The Cub by Thaddia Hulse (5th Grader)

Once there was a boy named Tyler who was walking in the woods, searching for food to take home to his mom for supper. While he was in the woods, a little cub bear that was lost, decided to follow Tyler home. Tyler didn’t notice the bear. So Tyler had dinner and went to bed. In the middle of the night the little cub bear knocked over Tyler’s collection of shells and it made a load crashing noise.

So Tyler woke up and screamed. He was so scared. His mother popped into Tyler‘s room and asked him what happened. Then she saw the little cub bear and she screamed as well. After a while, Tyler realized the bear was harmless and wanted to keep him. Tyler’s mother didn’t mine, so the little bear became his pet. The little cub bear was his pet but only for one year.

After about one year, the little cub bear’s mother came following his smell. So the little cub bear’s mother took him home. But the little cub couldn’t sleep without Tyler. So one night, just before the clock struck twelve, the little cub bear climbed into Tyler‘s room through his window. So in the morning the little cub bear’s mother went to the Tyler‘s house and started attacking the house. But the little cub bear went to his mom and said “I love Tyler and I’m going to stay with him. ‘’ So the little cub bear stayed with Tyler. Then Tyler’s mom said “Why can’t the little cub bear’s mother live here too. Finally, it was settled; the little cub bear‘s mother would live with them. Now cub bear could be close to the two he loved the most.

My Scary Dream by Aaliyah Avilez (7th Grader)

One sunny day at school, Dean was listening to our teacher Miss Emily. Then he heard a weird noise and I felt a strong breeze but thought nothing of it. When the school day ended he headed straight home. As soon as Dean arrived home, he took a shower and then lay down to take a nap.

As soon as Dean closed his eyes, a big bulldog was chasing him into the woods and a bunch of ghosts appeared in front of him. He screamed, “AAAHHH!!!”

Suddenly, Dean woke up and saw his little sister playing in my room. He got really mad and told her to get out. She ran out giggling. Dean got up and went into the kitchen for a drink of water. While drinking, he heard the weird noise he had heard earlier in class. He felt really scared but he couldn’t resist falling asleep, so he went back to bed. When he woke up, it was already morning. He was so happy and relieved. However, every night Dean is scared that he'll hear that weird noise.

Scared to Doom by Elisha Martinez (6th Grader)

There was a boy named Kalone who use to be very mean. He was the biggest bully at school, but at home he was the biggest baby. However, if anyone found out that he was the biggest baby at home, he would surely die from embarrassment. Everyone would then make fun of him. Well, let me tell you his story.

Twenty years ago, all the kids in town dressed up to go trick or treating for Halloween. It was going to be a good night for Kalone because he was going to take all the little children’s sweets away. That night, however, didn’t go as plan. Kalone was dressed as a zombie and he scared every boy and girl he met. Then he decided to go to the scariest house in the town to scare whoever lived there.

He knocked on the door and an old lady came out. He yelled “Give me some sweets, old lady.” The old lady said, “You have no manners. I should put a curse on you for twenty years.” Kalone was so scared that he ran down the steps, leaving all of his candy behind. Since then he never bullied anyone again. For all these twenty years, he has been a nice person. Remember, don’t be a bully.

Carnival Day by Beyonce Villafranco (6th Grader)

The most memorable event I experienced during the September Celebrations was Carnival Day on the 21st of September. I was in the carnival in Cayo and I had a blast. My group wore red, white and blue, our national colors. We were 20th in parade and the carnival was long. There were a lot of amazing floats. They were some that were so unique and exquisite.

When I got in the line, I started to dance. I dance and danced until my feet hurt. Everyone was so hype. When the parade was over, I couldn’t wait to do it again next year.

The Boogie Monster by Karran Bradley (7th Grader)

Josh was a 7 year old boy who was always scared. He was scared because a gigantic monster named Boogie would surprise him every year on the first day of October. Boogie did this by jumping out of Josh’s closet when he least expected it. However, this October 1st was different. That night josh was watched the clock on the wall in his room and steered at his closet as he waited to see a big monster with bogged feet, hairy body, and 12 eyes jump out. That night Josh waited and waited but Boogie never came.

