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Disclaimer: The views, conclusions, findings and opinions
of the authors are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the views of S.T.F.A. Ho Yat Tung
Primary School, Elephant Community Press Ltd., or their
staff.
Contents
Poetry
Sweet
By Cherry Ma ........................................... 2
Witches
By Cherry Ma ........................................... 3
Sally Snake’s Wish
By Jasmine Wai ....................................... 3
The Rabbit’s Wish
By Jerome Lee......................................... 4
Christmas Monologues
Gingerbread Man
By Rachael Chan ...................................... 4
Gingerbread House
By Emily Ip ............................................... 5
Forgetful Fiona
By Yammi Cheng ..................................... 7
Magic Doors
Adventures Over 100 Years
By Mike Chiu ........................................... 9
Diary Stories
Diary of a Pig
By Princie Lau ........................................ 12
Diary of a Whale
By Vivian Yeung ..................................... 13
Letter to the Hong Kong Zoo
Panion
By Anthony Pang ................................... 14
Sweet By Cherry Ma
I ate a candy,
It was from Mandy.
It was sweeter than ice-cream,
It was so yummy that I could
scream.
I am sure bees like it,
It must be better than what they
eat.
It felt like eating a bowl of sugar,
And soon I will be fat like a bear.
POETRY
KALEIDOSCOPE
Welcome to the first issue of
Kaleidoscope! This is a creative writing
magazine for Ho Yat Tung Primary
School. It is full of colourful stories that
are different every time. These P.5 and
P.6 students hope to take young readers
on an amazing journey through their
creative minds.
Inside, there is everything from
poems and letters to diaries and long
stories. We hope you will enjoy a look
into our kaleidoscope!
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Sally Snake’s Wish By Jasmine Wai
I’ll tell you the story of Sally Snake.
She had a goal she wanted to make.
She loved to jump
Just like a pump.
She folded her tail just like a spring
And started her life of jumping.
She bounced all day long
Until the bell rang, “Ding-Dong.”
She jumped until her tail was
swelling.
Spreading out from her wound
was something disgusting smelling.
She dropped on a stone,
And she hurt her backbone.
But she didn’t care,
She could sit in a wheelchair.
And when she wanted to jump like a pump,
She would go to Ocean Park and play bungee jump.
Witches By Cherry Ma
They are ugly.
They don’t study.
But they aren’t silly.
And they are very greedy.
They may sit on a broom
And fly out of your room.
So go out and play,
On Halloween day.
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The Rabbit’s Wish By Jerome Lee
A long long time ago,
There was an adventurous rabbit in the forest.
I’ll tell you the story of the cute rabbit.
He wanted to pass the swimming test.
He walked a long long way,
And arrived in a city called Hong Kong.
He found a swimming pool and a swimming
coach.
The coach’s family name was Wong.
He tried to swim all day,
So that he could learn well.
But the unfortunate thing was
he was too heavy and fat.
When he sank to the bottom of
the swimming pool,
He found a way to float on the water.
And the swimming coach also taught
him how to swim.
So, he had done what he had wanted.
He started to swim seven days a week.
But the water was freezing.
So he always felt that he was weak.
Luckily, his swimming skills were rising.
When it was the competition day,
Rabbit swam fast and beautifully.
He gave some presents to the coach
To whom he was grateful.
Gingerbread Man By Rachael Chan
Oh! Christmas
is coming again! I
can hear the bells
ringing loudly. They
are very noisy. AH!
My goodness, I see
the cook is coming!
Oh no! I do not
want to be the same as my father. I
remember that last year, after the
baker put my dad in an oven, he became
very black, and the smell in the oven
was very nasty. Oh! I do not want to
Christmas
Monologues
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remember that disgusting thought again.
Oh, please! Don’t put so much
chocolate on me. It’s so ugly and I think
the buyer will not like me. That is good, my
lovely baker. You put less chocolate on me,
and that is more beautiful. I look good.
Hey! The oven is too hot. Colder please.
Yes, now the temperature is just right.
Thank you!
It’s time to put a big ribbon on my
neck. Hey! Don’t put me near the flour. The
flour is now on my body. If there is a lot
of flour on my body, the customer will
think I am too ugly, and I will be thrown
away. Thank you for taking away the flour
on my body. Oh! It’s time to put me on the
shelf. Wow! A lot of friendly people are
coming to the shelf. Oh! All the people are
only buying the gingerbread men near me.
