I Was Strolling Through The Water One Day
One day a baby and a mother Blue Whale swam to the Hudson River. The baby took a few sips of water. The father visited them there. He said, "Why don't you come on vacation with me, my dear daughter?" The baby was delighted. She said, "Oh, father, I'd love to!"
A Killer Whale came near the mother. The mother said, "Stop fighting with me." The Killer Whale went away. When the father and the baby came home, the mother went down to the bottom of the water. The father and the baby followed her. They moved away.
The Killer Whale came back and promised to be nice. A big rat swam to the Killer Whale. The Killer Whale said "Hello. What's your name?" The rat said, "My name is Peter Rat." The rat and the whales lived happily ever after together.
A Killer Whale came near the mother. The mother said, "Stop fighting with me." The Killer Whale went away. When the father and the baby came home, the mother went down to the bottom of the water. The father and the baby followed her. They moved away.
The Killer Whale came back and promised to be nice. A big rat swam to the Killer Whale. The Killer Whale said "Hello. What's your name?" The rat said, "My name is Peter Rat." The rat and the whales lived happily ever after together.
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Author's Note
I dictated this to my teacher when I was in kindergarten. The manuscript (with a drawing on the back) is dated 2/2/1983, which means I had just turned 5.
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"A Killer Whale came near the mother. The mother said, “Stop fighting with me.” The Killer Whale went away."
this is my favorite line. very cool.
This made my day. Awesome, A.
This, Amanda, is splendid. I love that the Hudson River is the setting.
love it.
Hey, thanks! Yep, the school where I wrote that is within spitting distance of the Hudson River. We were all whale-crazy in those days.
I thought this one couldn't get any better, until I really looked at the illustration. They're all there, including Peter Rat (love his tail, by the way).
sucker for a whale story.
This made me happy.
I actually always thought it would be a nice idea to publish an anthology of poems and stories written by famous authors when they were children.
When I get to that we'll name it after your book. You could co-edit it with me. Actually, I'm too lazy. You just do it and tell me how it works out.
I'm still whale crazy--does that ever go away? I hope not. Like this very, very much.When I was 5 I remember being in the woods behind our house when some great revelation came to me--I ran straight home to tell my family and they all looked at me like I was crazy. That's when my mistrust of adults began to really take shape. Love ya, Darryl P.