5th Grade Earthweek Article follow-ups

Students responded to an article from Earthweek Diary, true news of the wierd on planet Earth.
They read an article and described what happened thereafter.

Article 1: Mosquitoes
Theme: Mosquitoes in Athens, Greece reported which have evolved to be uber-smart, indefatigable and pesky.

"Mosquitoes", by Kevin

Mosquitoes are not even funny. They make me mad! Another place they are found thriving is in the Sierra Mountains in California. They are most active from two hours before sunrise 'til sunrise. They sometimes sit on top of the water.
You never want to walk into a crowd of mosquitoes. Trust me, it really hurts! If you wear repellant, you will most likely not get poked.
Don't try to keep them as a pet! That's all for now, folks.

"Mosquitoes", by Patrick

If a mosquito bites your nose, it gets larger and larger. Clothes designers are upset because people who get bit on their rear end can't fit into their clothes and they lose sales. And, the people have stopped buying sweatshirts because when they sweat, mosquitoes bite them.

Article 2: Fish from Heaven
Theme: In a village called Manna in India, a live rainstorm of flying fish descend upon a village, providing food for many people. Due to to deep sea currents, this phenomenon has happened in the past but rarely is there a live storm.

"Fish From Heaven" by Margarita

"I can't believe the weather today," said the weather forecaster, Ms. Holland. "Ma'am, Ma'am, get on wth this forecast, we don't have much time," the producer yelled. Crash. Crash. Boom. The windows cracked and all the windows shattered as fish fell through them, and slipped down the hall. One even fell on the weather girl's head.

"Fish IN Heaven" by Allan

One day, a fish was at home in its' pond. The pond became polluted and it died. The fish went to heaven, and it met the fish god. Then it lived in a gold house.

Article 3: The Monster Rabbit
Theme: An enormous rabbit has been reported about in England which is about three feet tall and terrorizes people's gardens. A documented case of a giant rabbit exists in captivity and this may be a wild counterpart.

"Monster Rabbit" by Andrea, Uriel, and Mariela

The rabbit came back and guards tried to kill it. The guards failed, the rabbit won- and he went and destroyed the garden. Then the monster rabbit ate all the crops and he got fat. After he ate all the crops he went to a sumo wrestling match. In that match he played against a giant bear. Finally, the bear won and the monster rabbit just gave up. Then the British town gave the giant bear a big award. They never saw the Monster Rabbit again.