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tractortopulltheGatorfromtheditch,I stayedwithmy
momatthehospital.
It was hard for her for a few months since she
could not walk with a broken leg, but later she was
much better. I am so happy that I found the courage to
save my mom.
Third prize 11 and up
Charlotte McAninch, age 11
Chicago,IL
“Fly! Fly, Chirp!” The miniscule yellow sparrow sighed
ashismothersquawkedoutherinsistentcommands.He
knewit wasvirtuallyimpossibleforhimtotakef light.
Before he was born, his mother had unwisely
accepted rotten worms from an old crow out in the
woods on a dark and dreary night; there was no other
food to scrounge for. That was before the bird society
became suspicious of crows, deceptive creatures that
they are, and Chirp’s mother really had no other choice
besidesstarving,whichwouldbea deathwishforboth
herandherunbornbaby.
The mud-caked worms were quite dangerous to eat,
and they ended up cursing poor baby Chirp with stubs for
wings, not wide nor feathered enough to lift him up into
the air.
Nevertheless,hismotherconvincedherselfthat
f lightcouldstillbeconceived,andeverydawnChirp
madea foolofhimselfwithuselessattemptsoff light.
Thatparticularmornthesunbeamedbrightly,and
Chirpmadea magnif icentjump,certainhecoulddelight
hismotherbyf ittingina fewstrokesofwing(orstub).
Meanwhile,peoplef iledintotheH.M.Morrisaudi-
torium,waitingtoseea criticallyacclaimedmusical.
Thesetdesignermassagedherforeheadinfrustra-
tion.Theorigamibird,a vitalprop,wasmissing,andthe
announcerwasalreadyintroducingtheplay.Theperfor-
mancewouldmakenosensewithouttheornatebird,
speciallydesignedtobeheldupbya fantomimicf light.
Justastheplaybegan,Chirplaunchedhimselfinto
theair,attemptingtoatleastholdupfora matterof
seconds,buttonoavail.Instead,herocketeddownthe
chimneyofa sturdybrickbuilding,certainhewouldfall
tohisdeath.Tohissurprise,a faninthemidstofsome
sortofproductionheldhimup.
Theaudienceapplaudedwildly,becauseChirphad
arrivedjustatthepartoftheplaywherethebirdwas
needed!
Both Chirp and the play were saved from their down-
fall, and Chirp’s mother f inally accepted him just the way
he was.
Honorable Mention
Eliza Bruemmer, age 11, Bloomington, IL. Hazel Burley,
age 11, Laingsburg, MI. Zain Daoud, age 9, Avon Lake,
OH. Ayah Dinary, age 8, Westlake, OH. Lydia Hessel-
Robinson, age 12, Elkins Park, PA. Caroline Hutchins,
age 11, Washington, DC. Makenzie Martin, age 11,
Corning, CA. Sof ia Arabella Reyes, age 8, Brunswick,
ME. Rachel Ruggero, age 14, Goodlettsville, TN. River
Shields, age 12, Landenberg, PA