Chapter One

By Marie and Julie.
Boom, crash!! Thunder, wind, lighting , and torrents of rain filled the sky. All the children rushed inside, they were so scared. These children lived on the frontier with their parents and grandma. The children's names were John, Shayla, Peter, and Nicola. The rain continued long into the night, making sleep useless, (except for Nicola). The next morning John and Shayla ran outside to see what damage had been done. The were shocked when they stepped out of the small, shabby, yet clean log cabin. Branches were everywhere, the chicken coop had a large hole in it, and the barn door was torn off. The garden was completely ruined except for the underground vegetables. John went to the barn and Shayla and Mother who had joined them went to the chicken coop. The corrals with the cows and horses were fine! Father and John fixed the barn door while the others made breakfast. The chicken were gone, so no more eggs until they had enough money to buy more chickens. Father decided that John should work at the General Store in exchange for vegetables and eggs. John would also earn 10 cents a week. So after breakfast John started down the muddy, long, tiring, road to the General Store.
Marie.