Jack

Life without sports would be boring ! I am starving at the moment !

Diary of a Rhino

Date: December 2, 2001 Yesterday I was born. I weighed 175 pounds. My mom got a picture of me. I looked really fat. My friend weighed 142 pounds. Average weight for a newborn rhino is 150. He looked like a pencil compared to me. We both had big ears. Your Newborn Friend, Max Date: December 10, 2001 Last night I broke a rock with my horn. I didn’t see it while we were playing the annual game of tag before naptime. My dad laughed but my mom freaked out. She called the rhino police. They said I was fine, but it would hurt a lot for a while. Rhinos are more active at night than at day. Your Horn Hurting Buddy, Max Date: December 12,2001 When I was taking my regular nap I was tipped over! I woke up and I saw him laughing at me. Then the herd formed a circle around me for protection right when I was going to get him. I ran into an adult (who got really mad at me afterwards) and I fell over. The tipper got away but he will never do it again or I will get him. Your Annoyed Friend, Max Date: December 13, 2001 Today is the first day of school! I sit in the back row. My best friend sits next to me. I can’t see the board. I told the teacher, she said rhinos have bad eyesight. That’s why she has glasses! We will have our first test this Friday in math (my worst subject) so we have to study. Your Smart Friend, Max

Date: December 15, 2001 My horn is big now. It is 21/2 inches long. My dad is 7 inches long. Today I ran 12 miles per hour. My dad and I raced, he won and he ran 35 miles per hour. I got SMOKED! Adult rhinos should run 30 - 40 miles per hour. My friends laughed. Your Slow Friend, Max

Joseph My wife had a son He was going to save us An amazing day

The Shepherds I am strong and sharp I wonder why the angels came to us first I hear sheep grazing and sleeping I see a bright star in the west I want to go to where the star is I am strong and sharp

I pretend sometimes that my job is the best in the world I feel very excited that the Savior is born I touch my staff I worry that somebody will kill the baby I cry in joy of the baby I am strong and sharp

I understand that one day the baby will die on a cross I say that the Savior has come to save us from our sins I dream about angels singing about his birth I try to make the journey I hope we can go and see the baby I am strong and sharp

Zachariah I remember being in the church burning incense I remember Gabriel coming to me saying that Elizabeth going bear a child I remember questioning Gabriel And then being not able to speak until all that he said was done I remember how Elizabeth’s sister Mary came and she was pregnant also I remember that John was going to be the forerunner of Christ I remember Mary saying she was to give birth to the Savior Even how happy we all were I remember Elizabeth having John and finally being able to speak But my favorite memory’s yet to come



Horns and Me 

Horns, a Shirf, is a rare animal found in the Great Plains. That is where I found him. He has a sheep head, a bird body, and a fish tail. I looked in my safari book and found he was an extremely rare animal. I caught him by chasing him on land, waiting for him while he flew, and caught him with nets when he tried to swim.

He eats bugs and grass. That’s why I sold my lawnmower; he mows the lawn for me! I have to feed him, cut his horns, water down his tail, spread his feathers, and give him baths. My neighbors hated him. They said he was too big, too dangerous, makes too many sounds, and is way too confusing. They told me to get rid of him, but I said no. Then the neighbors left.

Horns and I love watching football. The best thing that he and I ever did was go to the Super Bowl. At the Super Bowl we watched the Saints and the Patriots play. The Patriots won 44-42. At the very end they kicked a field goal and won the game because of it. The spectators got scared of Horns and ran, but we didn’t care. After that we lived happily ever after.