Allison's Alligator
by
S. E. Schlosser
Alex alligator arrived at Allison Arthur's apple farm in April, when the apple trees were covered with blossoms.
"Whatever am I to do with an alligator?" Allison asked.
Inside the box, Alex yawned. Alex stuck his legs through the holes at the bottom of the box and ambled into the house in search of dinner.
"Oh no you don't!" cried Allison. "You cannot live in the house. You are to stay in the stream behind the apple orchard."
Allison put Alex in the small stream. Then Allison put a strong fence around the stream so Alex did not try to eat Mrs. Chory's chickens.
Alex liked the stream and his pen. He especially liked the steaks Allison gave him every morning and evening.
One day in August a red apple fell off a tree and rolled under the fence and into Alex's pen. Alex sniffed it a bit and then took a bite.
It was the most delicious thing Alex had ever eaten. Alex slipped under the fence and ambled into the apple orchard. Alex found a line of baskets sitting under a tree. Alex ate all the apples in the baskets. Then he wandered under another tree and ate all the apples in the baskets he found there. He was very happy. And very full. He went back into his cage.
Allison came by later with his steak. Alex sniffed at it, but he was not very hungry.
"Do you know what someone did Alex?" asked Allison. Alex yawned. "Someone stole all my apples. They knocked over the baskets and stole the apples. If it happens again, I'm calling the police."
That night, Alex had a very pleasant dream about apples. After his steak the next morning, Alex slipped under the fence and out into the orchard. There were a bunch of people climbing up and down ladders with baskets. Alex watched for a few moments. Then he realized that when the people came down the ladders, their baskets were full of apples.
Alex wandered over to the closest ladder. A small girl descended with a basket full of apples. Alex grinned at her. The little girl screamed and dropped the basket. She ran away, yelling for her mother. Alex stuck his head in the basket and began eating apples. He heard voices coming towards him.
"Now April, you know what I've said about fibbing. There are no alligators in this orchard." said April's mother. Alex pulled his head out of the basket and grinned at April's mother.
"Ahhhh!" she screamed. April and her mother ran away as fast as they could.
Alex walked over to another tree. A man was climbing down the ladder. He stepped on Alex's back. Alex grunted and tried to walk away. The man looked down at Alex and yelped. The man dropped his basket and ran toward the house. Alex ate all the apples in his basket.
Just then, Allison came running into the orchard.
"Alex!" she yelled. Alex took one look at Allison and bolted back into his pen. Allison followed him.
"So you're the one who ate all my apples." she said. "I'd better fix your cage."
Once Alex's cage was fixed, he could no longer go into the apple orchard. Alex stared longingly at the trees full of apples.
At dinner time, Allison brought Alex a steak as usual.
"You are a bad boy, Ales," she said. "But I can't blame you for liking apples. I brought you a surprise."
Allison went outside the cage, and picked up a basket. It was full of apples! Alex ate all the apples before he ate his steak.
Allison laughed. "I'll bring you apples every night Alex," she said. That is exactly what Allison did.
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nice
Posted by: lyko | July 7, 2010 10:56 AM
taz a nice story not scary but nice i love the name of the alligator and also apples
Posted by: alexandra | July 18, 2010 11:07 PM
lol everything begins with A's exept the steak XD
Posted by: Erophalite | August 12, 2010 09:26 AM
i liked the story and it was a tongue twister
Posted by: keyon | September 7, 2010 03:45 PM
that was a good story i liked it
Posted by: tyra jackson | September 7, 2010 04:22 PM
I really did enjoy reading this little story it was very goood
Posted by: Michyla Johnson | September 7, 2010 07:13 PM
cool and fast
Posted by: Anonymous | September 29, 2010 05:00 PM
I liked your story. April screamed like a little girl, which she is. All A's for this for this story.
Posted by: Kelly | October 12, 2010 08:02 PM
Very great story. It is very funny.
Posted by: Aditi Hasabnis | October 15, 2010 05:48 AM
Very great story. Funny Story.
