A Scary Fun Pet

By Brittany K., 4th Grade, Wright Elementary
True Stories Songs That's Weird, Grandma

On one sunny day a girl named Susie.  She was jumping on the trampoline. (Bounce! Bounce!)  Then she heard the phone ring. (ring. ring! ring. ring!)  I heard my mom sooooooo excited.  Then I heard, “She will be so excited and I bet she will like it.”  Hmmmmm.  Who was she talking?  I went inside the house to ask who she was talking to.  “Mom” I said, “who were you talking to?”  “Oh!  It was your uncle Jimmy on the phone.  He has a surprise for you.” said my mom.  Then I went back outside.  I wonder what the surprise is.  What could it be?  I can’t wait any longer!  Is he coming out there or are we going there?  Let me go ask.  “Mom,” I said, “is he coming here?”  “I can’t tell you that” said mom, “It’s a surprise.”  “WHAT!!!” I said.  “I’ll be outside.”  Why can’t she just tell me!?  Why, why, why!?  Later on, I was on the swing and then I heard (Ding Dong!)  Who could that be?  I hurried inside the house.  “Hey, hey, hey!”  Uncle Jimmy is in the house!”  I couldn’t believe it!  It was my uncle Jimmy!  “Sooooooooo,”  I started to say, “Mom said you have a surprise for me.”  “Your mom can’t keep secrets that much.” said uncle Jimmy.  “Hey, wait a minute,” said mom, “I kept a secret for you when you wet your bed when you were 9!!”  “Now lets don’t start in front of the kid.” Said uncle Jimmy.  I started to giggle a little bit.  Then uncle Jimmy looked at me.  So did my mom.  “Sorry,” I said.  Then I heard a weird sound.  “Uncle Jimmy, what is that noise?” I said.  “Oh, I almost forgot!” my uncle said.  He ran to the car and got something in a box.  He open the box and he said, “It’s called a snakeadile.”  “A snakeadile!  Wow!  I never heard that before.” I said.  It had a color like a Iguana!  My uncle asked me, “Do you want to hold it?”  “Sure.” I said.  It felt rubbery.  So me and my pet went outside.  We raced and we went on the trampoline.  I love my pet!