“Once upon a time, there was a two-year-old Boxer named Moksh. He was the youngest dog in the house, right behind Cricket and Valentine. Zeus was the only hamster in the house. Zeus was half-a-year old. Zeus was in a cage because otherwise, Moksh, Cricket, and Valentine would eat him!”
“It says Alaska wants to be first in the United States alphabetical order, so it’s started a war with Alabama. It also says that the war won’t start for another month, but they are still recruiting more soldiers and the families are missing their dads and husbands.”
“For some reason, Sandy couldn’t stand to see the fire filled sky, the scorched ground, the dark, dark world. She felt she needed to help…but why?”
“If you didn’t know, humans and food have never gotten along. For years, food has struggled to get away from the humans, but never accomplished their goal. But this time, things may be different.”
“At first I didn’t feel like death was a sad thing. As I pushed the blade into my heart, I started laughing.”
“We both run. Then, we see another world.”
“She screamed for a faint second and couldn’t breathe as she was sucked into the heavy stream of water that was falling with her.”
“He felt no remorse for the death of the man he had murdered. But it unnerved him nevertheless.”
“He landed on his back. His whole butt turned purple.”
‘“I don’t like it, I love it. I just wanna run down and eat everything on the table.”
“What are we waiting for?”’
“Bree smirks at you. You stare, embarrassed, at her sweater. Cherry-red.”
“Soon, the Aliens will become extinct because there will be no humans left to eat. Soon, they’ll have to eat each other.”
“I don’t worry about being caught. The only thing I’m worrying about is what is yet to come.”
“I was confused. I looked up in the sky and… Uh oh.”
“When I got home, I ran up to my room and locked the door. I would not let anyone talk to me or come in for the rest of the night.”
“When I was a baby, he loved holding me and taking care of me. Now it’s my turn.”
“I love Pearl Street Market. It looks like an old fashioned market and it smells like a new book which is the best smell ever.”
“When I got home, I crashed on the couch and started thinking. I thought about the way the bird had looked at me.”
“We walked down a tunnel and into a very light room. In that room sat the demon leader. He was reading a big book that had writing on the cover: A Demon’s Guide to Eating Healthy. I didn’t know that demons could even read!”
‘The King whispered to Violet, “I got this.”’
“Gathering all his strength, James shot a white-hot bolt of energy at the cannonball and it exploded, instantly killing the artillery crew. Then, he fainted.”
“I was so bored and wanted so badly to go with them. I knew that if I did, my father would not trust me anymore I would never be able to become a warrior.”
“We’re trying to support each other during this first rough day with Weird Woman by being playful. But I know a few things: we both hate this woman.”
‘My mom said, ”You should really grow your hair out longer.”
I said, ”You know I like my hair short so I don’t need to put in all those clips.”’
“The smell of jasmine and cinnamon
Fill the kitchen with sweet smells.”
“She saw a glint of shiny leather-a bound spine, some parchment pages. A notebook? A diary? But who owns it?”
“We start our quest across the Colorado River, with me so happy to have my flying motorcycle back. I see a shark in the water. I warned Mathius but too late, he already lost an arm.”
“Were they just walking through? But why would they walk through? They were walking in the direction of the dark forest. Everyone who went in the forest never came back.”
“I slammed down my computer screen. I had expected some pity from the players, not a moderator who banned anybody who disobeyed the rules. He was not at all comforting. In fact, he sounded a lot like my mom.”
“I pull on my grips; without them I would slide off the bars. I take a deep breath and my routine takes over me. Soon I land with a satisfying thunk on the blue mat.”
“As Glitter emerged from tall grass, she saw the amazing fig tree. She walked around the bottom of the tree, when the other side of the tall grass started to shiver. Suspicious, Glitter edged toward the swaying grass. Then the grass stood still.”
“The pros are: She is kind, sweet, caring, joyful, selfless, courageous, brave, and don’t forget smart. The cons are: she is a raccoon but then again so am I.”
“Lauren and her friends stepped outside and onto her lawn while my group followed. I went more into the bush to hide myself.”
“Now that the King was happy, he needed to make everyone else happy too.”
‘“Why me?”
“Because we think you have the ability to stop them, unlike the agents who have tried previously.”‘
“Now, he realised what was going on. The aliens were attacking. He reported the news to Commander Johnson. He shouted into the main radio, “Aliens attacking main all stations.”’
“Regardless, he was influential, determined, and life-changing. Those are the characteristics that make a perfect hero.”
