by Ben
Traveling
Ted and his family were going on a vacation. Ted was not excited. Winter was just over and he hated it because it was cold. He could hardly wait for spring but then they were going to Greenland.
“Dad, do I have to go to Greenland?” Ted asked.
“Oh yes! “Dad said. “It’ll be a lot of fun and we’ll live in an igloo!”
“We’re going die out there because it’s so cold!” Ted said.
“We’ll bring some matches and wood,” Dad said.
“We’ll probably forget the matches,” Ted said. He tried to stop Mom and Dad from making him go but he couldn’t. When they were packing Ted said, “I can’t find my pants.”
“They’re right here where they’re supposed to be,” said his Mom.
The next day, they got to the train station.
“We’re here!” said Ted’s Mom. “Wake up! Ted! We’re at the train station!”
Ted and his family were on a train going from Colorado to Chicago. From Chicago they are going to New York City. Then they are going to Greenland by ship. They got off the train and took a taxi to the airport. They got there just in time to see a big plane land. After about an hour of waiting (because the plane was late), they got on the plane. It was like a house inside the plane, and Ted wasn’t bored because he could see the ground. The plane took a long route and flew over across Lake Michigan. Ted thought he saw a three foot shark. Ted tried to scare his older sister by telling her that he saw an 18 foot, 5 eyed, sea monster but it didn’t work. Finally, they landed in New York City. They had a few hours before the ship came, so they went and looked at the Statue of Liberty.
“I never knew it was so big!” Ted said.
“Oh yes! It’s very big,” Mom said.
After walking around a lot and having lunch, they got on the ship.
“I would like to buy four tickets,” Dad said.
“Ok,” said the man at the desk, “That will be ten dollars each.”
Dad gave the man forty dollars. After half an hour they were on their way to Greenland. The trip would take two days, so they got settled in. This was Ted’s third time riding on a ship. (The second time, his friends were there and they got in a life boat and floated away by accident.) The next morning, Ted was on the deck of the ship playing checkers with his sister. Ted was winning. When the game was over, Ted looked over the side of the ship. As far as he could see, there was nothing but water. Ted hoped spring wouldn’t be over by the time they got back from Greenland. That night, on the ship, in the darkness, on the ocean, there was a BIG storm. In bed, Ted hoped the ship would stay afloat, but they were in no danger. The next day was cloudy and cold but Ted didn’t care. He just went for a swim in the indoor pool. When he was done he asked his dad, “When are we going to be there?”
“We will be there in three hours,” said his Dad. He was right. They were there in three hours. They were finally at Greenland.
“I’m glad to be off that ship!” Ted said. “I was a little scared at night.”
That night they stayed at a hotel because they didn’t have time to build an igloo. The next morning they got a good look around town. The town was very small. There were twenty houses, one small store, and a gas station. They got what they needed and then started to build an igloo. By noon it was done.
“I’m going to start a fire,” Mom said. “Where are the matches?”
“We forgot to bring some!” Dad said.
“Oh, no! We’re stranded!” Mom said.
“I got some because I knew you would forget them,” Ted said.
They settled down and had a nice warm supper.
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