Fern's Diary

Dear Dairy,
Today I saw my dad outside with an ax. I asked my mom why he had an ax and she said he was going to kill the new baby pig that was a runt! It was terrible, so I ran outside to stop him. I told him that it was injustice. He looked at me and said alright and he wanted me to go inside. So I went inside and after a little bit my dad came in with a box and it had the pig in it. My mom let me feed him with a bottle and then I went to school. At school I named him Wilbur. When I got home he followed me everywhere. I'm going to go play with him now.
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
Today my dad told me that Wilbur was to big for a box. We went out side and put up fences, so he had his own yard. We made him a house out of wood and left a small hole so he could go inside. Then we filled it with hay. Now Wilbur has a bigger place to live and I think he is happier too!
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
Today my dad told me that we have to get rid of Wilbur because he is to big for us to take care if. He told me that I should sell him to my uncle so that I would be able to see him whenever I wanted to. I thought that was the best thing to do, so I asked my dad how much I should charge for Wilbur. He said six dollars since Wilbur is a runt. I have to go call my uncle now.
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
My uncle said that he would take Wilbur so I have been going down to watch him everyday now. He looks like he needs a friend and since I'm not aloud to go into the pigpen I can't go play with him. I hope he finds something to do in there soon. I don't want Wilbur to be unhappy.
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
After listening to the animals at my uncles farm I have been able to hear them talking to each other. Who couldn't though. My uncle's farm is so quiet that you could hear anything. I'm going back tomorrow. I'm hungry right now. I'm going to go help my mom with supper.
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
I went to the farm today and when I got there Wilbur was talking to his new friend Charlotte. Charlotte is a spider. She is very nice to Wilbur and I think they like each other very much. I think Wilbur is ten times more happy then he used to be. He now has someone to stick up for him when the rat Templeton is mean to him. I think Charlotte is the perfect friend for Wilbur. Did you know spiders help save the world from being over come by bugs? I didn't know that either until Charlotte told us.
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
Today my uncle found the words 'Some pig' in Charlotte's web and Wilbur was right under it! That was Charlotte's plane so that Wilbur didn't get killed. She is so smart and I'm glad she's helping him! She says she's going to do what she can to save Wilbur so we might see a few more things in her web later on.
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
I'm sorry that I haven't written to you for a long time. Lots of things have been going on. As I though Charlotte wrote another word, two actually. She wrote terrific and radiant. I think Wilbur really is terrific and radiant. In a few days Wilbur, my family, and my aunt and uncle are coming. It will be some much fun! I hope Wilbur wins!
Love,
Fern

Dear Diary,
Wilbur was amazing and my aunt and uncle got some money. Charlotte died though, but Templeton got her egg sac and brought it back so that her eggs could hatch by someone close to them. I miss Charlotte though. I only wish she could have seen her children. Or died with someone, but I know she's happy that Wilbur is saved. I think she was happy she could save Wilbur before she died.

My persuasive essay

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I have wanted a turtle for a long time. Ever since I was eight I had decided that a turtle was my favorite animal and was the best pet for me. So I asked my parents for a turtle. They said “Maybe if you ask for one for your birthday you'll get one.” so when my birthday came I did. On my birthday I found out they weren't able to find one so they couldn't get me one. I wasn't too sad. So the next year I asked again. Once again on my birthday they couldn't find one. Though the things I got were nice and I loved them, but I still wanted a turtle. The next year was my eleventh birthday. I was going to ask for a turtle again but I thought I should check if they have any before I asked for one for my birthday. I checked but they didn't have any. So that year I didn't ask. A few days later we went shopping for my sister's pet's supplies. You see she already got a pet for her birthday. She did almost every year. One year she got a hamster. One other year she got another hamster. Another year she got a guinea pig named Kit-cat. So when we got there I checked to see if they any had turtles. They had just gotten some a few days after my birthday. So now I am hopping to earn a turtle and the supplies that comes with it. By proving I can take care of a turtle.
I know that turtles are cold blooded, so I have to heat their aquarium a little. I also know that they like to swim a lot, so in a small part of the aquarium I should have a little pool area for the turtle to swim in. Some turtles bite and it's best not to hold the ones that do. Some people don't like having turtles that bite because then they can't hold them without getting bitten. I wouldn't mind one that bites, it just wouldn't be as fun. I know that turtles like some attention every once in a while. Some of them even like to be held. Just make sure you are holding them right. You can hold them in the palm of your hand to look at them or you can put your pointer finger and thumb on the turtle's shell. Those are the main ways to hold a turtle without hurting it.
I also know about turtle eating habits. I know that they can either have one small meal everyday or one big meal every two days. I think giving it one big meal everyday would be easier because I would feed it till it stops eating and then I would know that I'm feeding it as much as it needs. If my turtle gets fat (skin hanging over it's legs) then I should give it less foods or change the way it's eating. Turtles eat a lot, some turtles are picky though. If they refuse to eat their food offer them a different type of food. They don't like eating the same food a few days in a row. If your not feeding them enough they might become lazy or they will eat their food faster then normal turtles eat.
I think turtles are the best pets. Because like normal pets they won't run under the bed or anything because they are slow. They are also fun to watch and they aren't really slimy like some people think. It's only because they have been in water so long. Like when we first come out of water. We might not be really slimy, but that's because we have really clean water and we aren't in it as much as them. When turtles sleep out of water they aren't slimy anymore. That's because they weren't in water for a while. Some people might think that turtles are a lot of hard work. If you do everything at once they might be, the truth is they aren't as hard to take care of as everyone says. They are actually easier to take care of then hamsters or guinea pigs and some times easier then fish. Depending on if you have sibling. Siblings are a big part of what type of animal to get. I had fish and my sibling tried to get into them. They can hold a turtle though and you can also teach them to be soft with a turtle. Then they won't try to get into it as much.
I know I would do a good job taking care of a turtle and I think that a turtle would be happy to have me to take care of it. I know I would have enough time and I think I know enough to take care of one and to have one.