Posted by: Aditi Hasabnis | October 15, 2010 05:50 AM
It wasnt funny at all!!
but good story.
thanks
Posted by: Mehrdad | October 16, 2010 02:10 AM
nice story... i like it !!!
Posted by: Sarwat | October 16, 2010 10:05 AM
THIS WAS A GREAT STORY THEY SHOULD MAKE ANOTHER IF THEY DO I WILL READ IT
Posted by: TAJ ALLEN | October 19, 2010 09:23 AM
NICE ARTICAL I LOVED IT IT COULD OF ADDED JUICE AND SPICE WITH A SCARYER STORY
Posted by: Anonymous | October 27, 2010 01:07 PM
there needs to be a way to print just the story
Posted by: allen | October 31, 2010 02:09 PM
that was a nice story. when i saw it i read it. me and my mom was having a sick day and she wanted me to read a story to her befor she took her nap.we liked it and im 10
Posted by: kaylah | November 16, 2010 01:41 PM
very nice story, I'll give it to my students to read
Posted by: thouraya Cherbib | November 23, 2010 11:39 AM
NICE!
Posted by: SF;GKSJDFG;LKSJFDG | November 24, 2010 01:24 PM
good 4 kids ♥
Posted by: lucky 123456789 | November 25, 2010 02:42 PM
It was spectactular
Posted by: chyna | November 30, 2010 11:36 AM
that's great story. i really like it,,,
Posted by: nazih | December 14, 2010 07:18 PM
i love the story it helped my brother go to sleep
Posted by: megan | December 20, 2010 11:25 AM
this is a wonderfull story, my kids really liked it...thanq very much..!
Posted by: ramani | December 29, 2010 09:41 PM
i love this story... and apples!
Posted by: linfo | January 10, 2011 03:04 PM
i like apples too :)
Posted by: kitkat | January 16, 2011 09:57 PM
it was nice lol good for kids
Posted by: Anonymous | January 20, 2011 11:26 AM
i hope there is a number two!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: westin | January 26, 2011 11:14 PM
i like apples and i like the alligator and all the people in it
Posted by: grcaie sophia | January 29, 2011 11:33 PM
hahaha that funny :)
Posted by: kate | February 3, 2011 02:14 AM
that a great big story and a funny story
Posted by: duca | February 3, 2011 02:37 PM
Crazy cool and fun all at the same time!
Posted by: Trevor | February 9, 2011 08:48 PM
i really liked it there should be a number two
Posted by: alicia | February 9, 2011 09:53 PM
goooooooooooooood
Posted by: Anonymous | February 10, 2011 10:00 AM
THIS STORY IS GREAT
Posted by: Anonymous | February 11, 2011 04:05 PM
It's the best! It was interesting!
Posted by: The story boy | February 19, 2011 11:55 PM
i liked it . it was very funny .also it wasn't that much of a tongue-twister for me.but definitely good ,yeah really good !!!
Posted by: denis | February 24, 2011 09:15 PM
weird story bot u must likkeeeeeeee! :p :( :) 8)
Posted by: Vivian | March 1, 2011 09:25 PM
awsome story. wish i ahd an aligator
Posted by: Anonymous | March 14, 2011 05:11 AM
good story i liked it alot. :) and i hope there is another one!!!!
Posted by: gabby | March 21, 2011 05:09 PM
lol that was funny
Posted by: hello | March 23, 2011 08:26 AM
lol
Posted by: thomas | March 23, 2011 08:26 AM
haha funny
Posted by: emerald | April 1, 2011 08:00 AM
Good story
Posted by: Raegan | July 15, 2011 09:59 PM
Good story I liked it <3
Posted by: kait | July 27, 2011 02:18 AM
good story;)
Posted by: hc | August 9, 2011 12:00 AM
I read it in a tent...now I'm scared!
Posted by: Anonymous | August 17, 2011 10:08 PM
cool
Posted by: Anonymous | August 18, 2011 12:56 PM
it was great and i also love eating apple
Posted by: ariba nasir | August 21, 2011 02:23 PM