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Wasaga Beach public library storybook contest 2022WINNERBare store. By ben.BerryStoryBy Ben SeedIncludes original words and art:

2Once upon a time, a little boy was picking berries for his mom to eat. The berries the boy picked were very delicious.

3While the boy was picking berries, he got lost. The boy could not nd his way home.

4The boy couldn’t nd his way home. He searched and searched and ran and ran. The boy ran for ve days,

5but the boy could no longer nd his way home. He was trapped in the forest for ten years.

6The boy’s mom ran and ran, but she did not nd the boy.

7The boy’s mom is very scared about the boy. The boy is very scared about his mom.

8It was night. It was almost the middle of the night, one hour until daytime. The boy could not see.

9In the dark, he had to wait for daytime now. It’s an hour now.

10Five more minutes. “Yippee!” shouted the little boy. He smiled with a big, happy grin. “I’m still lonely then.”

11Then the little boy heard a big klomp. “What was that?” the little boy replied.

Klomp, klomp, klomp. “Now what was that? This is crazy.” Klomp, Rrrrr, Growl.12

13It’s a bear. A grizzly bear. From how scared the little boy was, he ran for twenty days.

“Aaaah! Someone help me, I’m being chased!”14

15“By a bear! Someone, come!

So the little boy was still running away from the bear. He was super scared, scared, scared. He ran for 2,000 days16

17Now, he only goes ten more days.

The little boy found his way home.18

19The little boy likes to play ball. He plays basket ball, volley ball, baseball, soccer and ping pong.

He likes to play with his toy airplane.20

21He and his dad were going shing today. They brought all of their equipment – shing rods, life jackets, bathing suits.

“Wee, wee!” the little boy cries. They are having too much fun today. They caught a sh and it was 2,056 pounds. 22

23And it was enormous. And how could they eat all that?

It was too heavy. They could not carry it by themselves. They needed 200 people.24

25So they had to carry it in a wagon.

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About the authorBen Seed is a very artistic and creative six year old. He enjoys reading, writing and drawing. Ben can also build the most creative buildings in his Minecraft world. He has made some pretty amazing Lego creations as well. When not in school he can be found hiking or biking around Wasaga Beach and does lots of swimming in the summer. He enjoys spending time with his family – Mom, Dad, Madeline and Nathan, but most of all going on special adventures with G-Ma!