Jack writing narrative.

WALT: Write a story based on Harris Berdick Drawings.

One dark, stormy night when Dave got back from hunting. He heard a noise outside, probably just a raccoon looking for food he thought and went back to chopping the meat. Then he heard it again right outside this time. Dave ignored the noise and started cooking the meat. When he heard it for a third time he started getting a bit freaked out.

Dave grabbed his twenty-two calibre rifle and walked over to the top of the stairs leading down to the basement. He started walking down the steps when he got to the bottom he heard a roar. “Okay” He whispered to himself “it’s a bear, I’ll just call the police and they can come get rid of it” He walked over to the opposite wall and picked up the phone. He then dialed 911, after listening  for a couple of minutes he put the phone back down. “Power lines down” He muttered to himself. “I suppose I’ll just have to deal with it myself. He jogged over to a corner and opened a concealed box reached into it and pulled out some ammunition for his twenty-two.

Dave then went back up the stairs and walked over to the door, hands shaking he unlocked it. Walked outside and closed the door behind him. Dave looked around. KA-BLAM!!!! A flash of lightning lit up the night sky and he saw something move. Slipping a bullet into the twenty-two he pulled the trigger. BAM!!! The hammer sent the bullet flying towards where the bear had been a second ago. But before the bullet had got to it the bear jumped out of the way turned snarling and charged Dave slipped a second bullet into the gun but before he could fire the bear jumped on him and bit his right arm making Dave drop the gun.

Dave fumbled through his pockets looking for something he could use against the bear. Dave found a couple of flares and a knife. Dave grabbed all of them just as the bear let go of his arm and bit his leg. The bear started dragging him towards the forest, desperately Dave set the flares off. The bear bit even harder into his leg. Dave stabbed it making the bear let go of his arm. Dave jumped up and started to run towards his house. Suddenly the bear leapt onto his back and bit down into his neck pulling Dave down.

Dave kicked and punched trying to keep alive. Dave stabbed the bear again making it let go of him briefly but then closed in for another mauling.The bear bit Dave’s right arm again. Pain exploded up Dave’s arm. Dave grabbed the bear’s jaws and pulled them off his arm. The bear rose up to its full height and roared just as Dave’s luck was about to run out. Three gunshots rang out and the bear fell down on top of Dave. Dave pushed it off him and looked around to see who was the owner of the gun. There standing a hundred yards away was Sergeant Harris Berdick.

Later Berdick briefed Dave on what had happened. I was driving back to L.A. when I saw those flares. I stopped the car grabbed my gun and ran over here as fast as I could. When I saw the bear attacking you I loaded my gun and fired. Berdick then drove Dave to Toronto hospital where Dave was treated for several broken limbs and a punctured windpipe.

           THE END

                  By Jack