One of our 10-year-olds wrote a great piece about a vacation with an unforeseeable twist! Read below to find out what it’s about.
The Unforgettable Vacation
I’m so excited! My parents told me that we are going to galveston beach for vacation! We are going to a resort next to a private beach. It will be so much fun building sand castles and watching the waves. I couldn’t wait!
I packed my things and got ready for the trip. It was going to be a long one. It was more than four hours! Then I settled in the car with my parents and my brother as we left to galveston.
When we reached galveston the first thing I wanted to do was go to the beach. There were so many fun activities I could do there. Then we went over to the beach.
I started digging the sand so I could find some stable wet areas. I found thick wet sand that was perfect to hold together my wonderful sand castle! I dug out more sand until I reached a rich source of sand.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of glass and knocking. I looked around to see if my family members were doing anything odd but they were just chilling out and enjoying the view. Then I had an idea. It might be coming from the ground! I dug up more sand to find a glass bottle that had a tiny bit of blue gas with eyes and a mouth. Then I cautiously opened up the bottle as an enormous genie popped out. I was so frightened to see a big scary genie.
“Thank you little girl. You have set me free. For this I will grant you a wish. Anything you want!“ said the genie.
“Who are you?” I asked
“I am a magical genie that can grant anyone’s wishes if they do something good.” replied the magical genie.
“Thank you kind genie, I have a wish for something I really wanted for a long time,” I said.
“What is it?” Asked the genie.
“Can I have a dog? Please?” I asked.
“ Of course! Your wish will be granted by tomorrow morning.
“Thank you genie!” I exclaimed
“It is my pleasure,” He replied.
Then I happily continued building my sand castle, anxiously waiting for the morning to come.
The next morning, I happily woke up to see my new dog but I felt weird as I was a lot shorter and was startled to find fur all over my body. I tried to look in the mirror and I was shocked to see that I turned into a dog! The genie must have messed up the spell!
I had to find the genie and make him reverse the spell or I would have to spend my life as a dog! I was so optimistic that I would find the genie if I go and search for him on the beach.
Without anyone noticing I ran down to the beach to look for the genie. I dug up the sand where I had originally found the genie but it was not there. I dug through pebbles and stones searching for the genie but he wasn’t there either.
The genie might have granted wishes to some other people as well so I thought I could ask around.
“Have you seen a genie that grants wishes?” I asked.
“What a cute dog and why is it barking at us?” Asked a little boy.
I forgot I was a dog and everything that I say would be like I was barking.
I waited longer expecting that the genie would return. The genie did not return. I felt exhausted after waiting so long.
I spent the rest of the day looking at the waves and waiting for the genie to return. Once the genie did not come I felt upset and had to return to the resort. At the end of the day my mood got so sullen that I couldn’t find the genie.
Then I slept so I could take some rest and get ready to find the genie the next day. I had a timid feeling if I would find the genie or not.
In the morning, I tried to slip out of the resort to find the genie. I felt slightly taller and felt different. Then I looked in the mirror and was delighted to see myself again. I was so happy that the spell reversed! Then I realized that the spell worked only for one day.
I spent the rest of my trip happily playing around on the beach and playing games in the resort with my family. That was one unforgettable vacation!
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