Tigers
by Lily P., 1st grade
Tigers have very sharp teeth. Tigers are gigantic. I am not sure why I like tigers, but I do. Maybe it’s because of their stripes. Maybe it’s because of their eyes. Or maybe it’s their fuzziness.
The first time I saw a tiger was at the Portland Zoo. For some reason Eugene does not have a zoo. It was a field trip with my kindergarten class. I was six. I’m seven now. It was really cool. It’s cool to see different kinds of wild animals.
When I first saw a tiger, there were two of them. One was drinking from the pond, and the other was sleeping. I’m not sure if they were related. Each was as big as a bike with a Burley trailer.
I didn’t say anything. I just looked at them. I thought they were really cool. I thought if I got a baby one then it would like me and I could be with it my whole life. I would give it a name that would go with its personality. If it ate my hamster (I bet it would) I would name it Augustus after my hamster. I would get to pet it all the time and it would sleep with me. It would probably be pretty heavy, though, so it would sleep on the side. I would move by a pond and feed it fish. My mom has a pond by her house but it’s just a tiny pond. I doubt there are fish.
I really like Tigers.
(as told to Zanne)
Lily, what a great story! I like how you tell your story and include what you’re thinking, too. And your drawing reminds me of those Apple iTunes ads with shadow people dancing, but this is some happy shadow tiger instead…
Nice job Lily! I love the way you wrote that story!
Please make more animal stories because I love them!
Loved your story! Reading it made me want to go to the Portland Zoo to see the tigers for myself. I wonder if tigers purr like small cats do?