the race by:matt kroesen. the race by:matt kroesen
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The Race
By:Matt Kroesen
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The Race
By:Matt Kroesen
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Once upon a time, there was a big race.All of the chickens wanted to race in it, but there was a problem. There could only be five chickens in the race.
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Danny
Matt
Tommy
Fred
JuliaSammie
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Of all the chickens that wanted to race, only five chickens were
chosen randomly out of a hat by the mayor of the chicken race
track. Matt, the mayor, picked out five names. The names he picked
were Fred, Tommy, Danny, Sammie, and Julia.
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One mile long
One mile long
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These five chickens had three weeks to get ready for the big race.
The track was one mile long and the first three chickens who
crossed the finish line would win prizes.
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1st place prize
2nd place prize
3rd place prize
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The first chicken to cross the finish line would win $1 MILLION.
The second chicken to cross the finish line would win a car, and the
third chicken that crosses would win a trophy.
All the others would get a ribbon for trying and doing their best in
the race.
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Danny
Tommy
Julia
Fred
Sammie
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During the first week of training, all the chickens wanted to get know each other better, so they went to dinner and talked
about themselves. Fred was scared of Danny because Danny is the biggest
chicken he has ever seen. Danny knew Fred was scared of him, so he started picking on him and making jokes about how short and
small Fred was. Danny kept saying that Fred has no chance against anyone in the
race.
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Stop yelling at Fred, Danny!
Don’t listen to him Fred you can do it.
You aren't going to win!
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Sammie and Julia overheard Danny say those mean things to Fred. They yelled
at Danny and told him to stop being mean to Fred. Julia said to Danny, “You
just watch… Fred is going to win this race and get the one million dollars!” Danny just sat there with a mean look
on his face.
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After dinner, Fred went home and started running. He wanted to win
the race so bad. He wanted to prove to Danny that it doesn’t
matter how short or small you are; it’s about how fast you can run.
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There was one week left until the race, and Fred was very nervous. So nervous
that he didn’t even want to race anymore.
Fred was thinking, “What if Danny is right? What if I am too short and
small?” Fred was discouraging himself and
bringing himself down.
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What's wrong Fred? I don’t want to race.
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Tommy noticed Fred and how he was feeling down, so Tommy went to Fred and asked him, “What's wrong?
Why do you look so down?” Fred said to him, “Because Danny's right, I can’t do this. I'm too short and small. I'm not going to win, so I'm just
not going to race.” Tommy told Fred to not listen, “Danny's just scared and
wants you not to race. He knows you’re fast and he’s scared that you’re going to beat him.”
After Tommy talked to Fred, he started feeling better and wanted to race. He wanted to show Danny that
being short and small doesn’t mean someone can’t win the race.
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A week passed and it was race day! Everyone was ready and pumped for the race to begin.
The five chickens lined up on the starting line. Danny was looking at Fred giving him dirty, mean looks, but Fred just
ignored him and focused on winning the race. POW!!
The gun goes off and the race begins. Fred stays in first place the whole time. In the end, Fred won the race! After the race, Danny went up to Fred, shook his hand
and said, “Good job! You really proved me wrong. It really doesn’t matter how short and small you are, anyone can
win a race if they try.”
THE END
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Matt Kroesen is a Senior at the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center where he is
enrolled in the Machine Technology shop. His home school is New Wilmington.
He would like to dedicate this book to his niece, Savannah.