Writing Contest Entry #3

Today I saw a flying squirrel.

No, no. Not one of those squirrels that have the cool gliding feature. I'm talking about a squirrel that strangely decided to jump from one branch to another to grab an acorn.

I was sitting in class, carefully paying attention to the professor and diligently writing down her words verbatim. That's when I saw it.

A rather round squirrel was scurrying up the tree outside, hurrying at a speed only a small rodent can do, and rushed to the end of a branch that looked like it would break at the merest blow of the wind.

Fearing for the squirrel's life, my attention was arrested outside of the window. That's when the squirrel espied the gleaming golden acorn and prepared to jump.

BAM! There goes the branch, there goes the squirrel, and there goes the acorn. Happily down the throat of an accomplished squirrel into its rather empty stomach.

A very productive Tuesday.

Julie Chinn