Thursday, June 13, 2013

Tales from the Cabbage Patch


It started in science class, when the third grade students received cabbage plants that they would have to grow. It ended in writing class, as students wrote creative fictions about the futures of their beloved plants. These are their stories collected for your enjoyment in “Tales from the Cabbage Patch.”
Dedicated to Mr. Castano
for sharing his love of writing with us. 

The Magic Cabbage Seed

The Magic Cabbage Seed
Aimee


Once upon a time, my teacher gave me a magic seed that grew into a cabbage plant. I put the seed in the ground and I watered the seed. The next day, it grew so big it was the size of the Empire State Building! My cabbage plant grew over 10,000 pounds. It was a really, really pretty color. It was lime green. I named my cabbage plant Crinkles because its leaves always crinkled up. I entered it in a Cabbage Plant Contest. Whoever wins gets $1,000. I painted it rainbow colors and put sparkles on it, so it would look pretty. I won the contest and $1,000.


Madilen and the Cabbage Growing Contest

Madilen and 
the Cabbage Growing Contest
Morgan

Hi! I am Morgan, and I wrote this story. I am the narrator and author. I should probably start the story…

            There once lived a girl named Madilen. Madilen loved to garden and enter contests. Madilen wanted to enter, so she asked her mom if she could enter the contest. Her mom said, “Yes, you may enter the contest.” So Madilen started to grow her cabbage. A few months went by and the cabbage grew. Boy, did it grow! It grew so big, it could be a house. She tried to weigh it, but it was so big Madilen could not weigh it. So she just took a photo of the cabbage. Then she sent it to the post office.
            Madilen went to the contest. She signed in, so the judges knew she was there. Then she went to her seat and ran into the lady that worked there. Madilen asked the lady how many people were there. The lady said, “About five million people.”
            Madilen went to her seat. They announced fourth and third place. It was not Madilen. She was very sad. They announced second and first. Madilen did not get second place. Madilen got first place and the first place prize of one hundred million dollars. Madilen said, “REALLY? REALLY? Did I really get first place?!” Madilen really won, and she ran home and handed her mother the one hundred million dollars.
Her mom said, “What’s this Madilen?”
            Madilen said, “I won first place and I got one hundred million dollars!”
            Her mom said, “Let’s celebrate with a fresh gourmet lunch with the neighborhood, family, and friends!”


The Magic Cabbage Seed

The Magic Cabbage Seed
Jaclyn

            Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Christina. She went to St. Joseph School and her teacher gave her class magic cabbage seeds. She went home and told her mom. “Mom my teacher gave the whole class magic cabbage seeds,” said Christina.
“Oh that’s great Christina! Go put the plant on the living room windowsill where the sun is,” said her mom. “Dad will be so proud of me,” thought Christina.
The next day, Christina went to school and talked to her friends, Amber and Gabs. Christina’s cabbage grew big; bigger than Gabs or Amber’s plant. The reason why it got so big was that it had water, sunlight, and fresh soil. Then Christina’s dad came home and said, “Christina, that’s a beautiful cabbage. I’m so proud of you.”
            “Oh, thanks dad. I got it from you,” said Christina.
            “Well, it’s time to do homework Christina,” mom interrupted.
            “Okay,” said Christina.
            “Now, it’s time to go to bed Christina,” said mom.
            “Goodnight, Mom! Goodnight, Dad! Love you!” Christina said.
Then when Christina was asleep her cabbage hit the ceiling and woke Christina up. She called her parents and then they rolled it into the garden, and went back to sleep.
When they woke up the next day, the cabbage had grown super big. They decided to climb it, and heard a voice…”Welcome to the Cabbage Kingdom,” said the Cabbage King.
“You are the Cabbage King? The famous one?” asked Christina.
            “Yes I am,” said the Cabbage King. “And here are my kids: Green, Cabb, and last but not least, Abb.” Well, that is a great family you have there Mr. Cabbage King,” said Christina and her parents.
            “Thank you! You also have a nice family too,” said Mr. Cabbage King.
            “Well, we have to go. Christina has school and I have work,” said dad. “We will see you next time we grow a cabbage,” dad said.
            “Goodbye,” said Christina and her parents.
            “Goodbye,” said the Cabbage King and his three kids.



Cabbage Ball

Cabbage Ball
Nayan

            I had a dream of playing with my friends. We were playing basketball. I wanted to be the next champion. It felt weird. The ball was green and it didn’t feel like a ball. The ball could not bounce, and it was smaller than an average basketball.
We appeared on a big screen in Tokyo. There were five of us holding a cabbage. I wondered what I was going to do next. Finally, I am struck on the head with a cabbage. A team member yelled, “Fore.”
            “This isn’t golf,” I said.
We had so much fun playing even though the ball was a cabbage. Suddenly, I woke up and realized it was all a dream. I began to laugh so loud, my parents ran into my room. I told them my dream and went back to sleep.


My Cabbage Story

My Cabbage Story
Christopher

When I get my sapling, the first thing I will do is plant it. I shouldn’t give it too much water, just enough to make it grow. I will mix it with fertilizer to make it grow big and healthy.
It will take a few months to grow, but it will be worth it. Once it’s done growing, I’ll cut it off and weigh it so I can present it at the contest. I hope I win, but good luck to everyone else.


The Earth, the Cabbage World, and the Tinderbox

The Earth, the Cabbage World, 
and the Tinderbox
Duncan

Thirty years ago, my mother – who was eleven years old – got a cabbage plant from her teacher. When she got home, she put it in a better pot. When it got big enough, mom moved it to the garden.
One day they decided to eat it. So mom went out to the garden. When she got out to the garden, she pulled and PULLED, but no result. Exactly one second later, the ground began to rock and rock. Suddenly the Earth was a giant cabbage. Mom took out a tinderbox and set a fire. Then everything was back to normal.
Mom made cabbage soup, bread, butter, and other good things. They all had it for supper and enjoyed themselves.