Inside the Box
“Hey, there’s a package for you!” my dad yelled as he closed the front door.
“A package for me?” I thought. I was 10 years old and had never received anything in the mail. I ran down the stairs.
The brown cardboard box was almost as big as I was. I couldn’t imagine this was for me but sure enough, there was a label on top of the box with my name and address. Who sent me this? And what could be inside?
“Go ahead, open it!” my dad said.
I peeled the tape off the top of the box.
Out jumps a snow leopard!! I am so scared I scream!!!but then I realize that it’s as scared as I am. My dad pushes it in to the garage and locks the door. Then we look for an return address on the box but there is not one. I ask dad if I can go and see the snow leopard and he said not yet, just wait for Animal control to get here. While we wait, I write in my diary about what happened. I really want to go see the snow leopard so I sneak downstairs and grab the key to the garage door. Slowly I turn the key in the lock and open the door. What I see surprises me. In stead of running around angry the snow leopard is calm, fast asleep on the welcome mat! When I come in the leopard awakes and comes towards me!!! I am so scared I freeze in place!!! But in stead of roaring at me the snow leopard starts purring and lays down at my feet!!! I give it a gentle hug. “I’ll name you cuddles”I say. Then animal control comes in with mom and dad and see me and say I can keep cuddles! Hooray!!!