Please, buy me! I do not want the baker to
throw me away.
Ah! I see a little girl is coming. She
put her hands on my body. Oh! She bought
me! Put me into your mouth. I want to be
eaten. If no one buys me, that means I am
too ugly, and I will be thrown in the dark
and nasty rubbish bin.
It’s time to say goodbye! Let’s have a
happy Christmas! Merry Christmas! Oh! Oh!
I feel ticklish! The little girl’s teeth are
very sharp, and now she is eating me! Oh!
That’s itchy! Bye! Bye!
Gingerbread House By Emily Ip
Oh! It’s so itchy because
the children always touch me.
Hey! Don’t touch my chimney!
Don’t you know it is ugly to put a
strawberry on the chimney? Oh,
you! Not you, with the black
glasses and big eyes! Your hands
are very dirty! Don’t touch me!
Ooops! You took away my door
from me! Give it back now! Oh no,
don’t eat my door. I am still
uncooked. Look! I am still light
yellow. You don’t know about
that? I haven’t been put in the
oven!
Ah! Thank you for your
help, Aunt Selina. I am grateful
to you. You helped to put the
beautiful blue window on me.
Children, you should put the
cream on me after I am baked. Oh no! Please!
Don’t put me in the oven. I want to be cooked
because I will be more beautiful, but I’m scared
it will be too hot and dark. I’m scared of the
dark! Oh yes, it’s hot and dark in here. Oh dear!
Don’t close the door please!
“Ding!” I am very hot. Take me out! Quick!
Please squeeze the cream on me. It will be cold
and yummier. Can you turn on the air-con to cool
me down? Then the decorative food will not
melt. Oh! It’s so hot. Okay, I want to put a
chocolate bean on the left-hand side of the
door. Hey, I told you, don’t put a strawberry on
the chimney!
Finished! Although I am so
ugly, I love the window very much!
These children are too small to
decorate me. They made me so
ugly! Well, maybe the children will
think I am too ugly and will not eat
me! However, if they do not eat
me, they will throw me in a dirty
and messy rubbish bag. It’s better
if you eat me than if you throw me
in a dirty and cold rubbish bag.
Here they come! Now, be
careful with the knife. Don’t eat
my door and window! They’re beautiful. Wow.
This was my first Christmas and my last
Christmas. It was quite unforgettable.
Forgetful
Fiona
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Fiona Goes to School By Yammi Cheng
One morning, Fiona had slept very sweetly. She didn’t want to get up.
Suddenly, her dad screamed, “It’s time to go to school!”
“I forgot about that! I will go to school now,” said Fiona.
Fiona and Fred were at school. It was time for the art lesson, and Fred
forgot to bring his own coloured pencils.
“Fiona, can I borrow your coloured pencils?” asked Fred.
“Of course,” answered Fiona. Then, she started to look for her coloured
pencils. After a few minutes, Fiona said, “I can’t find my coloured pencils either!
I think I left them in my bedroom!”
“Oh! My goodness!” said Fred.
Today, both forgetful Fred and forgetful Fiona forgot to bring their
coloured pencils.
After school, Fiona went back home. Her father needed to buy something.
“Fiona, do your homework now. You must finish your homework before I come
back. Do you hear me?” yelled Fiona’s father.
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“Yes, yes, yes! You don’t need to tell me again!” cried Fiona. But after
her father went out, she fell asleep until her father came back. When he
came back, he was angry to find out that Fiona did not finish her homework.
He scolded and punished her.
The next day, Fiona’s class teacher was going to take all of them to
the country park. Fiona and Fred were going too. The night before, Fiona
had bought two caps for the trip. She put them next to the dining table.
But today, Fiona forgot them. She looked for them in her bedroom,
kitchen, and bathroom, but she still couldn’t find them. Finally, she looked
for them in the dining room. She found them next to the dining table.
The next day, they went to the shopping centre. Fiona and her dad
bought many things there. They bought shoes, clothes, toys, food and a lot
of other things. When they wanted to go back home, Fiona’s dad stopped.
“We have forgotten our things. We forgot them in the shoe shop. Go
back to the shoe shop first!” yelled her dad. They went to the shoe shop.
The seller smiled at them and asked,
“Are you the customers who forgot all of
their things?”
“Yes, we are,” replied Fiona.
