Rodriguez, The Chipmunk

Being homeschooled, there were many ways we would try to make school interesting. One of the things I loved doing, and still do, are making up stories. Here is a short story I wrote in school (No idea what grade!) enjoy...

Once upon a time,

There was a chipmunk. His name was Rodriguez. He had a lovely wife and 6 chipmunk children. They loved him very much, and he loved them too. One day they were going to move to a bigger tree. He packed up all his belongings with his wife, Sally Jane. Sally Jane was a skunk. She stunk a lot, but true love over powered her stink for Rodriguez. As a result of this intercultural marriage their kids were tiny like chipmunks but had black and white bodies and sickening spray that could knock you out even thinking about it. On the drive to the new tree, with all the furniture and all the family's belongings packed, they got lost. So very lost. They wound up on a tiny gravel road outside of chipmunk & skunk land. One of the children, Maximus, wet himself he was so scared. And Rodriguez got very mad. So he yelled at Maximus. When Maximus started to cry it gave Rodriguez an idea "I know!" he thought, "I don't know if this area is dangerous or not. I'll throw Maximus out of the truck and lock him out. If any wild things come and rip him to shreds and eat him, then its a dangerous place. If they don't, its not and we can all walk back to civilization." Soon Maximus was no more than a pile of bones outside the truck and two satisfied wolves were licking their chops. Sally Jane was so mad at Rodriguez that she fled from him and he got no custody rights after the incident with Maximus. He lived a lonely life in the end and Sally Jane got to keep everything. Even the new tree. Of course... he was a chipmunk so who would have given him custody anyway...

The end