The next day, when Josh woke up, he was sad that Boogie didn’t come to visit him. He looked under his bed, in his closet and everywhere else in his room but found nothing. Then he decided to check in the bathroom. Josh was right. He found Boogie taking a bubble bath in the tub. Josh rushed into his room, took one of the towels and ran back into the bathroom. Boogie was shocked as Josh pulled him out of the bath tub and dried him off. Then Josh pushed Boogie into his room before his mom saw him.

When boogie was dry, Josh pushed the monster into his closet and locked his closet from the outside. Boogie was yelling and banging for Josh to let him out but Josh just ignored him. When Josh got downstairs, he ate breakfast and went to school. For lunch he realized that he didn’t leave Boogie any water or food then he started to freak-out and he played sick. Josh was sent home and as soon as he got home, he gave Boogie water and some food in the kitchen. Josh was so happy that his mom wasn’t home so that he and Boogie could watch TV and eat and play but he realized that boogie seemed a little sad. Josh asked Boogie what was wrong and Boogie told him that the older they got the less they would see each other.

Josh, starting to feel sad, said with a broken voice, “Boogie I will miss all the games we used to play like scaring to snot out of kids on Halloween night and hide and seek in the dark. Josh began to cry as Boogie got up to leave. Josh hugged Boogie before he disappeared between the clothes in the closet.

A few years passed and Boogie had stopped visiting Josh. Another two years passed and Josh was twelve but still no visit from Boogie. Every Halloween Josh would look into his empty closet hoping that he would see a big loveable monster; alas there was nothing, not even a hair from Boogie’s back.

One morning he got up and opened his closet. There he was. The gigantic twelve eyed monster that Josh had been waiting for finally returned. Josh jumped on Boogie and cheerfully asked, “Where have you been you fluffy piece of monster?”

John is Scared by Catherine Guerra (7th Grader)

John was in his bedroom, lying on his bed, when suddenly he heard a bang on the door. He got frightened and jumped out of bed. Then he turned around to see the most unbelievable thing, a monster standing in his room. His parents weren’t at home because they had gone out to buy some food from a restaurant. Earlier he had watched a scary movie about a monster that was big and hairy and had three eyes. After the movie was done, he went into his bedroom because he was getting sleepy. That was when he saw the monster standing in his room.

John trembled as he looked at the monster. He wanted to shout, but he was too scared. He thought that the monster would eat him if he didn’t try to escape. So John ran for the door way. As he looked back he saw the monster coming toward him, and he almost fell. Then John heard the monster growl, “I won’t harm you.’’ Poof, the monster was gone. John wasn’t afraid anymore.

When John’s parents arrived at home, a little while after, he was already sleeping. They looked at John, unaware of what had just happened to their son. The only reason John went to sleep was because he was no longer scared of monsters.

The Boogeyman by Adelita Mis (7th Grader)

In the little town of San Ignacio, situated in the Cayo District of Belize, a boy named Timmy went around telling his friends scary stories. He loved to frighten his friends.

One night, Timmy was up late watching his favorite show on Disney channel, he barely could stay awake. When his show was over and he was ready to go to sleep, he heard a noise outside of his window. Anxiously, he decided to take a look. He slowly walked toward the window and look through it. He saw a mysterious shadow floating in the air. When he saw the shadow he immediately jumped in his bed and pulled the sheet over his head until he fell asleep.

Then the next day, Timmy’s mom woke him up for school but Timmy didn’t want to go. So Timmy’s mom asked him what was wrong. Timmy told her about the shadow and she immediately knew what caused the spooky apparition. She took Timmy outside and showed him that the shadow came from a street light shining on a branch near his window. Timmy felt better and couldn't wait to tell his friends at school a brand new scary story.