“You forgot so many things! We have
given them to the shopping centre security
guard. You can ask him to get back your
things,” replied the seller.
Then they went to the security guard.
“I am Fiona. Where are my things?” asked
Fiona.
“Here, please come with me,” he answered. When he gave back the
things to Fiona and her dad, he told them not to forget their things ever
again.
So, after that, Fiona didn’t forget things because these things were
very expensive! Now, she always checks her things carefully.
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chew me up, I quickly got away
from his teeth, but I slipped into
a tunnel to his stomach. I was
separated from my parents. “Oh
no!”
When I was going down to his
stomach, I suddenly found a magic
coin inside the tunnel. I picked it
up and kept it in my pocket. This
magic coin helped take me to
another world inside the crocodile’s
stomach. There was lava! It was
going to melt me! I kept on trying
to crawl up, but I couldn’t. I tried
and tried. Suddenly, I was lifted
up, and I was flying! I did not know
what power lifted me up, but it
saved me from the fate of melting
by lava. The power took me to go
through a hallway (inside the
crocodile) into a room. The room
didn’t make me feel comfortable. I
got a bad feeling about it. I
thought I was going to die. I was
locked in!
Then, I realized that an
enormous door was beside me! I
tried to pull and push powerfully,
but it wouldn’t open and let me go
Adventures Over
100 Years By Mike Chiu
When I was young, I went to
the zoo with my parents. I loved
animals very much, so I often went
to the zoo. I liked to look at the
crocodiles every time. But when I
saw that the crocodiles were
missing, I was shocked. “What
happened?” I thought. Suddenly, I
realized that a crocodile was behind
me! It wanted to eat me up. “Oh
dear!” I thought. I was about to run,
but it caught me and swallowed me!
When the crocodile was about to
Magical Door
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in! I felt disappointed. Then, a
paper flew out of a hole in the
door. It read, “If you want to
open this door, use a magic coin!”
I followed the instructions to
open the door with the golden and
magic coin. The magic worked!
The door opened.
“Delicious steak, come and
try!” I heard a promotion for
something. Oh! I saw a city.
There were tall buildings. Some
of them even went up into the
sky. There were flying buses and
cars. There were beautiful and
wonderful streets. It looked
busy. I noticed that the residents
weren’t human! They were
animals. I tried to communicate
with them. I talked, yelled and
shouted, but at last, I gave up. I
used body language, and I asked
them, “Where’s the government
building?”
I ran to the government
building, and I found a dog
president. I told his interpreters
that I wanted a piece of big land.
Their language was quite
strange and confusing. He
ordered servants to tell me
where to go. I signed a piece of
paper. It was very curious
because they gave this to a
strange human in their world,
but they were friendly. I ran to
the building company. I told
them that I wanted a big house,
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a pool, a golf course and the most
comfortable flying car in the town.
I was surprised!
I had a convenient and
comfortable life there. After 100
years, I became an old man. One
day, I remembered my parents! “I
should go back!” I thought. I did
not know what to do. I really
wanted to see my own parents!
Suddenly, I felt something inside
my pocket. It was the old magic
coin from the crocodile! It lived in
my pocket, and it helped me for 100
years! I made my last wish. “Go to
the real world, to my parents’
home!” It took me back to the real
world and right in front of a house.
“Oh! What a spooky house!” I
thought.
I broke into the house, and a
couple came out
from one of the
rooms. They
asked, “Who are
you?” I was very
surprised. I
couldn’t believe
that they were still alive. They must
have had a very healthy life indeed.
“Do you remember me? I’m
your son, Mike!” I said.
“Son?” they asked.
“Well, yes! A hundred years
ago, I was eaten by a crocodile!”
“A crocodile ate you?”
“Yes!” I replied.
They hugged me and contin-
ued, “Oh, my son, where did you go?”
“When the crocodile ate me, I
went to a city with animals.” I told
them what I had done and where I
had been. I learned that a
comfortable life is good, but it is
better to have our lives with our
parents! They are very important! I
am happy to be home sweet home.
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Date: 15th June
Mum says there are three things I should always remember:
1. I need to work hard.
2. Don’t waste money.
3. Don't make friends with bad people.
Date: 19th June
Today, I tried to teach Rabbit Fion how to dance. First
of all, I let her do a warm-up. Then, we started to dance some
easier parts. Tomorrow, she’s going to teach me how to swim.
