Let's+Write+A+Group+Story

**DIRECTIONS:**
====On this page, I am going to write the first paragraph of a story. I want YOU to write the next paragraph, and then the next person who checks this site can write the next paragraph, and so on... ====

1. Click the 'EDIT' button in the top right corner of this page.
====2. Write the next paragraph, and make it a new color by clicking the art palette on the toolbar at the top. This helps us know when each writer starts and stops. ==== ====3. Try to end your paragraph in a way that leads the next writer into having to make a decision about where the story will go next. (If you read my first paragraph and how I ended it, you'll see what I mean!) ====

4. When you are done, click the 'SAVE' button.
====5. Check this site often to see if someone else has continued the story. If they have, click the 'EDIT' button again, write the next paragraph, change the text to your color, and click 'SAVE'! ====

Title of Story: //Whoop, There It Is!// by Miss Bongers' former fourth graders

One beautiful afternoon in April, Ollie the Owl was sitting on his favorite tree branch. He looked out into the crisp blue sky and was thankful he had the day off. "What should I do today?" he wondered to himself. "I could go get my talons trimmed or my feathers fluffed, or maybe I should pick up some juicy mice from the market for dinner." Suddenly, Ollie felt something whiz by his face, and then //whoop!// Whatever it was, it fell loudly to the ground. When Ollie looked down at the forest floor, he couldn't believe his eyes. It was a...