           What happened to my cat this morning?  When I woke up, she started talking.  At first, I did not know what to say, but then I just stared at her.  My cat is amazing, wonderful, magical, and unique.  The reason my cat started talking was because she ate this steak that had something in it, and that's when she started talking.  I feel that she is a cool and wonderful cat.

Mrs. Fox's Third Graders