By Samuel Palmer
Scarlet was getting ready for the battle, when he heard a noise. He walked outside, went to the weapon box, and grabbed his weapons. His weapons were a sword, a shield to protect himself, a bow and arrow, and a crossbow. Some of those weapons were light and some were heavy. His older brother had a sword, shield, and bow and arrow, but he did not have a crossbow. His armor was more heavy. Scarlet's sister, Charlotte, was inside eating. They all ran outside to their battle spots, but this battle wasn't a regular battle. It was a chess battle. The field was squares. Some were tan and some were brown. The first piece to move was Scarlet. Scarlet was in the back. He was a knight. The pawn moved away so Scarlet could move to the spot. The next person to move was his brother. He was a rook. Then the king saw what was happening. And this battle was a weird kind of battle. The piece to move that could capture had to fight a little battle. Scarlet was in that. He walked backward a lot and shot his bow and arrow and his crossbow after each other. He ran up. The other guy swung his sword at Scarlet. Scarlet blocked with his shield, and then he hit the sword to sword. Then the arrow bruised the other guy so bad that he fainted. In two minutes he would be dead. The good guys won the battle. The king and queen went away.
Einstein
By Minerva Bronte
Energy
International Figure
Nobel Prize
Scientist
Theory of Relativity
Elsa
Institute for Advanced Study
Named Person of the Century
Unicorns
By Alahna Petersen
Unicorns are mythological creatures that are most often thought of as beautiful, white horses with a horn in the middle of their foreheads. They are included in a lot of fairy tales because they are very magical and pure. Even the ancient Greeks and Romans had stories of unicorns.
They have one horn commonly, but the Chinese fairy tales say they have up to five horns. Their horns can be any color but usually they are white as a symbol of purity. In some fairy tales the unicorns have different gems at the bases of their horns. Also, some tales say they shed their horns and grow new ones in their place. Some even say the horn remains after the unicorn dies with all of its powers intact. In battle, a unicorn’s horn is like a sword.
Unicorns are said to be attracted to virgin maidens. Some myths say hunters would bait unicorns by placing a maiden in a grove and hiding in the trees to wait for a unicorn to come by, then they would slay them. The hunters would do this for the magical properties of their horns. Unicorns are children of the moon, as are gnomes. Unicorns tend to live in groves, meadows, or forests because they are shy. In Harry Potter Hagrid says that slaying a unicorn is a horrible crime because they are so pure.
Unicorn powers usually consist of healing, making their horns glow, and by simply touching something with it’s horn it makes it pure. In some fairy tales they can change their shape. Also, sometimes they can make bread and water with only a stone and an empty bowl. In Harry Potter their mane and tail are used in wand making and their blood makes you immortal but with a cursed life.
Unicorns are innocent creatures that have been blessed with awesome powers. Their horned forehead is what they are most remembered for. They are creatures of legend.
If you have any questions about unicorns you can contact Alahna Petersen.
Musings
A Weekly Column by Damarco Montoya
Headaches
I’m trying to think of some fun and catchy way to introduce the title “Headaches” and well . . . is there any? The reality is headaches are neither “fun” nor “catchy”. Isn’t it funny how they attack at the worst times? There you are, having a justifiably terrible day, nothing seems to go the way you wantand BAM- you get a headache (shocker!). Is the pain a reminder that life could be worse? Like a reminder to stay positive in spite of the bad day? Maybe the pain in the head started because of some scientific, biological mumbo jumbo having to do with neurons and the hypothalamus glands and some other stuff I can’t pronounce and know nothing about. One thing is for sure: headaches are NO FUN!
I wonder if anyone enjoys headaches . . . “Um, could you please hit me upside the head and then tap dance on my face and pull out my hair out while stretching my nostrils please?” I can’t fathom someone enjoying the on sought or beginnings of debilitating pains in the head. I guess many people don’t have headaches of that caliber (aren’t they lucky). Maybe those people have headaches that more closely resemble a “brain freeze” or something. Although a good brain freeze is annoying, I’d hardly consider it to be a headache since it goes away on its own without much delay.
So, I need a FUN way to introduce a headache . . . “Gather around boys and girls, ladies and gents. I want to introduce you to the one, the only, the amazingly terrible, the headache! Here’s where the crowd (you, the captive audience) cheers with applause. That’s right folks, it’s the leader of all mood killers, the number one (I’m making this up now) in family event stoppers, and the leading cause for medication or going to bed early. Here it is folks (drum roll please) Thhhhhhhe HEADACHE!
