Linus the Minus loved to subtract, take away, find a difference, decrease, break apart, divide, make things smaller, eat, stomp, squash, destroy, and grab. He liked any time that someone ended up with less.

His friends didn't mind when he removed things from them. They knew it was just his nature, and they didn't want him to change. Besides, sometimes they liked it when he took things away.

But one day, he realized he was bored. He wanted to make a difference in the world.

He decided to go on a subtraction adventure.

He was going to take away EVERYWHERE!

5-2=3

by Magi

Next, Linus the Minus saw 11 boys on the road. He asked if they wanted to read a book, and 9 of them said yes. Then there were 2 boys left.

11-9=2

by Emilia

Then, Linus the Minus went to a house where he saw 20 tiny, orange aliens on the stairs. He thought they looked delicious so ate half of them, but then he got full and he had to stop. Now there were 10.

20-10=10

by Nyan

19-9=10

by Alvin

After that, Linus the Minus went to the park and he saw 19 giant strawberries growing there. He ate 9 of them. Then there were 10 left.

Next, Linus the Minus went to Mermaid Island. He saw 5 beautiful, shiny mermaids playing in the water. He loved the mermaids, so he didn't take any of them away. There were still 5 mermaids.

5-0=5

by Thoon Phyo

11-5=6

by Momo

3-1=2

by Kent

5-2=3

by Kelvin

6-2=4

by Thiri