by Jay Zeck
As I begin to tell this story about me and The Great Depression, I used to have a great life with my family, when all of a sudden The Great Depression happened. It was heard on TV while my family and I were eating dinner. My family and I were concerned when we heard about that. We lived in the Valley in Los Angeles.
My dad was a referee for hockey. My aunt was a hairstylist that made good hair. My brother and I worked on things my dad needed help on. This all happened before The Depression. I had a great life but it was cut short. My life was also complicated as we struggled with hunger and thirst. My aunt died at a dust bowl. She was going to get some eggs from the barn where all the chicken lived. My family and I were scared to get eggs from the chicken coops as we thought the dust storms will happen again. But then my dad was so thirsty that he fainted, so I decided to out and find water. I bought a bucket and a towel if I found any. Half an hour later, I found water. I grabbed some and drank. It was worth it as I had no other choice. I brought the water home and gave my family. I had to protect my family because I was the older one and my brother was just nine years old. I was left in charge.
It was Tuesday and we are eating breakfast. When a stranger knocked on our door with a gun, he told us to give him food. My dad said "No!" and he shot my dad. My dad told me and my brother to never give anyone food at all.
My brother and I said we will never do that. When it was dinner, my dad said we only have little bit of food left. We decided that we will go somewhere else and get some more foo if we can find a way.
Today is Wednesday and we ran out of food. We were so hungry and thirsty. When we were walking to Downtown LA, a helicopter flew over us and rescued us. The pilots took us to a hotel with supplies of food and water.
This was my story about the Great Depression. I was 11 years old then.
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