The Journey of a Puma: Narrative Writing

The Journey

of a

Puma

By:Audrey R.

Chapter 1  

Once, walking through the jungle was a puma.It was being hunted down by a band of cheetahs. The puma climbed up the tallest tree. Then a cheetah made a strike at the puma’s tail. It growled at the cheetah and ran up the rest of the tree. When the puma reached the top it decided to take a rest.  It’s name was Cheopin. He feasted on rats he’d brought back. But Cheopin knew the cheetahs were after him. He took his rats and left.

Cheopin’s head popped out of the leaves of the tree. He jumped accurately from tree to tree. The smallest tree was approaching, but Cheopin wasn’t ready for the jump. He fell down until he grabbed the lowest branch.It was ten feet off the ground. Cheopin should have been safe from the cheetahs, but he wasn’t. He wasn’t safe from any other wild cat.

All of a sudden, a whole lot of cheetahs surrounded Cheopin! He tried climbing a tree, but it was too slippery. Cheopin slid off the branch he was on, but he grabbed the branch. He secretly swiped at one of the cheetahs paws. The cheetah fell on another. It was like dominoes. Then the cheetahs fell of the tree.

Chapter 2

Cheopin ran away out of the jungles. It was about 150 miles of running. But Cheopin didn’t stop, even for food or a drink. It was quite tiring. When he reached the end of the jungle, he saw a nice patch of grass under a bush to rest in. So Cheopin used the last of his energy to run over to the patch of grass. He stayed awake to watch for cheetahs. As the minutes passed, Chepin fell asleep. It was a long time until Cheopin woke up.

When he awoke, he found himself in a large box with a pool of hot water. Cheopin stepped in the water. It made the water murky. There were also a couple packets of raw hamburger meat. In the right corner of the cage was a bowl of icy water. Cheopin took a drink right away. It dripped down his chin as the cold spread though his body. It was the coolest water Cheopin had ever drunk. He went over to sleep, but something unusual happenned. There seemed to be an earthquake inside the cage. The shake ended in a crash. Cheopin was let out to see a new world.

Chapter 3

Cheopin ran away quickly but soon hit a fence. Every exit seemed to be blocked by a fence. Cheopin thought he was trapped in a forcefield of fences! But there was a hill that was tall enough to escape. Cheopin was climbing for about a mile until he made a leap over the fence. Shock! Cheopin jumped back because he got shocked by the fence. He howled loud. It echoed through the zoo. Everyone ran out of the zoo because of the howl. Meanwhile, Cheopin found a wide crack in the fence. He slipped through and made a run for it. Cheopin crept behind a tree until the course was clear. When it was, Cheopin ran as fast as he could. But then, he spotted a fallen ice cream cone out of the corner of his eye. Cheopin started eating the cone.

Chapter 4

While Cheopin was eating, that gave a woman enough time to call the animal control. Cheopin saw the animal control truck pull in. The people came right out, Cheopin growled furiously. He tore right through the cheif’s shoe. His foot was injured, so the co-chief took him into the truck. “We need more A.C.!” said the old chief. “Yes, I’ll call more people.” said the co-chief. “No!” said the chief, “Air conditioner! I meant more air conditioner!” “Oh,” muttered the co-chief. “I thought A.C. was short for Animal Control.” Cheopin scratched and injured everyone in the animal control, but another man came out. It was time for Cheopin to really fight. He bit the man’s leg. The man put a rope around Cheopin’s mouth. He growled and scratched the man’s face. The man tried luring Cheopin in a cage, but he just scratched the man’s shoe off. Cheopin tore off the rope and bit the man. Cheopin roared and ran into a forest bear by. The man ran into the truck and drove away.

Chapter 5

Cheopin decided to go back to the jungle. He ran the many miles and drank water. He found his tree and ate rats. But once again he saw the cheetahs and won the fight. Everything was the same except…

Chapter 6

There were baby pumas in Cheopin’s house. Cheopin tried to get them to leave, but nothing worked.

Chapter 6 ½

A lot of growling is involved.

Chapter 7

Cheopin ended up catching extra food and giving a lot rides on his back to the lake. But one day the mother of the baby pumas came and took them to their home. Cheopin eventually found a friend. His name was Ivan. They spent every day together. Time passed and Cheopin turned 12 in cat years ( 15 in human years). Ivan moved to another jungle. In two more cat years, Cheopin was 14 ( 17 human years). He eventually was the only one in the jungle.

Chapter 8

Cheopin went to the lake and drank some water. The rats scurried past until Cheopin was hungry. He ate some rats and mice, and then left. He became famous among the zoo, the cheetahs, and the remaining pumas. And with the pumas he was called a hero.

Chapter 9

All was well in the forest. So were the deers, the foxes, and birds. The birds were great. But about a month after Cheopin got to the forest, everyone left. He was once again left behind. He lived in a tree with a hawk, but the hawk left. Cheopin went home. The silence was broken by something unusual: the footsteps of another.

Chapter 10

Cheopin poked his head through an opening in the tree. He was surprised to see a familiar face looking up at him. It was Ivan! Cheopin ran down to see him. But behind Ivan was a small cheetah quivering with fear. It looked about 3 years old in cat years (5 in human years). It was smaller than a window. The cheetah was about 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall. His name was Nicholas.

Chapter 11

This cheetah was no ordinary cheetah. Nicholas could talk. He talked to Ivan all the time. Ivan could understand. So all Nicholas did was talk. But Cheopin hadn’t heard this before. He’d be scared to death if he did. Literally. Cheopin talked (with sounds) to Ivan all day. Finally, it was night. They ate rats for dinner by the lake. Nicholas looked around and saw 10 robins eating grass. Deer joined. The 3 jungle animals weren’t alone. The hawk and birds came back to stay there. Everyone stayed. The eagle, named Kale, came to visit his old house. The 3 wild cats saw so many animals that they’d never seen before. New ones scientists hadn’t discovered. Cheopin looked down and saw more fish. He saw the 3 baby pumas. Ivan, Cheopin, and Nicholas ate some fish. The all fell asleep on a deer that didn’t like being slept on.

It’s morning! The wild cats woke up. “Good morning!” said Nicholas. Chopin was so scared that he fell into a river and floated away. “Eh,” said Ivan. “Want some coffee?”