Ninja Monkeys

Ninja Monkeys
by Calfgrit8, 2nd grade

One night while I was sleeping ninja monkeys snunk into my room and kidnaded me and made me the first mate on there monkey pirte ship. When I got there we set sail for trecher. I had two guns and one shine gold sord. After we went 3 miles south we saw a huge green skalle sea monster. Its tong is like a sord so I hade a sord fight with it. Then I won. Just then a tracher chest in its plaece. It hade gold and siver. I go 5000,000 dallers. Then I thoat of a plan to go home. I trund the ship around. When I got to the shore I snake off with my mony and left my wepens on the ship. The end.

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I considered fixing his misspellings and grammar. The funny thing is, he can spell every word in this story when I ask him and when he writes the word individually. He’s got a good imagination, but I guess he expects to rely on an editor to make sense of everything he quickly writes. He’s got the makings of a writer, but as a professional editor, myself, I’ll have to train him to take more time and self edit as he goes.

Bullgrit