ANY PET IN THE WORLD, what would it be and why?


Story by Sarah Womer 23


KINDERGARTNERS at Sunrise Elementary School in


Yuma share their ideas.


“A dog because they’re soft and they’re nice.”


— Litzie Fernandez, 6 “A cheetah because they


and some are poisonous.” — Jesse Zavala, 6


“A snake. I like snakes. Some are not poisonous


“A tarantula because I like them. They can spin webs


like Spiderman.” — Devin Salazar, 5


“A kitty, I like kitties. “A cat because they play


with a lot of toys.” — Anthony Mendoza, 5


“A dog because I like dogs. My favorite thing about them is their tail because


it’s soft.” — Aydin Rogers, 5


“Yogi, my dog. I like to play with him, we play


They’re so soft.” — Lizette Cartwright, 5


“A dog. I like to feed them


and pet them.” — Hannah Hayes, 5


“A dog because they can play with you and they are


fetch.” — Spencer Schipferling, 6


“A dog. I like dogs because they’re nice and they really


like to play with people.” — Adelie Martinez, 5


always nice to you.” — Jacob Morton, 5


“A horse because that’s my favorite animal. I like when


they eat out of my hand.” — Jersey Luzier, 5


run fast.” — Israel Bejar, 5


“A snake. I like how they


look.” — Fei-Hung Luy, 5


“A hamster because they’re cute and cuddly and


they’re fluffy.” — Grace McNierney, 5


“A lion because they eat meat like me. I like when


they run.” — Kaden Blakenship, 5


“A dog because they can sometimes be small and


then they grow up.” — Nathan Weatherby, 5


“A kitten because they’re so


cute.” — Gabriella Von Fumetti, 5


“A cat because they are


playful.” — Breanna Tucker, 5


“A dog. I love dogs because


they are so cute.” — Sofia Cortes, 5


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“A duck because they quack. I like to go to the pond in San Diego with my Papa


and feed the ducks.” — Robbie Geiler, 5


“A bird. They have wings and they make me feel like


I am in a plane.” — Jesse Spencer, 5


“A dog. We get to wrestle with each other and play


with each other.” — Camryn Knox, 5


“A cat because it’s my favorite animal. They


have soft fur.” — Jaylee Cordell, 5


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