“Boing’s life was almost perfect. There was only one thing Boing wanted… NOODLES! He really wanted noodles.”
“Henry took a giant piece of molten rock and hurled it straight at the beast. It hit him and scratched him. It roared in pain, but it managed to pick it up and throw it back at Henry.”
“They were in trouble because the queen zombie didn’t like human brains but they liked animal brains so the zombie started chasing them.”
‘“Cinderella didn’t even pick flowers!!”
“How do you know?”
“Because she’s my best friend!”’
“I looked up at the scoreboard: one minute!! Surely we can’t lose now, I thought.”
“Liam began to choke and he started looking pale. Isadora leapt to her feet. Isadora started charging at Liam but he pushed her back. Isadora looked at her brother and ran to the other side of the graveyard; she was terrified.”
“As I clamber over the hill, the smell of fire increases, and, as I look down on my clan, I see cats setting fire to everything and killing any arctic fox they see. That’s when my brain goes into shock and I faint. It’s like I’m dreaming but I can still hear things around me.”
“The night grew dark, and I hatched too early. My body felt cooler than being frozen in ice.”
“Why did my parents even do the spell? He wasn’t even going to kill us. But, now he is because of that spell, that spell that ruined everything.”
“Everybody was confused and stunned, but it only took Solo a few seconds to realize the opportunity he had.”
“Rain poured, but I could still see the stars. That’s what was important. Nothing bad could happen while I had my stars. “
“We are going to sneak right up on the octopus and tie a rope around it. Then we will get my friend back.”
“Do I have a pet turtle? YES. I bought him perfectly YESTERDAY, which was twenty-four hours ago in my time. I wanted to have something in case the chimney was gone.”
“During the blood test, two doctors fainted, one doctor gasped, and the rest looked like clueless monkeys. Brandon saw what was on the machine, and it said, “System error. No known explanation.” Then, for no reason, he felt the scars on his legs that the doctor said would be there. They were gone, disappeared, vanished.”
“All of a sudden, to my surprise, one of my loyal followers decided to go to the loser’s side. I gasped, then quickly regained my composure. What was going on?”
“Then, while Michael was playing, he got sucked into the video game. He felt his body getting smaller and smaller. And then he just suddenly appeared in the world of the video game.”
“I stepped into the vault. It was heaven for any thief.”
“I dreamed about Zach. He had always been the greatest brother ever, or so I tried remembering. He was 15 back then. I never had to be strong when he had been alive.”
“The Prince of Adorability would face many perils on his way to the farm big city, where he would begin his rise to power both economically & politically.”
“I grabbed a protective suit that I stole from the local market. It consisted of a trash bag, duct tape, goggles, gloves, and a swimming cap. I slipped the suit on very quickly and crawled up to my brother Abioye, who had been fighting the Boag virus.”
“I never thought that she would be hearing about the earthquake in my own home and then experiencing it as a runaway orphan. But I knew the truth: I would die in this earthquake.”
“But the worst thing about the alien invaders was that they could only die from one mineral named Zoink Noink. Zoink Noink is a rare, neon green and neon yellow colored mineral. Luckily, there were three orbs of Zoink Noink located on Earth.”
“Because there was no leader of the staplers anymore, everything became so chaotic. Tests were starting to be taken for who should be the next king of all staplers. George tried to take the test, but he couldn’t until his staples were replaced.”
“Rosie was thrilled. What could be better than meeting an all-time famous man who was practically the hero of the American Revolution?”
‘I ran off to Centa Academy as fast as possible, since I missed the flying shuttle. I snuck up behind her. “BOO!” I yelled, scaring Cadenza.’
“Violet ran towards her house, crying silently. That was the last time she would probably ever see Nikki in person.”
“We got three plymouth rock chicks and six silkie chickens through the mail. They took about a week to get to my house, but it seemed like forever, because we were eager to see the babies. It might sound crazy that you could buy chicks through the mail, but it was true.”
“Madison looked at Rachel. Rachel smiled and winked. When they were little, that was the signal for I set them up or I have a plan.”
“After their welcoming conversation, Mr. Tarn, Mrs. Tarn, and Mr. Cope walked off to the dock. During this whole time Emmett was peeking inside Mr. Cope’s car. The purple blanket wasn’t there. But what was the same was that the coffin was there. The coffin actually looked sad. There weren’t any painted designs or special carvings.”
