Thomas Runs Away From Home
by
Gabriel Beltran
(Aged 10)
There once was a mouse who was named Thomas. He had to
clean up his room every week. He had to put away his toys and
games, and he got tired of it. He decided to run away. He
put his toys and games in a suitcase and took it with him.
Thomas jumped out of his bedroom window.
He ran by a tree. A brown owl asked him what he was running from.
"I am running away from home,"
said Thomas.
"Don’t you miss your comfortable
bed?" asked the owl.
"No," said Thomas.
"Okay," said the owl.
Then Thomas ran on.
Thomas ran by a rabbit hole.
A white bunny asked him what he was running from.
"I am running away from home,"
said Thomas.
"Don’t you miss your warm supper?"
said the bunny.
"No," said Thomas.
"Sure," said the bunny.
Then Thomas ran on.
Thomas ran by a river. A goldfish
asked him what he was running from.
"I am running away from home,"
said Thomas.
"Don’t you miss your teddy bear?"
said the goldfish.
"No," said Thomas.
"That’s fine with me," said
the fish.
Then Thomas ran on.
Thomas ran by a cave. A bear
asked him what he was running from.
"I am running away from home,"
said Thomas.
"Don’t you miss your mom and
dad and how nicely they take care of you?" said the bear.
"I don’t miss that," said
Thomas.
Then the bear offered to have Thomas
sleep in the cave.
"Yes," said Thomas.
That night, Thomas got cold.
He was afraid of the dark. He ate nothing for supper. He
got sick, and nobody was there to take care of him.
And Thomas said, "I do miss my comfortable
bed and my warm supper and my teddy bear, and especially my mom and
dad."
Then he ran back home.
"We missed you," said his
mom and dad.
"I missed you, too," said
Thomas.
He opened up his suitcase and put
away his toys and games. He ate his warm supper. He climbed
into his comfortable bed with his teddy.
"Goodnight," said Thomas.
The End
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