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Results of U-Write-It Week 214

"Everyone to the main tent," the camp counselor announced. "And we'll get to the bottom of the trouble last night when the cook tent was..."

...a land mine of water balloons and buckets of paint strategically placed by the entrance."

Once everyone was seated, the counselor began with, "We are not leaving here until I have names of the young women who created this catastrophe."

No one uttered a sound.

"I'm waiting," the counselor stated.

Rosie slowly raised her hand.

"Yes," the counselor acknowledged.

"Well, the boys from Sedgewig Hall are to blame," Rosie went on to explain. "Several of us heard a few of the boys talking that they were mad you canceled the end of the season dance."

"Oh," the counselor then dismissed the girls and immediately went to his office to phone the boys camp.

"Are you out of your mind Rosie?" Cindy asked.

"What I figure is we could just blame them since they helped us trash the place."

"You are disturbed," Cindy said.

"I know it s a gift," Rosie smiled.

by Ranae Cherry, Dover, PA

...cleaned up and tidied. Now, whoever did this must have known that, as teenagers, your counselors and cooks could not tolerate the cleanliness of a spotless kitchen and would inevitably lose sanity if we attempted. Therefore, the camp crew has decided that the campers will cook every meal until the culprit has confessed. Thank you."

by Jane, Oregon

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