“Once every month or two, a traveling merchant would come to town with pencils and paper. If she could scrape together enough Helios, Dellya would buy a small package. One day, the man came through in his wagon, and Dellya ran out to the road after finding five Helios on the dining room floor, hoping to be able to write Sono again.”
That night, Cinderella finished the dresses. She thought it might be nice to make a gown for the ball for herself. Even though she knew she could not go, she thought she could always leave after them.
‘”Did she say anything before you left?”
“Not really. She just said: ‘Wow, the moon looks so pretty. You know the jungle well, don’t you? Let’s go into the jungle.’”
“The group snuck in with their hands gripped onto their swords, ready for any surprise attack. Suddenly, there was a rustling noise from above. Three silver dragons appeared in front of them, startling them. Their scales were so glittery in the light that the group was almost blinded by them.”
“As George Mudd sat back into his chair he was doubting his decision. Should I have let her in? Will something go wrong? Who is she? Is she going to hurt the candidates?”
“The soldier carefully put the blanket away, quietly walked out of the tiny haunted cabin, and followed the witch into the distance.”
“Winston was always being annoying. It was as if it were his full time job, if 15-year-olds had jobs.”
“Why was the dog here in the middle of a Trader Joe’s? I touched the dog gingerly. I loved dogs but, hey, you never know. The dog winced in pain. I realized it was covered in blood, but it wasn’t the dog’s blood. Next to the dog was a man, under the sink.”
“I try to do Charades. I pretend I am Margaret and I slip Margaret’s business card into my house to give my mom and Eric a note that I’m Kayla. Margaret does not understand. I try twelve more times and she still doesn’t get it.”
“It is time to feel the breeze of the seashore
It is flaming weather in the summer”
“The moonlight makes a wonderful spotlight.”
“Ali screamed. We struggled and struggled to get out, but it didn’t work. The material was too strong. Then it went dark.”
“That night, John packed Jack’s things and put them in his car. In the morning, when Jack woke up, John gave him breakfast and told him to get in the car. Jack realized that John was driving out of town.”
“Kalliope and I arrived first. Her usually colorful hair was black as night. She was wearing tall brown boots and a black dress. Dangling from her ears were long silver chains. She looked even more fearless and intimidating than usual.”
‘Jack asked Alex, “What was the reason you put a bakery right next to mine?”
“Because my parents don’t have any money, and I need money for their clothes, food and house.” Alex hung his head.’
“When we get to the first Mona, she looks like she is in her late twenties. She has long brown hair and is wearing all black. She is frowning. She looks like she is in a grumpy mood all the time.”
“He had learned all the languages of the world, as he met customers that would climb up to the top and look at the volcano. His whole life he spent sitting at the soda stand. He had been sitting there since he was old enough to talk. He never attended school, never had friends, and never had a passport. He never left this area of 10 by 10 feet.”
“I don’t know what I’m good for. Whenever I think about it, all I can settle on is writing.”
“Two years have passed since his father was taken away. They hadn’t heard anything from him. It seemed like just yesterday that his father was taken away to Johan.”
“The two elderlies jumped from their cage floor and pounced on the villain at high speed. The villain didn’t expect the grandparents to be so quick and was knocked over in surprise. The villain muttered something under his breath and elbowed Grandmother in the solar plexus.”
‘Katie asked Joe, “Now that we have the keys, how do we get inside with the guard there?”
This time, Joe was really worried. He didn’t know either.’
“So I figured out that there was some problem with me, at least in Vinny’s eyes. I had no idea what was up. I took some time to think if I had done anything to upset him. I couldn’t think what was going on at ALL. I mean, I couldn’t think of anything bad that I did to Vinny recently. I needed to figure it out.”
“They are locked inside a metal room, no place to go, no windows, no light. There is nothing in the room except matches and a piece of paper with a random riddle. They need to work together to find the matches and the paper, and to solve the riddle before ten minutes is up.”
“When she gets outside, she realizes that she needs glue for her car to put it back together. Her wings are not that strong, and they won’t be able to fly all the way back home. She goes back through the window, but for some reason, the girl’s room is already a mess.”
“Linda came back on Tuesday, March 17th. She looked really different. She was wearing a simple skirt and top, not at all like the tube top she had been wearing when she left. She looked different without the useless makeup that had covered her face. Now, she had a light covering. She looked more grown-up.”
‘“You know what she said?! You know what she said?!” said Kasten. “She said she had a revelation. She said that she knew I was a seeker. She knew I was seeking for Kateri and Andrew’s mother. She said, ‘You will find her again, but you might lose her forever.’”’
