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In second grade, we read Fortunately by Remy Charlip, a story that follows Ned through a series of problems and resolutions, and talked about plot structure.
Then we wrote our own version as a class ... the kids much preferred coming up with the "unfortunately" parts!
One day, a mouse with bird wings got into a car accident.
Unfortunately, he lost all of his memories.
Fortunately, there was a doctor nearby.
Unfortunately, he had a pet cat.
Fortunately, the cat was in a different room.
Unfortunately, he had another cat who ran into the room where the mouse was.
Fortunately, the cat was nice.
Unfortunately, he suddenly turned bad.
Fortunately, the cat was too fat to move.
Unfortunately, in that very moment, the cat started doing pushups to get jacked.
Fortunately, the other cat came running in to protect the mouse.
Unfortunately, the mean cat ate the mouse.
Fortunately, he tasted awful and got spit out.
Unfortunately, when the nice cat tried to help the mouse escape, the now-jacked cat hit him.
Fortunately, the cat wasn't hurt and the mouse flew away with his wings.
Unfortunately, he flew into a bird in the sky.
Fortunately, a truck caught the mouse as he fell, and the driver heard.
Unfortunately, the cats also grew wings and went after the mouse in the truck.
Fortunately, the mouse farted himself to Mars.
THE END
Mrs. Clifford’s Class
One day, an alligator got hit by a boat and flew to Mars.
Unfortunately, he needed a space suit or he would die.
Fortunately, he found one left by an astronaut.
Unfortunately, there was a tiger that had also flown to Mars.
Fortunately, the tiger was a baby.
Unfortunately, a spaceship came out of nowhere and crashed into the baby tiger.
Fortunately, the tiger was invincible.
Unfortunately, the tiger then went after the alligator.
Fortunately, the tiger started doing pushups and then ran and tripped and fell off Mars.
Unfortunately, the alligator's space suit didn't have enough air.
Fortunately, he found another space suit.
Unfortunately, the mouse from Mrs. Cipalone's class story came up to him and started fighting because it turned out the alligator was the doctor from that story, who had given the mouse bad medicine that made him fart to Mars.
Fortunately, the alligator dodged the mouse.
Unfortunately, the mouse farted all the way to Saturn.
Fortunately, the alligator still had some farting medicine and went back to Earth.
Unfortunately, the mouse farted his way back to Earth to find the alligator doctor.
Fortunately, he got distracted by landing on a cheese store and he happily ate all the cheese.
THE END
Mrs. Ricci’s Class
One day, Steve - a feisty guy - went to the mall.
Unfortunately, the mall burned down.
Fortunately, the firefighters came.
Unfortunately, they forgot their tools.
Fortunately, two people did remember their tools.
Unfortunately, they farted to space.
Fortunately, they were friends.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t breathe.
Fortunately, there was a rocket ship and it took them in.
Unfortunately, the rocket ship didn’t have any fuel.
Fortunately, it landed back on Earth.
Unfortunately, the rocket ship landed in the water, and they still couldn’t breathe.
Fortunately, a ship saved them.
Unfortunately, it was the Titanic.
Fortunately, they had a flare and shot it up.
Unfortunately, the flare misfired and sank the ship.
Fortunately, a whale rescued them.
Unfortunately, a shark found them.
Fortunately, the shark was friendly.
Unfortunately, another whale came, and it was NOT friendly. It was a killer whale!
Fortunately, the whale did not bite them.
Unfortunately, the friendly whale accidentally swallowed them.
Fortunately, another boat saw what happened and called the Army. A helicopter came and was about to cut the whale open when the whale spit everyone out, and they got on the boat and sailed home.
THE END
Mrs. Chittim’s Class
One day, Bob dove into a pool in Florida.
Unfortunately, there were alligators in the pool.
Fortunately, he could swim really fast.
Unfortunately, when he got out, there were wild animals.
Fortunately, he could run faster than them.
Unfortunately, there was a big stick on the ground and he tripped and crashed to the ground.
Fortunately, he had wings and was able to get up and fly.
Unfortunately, the wings broke.
Fortunately, he found a cuddly cat and a nice soft bed.
Unfortunately, the cat bit him.
Fortunately, this cat bestowed upon him cat-like superpowers: reflexes, night vision, jumping.
Unfortunately, there was a scorpion.
Fortunately, he tamed it, and the scorpion rode him like a horse.
Unfortunately, the scorpion accidentally stung the cat.
Fortunately, the cat became a ghost.
Unfortunately, Bob got a heatstroke from the sun.
Fortunately, he was still alive.
Unfortunately, they encountered a wild Pikachu.
Fortunately, he got caught and put into a Pokeball by Bob.
Unfortunately, Pikachu got out and electrocuted Bob with a thunderbolt.
Fortunately, he did a backflip out of the way.
Unfortunately, he bumped his head doing it.
Fortunately, the cat came back to life and also did a backflip.
THE END
