Story Battle 37 – Autumn Elf in the Pumpkin Patch vs. Pumpkins and Ghosts
Story Battle 37
Story Battles are a fun addition to the Storyland website, just to see the different aspects of the stories I write. The purpose of Story Battles is to have fun with my stories. They are a good way to open up communication about them. I do hope you enjoy Story Battles and please feel free to have your own story battles with any of the stories on the Storyland website.
It is recommended to read both stories that are involved in each story battle. The two stories for this battle are:
- Story 1 – Autumn Elf in the Pumpkin Patch (Winner of Story Battle 36)
- Story 2 – Pumpkins and Ghosts
The winner of Story Battle 37 is Autumn Elf in the Pumpkin Patch with 470 points.
STORY 1
Autumn Elf in the Pumpkin Patch
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STORY 2
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QUESTIONS (10 pts for each item found) |
Points | Points | |||
1. | Words that start with “ho” | how (x2), hour, home | 40 | home (x2) | 20 |
2. | Words that end with “ow” | now (x2), row (x2), how (x2), somehow, scarecrow (x3), crow (x6), show, follow | 180 | now (x2), know, window, scarecrow | 50 |
3. | Descriptive words in the 6th paragraph | very (describes big pumpkin patch), big (describes pumpkin patch), pumpkin (describes patch), admittance (describes fee) | 40 | — | 0 |
4. | Words that have “ex” in them | extra (x4), explained, next, exclaimed | 70 | next (x2) | 20 |
5. | Words that contain double “ss” | — | 0 | — | 0 |
6. | Characters names in the 3rd paragraph | Stella | 10 | one of the voices | 10 |
7. | Words that rhyme with “did” | slid | 10 | — | 0 |
8. | Compound words in the 2nd and 3rd paragraph | — | 0 | — | 0 |
9. | The word “take” | take (x2) | 20 | — | 0 |
10. | Words that contain vowels “ie” | twentieth, piece, worried, cried, tie, friends (x2) | 70 | field (x3), believe (x5) | 80 |
TOTAL SCORE: | 440 | 180 |