Kasike The Elephant

Chapter One: Once

Gumba lived with her parents in the safari. She had three elder sisters, Daifé, Rimi, and Kasike. For some reason Gumba’s parents seemed to show favoritism to Kasike. Only once had they kissed Gumba, Daifé or Rimi. Only once.

One day Gumba was walking down a dirty slope. Rocks tumbled about her. Suddenly, a man jumped at her out of nowhere. “You seek Her, do you?” he hissed. “Who is Her?” asked Gumba. “Fool, you don’t know of Kasike?” shouted the man. “KASIKE?” yelled Gumba, “she is my sister!”

“Your sister is the Golden Elephant!” gasped the man. “My sister is Kasike, but not an elephant. What are you talking about?” said Gumba. “Kasike is a legendary elephant, but a magic one,” whispered the man. “What do you mean magic?” asked Gumba. “Well,” said the man, “first of all, she is golden as the sun. Ordinary elephants are gray. Next, when she trumpets, white flakes of snow come flying out of her trunk.”

“I-is she r-r-real?” stammered Gumba. “Yes,” hissed the man.

Chapter Two: Silver Elephants

It was a cloudy night. Spooky echoes of strange music filled the air. Silvery elephants paced down the slope. Gumba watched rain drizzle down from the sky. She thought about what the man had said. “She is reeeeal,” he had hissed. Suddenly, there was a loud crash of thunder. The rain poured harder. There was a long gust of wind. Gumba looked out the window. She nearly died when she saw a huge, golden elephant. The thing looked at her, trumpeted and disappeared.

The End

Don’t miss the next book with Gumba and Kasike! #2 = Kasike Comes Back

Coming = 2-7-09 

2008 Piano Recital

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Monster Map

Mebo - Egnege
Arabia
When Asia ran to mighty rise
They now meet a bloody surprise
Arabia, Russia, the fighting, warring race,
Well, Mebo-Egnege took their place,

Bunyip
Australia
Childish fiend,
Makes men end,
He who imposts a young one with kid thigh,
A swamp-thing that brings men to die.

Crown
Anywhere
Majesty took the silverware
But to touchin' the crown, king beware!
Despite all the cruelty,
A talkin' piece of jewelry!

Getting Ready for Recital

Piano recital performance will be on Dec. 7th and Yoav is getting ready...

Song for Mr. Obama

On the occasion of his election as President of the United States

The President is now Barak

Let’s all give him a cheer

People from everywhere, far and near

Make sure you that you can hear!

He’s going to seat in the office

I’m sure he’s going to rule

He’s going to make our lives better

He is going to be so cool!

A Magic Park

Celeste was the kind of girl that is always daydreaming. But her parents said that she must pay attention. She obeyed the rule, “children are to be seen and not heard”, for she rarely spoke.

One night she had a glorious dream. She was standing in a park with rows of marigolds and dandelions blanketed in hazel and silvery light of the sunset. Then she saw the strangest thing. A statue of a lioness was creeping past a cherry tree. The lioness looked very sleek and flexible, but that was not what mattered. The fact that a statue could move made Celeste wonder. Suddenly she woke up.

“ Oh, I must make a park like that!” She still remembered her dream. That afternoon, right after lunch, she called her friend Mark. She told him about her dream and asked him what she could do. “Bah, you can’t even eat broccoli, but you know it is nearly Christmas, and I will report to Santa. He will do what he can do.”

On Christmas Eve, Celeste quickly wrote for a rubber ducky for her baby brother George. “Celeste Erin McJordan, you are growing up and you must stop daydreaming,” snapped her mother. The next day, Celeste dashed to the living room. There was an envelope for her. She opened it. Inside there was – a picture of the park she had dreamed of!

Aphrodite's Apprentices

Emen

Emen

By Yoav Schwartz

(Based on Homer’s Iliad)

Part 1.

“Sing of Emen, Muse, the man whose heart filled a cup with wine, 

The men who joined him, fought him, 

And the gods themselves.”

