Jake And His Changing Friend

• Baden Georgi, Grade P
• Short Story
• 2018

In a deep dark forest, there lived a monster. His name was Jake. He had four horns, six arms, eight eyes and he was bony. One day Jake found a caterpillar. The caterpillar was called ‘Gecko’. Jake and Gecko became good friends. They liked to play games like swimming, sliding and hide and seek. One day Gecko disappeared! Jake looked for him everywhere and couldn’t find him! He went to all the places that they liked to play together but he was not there! Jake was very sad because he missed his friend. Then he heard a sound. It was a cocoon opening! It looked like a caterpillar inside! But it was different. Jake had finally found his friend Gecko. Gecko was a BUTTERFLY! The end.