PADDLE TO THE SEA
I begin my journey in the Sand Hill River
I feel the riverՉs strong current
It tickles the bottom of my belly like a feather
i see a buck with a doe who has two fawns
Then i see a northern!
it whooshes past me like an arrow.
ItՉs a summer night in the Red River.
I see people Camping and roasting marshmallows
a drop of water falls on me...then another
people scurry into their tents
I get stuck on the shore.
I will rest here for the night.
the birds chirp
ItՉs morning!
I have crossed the border into canada
IՉm in Lake Winnipeg!
A hummingbird lands on me to take a rest
a woodpecker lands on me and pecks me!
ow! that hurt!
he flies away and the little bird leaves, too.
now IՉm alone
I watch a black bear with her cub
AAAH!!! ThereՉs a giant saw AND IՉM GOING toward IT!!!
a man picks me up just in time.
he looks at me and says,
ՉHEY, men! look what me found!
itՉs gots a northern painted on the side of it!
IՉm gonna puts it back in the water to
lets it continue its Journey!Չ
I say, Չthank you!Չ
I sail off and see some beavers building a dam.
The beaver Picks me up, stuffs me in the dam,
and puts mud on me.
Now IՉm part of their dam.
a person finds me and puts me back in the flowing River.
Now IՉm in Hudson Bay.
I see a turtle laying her eggs and
a pack of wolves with little pups following their leader.
I see a bobcat eating a hog,
a mountain lion tackling a deer
Now IՉm in the atLantic ocean.
IՉve finished my journey.
Now I live on a shelf in a museum, so people can admire me!
Finally I get to rest after a long Journey!