Grades 6–7
Fantasy/SciFi, Narrative, STEMWritingGolden Girl and her sidekick, LoLo, were on a mission. They were walking around a farm to check if the plants were okay and didn’t have any chemicals like pesticides.
“What is that awful smell?” Golden Girl asked LoLo. “It smells so bad it’s giving me a headache.” It smells like spoiled and unhealthy things. LoLo was trying to figure out where the smell was coming from when she turned around and saw Chemical Bug in front of a big machine. The machine was full of pesticides and other bad chemicals.
“OMG, what are you doing?” asked Golden Girl. Chemical Bug was trying to power up his machine.
“You are not going to get away with this,” said LoLo to Chemical Bug. Chemical Bug was taking a long time to turn on his machine because he couldn’t find the on switch.
“I have a plan,” said Golden Girl to LoLo. They whispered to each other about the plan. “Okay, are you ready, LoLo?” asked Golden Girl.
“Yeah,” LoLo responded.
While LoLo was distracting Chemical Bug, Golden Girl used her superspeed and strength to switch the chemicals in the machine with nutrients and other healthy fertilizers. By the time Chemical Bug turned around to see what was going on, Golden Girl had already finished. Chemical Bug didn’t even notice. He powered up his machine and began to spray the plants.
Everyone was happy that Golden GIrl and LoLo saved the day, and the plants, from unhealthy pesticides. Now all the kids eat healthy fruit and vegetables thanks to Golden Girl and LoLo.
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