From an E-Mail--Children Writing about the Ocean

1) This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles.
(Kelly, age 6)

2) Oysters' balls are called pearls. (James, age 6)

3) If you are surrounded by sea you are an Island. If you don't
have sea all round you, you are in continent. (Wayne, age 7)

4) Sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like
Emily Richardson. She's not my friend no more. (Kylie, age 6)

5) A dolphin breaths through an asshole on the top of its
head. (Billy, age 8)

6) My uncle goes out in his boat with pots, and comes back with
crabs. (Millie, age 6)

7) When ships had sails, they used to use the trade winds to
cross the ocean. Sometimes, when the wind didn't blow, the
sailors would whistle to make the wind come. My brother said
they would be better off eating beans. (William, age 7)

8) I like mermaids. They are beautiful, and I like their shiny
tails. How do mermaids get pregnant? (Helen, age 6)

9) I'm not going to write about the sea. My baby brother is
always screaming and being sick, my Dad keeps shouting at my
Mom, and my big sister has just got pregnant, so I can't think
what to write. (Amy, age 6)

10) Some fish are dangerous. Jellyfish can sting. Electric
eels can give you a shock. They have to live in caves under
the sea where I think they have to plug themselves into
chargers. (Christopher, age 7)

11) When you go swimming in the sea, it is very cold, and it
makes my willy small. (Kevin,age 6)

12) Divers have to be safe when they go under the water. Two
divers can't go down alone, so they have to go down on each
other. (Becky, age 8)

13) On holiday my Mom went water skiing. She fell off when
she was going very fast. She says she won't do it again
because water shot up her fanny. (Julie, age 7)

14) My dad and uncles used to be Tennessee River Divers. They would dive for fresh water muscles. They didn't have very good luck, as you can tell at Christmas when they are all together. (my own Raleigh, age 7)

15. There are seahorses when the men are giving berth to all the babies. I think if men had to have the babies here, they would go back to the water real fast. (Raleigh, age 7).