My Happy Cat

My Happy Cat

by

Landis Beverly

(age 10)

My cat is always purring. I am not sure why he does but when he scratches me and I punish him he still purrs. He even purrs when I carry him upside down.

He purrs when you throw him. It can sometimes be scary. He purrs when I accidentally step on his tail.

I love my cat. He is really fun and active. He has been on a two mile walk with me and my parents. My dogs like him and he likes all three of my dogs. I hope this cat does have nine lives.

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What Arbor Day Means to Me

What Arbor Day Means to Me
by
Landis Beverly
(age 10)

When I think about Arbor Day it makes me think of a tree I planted when I was 3 years old. It was as tall as me back then now it is about four feet taller than me.

Every morning when I came down the stairs I would look out a window and I would see this tree I planted long ago. When I was little I used to believe that every time I looked out the window that the tree would grow.

Over the years I've been looking at tall the tree has grown. Every time I see I remember the day I planted it.

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Landis lives in Nebraska, where National Arbor Day was established.

The Escorting Dog

The Escorting Dog

by Landis Beverly
(age 9)


On a small little farm in Nebraska there was a
family who had a dog named Reata. There was
something special about Reata. She had many skills.
She could out run a rabbit. She could catch a bird in
mid flight, But her most amazing skill was escorting.

Every night when we come home from town
Reata is waiting for us a quarter of a mile away. She
Would get ahead of the car and she would just run as
fast as she could. Every time I watch her escort us I
feel like I could just take off with her. When she runs
with the pickup her ears flop up and down, her tail
wags. Whenever I see this I feel that she could fly
and I just want to take off with her.

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