Leif Erickson Looks For The People Of Greenland

by Evan Markwell, age 7

“Run! Put up the sails!”

His men put up the sails. Then Leif Erickson told his men to get in the boat. His men got in the boat. Leif told his men to row the boat. His men rowed the boat. His men accidentally rowed the wrong way!

So they went the wrong way. Suddenly, they hit land! Leif said, “We will camp here for the night, and then we will look for the people of Greenland.”

Leif Erickson told his men to set up camp. When it was night, Leif set out to find the people of Greenland, but he did not find the people of Greenland. Instead, he found the Indians. When he thought the Indians were the people of Greenland when it was night, he knew that they weren't the people of Greenland. He woke the Indians and the Indians shot their bow and arrows, and Leif got down and rolled on the ground. And rolled around and the Indians ran away. and Leif got up off the ground, and got in the tent.

And then he told his men to go after the Indians. When they found the Indians, they fought and fought, and Leif Erickson was there. After the war was over, he set out to find the people of Greenland, but he did not find the people of Greenland, and he realized that he was not in Greenland. He was in Vinland. So he told his men to take down camp and he told his men to get in the boat and sail away. When they were there, Leif Erickson set out again to find the people of Greenland.

When he found them, he was very happy.

The end.

That is the story as Evan dictated it to me. What follows is a transcription of his notes.

run pet up the suls his min put up the suls then lief ericson told his min to git in the bot his min got in the boat lief told his min to row the boat his min rew the boat his min accidently rew the roing waie soe tha winte the roing wae suddenly tha hit land lief siad we wil camp hier fre the nite and then we wil look for the pepl of Greenlend lief ericson told his min to setep up camp win it was nit lief set et to find the pepl of Greenlend bet he bib not find the pepl of Greenlend insded he fond the indians win he fot the indians were the pepl of Greelend win it wes nit he noo the wrnt the pepl of Greenland so he wocup the insded and the insded sot thu bownawos and lief got don and he wold on the grand and rold arande and the insded ran awae and lief got off the grarnd he got in the tent and then he told his min to go after the insded win tha fond the insded tha fot and fot and lief wes thar and aftr the war was over he set out t find the pepl of Greenland pet he did not find the pepl of Greenland and he relist that he ruthin in Greenland he was in vinland so he told his min to tak dane camp and he told his min to get in the boat and sal awae win they wer ther lief set art agan too find the pepl of Greenland win he fond them he wes vare hape the end