‘“I’m telling you the truth, Noemie!!! One second Jack was there, the other he wasn’t not! And after he said his last word, ‘Help!’ I saw a trail of blood in the pipes!” said Jeany.
“Stop with your lies. He’s probably pulling another trick on you. And ‘help’ was not his last word. He’s my man,” said Noemie.’
“Cookie Dough stopped bouncing. He turned around. There was a huge bear. Cookie Dough backed up. He was confused, but then he realized that it was a teddy bear. He snuggled up with the teddy bear and fell asleep.”
“Okay, I’m home alone now, and weird things are happening already, and I’m already creeped out. All the lights went out. And something grabbed my foot and dragged me down the stairs.”
“When I said that, almost all the chocolate drained out, and we were just standing in a giant hole. We were all one foot away from the top.”
“It’s 10:27. That’s because I was so nervous, so I waited a lot of extra minutes. So, first, I have to find his contact book, and then his phone, call the company, and talk in a deep voice!! I don’t know if this is a good idea now.”
“She was 24. She saw a 24-year-old boy who was so so so handsome. She fainted. She woke up in her room. The boy was there, too. He drew “iwhaiuthrthodhdhdwhieR8yuuryueq8989387ry39owu34eywi8ur6” on the walls. But she was still in love.”
“I was distraught by her stress ball. I was getting my anger out. I squeezed, and squeezed, and soon, in a matter of time, the stress ball popped open, the white foam oozing out into my hand, onto the floor into a big puddle. The guidance counselor told me to leave right after that.”
“He had arms and legs, so he could drive. The thing was, he hadn’t passed the driving test, so he was zig-zagging down the bicycle road. Luckily, nobody saw him except a bicyclist.”
“The ancient tour guide dropped lots of books on his head once when he didn’t participate, and that’s another reason why he got to be a better student, because it hurt him. Luckily, Christian had very puffy hair, so the books didn’t hurt him that much.”
‘Chris stuck the knife out from his belt and said, “Are you lying ?” The room seemed to get hotter every time they breathed in air.’
“When we got to the castle, we snuck around to the back door where Pete knew there was a secret entrance. He’d been to the castle many times before because he helped make it back when he was friends with the popsicles. But first, we had to say a password.”
“Among two friends
A friendship that doesn’t have ends”
“One day, Cameron went into the forest to deliver some presents and goods to their sickly grandmother, but on the way back, Cameron forgot her map at Grandmother’s house. She raced back, but got so lost on the way, she couldn’t find her way back home.”
“I felt really bad for Sofia and Leora. That storytelling magic is the most powerful magic for a Narrator to achieve. If only I could do it.”
“At the election, Nacho Cheese had met his rival candidates: Eve Vil, Violet Blick, and Camilia Higgins. Violet Blick’s cover as an adult was blown, and she was eliminated. It turned out Blick was a child when her stilts and makeup were gone.”
“Leigh accidentally wobbled and pressed a red button on the floor. The whole room was about to explode. It exploded, all right, but with human stuff. A bed, clothing, a bathroom, and a rug appeared. Leigh ran all the way to the end of the room and tucked himself into a ball. And all of a sudden, he could fly.”
“The woven-rope carpet seemed to cut against her feet as she thought of her wasted thirteen years of keeping her nose in a book instead of going outside, or playing soccer or even just going on her front lawn.”
“I jumped out of his reach to where Buck, Washington, and Sasha were. I saw them folding themselves as small as they could and squeezing themselves into the buttons. I was the one that got folded the most and I fit the smallest. The bank manager looked towards the buttons, but he didn’t see us. He just pushed one. That was the one that Buck was in. Buck zoomed back with the button.”
“As they were walking down the street, they saw the same man that they saw every day in the candy store talking to the merchant. But as they were crossing the street, they saw the same man in neater clothes. They also heard people saying that he was the richest man in the city. Kimberly and Justice were so confused.”
“When school was out, Owen couldn’t wait to write in a journal. He ran home and got all the money he had from his piggy bank, ran to Staplers, bought an orange journal with a squiggly line pattern for $7.86, and then ran back home and started to write.”
“I was told that the school was named Excalibur. That was a pretty weird name. There were also pretty weird characters here. The students were bringing unusual looking animals in through the school gates.”
“I decided to try some of the birdseed to see if it tasted anything like snails. So if your Owner gets birdseed, heed my strong advice: DO NOT TRY TO EAT IT!!! Seriously though, birdseed is even worse than grapes.”
