An Apple

Zalie Burnstein, Age 7
Angell Elementary

An apple has a green leaf and the apple part is red but only on the outside but the inside is yellowish.

And when you take a bite you hear a crunch and it tastes so sweet and juicy. When the juice of the apple gets on your fingers, your fingers get sticky and icky.

And it smells so fruity. If you look at it, it’s smooth on the outside and rough on the inside.
You should try an apple.

It tastes good!

How to Survive Running Away Then Living in the Forest

Zalie Burnstein, Age 7
Angell Elementary


First, you find long sticks and make a little tent out of sticks then make a fire with extra twigs.

Then, you look around and find some berries for food and some seeds then cook them in a fire.

Next, you find a lot of leaves and make them into a blanket, and clothes, a bed, and a pillow.

Last, make sure the bed, pillow, and blanket are comfortable and go to sleep.

If a bear wakes you up, you sing it a lullaby. Then the bear goes to sleep and you go to bed.

A Visit to a Haunted House

Zalie Burnstein, Age 7
Angell Elementary

I was walking through the forest, and I came upon a house. It looked terrifying, but I walked up the steps. As it creaked like a rat hissing, terrified, I opened the door and walked in.

Suddenly, I heard a slam! But, it was just the door as I walked up the steps into the house. But then, I heard a whoosh, but it was only the furnace near the steps. So, I walked on to the next floor, but then I heard a scatter, but it was only a rat, but I was terrified of rats, so I quickly ran to the attic. But, I heard a hooowwwl, but it was just a wolf. But, just in case, I ran to the basement. But then, I saw cake, and I saw eyes and then I heard a voice say: “Go away, this is my cake!!!” So I just ran out of the house screaming and scared.

But then I saw another house, so I walked up the steps and I heard a creak!

The Mystery of the Sick Farmer

Zalie Burnstein, 7
Angell Elementary

There once was a pig, but not just an ordinary pig: he was a detective. Here, let’s start at the beginning.

So, there once was a farm. The farm had lots of animals, but only one pig! So, one day at the farm, the owner didn’t come out to feed the animals because he was sick! But, how did he get sick? So, the detective snuck out of his pen and started on his case.

He started looking. He started at the farmer’s house. He went inside and he was so amazed: muddy footprints! (And, they looked like deer prints, fox, and dog!) But, he also saw some liquid and mud leading out the window.

He followed them, then the footprints led him to a fox’s cave! He went in and got the fox! And said: “Go, you!” But the fox was uninterested and the pig went back to his pen and no one ever knew about it. The farmer and the pig lived happily ever after.

The Pie Competition

Zalie Burnstein, 7
Angell Elementary

I look for a book -- a cookbook in specific --
so I can cook.
But my table just shook!
How?
I have an idea!
I’ll bake a pie…
wait, but why?
Well, I have to compete,
but mine’s too sweet!
Well then,
I’ll beat the batter!
Will it matter?
Wait, what’s that patter?
It’s the ladder!
Wait, it’s the judge
and he has a smudge
of fudge.
But he is not my friend
and, by the way,
that’s the end!

The Year of Zalie

Zalie Burnstein, 7
Angell Elementary

On the year of Zalie, they will wear name tags that say “Zalie” and they will make Zalie President for two days! The laws I will make are: no homework, give most candy to Zalie, and no grownups! All grownups will disappear and all of the candy will be free. We kids will be the smartest in the whole wide world and on this holiday everybody will eat candy.