Grasslands+Fiction

=__Freddie the Mouse: The Beginning of the End__=

By Cortney and Makailyn

There once was a mouse named Freddie. Freddie lives in the grasslands with his family, the Squeakers. One day, Freddie told his mom he was going to go outside to play, and sneakily went to go explore. Now he knew that exploring and going past the short grass was against the rules. Ignoring this and going on a whim, he traveled into the long grass with all of the snakes and insects, and worst of all, no protection. "Hello," came a mysterious voice behind the grass. "He-h-h-hello?" replied the frightened mouse. "Don't worry, I’m your friend, come out and we can play!" said the same mysterious voice. "Okay..." So Freddie came out and saw a huge snake!! Vrendor, is what the snake called himself. Gurgle gurgle! Rang the mouse's stomach. Perfect timing thought Vrendor. The mouse stopped by to eat some grass, but this grass was full of bacteria and parasites. "Hey why don't you come over and we could eat some lunch." "But i have to ask my parents..." "Don't worry, I already asked them!" replied the snake. So they went on and went on a long walk. On the way there, a few insects would pass and one mosquito landed on the mouse. The mosquito was quiet pleased because he got a free ride. On the way, all of the plants and fungi and other organisms warned poor little Freddie to be aware of Vrendor, but disregarding this, and Vrendor encouraging Freddie that everything would be alright and that they were just trying to scare him. Finally, they had gotten to Vrendor's house when he locked the door and said, "There's no turning back now." Running in circles the little mouse heard squeaks and a pot rattling, so he ran over and knocked over the pot and pop! Out came his family! " You're not my friend are you?" interrogated the mouse. "Well uhh...ummm.... you see....." stuttered Vendor and his evil brother Brendor. Brendor's tail hit the door so out scurried the mice. "Phew!!" the Squeakers screamed in unison. As the mice scurried home, Freddie's mom gave him a stern lecture. After all the worrying, they finally sit down and relax to a nice grass soup. Freddie’s mom talks about all of the dangers that could've happened to him and that he could've been swept up by an owl and not enjoying family dinners. Mrs. Squeakers had spoken too soon. The next morning, everybody was mourning because Freddie had died in his sleep because of a tapeworm he had picked up. Soon, the family gaters their things and goes off to Vrendor's and Brendor's house to blame them for the incident. Brendor says it's all Vrendor's fault so the mice go wake him up and talk to him. Sly as a fox, while the Squeakers were talking to Vrendor Brendor snuck up on them and attacked the children. Vrendor quickly snatched the mom and dad and swallowed them whole. As the mice were dying slowly, the bacteria in the snakes' stomach we gurgling and helping digest the food. Smacking their lips, with their satisfaction, the snakes were fed for a week and who would become their next victim?

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