For Mrs. Morton, the coolest creative writing teacher :)

There once lived a little dinosaur named Jeffrey. He was a very happy dinosaur and loved to go on adventures, but sometimes he felt like he was not as special as his friends. 

One day, Jeffrey asked his parents if he was special or had any talents. "Of course you're special, Jeffrey!" said his mother, patting his head. But she did not say how he was special. Disappointed, Jeffrey went out to meet his friends, still in search of what made him unique.

Jeffrey found his friend Tracey who was soaring through the air. "Do you have a talent, Tracey?" He called up to her, watching her circle around him. "Yes! I can fly!" She yelled back. Jeffrey sighed. He had no wings, and he could not fly. 

"Be careful, Tracey!" He warned as she flew towards the ground. It was very hard to see because the sky was so foggy. "Thank you, Jeffrey!" Said Tracey as she landed. "Your voice helped me find the ground safely!" Smiling, Jeffrey said goodbye to Tracey and continued on his mission to discover his talent. 

Jeffrey found his friend Charlie digging a hole in the ground. "Hello, Charlie," said Jeffrey, "do you have a talent?" "Yes! I can dig deep holes!" Charlie replied. Once again, Jeffrey felt disappointed. His claws were not good for digging holes. 

"Ouch!" Charlie suddenly yelped. He had dug so deep that a twig had gotten stuck in his claw! "Let me help," said Jeffrey, carefully pulling the twig out with his teeth. "Oh, thank you, thank you!" said Charlie. He was very grateful to have a helpful friend like Jeffrey. But Jeffrey was on a mission and could not stick around long. He told Charlie goodbye and continued on his way. 

As Jeffrey walked along the path, he felt frustrated. Tracey and Charlie both had amazing talents like flying and digging, but he did not have wings or sharp claws. "I sure hope I can figure out what makes me special soon," he thought to himself with a sigh. 

Suddenly, Jeffrey heard a huge roar coming from behind the trees. "Who could that be?" He wondered, walking closer to the source of the noise. 

"ROARRR!" It was Jeffrey's friend, Fred. "Hello Fred. Do you have a special talent?" Jeffrey called up the tall dinosaur. "Yes!" said Fred, "I can ROAR louder than anyone!" Jeffrey frowned. "Drat," he thought to himself, "I can't roar."

"Oh no!" Fred cried as his hat slipped off his head, "I can't reach my hat with my little arms!" Jeffrey, who had much longer arms, picked up Fred's hat and placed it on his head. "Here you go!" said Jeffrey. Fred was very grateful for Jeffrey's kind deed. "Well, goodbye," said Jeffrey as he continued down the path, still in search of his talent. It certainly wasn't roaring.