Pencil And Fred

• Eden Haack, Grade 4
• Poetry
• 2007

A pencil said, “I just stabbed Fred with my own led, in his head and now I think his dead.” Fred woke up, the pencil lay down. Fred said, “who stabbed me in the head?”
Fred went to the hospital, the hospital lady said, “Fred would you like some bread?” “yes! I’m starving, thank you for asking me,” said Fred.
Fred went home the next day. All there was to eat was bread, so Fred ate the bread. Then he lay down on the bed and said, “boy am I glad my name’s Fred!”