The Snake that Interrupted School, by Spencer

The village kids shot a snake with a slingshot in the head. It was green like a lime.  I ran fast to the house to get a ruler and a machete. We chopped it's head off.  We did this because it could still bite us up to an hour after it's death.
To measure it, we made it into a long line and used a ruler. He was 155cm long! Almost as tall as my mom! It was a Green Mamba. They are very dangerous, enough to kill you.
After we measured and looked at it, we tossed it into the pit. Later on the dogs eat him.

My First Cat by Spencer

I got my kitten at a grocery store. She was in a box all the way home.  It was hard to keep her in.
When I got home, I opened the box and was with her for a long time.
Before I even saw her I named her Cola. But when I saw her I saw it was a good name because she was blackish with orange and white patches.
She really like to climb. She like food. She is really loud and when Tate's cat Fanta comes, they fight.
I really like her.

Broken Wrist by Tate

I was pole vaulting and we were having a contest to see who could go the farthest.  I was winning so I called mom to come watch me. She came and Dad came, too.
Mom told me if I held the end of the stick I would go farther.  I tried it and it made me go a bit farther. Then mom told me if I let go of the stick I would go even farther. So I tried it and it actually worked so well that it rocketed me 2 and a half meters. When I landed, I landed funny and I heard a pop! It hurt 2 seconds after I heard the pop. I immediately thought I broke my bone. I said" I have a broken arm!" but my mom it's probable not a broken bone. So she just put my legs up on a container so the blood could flow to my head.  Dad went and called Emily. Then Mom and Spencer brought me to Mom and Dad's room.  I lay in bed for about 20 minutes and then Emily came. She put a wooden stick on my arm and tied it so it was stable.
Then we drove to town and then to Dar es Salaam. It was a painful ride.  It took 6 hours.  We arrived in Dar at 7:53 pm. Then we drove to the hospital which took us almost 20 more minutes. We signed in to emergency  and then went into a room and waited for a while. Then we went and got X-rays and we saw that I had a broken arm.  Then we waited for 3 hours. Beside us there was a guy that had a snake bite.  The good doctor came and put a cast on me.  It didn't take very long. Before he put the cast on he had to pull on it and wiggle it around and then put the cast on. It hurt and I said "OW!"
After that we went and got another X-ray. After we we finished we went to Kurisini to sleep. When we arrived it was 11:50.
The next day we drove all the way back to our house, another 6 hours back to marembawe.  

Fun With Friends by Spencer

Tate and Hasani ran the go-cart into the dump. It was hilarious! I smiled and then I burst out in to LAUGHTER! I jumped up and quickly ran down the hill. I warned then not to step into the cat poo as they got off.

My Cat by Tate

A few weeks ago I got a new cat. His color is orange and yellow.  So I decided to call him Fanta Orange.  He is a wonderful pet. The only thing I don't like about him is he wakes me up every morning.  Last night he was sitting on my head and he stinks.  His favorate food is cat food and wasps. Sometimes he hops with his tail straight up. It looks hilarious!

Insects, by Tate

I collect insects.
I inspect them and protect them.
I do not neglect them.

I expect the mosquitos to infect me
Therefore I have to reject them.

The Bike Ride by Spencer

I went to a fun soccer game.
I biked to it.
I ran over a snake and Tate ran over a chicken.