Marten

This is Marten. Marten is a weasel.He had no tail. So he asked his mother for a tail. His mother said she could not give him a tail because she did not know how. So Marten went to find a tail.

He searched everywhere for a tail. After a while he decided to stop and then a Spider came over to him and asked, “What was the matter?” Marten told Spider what had happened and then the Spider said,

“Well I can get you a tail, but only if you do something for me”. Marten thought and then said,

“what do you want?” The spider said,

“I want the juiciest watermelon in Moles garden!” Marten agreed and then a long black tail appeared. Marten was so happy.

He ran all the way to Mole’s garden and then Marten realized how stubborn Mole is, how would he get the watermelon? Marten thought about it and then decided to sneak the watermelon. So he entered the little hole in the Mole’s fence. The fence was as sharp as nails. It brushed against his small body.

He snuck in and hid behind a honeydew and grabbed a watermelon and ran! He ran so fast the watermelon almost slipped out of his hands.

When he got to the hole in the fence he pushed the watermelon all he could, but the watermelon was stuck. Then he decided to pull but it still did not fit. Marten needed to get the watermelon so he could keep his tail. Then he thought why do I need a tail? Why do I want one? Then he decided he no longer needed a tail, because Marten is unique and does not need a tail to fit in. But he still pushed to get Spider what he wanted and then “POP” the watermelon rolled out of Mole’s garden and into the Spider’s tree. The watermelon cracked open for the two to share. But before they ate Marten told Spider that he did not want a tail so the tail disappeared and they both laughed. The Spider got what he wanted and so did Marten. They both went home because they could not miss dinner, but they went home knowing there would be more adventures ahead!

The End

The Mole’s Revenge!

These days Marten and Spider have been playing together. They like playing tag but since there was only two of them they became very lonely. So they went looking for a friend. As Mole was gardening his prize pumpkins he overheard their plan. Since Mole was still very, very, very, upset with them because of Marten stealing Mole’s watermelon, he decided to pretend to be a friend and steal Spider. He laughed at his brilliant plan and went off to start getting ready.

Marten and Spider went along looking for a friend. Just then they heard something they were not sure what it was so they went over to the bush where the noise was coming from, and saw Mole sitting there crying. So they helped him up and took him to Marten’s house. Marten went to go get some berries for Mole and spider because it was lunch, so Mole and Spider were left alone. Just then Mole threw a bag over Spider and ran out the door.

When Martin came home right away he noticed Spider and Mole were not there so he ran all the way to Mole’s house with no tail dragging behind him. When Martin arrived he knew Mole hasn’t changed. So he went inside and saw Spider hanging from the ceiling. Then he waited until Mole was distracted and untied spider and they both ran all the way home!

The End