Up in Mount Olympus, 

Where the Thunderer Zeus sits in his 

Throne, trouble stirred.

Pallas Athena, Hera, Hermes, and Ares

Were thinking of the men: Poceanus, Rines, 

Colmon, Julian, and Gariatun, innocent. 

The five mortal men, who stole from King Emen. 

But Zeus, Poseidon, Hephaestus, Artemis, 

Apollo, Demeter, and Dionysus found them 

Guilty. Aphrodite was thinking 

Both sides urging her to join them. 

She found the men handsome and good, 

So she joined the team to gray-eyed Pallas.

Down below in the Aegean Sea, 

Sailed the men. 

Poseidon and Zeus, still angry 

With them

Were conducting a storm. 

Poseidon saw them and their 

Ship and hurled a wave at it. 

The wave struck them and, 

In a flash, 

They were tossed into the raging sea. 

Far off in the land of 

Philthya, 

King Emen and his wife, 

Queen Rebecca,

Were also arguing. 

Queen Rebecca shouted:

“Emen, my evil spouse!

How dare you!

Rebecca, I, wish that you, 

That you stupid selfish king, 

That you would think!

Think before you set us up. 

The gods have decided, 

Some find US guilty!

The robbers fled, 

You gave us this strife, 

Emen, my evil spouse!”

And Emen said soothingly: 

“My queen, 

My beloved wife, 

Surely you are mistaken, 

I did not commit this trouble. 

Why, had the men not stolen, 

Emen, I, would have stayed calm.”

Rebecca, the queen, stormed to Kind Emen’s

Bed-chamber. 

And in her growing wrath, 

She tore his bed sheet in half!

She flung his cotton pillows 

Into the firing hearth!

Meanwhile, the men were still swimming in the raging sea

When all of a sudden, 

Pallas Athena dove down from

The sky.

“Oh dear,” she said to herself when 

She saw the unconscious men struggling 

In the water. 

She went down and picked up 

The men. 

Rines awoke. 

“What!” he cried.

“What is happening?

Oh, where am I?”

Part 2.

Pallas carried the men to

Mount Olympus.

The gods sat silent

On their thrones, 

As Athena lay the men on the floor. 

Helios, the sun, 

Was starting to turn back 

To his ittle house on an island and his 

Last, dim, rays shone on the dull glass of 

King Emen’s window. 

Queen Rebecca now forgave Emen. 

“Oh,” said she to Emen. 

“Oh, how I AM sorry for

Fuming at you. 

Shall you forgive me, like I have forgiven 

You now?”

Back up in Olympus, 

Zeus now thought, 

“Eh, now, I have thought twice, 

And now I learn a lesson. 

My accusation

Was a mistake, 

For I now find

The men innocent.”

So the gods took the men, 

And they flew to King Emen’s castle. 

Selene, the moon, 

Now took Helios, the sun’s place. 

Night danced in the sky

As the gods landed in the castle. 

Queen Rebecca said:

“My!

The gods?

And the thieves?

Oh, goodness!”

“Now,” ordered Hera. 

“Now see here!

These men are innocent!”

Queen Rebecca straightened. 

“How I should’ve known!

Why couldn’t you just tell me?”

And Hermes, herald of the gods said:

“We were busy at the time. 

I, Hermes, herald of the gods, 

I know you well!

Daughter of Chireyscha and Nelso. 

I would’ve told you!”

And Rebecca’s eyes flashed.

And they all agreed, 

The trouble was over.

T h e     E n d

The Tiger

Sky Fairy

The Gods and Goddesses

Halloween

Dancing mushrooms,
Could there be fairies inside?
The twelve little pumpkins,
Gleaming in their pride.
The clock struck nine,
Children ran home,
Carrying their candy-bags,
Dressed as gossiping princes,
Ghosts and hags.

Visit to the Adler, September 25, 2008

Class Picture:

The Thinnest River

In the world, there are many long rivers that reach the ocean. But long ago, one of them didn’t. This river was very bored having nothing to do all day but flowing in the forest. One day it decided to flow away to the ocean and see what it is like there. 

