Courtney's Reflections Story

My Favorite Place
By Courtney Conkling

Once apon a time there lived a bunny named Polka-dot. Polka-dot was in her favorite place. She was in a tree reading a book (she loved reading and climbing trees). She was sitting on a branch looking at her super-cool new book called “Stories by Courtney Conkling.” She just opened her book when all of the sudden a flock of birds flew overhead. One even crashed into her treehouse! The whole tree started to shake. She dropped her book. It landed open. She fell out of the tree. When she landed it didn’t look like the ground under her tree. It didn’t look like the sky she just saw. She must have fell into her book! She saw apple trees everywhere! But the trees didn’t have apples on them. The trees had seeds on them! Appleseeds! Polka-dot saw this apple kid. Polka-dot walked up to him. He said, “Welcome to the story of Johny Apple. Guess who Johny Apple is. Me!” She told him what happened. She asked how to get out of the book. Johny replied, “You have to get through the whole book to get out. None of us can get out of our story, so I can only help you for this one particular story.”

They decided to start by climbing the trees. Johny said, “Pick a few seeds. You can plant them in the other world. The bunny world.” She started to pick some. She knew this was just the beginning. Johny said, “We’re going to my house to get my pet, Fruity Tooty.”

Polka-dot followed Johny Apple. When they got to his cabin, he said “I’m back. I made a new friend. Her name is Polka-dot. She’s right here. She is someone from the bunny world. Polka-dot fell into this book.” Johny Apple’s mom & dad looked like they were very, very, very happy. “They’re so happy because I barely have any friends,” Johny said.

Then Fruity Tooty came running. Fruity Tooty was this cherry dog thing. He licked Johny. Then he licked Polka-dot. Polka-dot said, ”Whoa! That dog sure likes bunnies!”

Johny said, “Sit Fruity, sit!” Fruity Tooty spinned in a circle then sat. ” Beg” Johny said. Fruity Tooty did a backflip then started to beg. “Your dog is very smart.”

Then Polka-dot left to the next story. She walked across these big words that said “Story #2 Big Red Ridinghood and the Mostly Good Wolf.” Polka-dot came across a young elephant with a giant, red, hood. The elephant said, “I’m skipping through the forest. La de da de da!” Then the elephant said, “Who are you? I’m Elli T. Ridinghood.” Polka-dot replied “I am Polka-dot L. Carrotpants. Can I just call you Elli?” Elli T. Ridinghood said ”Sure. I don’t think you’re a character in this story. How did you get here?” Polka-dot told the whole story. Next, Elli said “Ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh. I have to deliver these muffins to Grandma. Will you help me?” Polka-dot answered, “Of course I will. Wanna be buddies?” Elli said ”Uh-huh.” Elli showed Polka-dot a ripped up map. Polka-dot saw many landmarks. Polka-dot said “We should first stop at the Banana Bunnies studio. Then we turn toward Maloogoo-Baloogoo lake. When we see the lake, we go over Tango Bridge. Then we go down Love Lane, and there ya have it! Gran-Gran’s house!” So Elli looked at the map and said, “Okay. The Banana Bunnies studio is only half a mile away, so let’s go!” When they stopped at the Banana Bunnies studio, they bought Banana cookies for five cents. Next they stopped at Maloogoo-Baloogoo lake. The Goldfish gave them Heart Tarts. When they got to Tango Bridge, they got four slices of Mango pie. Next they went down Love Lane. The caught some flying crackers.

But then they met the Mostly Good Wolf. The wolf said, “I wish I had a friend!” Polka-dot whispered to Elli, “I think we should be his friend.” So they walked up to him and said, “We’ll be your friends.” He asked, “Are you joking?” They said “No. We aren’t joking.” The wolf started jumping up and down. “YAHOO!” he shouted. Then the wolf, Elli, and Polka-dot all headed to Granny’s house.

At Granny’s house Granny said, “I don’t think I can eat all of this. Why don’t you have some?” Then they ate all the banana cookies, heart tarts, Mango pie, and the flying crackers.

Polka-dot heard Elli talking to Granny. Elli said, “I can’t wait much longer for that Reflection Ceremony. Everyone will get those super-cool medals!” Granny said, “Don’t forget the trophies!” Elli said, “I hope I win! I know they will love that I did ballet! The ballet means my favorite place is the dance studio.” Elli started dancing all over the room. The room shaked whenever one of her feet touched the floor. Polka-dot decided it was time to go, so she went on to the next story.

Polka-dot was on the floor of a kids bedroom. A teddy bear said, “Oh-No! How do I get back to my shelf?!?! I am doomed. Nobody will be able to fly from one… Who are you?” Polka-dot said “Why, I’m Polka-dot the bunny. Who are you?” Then the teddy bear said, “I’m Buttons the teddy bear.” Polka-dot asked Buttons “What’s your problem?”

Buttons said, “Imagine my left paw is my shelf. Imagine my right paw is me.” Buttons put his left paw in the air then put right paw on top of it. His right paw shifted off his left paw. Then his right paw touched the floor. “That is what happened.” Polka-dot thought and thought. Polka-dot had an idea. Polka-dot said, “Grab onto my tail when my paw touches the shelfs.”
Then Polka-dot ran to the shelfs. Buttons grabbed her tail. Polka-dot started climbing up the shelfs. On the first shelf was a rubber ducky. On the second shelf was a beach ball. On the third shelf was art supplies. On the fourth shelf was a hamster. Then, finally! Where Buttons lives! The fifth shelf! There was paper. There also was string. Polka-dot made a parachute. Then she parachuted down to the last shelf.

Then she knew it was time to leave the book. She waved good-bye to her new friends. She was going back home. She saw her book on the ground. She saw her tree. She was home! She first looked in the mailbox. She saw a note for her. She read it. It said: Dear Polka-dot, I’m sorry about the tree house accident. Let’s be friends. From, The accident bird, Flutter.

Polka-dot and Flutter rebuilt the treehouse together and lived happily ever after.

THE END