Maybe this type of pain is the type of thing we’ll all be able to laugh about later. Any of you remember a headache as being funny? “That was hilarious, the time my head was pounding louder than the lights and the simple rat a tat tats sounded like war drums amplified. What a fun time that was . . .” I sort of think they’re just awful nuisances and not anything worth laughing about.
Hmm, something awful got me thinking. I wonder if that something awful is actually something. Maybe these nasty headaches are little baby aliens, and the pains come from the times our brains are being tested, poked, and prodded so the aliens will have something to bring back to their home planet with useful information about how we function. The alien thing is a stretch, so maybe the headache is simply an out of balance body chemistry, or maybe my hats are all too small.
Headaches are NOT fun no matter how you look at it. At least I can’t find any way to make fun of a headache, so if you have any good ideas let me know. Since they aren’t fun, maybe they’re catchy. Do you think they can be contagious? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could pass your headache on to someone else? “Hey, my head is killing me and I have lots to do. Do you mind taking it from me for a few minutes so I can finish things up headache free?” That’s a nice idea but I wouldn’t like to do that to anyone I know. Maybe I could throw it on people when they least expect it. Could that be my superpower? When I have a really bad headache I’ll need to go to high crime areas so I can throw some pain at the bad guys to try and slow them down. “Take that evildoer!” I’ll look into it!
Leaf Challenge
Congratulations to Alahna Petersen for answering last issue’s Leaf Challenge. This week’s challenge is a cryptogram. Each letter in the alphabet is represented by a number in the puzzle below, L,O, and T have been given to you. Can you crack the code and uncover the Shakespeare quote? The first person to email the quote, and the play in which it appears, as well as the character to which it belongs to the editor will receive honor and glory!
Ravenclaw Challenge
Congratulations to Morphina de Delphi who answered last week's challenge. The answer was a gravedigger because the houses he builds last forever. (See Hamlet Act V, Scene I)
Answer one or answer two,
The choice is really up to you.
To win the prize you must tell me,
And you must be first you see.
Professor Bronte
1. Brain Teaser
What word should appear in the brackets?
FOOD [ROAD] HARD
WEEP [????] FALL
2. What is the word, phrase, or saying depicted below?
MOMANON
Dead Fleas
By Bradley Palmer
Two dogs were walking down the street. Sparky and Bill, who live in New york City in a basement apartment above the sewers, usually walk happily and freely together. Oddly one day, sparky came home from a sensational party in the back alley and was covered in spots. He was extremely happy because he was a Dalmatian with no spots. Bill was very confused. Sparky shouldn’t have spots. Maybe he got them from an activity such as hunting , which he enjoyed, or jogging.Bill let out a mighty roar. He was asking Sparky how he had received these spots because he was highly and extremely confused. Sparky explained to Bill, who was his intelligent friend, that he had no idea how the spots had come to be on his body. Beginning to see the spots move, Bill gasped and saw that they were fleas. Because of Bill’s reaction, Sparky flipped his lid and started screaming at Bill to get them off. Bill had an idea. He barked with extreme power to frighten the fleas away.
A QA QT
By Professor Hunt
With Hufflepuff’s recent house cup victory, I wanted to take some time to get to know one of the Hufflepuff family. At 10 years old, Alahna Petersen is the second oldest in her school house. She is also the second oldest child in her family. The sorting robe knew what it was doing when it sent her to Hufflepuff house, because she is everything a good Hufflepuff should be; kind, loyal, just, and patient.
Her favorite color is green and her favorite animal happens to be green too, the sea turtle. She loves to eat chicken pot pie, read fairy tales, and still loves being tucked in at night. Her plans for the future include BYU, traveling the world, and living at Crater Lake in Oregon.
Her favorite year at QA so far is our current year, Tales of the Bards, “because I love Shakespeare!” she says. There isn’t anything she would change about Quercus Alba and says her favorite thing about school, other than Shakespeare, is preparing to be an O.W.L.. When asked how it felt to win the house cup she exclaimed, “Awesome!”.
This is one Quercus Alba student that is going far! I look forward to seeing what the future brings to this hard-working, loyal, smart, and ambitious Hufflepuff.
The Leaf wishes to congratulate Samuel Palmer for his early submission, house points have been awarded to Gryffindor!
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