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Monkeys jump around. They fight and yell and scream. They eat bananas. And if you try to take their bananas, They will bite you.

In some ways They are good friends. They help you around some places If you are deaf and blind.

by James L.

** Diary of a Zoo Animal **

__Saturday 2rd May 2009 __

I love being an elephant, always waking up bright and early to the beautiful African safari, with the waterfalls making a lovely sound and a light breeze on my face. Then I go down to the lake near the waterfalls to have a bath. Breakfast is the best every morning. I wake up to a big breakfast of tropical fruits and all sorts of things. I have the best time at the safari. I have the most awesome friends and family who love me so much. __ Sunday 3rd May 2009 __

Today was the same as yesterday. I had my bath and breakfast. Then I went to the greenest land of the safari with my friends. I saw some people in a moving thing. They kept getting closer and closer to us. I started to get a little worried when they got close to us and they pulled out a long stick with a trigger and aimed it at me. I was shaking and soon they pulled the trigger and it hit me. I was dizzy and as far as I could see I was spinning. I saw a glimpse of my friends running away and then it all went black. __ Monday 4th May 2009 __

I woke up but I didn’t hear the waterfalls and the breeze wasn’t on my face. I wasn’t in the safari any more I didn’t know where I was. I was scared out of my pants and didn’t have my Mummy, Daddy, or my B.F.F.L. I was all alone curled up in a ball in the corner. I was in that corner for all most every day. Then one day I got up and had a look around the small enclosure but there wasn’t much to see. I did see a hole in the gate so tomorrow I might try to escape. __ Tuesday 5th May 2009 __

I woke up, had some breakfast and ran as fast as I could to where I saw the hole in the gate. Once I was there I started to hit the gate as hard as I could but someone came running over and shot me. By the time I had woke up they had already fixed the gate. So I got back up and started hitting the gate again when another elephant came alone about my age and said, “You may as well stop now. I lost my family and friends when I tried to escape but after time I made some new friends and got on with my life." “But what about your family?" "They are always with me in my heart. By the way my name is Donald.” “Hi I’m Edward.” __ Wednesday 6th May 2009 __

I woke up in a more cheerful mood than the past few days. I went to see Donald. When I found him he introduced me to his friends. From that day on we were the best of friends but I never forgot about my family and friends on the African Safari. by Aprille S

**DAY AT THE ZOO** On the 28th of April all of the year 7s went to the Melbourne Zoo. We left school at 9:00 am and travelled by bus. On the way there Kara, Matt, Kale, the other Matt and so on were listening to music and stuff. I watched //The Simpsons//. It took 1 and a ½ hours to get there. I sat next to Kale.

We got to the Melbourne Zoo at 10:30. When we got inside we went to see the lions. They did nothing at all. They just sat there and so did the wild dogs. Then we went and saw a platypus. It swam in circles. It got boring after a while. So then we saw giraffes they were really big. We went and saw the monkeys and one of them was on the roof upside down.

Then we went and saw the elephants. They were cool they were playing soccer and everything. Did you know elephants can stand on two legs? It’s true, I saw it with my own two eyes. Then we went to get something to eat. I got some chips and a hot chocolate. They were so good!

After that we went to the butterfly house. It was really hot. James and I went to see the bear but the workers were doing some piping thing and the bear wasn’t there. So we went and saw the tigers. There were big ones and small ones. They were jumping a lot. They were so funny.

In the gift shop there was a massive bear. It was cool. There was also a massive kangaroo too. Then we went outside and waited to get on the bus. On the way back I sat in the back just like on the way there. Jesse and I were listening to my mp4 for half the way. The rest of the time I was talking to Sam, Misha , Kara and Matt because my mp4 went flat.

THE END

by Brendan S