Ella's Dull but Magical Life

By Katherine J.
4th grade
Highland Park
Elementary School

 

  Once there was a child a unhappy child her name was Ella she had just moved to Canada her parents couldn’t afford to live in New York city anymore.  Ella did every thing she could to stay in New York City .  From her point of view, it was where she belonged.  One beautiful day while her parents were planning the move the phone rang.  It was Ella’s grandparents.  They said there was a small town in Canada where they could move.  Just thought of moving made Ella quiver.  The next day by 1:00, everything was loaded into the moving truck.  Ella got the car feeling awful.

 

6 hours later they were just over the border of America .  Ella said, "lt just looks like a bunch of woods to me.  Mother, just know that just a bunch of woods is pretty boring"

 

Ella knew what was going to happen, her mother was about to start the that’s not true game. Before her mother could even , Ella stopped her.  7 hours later, they were there--a small ugly little house in a very small town. Ella didn’t know if she would be able to live in such a small town .How dreadful it would be to live in small town with no friends not one and of course from her parents point of view it was wonderful house the perfect size. When they walked in Ella hated it finally she lost temper her parents were bugging her  oh ah" all the time as they walked though the house.

 

Once they settled in she heard, “Ella your father and l want to talk to you"   Ella walked in "WHAT” said Ella.

 “Dear please settle down "one more thing, you won’t be going to school "hooray" Ella was very happy but not going to school was the only reason she was happy. Ella thought as she walked though the house how fun New York City had been Ellis island Times Square shopping malls and now look were l’m boring old nothing but woods Canada.. For a minute Ella forget how she got to Canada in first place but then it came though her mind as fast as lighting it was the awful move from my favorite city to boring Canada "why did we have move" why couldn’t they have found a smaller house in New York City but then she thought no it was hopeless. Later that day Ella went and outside to check out the backyard Ella thought and thought about how her life changed forever it will never be the same a dull life what did l do to move here anything "Yes l must have still that doesn’t matter to me what difference does it make". It is so boring running around the yard playing tag with her self five minutes later “Ella dinner" Ella ran home for dinner hoping it i was something good Ella thought. The next day was bitter day Ella just knew her mother was going to tell ' her to put on her hat and mittens...etc then it happened "Ella make sure you wear hat mittens and boots" "bye mom l leaving be back at 6:0O" Ella left went outside it was a beautiful day Ella then saw a little dirt path Ella followed it was long bendy path that led to a door it was a small door in which Ella would have to . Duck. Ella heard a noise a small wee little noise then she saw it a gold latch Ella carefully opened it out fell a key Ella finally found it the key she took it home and put it in a wood box that was very small. That night Ella went home she dreamed of a land of something that just won’t appear in her dream something told her she had unlock that door first.

 

Ella had to see the woods.  Maybe the woods had magic to them.  Ella woke from the wonderful dream she was having.

 

The next day Ella ate quickly and told her mother, “I’m going to the woods.  I may be late for supper.”

 

Ella ran off to town.  She knew the woods were on the other side of the town. When she got there, she saw how wonderful the woods were.  They were like a fairy tale.  As Ella walked deeper into the woods, she felt somebody else was there.  She knew she wasn’t alone.  Someone else from town was there.  If I see them, I will say hi and if I don’t I will be on my merry way.  Just then she saw a kid.  He looked about her age.  She made what would be a dull way of greeting somebody.  “hi,” she said.

 

“who are you?” he said.

 

“The name’s Ella.”  Ella wondered what the boy was doing in the woods when he should be in school.  Ella told the boy, “if you would like something in which to amuse yourself come with me.  I have something I’m sure to love.  I know it.”

 

Ella took the boy who’s name was unknown down the dirt path.  When thye got there they saw the locked door.  Ella unlocked it.  She walked in holding the boy’s hand tightly.  As she closed the door, he said, “My name’s Robert.  Thank you for holding my hand.  Now I know I am loved.”

 

As they walked further in they saw a land that no one could tell what it was.  It was so magical.  Then a small man said, “leave the secret world now.”

 

“we must keep the secret safe.”  Ella left with Robert.  Ella remembered that day forever.

 

Ella was in church getting married to Robert.  How exciting.  Now you know I have been with Robert since I was 11.  I fell in love, but that’s a totally different story.