The river flowed for a very long time and finally it reached a group of flamingoes. The river snorted and said, “Get out of my way. I am off the see the ocean.” The flamingoes said, “Please do not flow away. We need you to keep our food fresh and to have water to drink.” But the river ignored them and kept on flowing. 

The river flowed on for a long time and finally it had to stop for a rest. Ahead of it there were very large and wide rocks. The river struggles to push them aside but it could not. Finally it pushed a tiny opening, so only a very thin stream could pass. So that is why now we have thin rivers. 

The end

(Yoav write this during our Upper Peninsula  vacation, August 2008

First Week at Ancona

Yoav's First Movie

Prologue: I woke up. It was memorial day- -that's right. I wanted to make something I would never forget. 

Chapter 1.  I thought about what I wanted to make. Then I decided to make a movie. I started SHHH with little sound-affects. With daddy's help, I made more than a movie; I made a masterpiece! 

Chapter 2. I loved this movie and called it SHHH because while recording my parents talked. I wanted them to be sort of quiet. 

Chapter 3. I chose where to put twirls (twirls are when you skip something) and sound-affects. It wasn't very easy.

I will never forget that movie and I'll especially remember how I made it next Memorial Day,

Yoav

Foods I Like

Foods I Like

By: Yoav Schwartz

 

Oh, I LOVE Pumpernickel-Bread.

Oh, lo-slan-dee-dee, 

Bread's fresh, right to my breast,

and I know-some-hee-heeee!

Oh, I LOVE a bit of cheese.

Oh, lo-slan-dee-dee,

Cheese, farewell the harsh breeze,

and I know-some-hee-heeee!

Oh, I LOVE a cup of soup.

Oh, lo-slan-dee-dee, (this soup, it's hot,)

Soup, what a PLOOP,

and I know-some-hee-heeee!

 

™˜ ™˜ ™˜ ™˜ ™˜

 

Los Comidas que Quiero

Por: Yoav Schwartz

 

Ah, ADORO DE Centeno-Pan.

¡Ah, aquí dee de dee de slan,

el Pan fresco, el derecho al seno,

y yo saben algunos heeee de hee!

Ah, ADORO un poco de queso.

¡Ah, aquí dee de dee de slan,

el Queso, adiós la brisa dura,

y yo saben algunos heeee de hee!

Ah, ADORO una taza de sopa.

¡Ah, aquí dee de dee de slan, (esta sopa, hace calor,)

Sopa, lo que un PLOOP,

y yo saben algunos heeee de hee!

 

 

This song is dedicated to Ms. Lopez from Ray School

The Gods and Godesses

The Gods and Godesses 

Vaia ( say Vah-ee-ah )

Vaia is the godess of the deserts and sand-lands. She isn’t exactly Zeus’s type but she is sort of pretty. But she’s pretending to love him...because she would gladly destroy him if she could!

  

Batitus ( say Bah-tee-tus )

Batitus is extra sensitive, even though he’s the god of ice. He has met Vaia and was in love with her instantly. But he knew her evil secret, and killed her right away!  

Feb 21, 2008

YOAV LANGUAGE

YOAV LANGUAGE

Marlanell= Singer

Bortalell= Carpenter

Questadia Demilall= Sports Player

Pregalell= Soldier

Fanadell= Doctor

Vertinall= Waitress

Bartisell= Waiter

Flanessa= Teacher

Yonalell= Judge

Pasatell= President

Barnell= Chef (Cook)

Mordancia= Dentist

Feldo= Nurse

Jornell= Scientist

Balanona Flanessa= Ballet Teacher

Balanona= Ballerina

Nanell= Vet

Opolell= Principal

Breasite= Boxer

Badasollo= Baseball

Tanea= Tennis

Breasito= Boxing

Karata= Karate

Banadelcha= Basketball

Cresita= Swimming

Feb 23, 2008

Wizards and Witches #1

Wizards and Witches #1

Ms.Bassel’s Cave

Chapter 1

 The scroll said: “ You little pot of

silver and gold,

die of a sickness or 

do what you are told.”

