Hansel and Gretel by Talia W

Hansel and Gretel Revised
One sunny day there lived a family of three. There was a Father,a boy and a girl. The boy and girl's names are Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel both loved candy, ice cream, hot chocolate and all the fat food you can get! They loved fat food as much as a mouse likes cheese. In January their Father found a new girlfriend but she lived in another city. Today they were moving to their new Stepmum's house. Hansel and Gretel have been to this city before with their real Mum so they knew everything about that city.
They finally got there and dropped their bags off at their Stepmum's house. She looked like a witch all mouldy and ugly. She was as ugly as a ugly toad. They said to their father can we go to the mall because she looks scary. The father said yes. Their father was peckish. He was really hungry so he took some very crummy crackers to the mall. They got to the really crowded mall. The mall was as big as a ten story building and was as crowded as someone giving food to all the poor people in the world. Hansel and Gretel rushed into the mall and saw a really yummy lolly shop filled with heaps of candy and fat food and quickly sprinted to the beautiful shop without their father! "Oh no!" and continued "I've lost the kids who knows were they are in this crowded mall!" The father said in a worried voice. But Hansel and Gretel knew the mall inside and out so they didn't panic at all. All at once the father went searching for them and turns around and noticed the door was gone and saw the crumbs his crackers had left so followed them. The crackers were as crummy as toast. Then he got at a point where the crumbs had disappeared. He saw a old, mouldy poor man. He thought that looks like my girlfriend but man version. “Oh I am so sorry were these yours?" said the poor man. Oh its all right I was just following them to find the exit do you know where the exit is?" said the Father. The man said in a nice voice "Yea offcourse but I just have to make a stop at a shop just to go pick up my friend." They started walking. Then they went up this escalator no people were up there it looked scary looking.” Are you going the right way?" The Father said. The mouldy man nodded. They got to an old abandoned shop. Out of the blue the poor man put cuffs on the Father and chucked him in the shop. There on a throne was Hansel and Gretel's Stepmum."Darling why did you say no when I asked you to marry me? Well to bad your going to marry me Son put him in a cage while I get into my wedding dress and put some make - up on!" She shouted. "Oh so this is your plan to force people to marry you! And this is your son he looks exactly like you...." the Father said. The Stepmum replied "Silence!" The Father didn't even finish his sentence.

Hansel and Gretel saw the escalator and said in a exciting voice "That looks fun lets play on it!" So they ran to play and had fun as they got to the top of it they heard “Help any one there?" The voice sounded like their Dad's voice. They sneaked into the abandoned shop and saw their Dad trapped in a steel cage. He told them to do this really fast to switch the keys with the abandoned shop key and the one that opens the cage. Hansel went to get the shop key and Gretel went to steal the cage key. They both quickly changed them. Once they got the cage key they got their Father out and boiled their Stepmum and her son. Hansel, Gretel and their Father stayed in that city and always went to that very yummy lolly shop. They never saw that evil stepmum again and all lived happily ever after with lots of lollies.
THE END

Earthquake Experience by Talia

When the earthquake happened I was at Avonhead School in their new hall. Before the earthquake the Principle said the room is earthquake proof and would not fall down so we would be safe and then a couple minutes later the earthquake hit. Grace Su sat on my lap because there were no seats for her but in the earthquake she wouldn't get off me so I pushed her down and did the turtle next to her. We went outside on the court with the Avonhead children they were scared too .When I walked outside I saw a big crack down the glass door on the new building. My mum was with me because she offered to take some children to Avonhead School. They said outside that auditions will still go on but a few minutes later they said that we will not do the audition because the children will not do their best. So mum took me, Luka and Olivia back to school and the traffic was so busy but we got there in the end.  There was liquefaction at school and the back street behind school. We dropped them off at school and I already had my bag in the car so we rushed home and my step Dad, my Dad, my dog and my sister were home safely. Some things fell over but did not break, so that's really want I did in the earthquake. I hope you did not get any damage so I will see you soon stay safe. :D

Talia’s Earthquake Recount

Hi Mr A and all of Room 3 this is my experience of the BIG earthquake we had on Tuesday......


Tuesday the 22 of the 2 /2011 we were at school having our lunch play time my friends and I were waiting out side of room 8 waiting to go in the pool. Next room 7 started shaking my friends and I went silent wondering what was going on. Then suddenly we got up and ran we forgot what to do so we were running to Mrs Earl. When I was running I fell over and bruised my leg and arm they both started bleeding and I had some scratches on my other leg but I am ok. But then everyone started to do the turtle so me and my friend did the turtle. I said to my best friend Breanna "Are you ok? " She looked up at me crying she said "yes". Every minute the earthquake got harder and harder I yelled "Breanna!" in a scared voice. She yelled my name back then it stopped. "'Phew'" its all over. Then we had to line up for the roll call I looked around for Mr A so I know where to line up. I found him. I lined up. Every one around me was crying. I thought about all of my family I was worried so I started crying. Judith was sitting next to me she cheered me up by saying "pretend you're in the middle of Samoa eating lollies". I laughed. But when I looked up I noticed that liquefaction started to rise up and it also rose up like a waterfall. Then there was another earthquake. Later it started coming up out of the concrete so some people had to go on the other court and we had to move over. When we moved over my best friend Breanna and my step cousin Jemma came over to me, we were all crying. They started to talk about their families which made me worry about my family. But a couple minutes later my Dad was here we went to my house and waited till my Mum came home. I went around the back to get my dog. He was fine. Then Mum came home saying "Our whole building collapsed but I am ok". But I notice my sister wasn't in the car my Mum said she couldn't get to her school. My Dad went to get her. When me and Mum walked inside it was a mess glass every where and everything had fallen over. Mum said "it was a 6.3 earthquake". Mum started to put things down that might break then it happen again another earthquake we both dived under the table. A few minutes later another one hit .I stayed under the table. Every one came over to check on us. We had no power no water for the night. At 6:30 my Dad, my sister and Step Dad came home.
My family was finally safe and together!! I felt myself becoming calm as I was with my family. I spent the night under our kitchen table but I knew I was safe and God was watching over us. I also knew that my Opa (Grand Dad) was taking care of us. We did not sleep but we were together!!
That was my experience of THE BIG EARTHQUAKE I hope you are all well and with your families.
Stay Safe from Talia and her family :)