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    Mystery Stories

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    The document contains a mystery story prompt written in narrative tenses and a class assignment for students to write their own 150-word mystery stories based on given prompts. The story prompt is about a man who falls asleep by the river Thames on a night with a full moon and wakes to see a strange green arm emerging from the water. A mysterious man called "The Doctor" appears and saves the man from the "Moon Goblins," before disappearing himself. The class assignment asks students to choose a prompt and write a short mystery story using narrative tenses.

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    Mystery Stories

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    The document contains a mystery story prompt written in narrative tenses and a class assignment for students to write their own 150-word mystery stories based on given prompts. The story prompt is about a man who falls asleep by the river Thames on a night with a full moon and wakes to see a strange green arm emerging from the water. A mysterious man called "The Doctor" appears and saves the man from the "Moon Goblins," before disappearing himself. The class assignment asks students to choose a prompt and write a short mystery story using narrative tenses.

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    The document contains a mystery story prompt written in narrative tenses and a class assignment for students to write their own 150-word mystery stories based on given prompts. The story prompt is about a man who falls asleep by the river Thames on a night with a full moon and wakes to see a strange green arm emerging from the water. A mysterious man called "The Doctor" appears and saves the man from the "Moon Goblins," before disappearing himself. The class assignment asks students to choose a prompt and write a short mystery story using narrative tenses.

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    Mystery Stories

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    Lucía Neira Botana
    The document contains a mystery story prompt written in narrative tenses and a class assignment for students to write their own 150-word mystery stories based on given prompts. The story prompt is about a man who falls asleep by the river Thames on a night with a full moon and wakes to see a strange green arm emerging from the water. A mysterious man called "The Doctor" appears and saves the man from the "Moon Goblins," before disappearing himself. The class assignment asks students to choose a prompt and write a short mystery story using narrative tenses.

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    Class Assignment Names: _____________________ and _______________________

    Date: __________________

    Mystery Stories
    Narrative Tenses

    A. Write the verbs in the Simple Past, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

    Last night I _________________ (walk) home next to the river Thames, when something strange
    _________________ (happen) to me. It was late at night and I _________________ (have) a long and difficult
    day at work. There was a large full moon in the sky and everything was quiet. I was tired and lonely and I
    _________________ (just have) a few pints of beer in my local pub, so I decided to stop by the riverside and
    look at the moon for a while.
    I _________________ (sit) on some steps very close to the water’s edge and looked up at the big yellow moon.
    I felt very tired so I _________________ (close) my eyes and after a few minutes, I _________________ (fall)
    asleep. When I woke up, the moon _________________ (move) behind a cloud and it was very dark and cold.
    The wind _________________ (blow) and an owl _________________ (hoot) in a tree above me. I rubbed my
    eyes and _______________(get up) when suddenly I _________________ (hear) a splash. I
    _________________ (look) down at the water and saw something. Something terrible and frightening, and
    unlike anything I’d ever seen before. Something _________________ (come) out of the water and
    _________________ (move) towards me. Something green and strange and ugly. It was a
    long green arm and it _________________ (stretch) out from the water to grab my leg. I
    was so scared that I couldn’t move. I _________________ (never be)
    so scared in my whole life. The cold green hand
    _________________ (move) closer and closer when suddenly
    there was a blue flash and a strange noise from behind me. Someone
    _________________ (jump) onto the stairs next to me. He _________________
    (wear) strange clothes and he had a crazy look in his eyes. He shouted “Get Back!”
    and _________________ (point) something at the monster in the water. There was a
    bright flash and the monster hissed and disappeared.
    I looked up at the man. He looked strange, but kind. “Don’t fall asleep by the river when there’s a
    full moon”, he said “The Moon Goblins will get you.” I _________________ (never hear) of moon
    goblins before. I didn’t know what to do. “Who… who are you?” I asked him. “You can call me… The
    Doctor.” He said. I _________________ (try) to think of something else to say when he turned
    around and said, “Watch the stars at night, and be careful of the full moon”. I was trying to
    understand what he meant, when there was another blue flash and I closed my eyes. When I
    opened them again, he _________________ (go).
    I couldn’t believe what _________________(happen). What on earth were Moon Goblins, and who
    was the mysterious Doctor? And why had he saved me? I was determined to find the answers
    to these strange questions. I stood up, looked at the moon and quickly walked home.

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    Class Assignment Names: _____________________ and ________________________

    Mystery Stories
    Choose a prompt and write out a mystery story using the narrative tenses. (150 words)

    1. Everyone avoided the big old mansion. It was believed to have... 2. They police had been unable to find the three friends...

    3, As soon as I arrived, I could sense that something was out of place... 4. It was a strange night, there seemed to be a chill in the air...

    5. One night, I looked out the window and I saw the neighbour... 6. They were fine until they decided to watch that video...

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    7. Something was drastically wrong! Every time I picked up the telephone... 8. I decided to go for an evening stroll. I walked about three

    blocks when I felt it...

    9. I was reading a book when I looked up. There in the window I saw... 10. Sometimes I thought my friend had strange powers. Every time he

    was around...

    11. All of the sudden I was trapped!

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