   Ms.Bassel looked at the scroll and thought “ Hmmm...I don’t know who did this but they’ll be sorry!”

  A girl named Rachel screamed “It rhymes! It just rhymes!” A boy named Rocky (his real name was Rock) said “Maybe a witch wrote it. Or a wizard!”

   Everyone stared at Ms.Bassel. She was wearing a black dress. Under that, she was wearing black stockings. Under that, she was wearing black slippers. In her long, wild, black hair was a big, black ribbon.

“ What are you looking at me for?” asked Ms.Bassel. Ariel said calmly “ I think there is no such thing as witches and wizards...”

“ WHAT!!!” cried the whole class except for Ariel. Maryann cried “Ariel, you stink! Yeah, you suck!”

     “Maryann, you have plenty of mean tools, but now please follow the rules!” shouted Ms.Bassel, her face turned red. 

Harriet began to cry, for she liked Maryann and hated it when Maryann was in trouble.

     Ariel stuck out her tongue at Harriet. At recess that day, Samantha, Bia, Gabriella, and Aurora Elizabeth met under the big oak tree. “Vee having a very inpornant meeping.” said Bia, who was from Africa (and born there until she was nine) had a strange accent. “ True,” said Aurora Elizabeth. “And this is it: When Ms.Bassel said “You have plenty of mean tools, I think she meant Maryanne was acting like she had been focusing on the “tools” that make her mean.”

  Chapter 2

The next day, was a complete scare. BOO! Did I scare you? No? Well, I’ll tell you what happend that very day...

     Ms.Bassel was wearing a black toxido. Under that, she was wearing black jeans. Under that, she was wearing gray sneakers. Covering her black, long and wild hair was a gray headscarf. Her class, Room #393 were half absent. But the strange thing happend in the morning. Very early in the morning. It was still dawn. Harriet woke up at that time. Her older brother, Jared, and older sister, Ana Rachel, were both awake already. Nara, her youngest sister was still sleeping. Percy, her second oldest brother was guarding Nara. Her oldest brother, Benjamin, was also sleeping. As Harriet crawled on the floor...someone touched her shoulder! “Boo!” shouted Jared.

        Mrs.Chop, their mother, 

Feb 29, 2008

The Wishing Star

The Wishing Star

By Yoav Schwartz

          Chapter 1

           Messing up

 

The Presser’s family was medium.

 There was Maya, the oldest.

  There was Julia, the second oldest.

   There was Lucy, the third oldest.

    And Katy, the youngest.

         And their parents.

One fine day, the night had been so long so the sun, in a such wrath, breaking up to the sky, a noise was heard so. A spank of light covered the earth as the awful screech expelled all other sounds not only but woke up everyone for no reason. But Maya had already cooked up with some reasons. “It’s Karen!” she yelled. Karen loved tubas. At least one-hundred times more than the Pressers. 

March 9, 2008

Grown-up Lily

Grown-up Lily

by Yoav Schwartz   

     Chapter #1

         Lily Harriet Barman never, ever, in her life had so much worried about growing up.

It all started one gloomy evening when Lily Harriet Barman heard her elder sister, Mary Susan, her eldest sister, Isabella Aileen, and her parents talking in la sala, the living-

room. She heard Isabella Aileen eating las uvas, grapes. Then, she heard Mary say:

“Why we live in america when we come from Mexico? Why we say, “Oh, America de Norte is good,” when we have Mexico?”

Now, the true ground the family came from was Mexico. When they left Mexico, Isabella Aileen having cancer. She recover soon, so then she could walk with  Lily Harriet to the lake. They lived on Cornell Street, on 6D.

   Chapter #2

For spring-break they went to Washington D. C.. They left on Friday and came came back on Tuesday. They went to Harriet’s, Hard Rock, and stayed at Hotel Harrington on the 8th floor. They saw Phineas and Ferb, Hannah Montana, Cory in the house, Life with Derek, and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. It was almost winter-break and Lily’s parents were planing on going to Florida. Since they lived in Chicago, Illinois, it would be fun to fly down to Florida. Now, back to the contract. Poor Lily! She was so used to Illinois and didn’t want to go back. 

