Writer's Contest - Gunner Duck
7/21/2022 | 3m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
"Rise and Shine" Writer's Contest - Ninja Puppy in China
Ninja Puppy and his family take a trip to China. But when they arrive, they are confronted by a samurai. Will Ninja Puppy defeat the samurai? Or will he use the power of kindness to befriend him? Written and illustrated by 3rd place Writer's Contest winner Gunner Duck.
Rise and Shine is a local public television program presented by Arkansas PBS
Writer's Contest - Gunner Duck
7/21/2022 | 3m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Ninja Puppy and his family take a trip to China. But when they arrive, they are confronted by a samurai. Will Ninja Puppy defeat the samurai? Or will he use the power of kindness to befriend him? Written and illustrated by 3rd place Writer's Contest winner Gunner Duck.
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Hi, my name is Gunner Duck.
I'm going into first grade.
I like writing because my series is about ninjas and puppies and I really like ninjas and puppies.
My book is called Ninja Puppy in China.
One day, Ninja Puppy and his family who had just added a cute little ninja baby flew to China to enjoy a historical tour.
They also want to eat ice cream since it was invented in China.
Just before their tour, a Samurai jumped out of nowhere.
Before being abolished in 1868, Samurai had the power to attack strangers whenever they wanted.
So, they ran away.
On the tour, they saw many dazzling places and delightful things.
They visited the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City.
They also saw information about an ice cream eating contest and decided to join.
When the contest was starting, Samurai reappeared seeming aggressive.
The contestants were jiggling and wiggling with fright.
Samurai looked at Ninja Puppy and they began a battle so intense it almost started the war of 1581 between Samurai and ninjas again.
The ninjas got dollops of ice cream and launched them at him.
The other contestants joined the attack.
Next thing you know, there were giant globs of ice cream, sprinkles, marshmallows and other toppings splattering everywhere.
Scoops of ice cream were even covering the words on this page.
Ninja Baby was stuffing his face with ice cream.
The calamity made Ninja Puppy feel like a Ninja Puppy in a China shop.
When the maze of dust settled, Ninja Puppy was seen using a very tall ice cream cone as a sword to jab Samurai in the belly between licks.
Then, Ninja Puppy had an epiphany.
Maybe Samurai was just looking for friends Then he said, Don't reject people, let them in, let them have fun, be kind.
So the contest began and all who wanted to enter did.
The crowd chanted, Eat, eat, eat.
The contestants gorged themselves until they were so bloated, they looked like beach balls with appendages.
Somehow, they felt carsick when they weren't even in a car.
Ninja Puppy won.
Later, the Ninja Puppy family and Samurai attended a Japanese monster movie together because you should always be kind to let others join you when they are alone.
The End.
This book is dedicated to my cousins Allie Sarah, Charlotte, Connor, and Maryn.
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Rise and Shine is a local public television program presented by Arkansas PBS