Maple And Summer

• Shawnee Moon, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2008

One cold night Summer went out to see her horse Maple. Summer fed Maple and then they went cantering. It was raining. Suddenly a big gush of wind blew hard and strong, lightening struck, thunder roared. "Maple, Maple slow down!" screamed Summer, rain trickling down her face, Maple racing the wind. "Aaaaah!" yelled Summer as she fell off her horse landing with a big thud. She wiped the mud off her face, Summer could see Maple running off in the distance. Great now Summer was left lying there, cold, tyred and sad. She was about a mile away from her house. The only option was to start walking so thats exactly what she did. Tears slowly rolling down her face. Summer realised a big steep hill that she thought was near her house. She started running so fast she almost tirpped. She reachedthe top of the hill and started cheering for joy until she noticed she was only 20 minutes away from where she fell off the horse. Summer looked towards the ground and cryed. "Neeeeigh" Summer looked around and in disbelief she screamed and shouted,
"Maple! Oh Maple you came back!!!" Summer hopped back on Maple. Finally the rain had stopped. Summer and Maple soon came to a big hill. Maple got scared,
"Oh come on Maple don't be such a scaredy cat!" Summer said bravely, so Maple ran up the hill and they made it to the top in no time! Summer then recognised a street very familiar so she followed her instings and followed the street right to the very end. She soon found herself in Berry, that was where she lived. Summer yawnd,
"Its a beautiful day isnt it Maple!" she said "Morning, Morning, What its morning!!!" Summer continued. "Getti up girl, Getti up! aww come on my parent are going to kill me" Maple new where they were so she ran to where their house was and Summer took Maple around the back way.
"All right you!" said Summer's Dad in his deep voice. Oh no heers trouble thought Summer. "Aaaaah" she whispered quietly. The closer Summer's Dad got the more trouble she thuoght she was in.
"Good job." he said.
"For what?" Summer questioned.
"For finally getting up early and doing your chores!" Summers Dad replied.
"Oh yea right." Summer said as if she new what she was talking about. Summer fell asleep that night earlier than normal. Summer didn't wake up till lunch time the next day.


Nobody ever found out what had happened the night before and still no-one no's.