Tall+Tale

Tina Tiny The Mighty by Meenakshi Marchione

In the city of Chicago Tina Tiny was born. When she was just a baby her parents had to use a magnifying glass to see her. Her parents were so scared of their baby daughter being eaten by animals, or being crushed by humans that they put her in a doll house high up in a tree, so nothing could get to her.

Years and years passed and Tina Tiny learned how to take care of herself. Tina got bored of staying all alone in that tree for such a long time, so she decided to explore and look around a bit. She climbed down that tree and ran from Chicago to Wisconsin by foot in one second.

When Tina Tiny got to Wisconsin she ran through a park. One of the sports managers for the Olympics was there too having a nice time relaxing. While he was sitting under a tree he saw a tiny blur whizz by. When the blur suddenly stopped it made such a huge explosion of dirt and grass that when it settled it formed rolling hills which we now call the Wisconsin Dells.

The sports manager gasped in awe. He just couldn't figure out what made that huge explosion. He looked and looked around. Then all of a sudden he heard, "Hi Mister!"

He looked all around, but couldn't see where the voice was coming from. "Down here!" Tina Tiny shouted. The sports manager said, "Were you the one who made that huge explosion?" "Why yes, I did. I was running actually. And when I run I run so fast that no one can see me." The sports manager said,"Well, would you like to join the Olympics?" "Oh yes I would!" "Okay you're in!"

Tina Tiny practiced and practiced by running from Wisconsin to Utah back and forth several times. Finally she took a break in Utah. So much sweat was dripping from her body that she formed the lake near Salt Lake City.

Finally the big day came. She was not expecting it to be so competitive at the Olympics in Hawaii. Everyone was making fun of her because she was so small. The other contestants thought it was impossible for her to win. They said, "You're so tiny with those short legs you can't possible beat us!" They kept laughing at her until finally the contest began.

At the starting line when the gun went off Tina Tiny ran as fast as she could. The race was more than 3000 meters long. A second went by... and she was finished! All of the big, tall, muscular contestants were still running their first lap. Tina Tiny had run so fast she created fire on the track.

Now, when people see the volcanoes in Hawaii they know that the amazing Tina Tiny created them. So never think that tiny people can't do big things.

The End