Even though she missed Mexico, she hated planes, especially long ones. 

March 19, 2008        

COOKBOOK

COOKBOOK

By Yoav Schwartz

   

Lemon Pie

Ingredients

2 fresh lemons

1 cup of flour

1 cup of melted butter

 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract

 2 cups of almonds

 1 cup of non-fat milk

  2 cups of corn-flakes

   1 cup of sugar

    3 bananas

     2 eggs

    What to do

1: Make sure the oven rack is set for 35 minutes

 2: Pour the flour (all of it) into a big baking-pan

 3: Then, crack 1 egg and pour the yolk into the flour

 4: If you want, throw away the other egg

 5: Pour the milk (one quart of the milk from each cup) into the same baking-pan

6: Crush the corn-flakes and toss them into the milk

 7: Cut open the lemons and pour out the seeds

 8: Throw the lemon-seeds into the same baking-pan

 9: Dump the melted-butter on top of the seeds

  10: Pour all of the vanilla extract into the same baking-pan

11: Finally, put the baking-pan over the oven rack

 12: When the pie is finished, let it cool off for 10+ minutes

  13: After it cools off, put all of the almonds in it

   14: Use the bananas for a good siding

    15: Serve immediatley       

March 19, 2008      

My Gods

Aos (Mirello)

God of the Watch.

Laen (Paera)

Goddess of the Reaction.

Rafephaeston (Uranus)

The Wait God. Aos’s halve brother.

Aris (Pluto)

The Spring. A girl.

Pawreaus (Hasdexus)

Spirit of torments. Father of Laen.

Liodre’ia (Kamplaia’ia)

The Winter’s Start. A girl. Pluto’s Mother.

Quadreemanutareutureus (Poii’as)

Road-god. Eldest brother of Liodre’ia. 

March 20, 2008

My Book of Mini-Songs

My Book of Mini-Songs

Song #1: RAKE IT, SHAKE IT, BUT DON’T BOIL IT!

Medium Rock 

When the time came

to throw a party...

love, I didn’t mean to break your own heart.

When I didn’t invite you!

When will I,

get to see the blue sky,

shinin’ over my head!

Rake it, shake it! Rake it, shake it! Let it fall off you, but don’t boil it.

That madness has gotta stop! That madness of yours has gotta stop!

Please, I’ll throw another party!

Love...love, love...love, love!

Song #2: IT’S A ONE-TWO-THREE

Sadly

Oh, now...

It’s a one-two-three!

Before I die!

When you, yes you, left me!

   

March 25      

   

The Great Greek God Story

Long ago, almost 300 years ago, or how about 4,000 years ago, the gods and goddesses existed. So did the nymphs, for example Thetis, and many so much more.

But there was a marrige to attend.

Paris was to marry Thetis.

Paris was a mortal.

Thetis, a river-nymph, was not happy, though, because if she was a nymph,

and Paris was a mortal, their children would also be mortals. But Eris, discord-goddess, (also known as Discordia), was also unhappy. For she had been invited not, and everyone throughout Greece to Egypt knew Eris would cause quarrels, 

YOAV'S

YWDL = Yoav's Whole Different Language

Corbas = Vegtables
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Herva = Corn
Leballo = Tomato
Carot = Carrot
Minamas = Peas
Tapo = Bean

Anamos = Animals
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Morda = Giraffe
Elephanto = Elephant
Borro = Bull
Kera = Cat
Siperra = Dog
Dello = Horse
Panta, Malo, Taffo = Pig
Hyandro = Lion

Cressa Tuvanas = Creepy Crawlers
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Morga = Snake
Wive = Caterpillar
Pennis = Bugs
Bizorra = Lizard
Inseca = Centipede

