Oliver was a normal kid, or so he thought. One day him and his family were wanting to go to the zoo. Oliver was super excited and was already itching to go, but he had to wait until next week when the zoo first opened for the year. As the week was passing Oliver kept on getting more and more excited. Finally the day had come, the zoo would be opening. Their plan was to get their at 8:30. The zoo opened at 9:00 so they thought this would be a good time to get in line and be the first ones in.
When they pulled up to the street that the zoo was on then there were cars lined up all the way down.
“Wow, I’ve never seen such a long line for McDonalds in my life!”, exclaimed Don, Oliver’s dad.
“That’s not for McDonalds silly,” replied Laura, Oliver’s mom.
Now, they were worried that they wouldn’t get in and have to come back another day. But then everyone started moving and the line cleared up completely. There was a really long train and that’s why the traffic was held up. The parking lot was still busy but there was enough room for them still. It cost them $20 per adult and Oliver was able to come in for free. When Oliver entered the zoo he immediately wanted to go to the Safari area, which was on the other side of the entire zoo. His parents wanted him to maybe start nearer and then make their way over to the other side but he was a determined little boy and those words went in one ear and out the other.
Oliver was running so fast that his parents could barely keep up. He had run out of breath and had to stop. His parents noticed he was hot and tired so they said that they could get and frozen lemonade. After a quick stop at the Snack Bar, Oliver was recharged and ready to proceed on his journey to the safari. After a long 1 mile run, they had reached it. They saw fierce lions that looked like they would come right through the glass and humongous giraffes that were as tall as skyscrapers. This is what they came here for and it was worth it. They stopped on a bench and finished up their drinks and snacks and decided to head back.
Even though they had just had a little snack break, Oliver was whining that he was hungry and decided to stop at the Glacier Café. Similar to the one in Winnipeg. Actually, almost exactly the same. There was a cooler with a variety of drinks, an area to get food, a bunch of tables and the main event, the Polar Bear Playplace. Oliver forgot his hunger and his jaw dropped. It looked amazing in there. With LED lights surrounding the entire structure, a slide coming out of the polar bears mouth so it looked like you were riding it’s tongue. An obstacle course, Oliver thought it was so Amazing. He wanted to go on the slide but he had to take his shoes off first. He ran up the ladder and was about to go down the slide when he heard a loud alarm sound. He peeked his head out to see what the ruckus was then he saw a bunch of kids running out the door.
He quickly went down the slide positioning himself to get maximum speed. he ran out and saw a sign that said, “If fire use stairs”. Oliver was confused but he attempted to pick them up anyway. Yup, that is what he thought it meant. So with all his might he attempted to lift them up and it worked! Somehow he did it! He was really confused what to do at this point. So he started smacking the fire. Smoke was filling up the room and Oliver had to get out fast or else it may be too late. So he placed the stairs back down in their original place after he knocked down the fire a little bit. eh ran down and his parents were at the door with worry across their face. they exchanged hugs but not for long because they had to get out of there!
They got out in time and the firefighters took care of the fire. Everyone got out safe but the entire Playplace was destroyed. His parents asked him how he got out but he just said that he walked out the doorway and that was it. His parents didn’t question him and that was it. They walked out of the zoo and agreed that that was the craziest trip to the zoo they ever had or will have ever. When they got home Oliver wondered what else he could lift. So he tested out his dresser, yup, his bed, yup and some other things, yup, he could lift them all. He never told anybody about his secret superpower and decide to keep it secret. Now he wondered what other superpowers he had?
That is the end of Part 1 to my story and I hoped you liked it. Here is a link to Elijah’s blog and Ernest’s blog https://elijahsaemsblog2020.edublogs.org/