Date: 20th June
Today, Rosa taught Bear Lawrence and me how to swim. Fion tried once
with us and we practised it with her. It was funny. Lawrence swam well. I thought
he was good at swimming.
Date: 21st June
This morning, I had a test. I thought I could get high
marks this time because I studied hard before the test. Fion,
Lawrence, and I are having a competition to see who gets the
highest marks.
Date: 23rd June
Had the worst nightmare last night. Many
cockroaches came to me and wanted to eat all of my
ice-cream. Mom says I have to stop eating so much
ice-cream right before I go to bed.
Date: 24th June
When I grow up, I want to be an actress. It is because when you are an
actress, you can do many jobs. I can act as a doctor, policeman,
or lawyer. The most important thing is I can see my face on TV!
It’s really fun.
Date: 25th June
Three things I don’t like about being a pig:
1. I will be eaten by people one day.
2. Animals laugh at me because I am fat.
3. There is nothing to eat.
Two good things about being a pig:
1. My body is cute.
2. I don’t have to take a shower.
By Princie Lau
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Date: 8th October
Mum says there are three things I should always remember:
1. Never put my fin into the shells.
2. Never sleep in the classroom. (So I sleep in the
playground.)
3. Be careful of nets because it will be hard to escape
them.
Date: 10th October
Today, I tried to teach Katherine the dolphin how
to sing sweetly. First of all, I sang a melody. Then,
Katherine could only make a high voice. Tomorrow, she’s
going to teach me how to jump out of the sea gracefully.
Date: 11th October
First, she jumped once for me, so I followed her. Finally, I made a big splash,
but I went to the hospital because I used too much energy.
Date: 14th October
I didn’t do any of my homework, so my teacher
punished me and told me to stand in the playground, but I
couldn’t play. Of course, I slept sweetly instead.
Date: 16th October
Had the worst nightmare last night—my voice scared
all the fish away. Mum says I have to stop eating so much
seaweed right before I go to bed.
Date: 17th October
When I grow up, I want to be a singer. Katherine didn’t know why. I told her
it was because my father and mother are singers.
Date: 19th October
Three things I don’t like about being a whale:
1. I need to have examinations.
2. I don’t have enough space in the classroom.
3. I can’t play on the slide because I am too big.
Date: 20th October
Three good things about being a whale:
1. I don’t need to care about my weight.
2. I can swim easily.
3. I can get high marks on the music test.
By Vivian Yeung
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Letter to the Hong Kong Zoo By Anthony Pang
Dear Sir or Madam,
Hello! I am Anthony Pang, and I work for International
Animals Protecting Limited. Our job is to protect animals and
to sell or give animals to the government so that these animals
will be taken good care of by zookeepers. Now, we have a new
unusual animal called a panion. Would you like to get one for
free?
The panion is a cute animal. It is a baby from a panda
and a lion. It has a lion’s head and a panda’s body. Panions
normally live in a huge forest in Switzerland, which is owned
by our company. The forest is a nice place for various animals
to live. There are no cages. Once a year, a big circus is held by
our company. Many people come to watch the show. A panion
can jump out of a circle. It runs fast too. It eats meat and
bamboo leaves.
First of all, a panion is neither a lion nor a panda. It is a
panion and comes from a lion and a panda. Its head is like a
panda. The face is black and white, and it has a pair of black
ears. The body is white. The paws are black, but the body
structure is like a lion. This is why it is so special.
The reason why people would be interested in our animal
is because the panion is not a usual animal. You can see just a
few in our forest. People will like to see this cute animal that
comes from a lion and a panda. People will like them very much
because they already like pandas, and they all want to see a
real lion in the zoo, which Hong Kong doesn’t have now.
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Panions will look so cute in your zoo! People will be very happy to see
our animal and will ask their friends or relatives to go to your zoo to take
some photos. The zoo will be very crowded. You can earn money by selling
the tickets. I am sure they will always go there to visit it.
I hope you will like this idea and ask us to bring this unusual animal to
your zoo.
Yours truly,
Anthony Pang
email: [email protected]
www.iapl.com
STAFF WRITERS from left to right:
Back Row: Princie Lau (6B), Cherry Ma (6B), Jasmine Wai (6C), Emily Ip (6D), Rachael Chan (6D),
Yammi Cheng (6A), Vivian Yeung (6A)
Front Row: Jerome Lee (5D), Mike Chiu (6C), Anthony Pang (6D)
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