Pennisas = Bugs & Insects
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Blusta = Bee
Bruntassa = Butterfly
Blesta = Dragonfly
Revata Divorssa = Ladybug
Nogella = Beetle
Cokra = Cockroach

Jina = Jewelry
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Neckenda = Necklace
Amota = Ring
Emacron = Earing
Bretada = Bracelet

Hyvas Le Muncrunda = Furniture in the Bedroom
=====================================
Bella = Bed
Clossett = Closet
Carlet = Carpet

Names of the people in my class
=======================
Baratensia = Aumwati
Jessiana = Sydni
Macero = Max
Marissanza LeVine = Mrs. LeVine

Wild Africa - A Board Game By Yoav Schwartz

This game was invented by Yoav on Feb 3, 2008

Instructions:

1. You have entered Africa.
2. Pick your pawn and put on the first step.
3. Roll the die and make the number of steps you got on the die.
4. When you finished moving, pick up a card and follow the instructions on it.
5. The person who gets first all the way to the last step – Wins the Game!!!
6. The winner goes first on the next round

Have Fun!

Cards:

• Ants! [Move back 1 space]


• Vulture glares at you!! [Skip your next turn]


• Elephant leaves you alone. [Move ahead 2 spaces]


• Rhinos are attacking!!! [Move back 4 spaces]


• Lioness!!! [Move back 2 spaces]


• Elephant is annoyed with you [Skip your next turn]


• Cheetah Party!! [Move ahead 2 spaces]


• Oh, oh! It’s not funny to see a mad gorilla [Skip your next turn]


• Is this just me, or is there really a crocodile? [Skip your next turn]


• Wildebeest! [Move back 1 space]


• What is your favorite food? [Answer in 10 seconds and move 2 spaces ahead]


• Do you like spaghetti? [If you do, move ahead 3 spaces]

Yoav's Silly Language: Teeron

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A
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Abrel: April
Agostino: August
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B
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Bectado: Bat (The Animal)
Bectado Sinaria: Bat (Baseball Bat)
Bennonius: Benjamin
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D
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Dessorca: December
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E
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Eka: Eat & Drink
Emmumbro: Autom
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F
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Febrara: February
Fedra: Mother
Fudro: Father
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G
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Gecsko: Boy
Gus: Goose
Gus Mivola: Girl Goose
Gus Mor Tin Dania: Woman Goose
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H
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Honga Gommako: Taking Gymnastics
Honga Swolla Migellos: Taking Swim Classes
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J
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Jandios: School
Joemmara: July
Junnaco: June
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K
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Kastino Zella: My Love
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L
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Lenmon: Lemmon
Loggohollo: Spring
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M
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Majestta: Summer
Mara: Farm
Megansana: Woman
Meliuso: Man
Menio: Son
Mevillo: Sofa or Couch
Migello Manguta: Classroom
Millando: May
Mivola: A Girl
Morrako: March
Muvenros: Teacher
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N
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Nalano: Dish
Nalanos: Dishes
Nenia: Daughter
Novveka: November
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O
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Octobry: October
Oressika: January
Orreca: Orit
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P
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Pina: Unicorn

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S
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Septomba: September

Sesaro: Ezra

Sesonas: Seasons
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T
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Tokius: Horse
Tora: Barn
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W
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Wugarko: Winter
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Y
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Yodak: Lightbulb
Yorkius: Yoav

Yoav's Monsters Dictionary, Page 2

Yoav's Monsters Dictionary, Page 1

Little Red Riding Hood

Retold by Yoav Schwartz

One day Red Hood's mother spake,
"Gosh! I need to bake

For Grandmamma
And for Grandpappa!"
And then she bakes and bakes,
Until she is loaded with cakes.
But you see,
Being happy , filled with glee,
Sometimes puts you on a roll
Or else gets you out of control.
So taking secretly the cakes for a ride,
Our Hoodie sneaks outside!

All of a sudden, as fast as a frog,

Up jumps a big gray dog!
"Wolf!" Cries Hood.
She understood
That it's not right
To fight our sight.






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Written by Yoav in January 2008