Hello Boys and Girls!

I know you will enjoy these stories and poems from our readers in Nebraska.  They wrote about Nigel and the adventures Nigel had while being ‘lost’ from his musher and team mates.

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Nigel’s Story

By April

Nigel tried to remember how he got lost.  It was windy and snowing and really hard to see.  When the sled crashed, his harness broke and the he kept running.  He stopped and waited for his team but they didn’t come. He ran back but no one was there.  He looked for tracks, but the snow had filled them in.  He started walking and met a wolf.  The wolf was old and very wise.  He knew where there were humans and maybe Nigel’s human was with them.  As they walked, the wolf told him stories of other storms and how to survive.  When they reached the humans, Nigel ran to find Nancy, but she wasn’t there.  The humans were very nice and gave him food and a warm place to sleep.  The next day, he heard a strange noise coming from the sky.  When it came down, Nancy jumped out.  Nigel was so happy to see her.  He couldn’t wait to tell her all the stories the wolf told him.

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Nigel’s Haiku

By Nathaniel

Lost, scared, weak, tired

Hungry, thirsty, drowsy, cold

Frightened, brave, happy

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Near the beginning you were amazing

Iditarod dog

Great speed

Extraordinary

Lost during race

By Cameron

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Nervous

Intelligent

Goofy

Excited

Loving

 

By Abbey

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Reflections of Nigel’s Story

 

 Nigel was lost from his team. Nigel had to survive the Alaskan Wilderness. He was probably thinking ” , I’m lost, no team, no food, how will I survive?” He was probably worried about Nancy and his teammates. I wonder what kind of animals he met up with?  I hope they were kind to him. I think he dreamed about their team.

He might have been dreaming about what they were doing without him. After Nancy found Nigel I think they both had heart warmed hearts. I’m glad Nigel survived until he was found!

By Cheyenne

4^th Grade

Central Elementary

Sidney Nebraska

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Nigel’s Alaskan Adventure

By Thomas

            I think Nigel would have hidden in a cave, or wondered around.  Nigel ran and ran till he met up with a squirrel.  Nigel asked the squirrel if he had seen a dog team pass by.  The squirrel said, “I have not seen a dog team pass by.”  “Thank you very much,” replied Nigel. 

            He ran and ran until nightfall fell upon him.  Nigel found a nearby cave and went to doze.  By morning, Nigel heard the sound of a plane engine above him.  The plane saw him and then turned around. The pilot picked up Nigel’s owner and came back to pick up Nigel.  They lived happily ever after.

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Go Nigel!

By Isaiah

Go Nigel

On the ball always

Nigel

I think you’re awesome

Great and intelligent

Everybody loves Nigel

Loving dog

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Nigel’s Iditarod

by Sami W.

 

            Nigel was trying to go to sleep, but he could not.  The sounds were very scary for him.  When he finally fell asleep it was morning.  Nigel was hunting for breakfast because he was very hungry.  That afternoon he walked for miles and miles until he reached a river by a cave.  Nigel was very happy to see a river with water and a cave to sleep in. That night, he fell asleep in a second.  In the morning, he was walking and someone found him! When they got to the checkpoint where his owner, Nancy was, Nigel was really happy!

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When Nigel got lost in the “Alaskan Wilderness” he wandered around for a long time. Then Nigel met a young deer. Nigel asked him many questions such as, “where is the nearest town?”, or “where can I get food?”. The deer had only one explanation, which was that there was a house a couple miles away. The deer’s name was Cleo. Cleo said that the woman at the house was very friendly, and that he camped out in her back yard for three whole months! Nigel knew this was his only choice.

Nigel went to the house and went on her front step. The girl named Jill opened the door, and happily welcomed him in. Nigel had very good meals and water. In the daytime he ran and played for hours. At night he dreamed about being with Nancy. But, Nigel did enjoy feeling like he was the only dog in the world. At last Nancy finds Nigel because Jill found her phone number. Nigel was sad to leave Jill, but excited to reunite with Nancy and his other dogs.

Today Nigel goes and visits Jill every four months.

By Maddi

4^th Grade

Central Elementary

Sidney, NE

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Nigel’s Adventure

     After Nigel was lost, I think he found a cave to sleep. He arranged rocks with his nose. It was a circle. (for a bed) He left the cave to get some food. He found a weak spot on a frozen lake.1,2,3,Nigel thought. He pounded on the weak spot. He quickly jumped off. “CRACK” The ice made a hole. He watched until a fish was floating on the water. His mouth reached in and grabbed the fish. He dragged it back to his cave. He scarfed down the fish.

     The next day, he found another weak spot on the river. He did the same exact thing. All the rest of the days, it was blizzarding. When a hare sprawled into the cave, he had no other choice but to kill the hare. He did. After the people found Nigel they took care of him.

     When the owner found Nigel, he was happier than ever! After Nigel was reunited with Nancy, he probably felt like blurting out the whole story to her!

 

By Moselle

4^th Grade

Central Elementary

Sidney, Ne

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I think that Nigel found other friends in the wilderness while he was wandering around. A beaver built a home for him in the night. A bear taught him some hunting skills and tips. A moose taught him how to get noticed so his owned would find him eventually. One night Nigel used what the moose had taught him, howl and run around. Howling so he could be heard and running around so he could be noticed easier from movement. While doing that for about an hour he began to lose hope and miss Nancy, his owner. Nigel was very strong and persistent so he kept howling and running. Suddenly an airplane flew overhead. Nigel got his hope back but the airplane flew right past him. Nigel felt sad. He laid down and tried to take a nap. He was used to hay so it was harder to sleep. He never did sleep but he suddenly heard trotting and something gently gliding through the snow. It was Nancy! “Nigel!,” Nancy shouted. Nigel ran as fast as he could at Nancy. They both were extremely. Nancy took him back to the last checkpoint to safety.

By Alex

4^th Grade

Central Elementary

Sidney, NE

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I did an acrostic poem on N.I.G.E.L.Here it goes.

Now safe and sound

Is not lost

God loves him

Euphoric

Loves Nancy

By Jack.

As you can see Nigel got lost.  Nigel was trying to go to bed but, he couldn’t.  The sounds were very scary for him.  When he finally fell asleep it was morning.
Nigel was hunting for breakfast, because he was very hungry.  That afternoon he walked for miles and miles until he reached a river by a cave.  Nigel was really glad to see a river with water and a cave to sleep in.

That night he fell asleep in 1 sec.  In the morning he was walking and someone found him! When they got to the checkpoint where his owner was Nigel was really happy!