The Weird Zoo

The Weird Zoo 

By Morgan

Once there was a zoo called Sunny Side Zoo. You may think it’s very sunny and gets a lot of people to visit. But, think again this zoo is very creepy and dark. It only gets about, 10 families that visit the zoo a year! The only animals in the zoo are a panda, a giraffe an elephant and two penguins. There’s also a camping area near the woods. In July 2015 a family of 6 decided to go camping there. They packed for weeks then finally they arrived in the parking lot of Sunny Side Zoo. A creepy guy appeared out of nowhere and he took them to the camping spot. As they passed the giraffe the 8 year old boy Jason noticed the giraffe almost running towards them. Their cabin was pretty simple. It had a kitchenette area, a bathroom, and four beds. Their dog Peanut started barking which he usually never does. “He’s probably getting used to the new place”, said the dad (Oliver)

The mom (Julie) said, “Bella (the teenager) please take Peanut for a walk in the woods.”

“Do I Have to”, said Bella.

“Yes”, said Julie.

“Fine”, said Bella. Meanwhile, in the woods Bella noticed a note that read,

 Don’t tell anyone about the monster in the woods Martha. Thanks, Ray.

 “Monster in the woods?” said Bella. She looked around, clutching Peanut. Everything was silent except a squirrel looking for nuts. Then they heard a roaring sound in the distance. Bella got very scared. “Let’s go back to the cabin, Peanut”, said Bella. When they got back, Julie was playing with Bella’s baby sister, Lauren.

Jason was with his little brother, Caleb. Oliver was testing out the kitchenette’s oven with a frozen pizza they brought in their cooler.

“Mom”, said Bella. “Can I talk to you alone with dad later, please?” said Bella.

“Sure, how about after Jason, Caleb and Lauren go to bad tonight,” said Julie.

“Perfecto”, said Bella. After Jason, Caleb and Lauren went to bed Oliver, Julie and Bella sat on the floor to listen to Bella talk. “What’s up sweetie?” said Oliver.

“Well when I was in the woods with Peanut, I found a note that was about a monster in the woods, and from the writing, it looks like it’s from a long time ago”, said Bella. “If you hear or see anything strange, tell us immediately ok”, said Oliver and Julie.

“Ok”, said Bella. The next day, the whole family, even Peanut, went to the zoo area. “Lauren must really like the penguins, Caleb”, said Julie.

“Yeah,” said Caleb. They were trying to look for the food court. Then, Bella came across the weird old guy by the pandas. The family went over to him.

“Do you know where the food court is?” said Oliver.

“There’s no food court, and by the way my name’s Ray.” said the creepy guy who I guess is Ray. “That’s why you have a kitchenette in your cabin.” said Ray. When they got back, the kids were eating hotdogs. While Julie was preparing Laurens bottle, Bella told her that Ray guy was the guy who must have wrote the monster note.

“That’s insane,” said Oliver joining the conversation.

“Do you even believe me about all this monster stuff”, said Bella. “Of course we do, honey,” said Oliver and Julie. The next day, the family was so bored. They had nothing to do but play on electronics. Bella stopped texting and looked at the window. There she saw a scary looking face peering through the window. “Mom, dad look at the window now!” Bella demanded. They looked at the window. Lauren and Caleb started to cry. Jason almost fainted. Everyone’s face got so pale you could see their veins.

“Everyone in the bathroom now”, said Oliver.

“In the tub,” said Julie.

“Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww there’s worms in the tub”, said Caleb. By that time, the monster was in the cabin searching in every nook and cranny for them. All the sudden, Oliver found a latch to the cloudy world.

“Let there be light”, said Jason.

“Shhh”, said Bella. One by one, each family member crawled out of the tiny crack. It was a tight squeeze for Julie to get out because she was holding Lauren. Outside, Ray was standing right outside of the latch.

“Ahhh”, said Oliver. “Why are you standing outside our cabin?”

“That’s it Ray! I found a note in the woods and it said something about a monster in the woods and it was saying not to tell a girl named Martha about it. Oh yeah, I remember now, it was from a guy named Ray,” said Bella.

“I’m terribly sorry! I forgot to tell you guys about the monster and Martha is the zoo owner. She died 4 years ago, ever since all of the animals started to die,” said Ray. “Oh and here’s your luggage. Before you ask, I snuck in there and got it all.”

“Did you get the cooler and Lauren’s bouncer”, said Julie.

“Yes I got it all”, said Ray.

“Well, bye”, said Oliver.

“Bye. Oh, and thank you for visiting Sunny Side Zoo!” said Ray.