Harry Potter and the Sorecer's Stone

Would you be willing to risk everything to save everyone? This book Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is about an eleven year old boy named Harry. He finds out that he is a wizard and gets taken to an amazing witch and wizardry school named Hogwarts. On the journey he meets some great friends, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. As they set out as new best friends they find out some strange things that no student at Hogwarts is suppose to know. When they see someone lurking around the halls they get suspicious. When they think the secret object might be in danger, they will protect it. Read Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone to find out what happens next.
I thought that all the characters in the book were very interesting. There was Harry who was an eleven year old and yet still very brave and loyal. I loved how he was so young but he still saved many people. Then there was Ron, Harry's best friend. Ron was a very interesting character. He is funny and brave. At times I felt bad for him because he came from a big family and so he was always picked on for being poor and have so many hand-me-downs. But Ron lived with it and was happy with it. I thought that was one of the many times Ron was brave. Then there was Hermione. Hermione had very little friends at the beginning of the book. Ron and Harry didn't like her at first until she kept them out of trouble. Hermione is very smart and brave just like Ron and Harry. Brave seems to be one of the things they all have in common.
I also liked the author. Here are some facts. Her name is Joanne K. Rowling and she was born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sudbury, England. Her favorite character to write about is Luna Lovegood and Hermione Granger and she is best known for the Harry Potter books, she has also written other books. I also liked her writing because she makes out the detail and makes it interesting too! She tells the exact color and texture of everything. She leaves nothing a mystery but the end of the book.
I loved this book and I would recommend it to everyone who hasn't read it yet! If you have read the first book and you liked it, I would recommend the next book in the series. Look for the second book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

A Cell You Can Eat

Today I made a cell that you would be able to eat. Though I advise you not to because it was made out of all kinds of grows things put together. Though I like bread, Jello, grapes, bananas, and carrots. I don't like them together. The first thing I did was I went down to the storage room and got lemon jello. We mixed it up and then I put one bag in a plastic cup. The plastic cup stood for the cell wall. That one was the plant cell. I filled it with half of the jello and then I took my other bag and put it in a bowl (so it didn't spill) and I poured the rest of the jello into it. That one was the animal cell. The bags stood for the cell membrane and the jello would stand for the cytoplasm. Then I took the dried prunes out and we cut them open. The prunes would be the nucleus. I took some carrot shreds and stuffed the dried prunes with it. the shredded carrots stood for the chromosomes. Then I put one stuffed dried prune into each bag. Then I took one piece of bread and rolled it till it was really thin (like a tortilla). I folded it up a bunch. Then I cut it to squares. That was the ER. Then I took dried prunes and cut them up like raisins. Then I stuck them in between the bread. Those were the Ribosomes. Then I put one of each in the bags. Then I took some thin slices on banana, stacked them on top of each other and put some in each bag. The banana slices stood for the Golgi body. Then I put in some mandarin oranges. The mandarin oranges stood for the mitochondria. Then I got some grapes and put them in the plant cell bag. They stood for the chloroplasts. Then I tied them up and put them in the fridge to freeze a little. When I pulled them out they were my own edible cells. :D ~ Rachel