November 2022Link to pet:Entry: Annelisse groaned as she rolled out of bed. She was
not a morning person, so she was a little confused as to why she had woken at 6 o'clock. She walked over to the window, her jade green tail swishing behind her, and her jaw dropped as she opened the curtains. The sight before her was wondrous.
Snow. So much snow! "Snow gear, here I come!" cried Annelisse joyously, as she ran into the hall, where the box of snow clothes was kept.
Five minutes later, Annelisse was wearing her favourite red hat and coat, and her fluffy socks, mittens and boots. Looking in the mirror, she thought she looked very Christmassy with her red outfit and her green and white fur. The little cat slipped through the door and in to the cold. She sank into three inches of snow! Annelisse wondered if she should get her snowshoes, but nah! She saw her friend Pegasus nearby, but no sooner had she started to go over to him then the town hall bells rang. Mayor Strawberry had an announcement.
"Hello everyone!" she said. "I am proud to announce an event called the
Snow Day Buildolympics! There will be three contests and you'll be in teams of 3. The contests will be: snowman building, snow sculpting and igloo design! The winners of each will build in the final, where they will build a fabulous igloo, a snowperson to live there and a pet for the snowperson! You must choose one, as they'll be at the same time. Sign-ups close in 1 hour. See you there!" The mayor ran back into town hall. "Wow! We're definitely entering!" said Annelisse. "Yes!" replied Pegasus. "Do you think Starlight could be convinced to complete our team?" he asked, referring to Annelisse's twin sister. "We need three after all." "What makes you think I'll need convincing?" Starlight laughed, pushing through the crowd. "
Of course I want to enter! But which contest?" The cats fell silent for a moment. "We should draw straws," Annelisse suggested. "After all, Starlight is great at igloos, Pegasus is brilliant at snow-men, and I like to think I'm good at snow sculptures!" "Good plan," the other two agreed, so they did. Annelisse won, so they entered the sculpting contest. An hour later, they were in the field where it would happen. They'd planned their sculpture already and if it worked it was sure to win. "GO!" yelled the mayor over a microphone, and the Snow Day Buildolympics had begun!
They worked for 3 hours. Annelisse did most of the sculpting, while Pegasus fetched things for decoration and Starlight used them to make decorations. At the end of the 3 hours, the mayor blew a whistle to stop the building.
For the first time, the team stepped back to see their masterpiece.
A giant butterfly wolf stood, her falconlike wings stretching above her, her feet planted on the ground beneath her, which was devoid of snow to show her glory. Snow had been artfully sculpted to create a flowing cloak, and she wore a crown of the biggest, most intricate snowflakes the cats could find. Several sculpted animals peeked from under her cloak, where she was shielding them.
Mayor Strawberry had been judging all the other sculptures, but when she reached theirs she fell silent. Her eyes traced the crown, the cloak, the animals beneath, and then she said "Well. We have our winner!" The cats were ecstatic. Then the mayor said, "None of these will melt, for we'll sprinkle them with magic snow. Say the magic words, which you'll think when sprinkling them, to shrink them and put them in your pocket, where they won't break, they'll be indestructible, and say the words again to grow them to their original size." Annelisse, Pegasus and Starlight cheered. "The prize for the final winners will be a box of this magic snow, a box that never runs out. Each." The trio was speechless. That would be… amazing! Woah. Annelisse felt lightheaded with joy. They were in the final! "You have 3 hours to prepare before the final," the mayor said. "Better get planning!"
"Wow!" said Pegasus, five minutes later. "What are we going to do?" "Well, I'll do the igloo," replied Starlight. The three planned until their time was up, and then began.
5 hours later, the time was up.
The igloo was a cottage with a bed, dog bed, kitchen, 2 armchairs and a rug inside, all crafted of snow and ice. Outside, sculpted rosebushes squatted by the "thatched" cottage, their flowers frozen berry juice, giving them colour.
The snow-people were an elderly couple. They were so lifelike that you could almost see them living in their igloo-cottage, hear the woman's voice offering a cookie from the sculpted plate she held, see the smoke rings from the man's pipe. A sculpted dog sat at his side and a cat at hers. The dog was a farm-dog, and autumn leaves had been used to give him brown patches in his coat. His tongue hung from his mouth and his eyes glittered appealingly. The cat was fluffy and white, and she gazed up at the snow-woman pleadingly. She squished a clockwork mouse under her paw.
The mayor was speechless. She just stared. Then she turned and walked up the steps to announce the winner.Everyone waited with bated breath.
"And the winners are… Annelisse, Starlight and Pegasus!"
"WHOOPEEE!" squealed Pegasus. They collected their prizes and decided to put all the snow builds in The Clubhouse. That night, as she drifted asleep, Annelisse wondered what on earth tomorrow would bring.
THE END!
I apologise if it's too short or too long, my device won't let me use a digital wordcount. I hope it's ok!