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Individual Illustrated Fiction
7th Grade
Benjamin Tasker Middle
Queenie Zhou
Illustrator: Queenie Zhou
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Table of Contents
Up On the Clouds
This is Where the Real Adventure Begins…
The Dangerous Route
The Way Out
Uno Reverse
This is Where the Real Adventure Begins…
The Dangerous Route
The Way Out
Uno Reverse
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Up On the Clouds
Hi, my name is Noah. I’m 13 years old. I have bright green eyes, wavy blonde hair, and my favorite color is green. Now that I have introduced myself, let me tell you a story - a real story I was in, myself.
Before I get into the details, let me tell you, this story will show you what it’s like above the clouds. There will be a King, a Queen, a whole kingdom of elves, and drama! Let’s get started!
It was finally summer break and it was Friday, my favorite day of the week! The day started off as it always did. I got out of bed, changed my clothes, and then I went to eat my breakfast. After breakfast, I wanted to eat some fruits and vegetables, but when I opened the fridge, it was almost empty! We were running out of groceries in the refrigerator. This was not good. I loved to eat fruits and vegetables, so I needed more. I called to tell my parents about it and they allowed me to go buy some groceries at the nearest grocery store. But that was when the day got strange.
When I went inside the grocery store, I noticed some unusual things. The apples were smaller than usual and the peppers were all types of colors like purple, blue, and orange. The bananas were an oval shape, and the cabbages looked like mushrooms! This certainly wasn’t normal, but no one else seemed to notice or say anything. Was I going crazy? I didn’t think about it more because at that exact moment my stomach rumbled like an earthquake. Because I was so hungry, I decided to just buy the weird looking fruits and vegetables and left the grocery store.
Before I get into the details, let me tell you, this story will show you what it’s like above the clouds. There will be a King, a Queen, a whole kingdom of elves, and drama! Let’s get started!
It was finally summer break and it was Friday, my favorite day of the week! The day started off as it always did. I got out of bed, changed my clothes, and then I went to eat my breakfast. After breakfast, I wanted to eat some fruits and vegetables, but when I opened the fridge, it was almost empty! We were running out of groceries in the refrigerator. This was not good. I loved to eat fruits and vegetables, so I needed more. I called to tell my parents about it and they allowed me to go buy some groceries at the nearest grocery store. But that was when the day got strange.
When I went inside the grocery store, I noticed some unusual things. The apples were smaller than usual and the peppers were all types of colors like purple, blue, and orange. The bananas were an oval shape, and the cabbages looked like mushrooms! This certainly wasn’t normal, but no one else seemed to notice or say anything. Was I going crazy? I didn’t think about it more because at that exact moment my stomach rumbled like an earthquake. Because I was so hungry, I decided to just buy the weird looking fruits and vegetables and left the grocery store.
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After I got home, I decided to wash the odd looking fruits and vegetables. As if the day wasn’t already weird enough, it got even stranger.
“TEEHEE TEEHEE TEEHEE!”
Where was that giggling coming from? I was the only one home, and it definitely wasn’t me. I leaned in, listened closely, and realized it came from the fruits and vegetables I'd bought at the store! I was so shocked I stopped washing them!
Suddenly, there was a flash of light and the fruits and vegetables turned into tiny little elves. I couldn’t believe my eyes! They were still fruits and vegetables but... ALIVE! They were fruit and vegetable elves! At this point, I was sure I had lost my mind. Fruits and vegetables turning into elves?
Then I heard knocking at the door. Whew! I thought I'd finally be able to tell someone about all the strange things going on. But unfortunately, that didn't happen... When I answered the door, I saw a bunch more elves instead!
Before I had a chance to say anything the elves pushed me out of the door and stacked themselves on top of each other, with me on top of the whole pile, until we were above the clouds.
“TEEHEE TEEHEE TEEHEE!”
Where was that giggling coming from? I was the only one home, and it definitely wasn’t me. I leaned in, listened closely, and realized it came from the fruits and vegetables I'd bought at the store! I was so shocked I stopped washing them!
Suddenly, there was a flash of light and the fruits and vegetables turned into tiny little elves. I couldn’t believe my eyes! They were still fruits and vegetables but... ALIVE! They were fruit and vegetable elves! At this point, I was sure I had lost my mind. Fruits and vegetables turning into elves?
Then I heard knocking at the door. Whew! I thought I'd finally be able to tell someone about all the strange things going on. But unfortunately, that didn't happen... When I answered the door, I saw a bunch more elves instead!
Before I had a chance to say anything the elves pushed me out of the door and stacked themselves on top of each other, with me on top of the whole pile, until we were above the clouds.
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When they finally put me down, I said, “Hey, you elves, what’s going on here? You just kidnapped me from my own house!” But they ignored me and scattered away on top of the clouds.
Since I wasn't going to get an answer from them, I decided to explore instead. I was so surprised that I was in the sky and able to stand on the clouds there. When I looked around, there was a big kingdom right in front of me. This kingdom was made out of fruits and vegetables! The houses, the living things around me (including other elves), and even the enormous castle were all made out of groceries!
This went against everything I knew. A kingdom on the clouds?
Since I wasn't going to get an answer from them, I decided to explore instead. I was so surprised that I was in the sky and able to stand on the clouds there. When I looked around, there was a big kingdom right in front of me. This kingdom was made out of fruits and vegetables! The houses, the living things around me (including other elves), and even the enormous castle were all made out of groceries!
This went against everything I knew. A kingdom on the clouds?
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But I was curious so I decided to go check it out and have even more of an adventure by exploring this place on top of the clouds. After all, it was summer vacation and I didn't have to worry about schoolwork.
While I was walking towards one of the village houses, another group of elves appeared and pushed me to the fruit and vegetable castle gates. Do the elves want me to go inside of the castle or something? It didn’t matter, so I just went across the moat and into the castle’s gate. When I got inside the castle, I saw two thrones. One of them was made out of fruits, and the other was made out of vegetables. Of course they were fruits and vegetables. What else would they be?
A loud voice boomed, “Ah, finally! Welcome to the Fruit and Vegetable Kingdom! I’m King Vegetable-”
“AND, I’m Queen Fruit!” Queen Fruit cut in.
I was still trying to understand what was going on, but answered, “Um...Hello. My name is Noah and-”
“Oh! We know. We all do,” the King and Queen both said at the same time.
“What?! How?! We don’t even know each other!”
“WHEEL OF HUMANS!” ordered Queen Fruit to some fruit elves.
What’s the Wheel of Humans? I wondered.
While I was walking towards one of the village houses, another group of elves appeared and pushed me to the fruit and vegetable castle gates. Do the elves want me to go inside of the castle or something? It didn’t matter, so I just went across the moat and into the castle’s gate. When I got inside the castle, I saw two thrones. One of them was made out of fruits, and the other was made out of vegetables. Of course they were fruits and vegetables. What else would they be?
A loud voice boomed, “Ah, finally! Welcome to the Fruit and Vegetable Kingdom! I’m King Vegetable-”
“AND, I’m Queen Fruit!” Queen Fruit cut in.
I was still trying to understand what was going on, but answered, “Um...Hello. My name is Noah and-”
“Oh! We know. We all do,” the King and Queen both said at the same time.
“What?! How?! We don’t even know each other!”
“WHEEL OF HUMANS!” ordered Queen Fruit to some fruit elves.
What’s the Wheel of Humans? I wondered.
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