The story of Melvin Noggle


"When I decided to become the first person to hop across the United States, " thought Melvin Noggle, "I don't know what I was thinking!" Melvin Noggle was in Pennsylvania, about 10 miles from Pittsburgh.  He was hopping along Highway 24, and he was exhausted!  His sister, Nina, was riding
behind him in a van with the words "Melvin Noggle Hops Across America" in big red letters.
Each night, Melvin slept inside the van.  Nina made sure he drank enough water during the day.  Each morning, he had to get up and start hopping.  Melvin had been hopping for a month, and they still had a long way to go.  "Oh, well," Melvin thought, "at least Pennsylvania is kind of flat."  He
looked at the highway stretched out in front of him.  "At least there aren't any dogs like the ones that started chasing me in New Jersey!" As he hopped along, he thought he saw a few dark clouds in the
distance......
(finish the story)

taken from The funbook of creative writing by Dennis E. Paul

5 comentarios:

quien dijo...

after melvin see the sark clouds he think - i hope the weather don't fall soon - then show up a few dogs back, so him decide speed up to move away from them but move closer form the weather he think -the water dispel the dogs, after 10 months of grumping he can do it, he across america finally
-the end-

-end make by Martin Diaz Guaman

Unknown dijo...

and how the dark clouds approach to him, when he was under the clouds, its start to rain, and he entered to the sister's van, but was too late becouse the electric storm started.
A big hurricane appear in front of their eyes and know over the van, they was scared, they was tinking that they will die, but suddenly all stoped.
After that he discovered that it was dangerous and he stop in this moment, his sister supported his decision.

next chapter comming soon (the next milenium)

Juan Pablo Pinto

Unknown dijo...

when still to close a storm. Melvin still jumping in spite of everything but each time when he try, evrything are more difficult because the storm make the ground slippery. But Melvin don't stop, he go with his goal. A few hours later the storm stop. and Melvin arrive to the other city also the night arrive to so he have to go to sleep. But all this story don't finish here, Melvin follow his dream....

María Contreras.

KataaIgnaciaa dijo...

and then knew that was going to rain, his sister, girl said him that he should get in to the van because he became ill, but Melvin thought that it rain still was far, he followed hopping and hopping while his sister was tried to convince of he's climbed to the van. then melvin saw that wasn't a simple rain was a storm, approached with great speed, girl started to despair because his brother don't get in to the van , she get out to the van and only with an effort get in him and started the storm. the next day got light and melvin continued his way. When he lacked little to fulfill its objective was really exhausted and sometimes gave him wanted to surrender, but his sister, it surprisingly encouraged although she was disagreement with that idea but thanks to this encouraged melvin finally could cross the USA.

katalina trujillo

Darlyn Martínez dijo...

...These black clouds approached much where he was. Be put just above it and, began a great rain. They put just above it and, began a great rain. It looked at shoes, then his shirt and pants. He realized that it was wet completely. Nina drove him to van where they were your whole trip. Gave him clean clothes.
Melvin laid in the seat of van to read a comic and Nina stood beside him, leaning to accommodate you the pillow. "I hope that when wake up mom do not punish by have you wet them pants" said Nina. "When wake up?" said Melvin. "But if I'm awake, don't be silly".
Nina do not listen and came out of van. Melvin still lying, closed the comic and left him in his legs. It gave back to sleep a while. While was asleep, was turned and a drop of water it fell in the cheek right. So strong was the shock that, Melvin opened his eyes and was found in his bed. I wasn't with the pijama pants, but it was with another pants. Felt her legs up to weight. Thought it was a lot of weight to a comic book so we looked and was his cat, Blues.
His sister enters the room and say "Ah, finally wake up. Your pants is in the washing machine". And closes the door.
Melvin confused realizes that the dogs that followed by New Jersey and all the jumps that had given were part of a dream and that their pants had not been wet to cause of a rain, but that was to cause of him.

-Darlyn Martínez

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