For two weeks in October, we turned ourselves into pumpkins. We imagined what our lives would be like, from our seed-birth, to the dreaded (or much anticipated) Halloween carving, to our demise. Some students personified themselves as happy, excited pumpkins, and others did not enjoy their life one bit!
I truly enjoyed Kevin's (3rd grade) story. I love how he doesn't quite understand certain words! I also LOVE his ending-- all about the cycle of life!
Pumpkin, The Autobiography
By Kevin (3rd grade)
This is a story about my life, even though I'm now plant compost. My start is a little blurry in my mind.
One day, I was in a bag with my family in something called a store. Suddenly, someone bought us! We went to a small farm. When they took me out, I saw sunlight! It sure was bright after being in that dark bag.
Then, they planted me! I didn't see the person though. Then suddenly, the sunlight was gone. I was in something called, "dirt." It was dark, but warm and comfortable in there. I couldn't talk to anyone in there, so I just went to sleep.
When I woke up, I felt something tickling me. It was water! I sucked it all up thirstily. They continued to water me throughout my life.
One day I heard some voices saying to sell me. I was very confused. What did "sell" mean? What would happen to me? I didn't want to leave my family!
At that point, since I hadn't been "selled" or whatever you say, I suddenly felt weird arms and legs growing out of my body. I think they were called "roots." The arms and legs grew bigger over time.
Amazingly, my stem grew long enough, and I popped out of the dirt. I saw sunlight again.
But then as the voices said, I got sold. The way I got sold was first I discovered I was in a big box! They put me in something called a "truck." Then they replanted me.
The next day I got something called fertilizer. It gave me a growth boost.
Later, I turned into a yellow flower! The next step of my life was completed!
Over time, I grew bigger and bigger until I eventually grew into a pumpkin! First I turned green, then yellow and then I turned orange.
A few days later, the family chopped me off my vine. Finally I would find out what would happen to me!
I sat on their front porch for a couple of days at first. After that, they cute the top of me off! Then they started to scoop my innards out, but they saved the seeds. Next they cut out a face! Ouch! That hurt! Then they put a candle in me, and put me back.
In the night, I started to see kids coming out all dressed up! I was confused, but then I realized that today was a day called "Halloween," and kids dressed up and collected candy!
Then a few days after Halloween, I was rotting in the trash can. A kid bumped the can, and I fell out. But then I saw my own seeds being planted! Now at the end of my life, I am honored to start the next generation.
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