The Turtle People Part 1

"The Turtle People Part 1" is a story written by Samantha Greenbriar when she was in second grade. It is a precursor to her "Heaven at the Edge of the World" manuscript.

The first page has turtle stickers, likely added by Sam herself, as well as a drawing of the main character Captain Allegra and her pirate ship.

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The Hevin at the Edge of the world

Samantha Greenbriar, grade 2

Story: the turtle people

part 1

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''Captain Allegra looked off at the ocean. It went on forever. Or so it seemed!! Someday she would find the edge, and get to the paradise there. Then she heard a cannon fire! Boom!! It was the Black Pirate Ship! She yelled "I thought we lost them at Horse Island!!" The First Mate said "Looks like you thought too soon!!" The Black Ship came up along the side. Captain Black himself came out on the deck of the Black''

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''Ship. He yelled to Captain Allegra "Yar nevar gona find the edge! Thar ain't no paradice and yar father were a lier!" Captain Allegra yelled back "Then why do you keep following us, you imbesil?!?" The First Mate yelled out "We'll stop you, Captain Black!! We'll find the edge of the world, and you'll see her father was no lier!!" The battle kept going until Captain Allegra's ship got away. "Now west!" she said! And the ship sailed towards the sunset.''

Location
The story is found in a cardboard box in the TV room closet.