Uncle's Umbrella

• Gerald Morales, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2016

Uncle had a very very old Umbrella. But Aunty tried to get rid of it. On Monday, Aunty tried to bury it, while Uncle was planting a plant and found his umbrella buried. Then Uncle said “you can’t just bury it. Then Aunty said “it should be buried because it’s broken.”

On Tuesday, Uncle was putting something in the trash and Uncle found his old umbrella. Then Uncle said to Aunty “you can’t just trash it.” Then aunty said “It should be trashed because is broken and falling apart.

On Wednesday, Uncle was vacuuming and Uncle found his old umbrella. Then Uncle said to Aunty “you can’t just hide it.” Then Aunty said “it should be hidden because is broken, falling apart and does not cooperate.
On Thursday, Uncle was burning leaves, Uncle found his old umbrella. Then Uncle said to Aunty “ you can’t just trick me to burn it.” Then Aunty said “ it should be burnt because is broken, falling apart and doesn’t cooperate.”

On Friday, Uncle was donating something, Uncle found his old umbrella. Then Uncle said to Aunty “ you can’t just donate it.” Then Aunty said “ it should be donated because is broken, falling apart,doesn’t cooperate, dirty and has a hole.” On Saturday, it was raining and he got wet while using his old umbrella.