This Take Ten to Write story was submitted by 12-year-old Mary. Happy reading!

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Prompt: Plastic bag.

Prologue

One windy day, a dog got off leash. He ran over to a trash can and knocked it over, eating out the food. A plastic bag fell out of the trash can when the dog tipped it over. It blew away in the wind. A woman noticed the bag being blown around and a few children throwing the bag. She recorded what happened to the bag over a 3 day time period.

Bag Recordings

AUGUST 2016
Day 1

• Blown to a park
• Thrown by children in the park. Blown away
• Used by someone to carry some take out.

AUGUST 2016
Day 2

• Blown to someone’s house
• Used for a trash can. Blown away

AUGUST 2016
Day 3

• Blown to a grocery store
• Used to buy groceries. Blown to a park
• Thrown by 3 children at the park

3 Day Summary

AUGUST 2016
3 Days

Over the 3 days, the bag was blown and thrown the most, but also used by other people.

Epilogue

The woman who recorded the bag over the 3 day time period kept the bag for storage. The bag was not blown or thrown anymore.