“But there is one animal more proud,
More pompous, mean, and rude.
It lives on social media.
It has an attitude.”
“Athena took off like a bullet. Beatrice tried to catch up, but it was no use. She continued to run until she saw the finish line. All the kids gasped. Athena blushed. Beatrice finally came back, red-faced and angry.”
“The chicken lies like a blob alone on the ground”
“He’s horrible at running
He can’t throw a pass”
“Scorching weather.
I glance at the blue summer sky with cotton candy clouds.
It’s time for a hot day down at the beach.”
“Hi, I am Will. I am the first male cheerleader at U.C.L.A.”
“You rode the F train to work
You walked the streets
Of the city that never sleeps”
“Going up, going down, always moving up or down,
then you learned sideways, and then you
learned right and left”
“There once was a detective who lived in multiple places, but today he was living in a castle.”
“Today was my first day of middle school, and if you’re poor, living in the projects, that means it’s the worst day ever. My mom didn’t understand that I, Sophie, plus ‘poor’ and ‘middle school’ equalled ‘bad.'”
“One late November morning, after catching a rabbit, Bramble trotted into a hollow log so she could eat it alone. She started to get tired, and fell asleep. When she woke up, she heard a gunshot and a human yelling ‘Fox!'”
“What flaw do you see in I, Helena?
My complexion is as fair as Hermia,
and my voice as sweet as a nightingale.”
“I am two years old.
Inside the car is dark.
My mom turns on the lights.”
“‘Mom, why do we have to get braces?!’ I yell at her. I am not happy at all.”
“One day, Zoe asked her parents if she could go see the wizards. They said “Yes” and asked her if they could go along.”
“Once upon a time, there was a world full of candy. It was currently a Saturday night, and all the candies were coming together for a party, as they always did on Saturday nights.”
“I’ll code after I do my homework. My mom always says do your homework before you code. Today’s different. I have to go to the dentist. I hate the dentist.”
“Hi! My name is Daisy. If you watched my other stories, I moved to NYC but I wanted to hang with my grandpa (Papa), so my mom and dad said that for the summer I can stay with my papa! Papa lives near Pompeii.”
“Walking around the field of flowers, I see the beauty
lies in everything that I don’t see.”
“Once, there was a weird elephant. He had a long, smooth nose, which was gray, just like other elephants. But the weird thing was he also had butterfly ears!”
“All the sailors excitedly peered over the edge of the ship. Behold! Before them was an island, and on it was the biggest tree they had ever seen. It took up the whole island! And perched on top of that tree was a giant treehouse!”
“Louie, a fluffy, white Maltese with his tongue always sticking out, was having a nice nap in his room on the S.S.L. cruise ship. He liked the beds even though the boat rocked a lot.”
“When I walked home, I noticed that there were advertisements everywhere, but that was not the only thing that was strange. For the first time ever, I realized I couldn’t read any of them right. The words had shifted into this other language I didn’t understand.”
“The curtains close. The only different item is an apple on the bed. The dwarfs are armed with pickaxes.”
“Last seen at Harry’s All You Can Eat Buffet, sixteen-year-old Julian Splitz, from Daily Makeup Tutorial dot com, has gone missing.”
“Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Laura. Laura’s favorite thing was chocolate. But her second favorite thing was flowers. Pretty, nice-smelling flowers. She just loved to pick flowers, and to play with flowers. And when they died, she even made a funeral for flowers. Now, enough about what Laura’s favorite things are. Let’s get to the story.”
“If you are my friend, it requires getting me whatever I want, which really means getting me Starbucks, and if you do that then that means that you won’t get paid, and if you fail one of those tasks you will NEVER be my friend.”
“As they went down in the water, a slimy seaweed hooked around Zachary’s foot, which made Josh tumble off of Zach’s back and made them to go deeper in the water. They tried to get out the water and swim up to the shore, but they noticed their bodies going into this hole.”
“One morning, I wake up. I go to get dressed. When I open my closet door, a guy wearing black jumps out of my closet with a gun! I am so surprised. I don’t know why he is in in my room, but I have no time to think of that.”
“Time after time, day after day, people have family reunions. I don’t think anyone really likes them that much. Well, at least, I don’t. So why do we have them? They’re so awkward. We ask our parents countless times, ‘Why are they so important? Do we have to go?’ and honestly, they don’t give a good enough reason for me.”
“I run through a forest
Of memories and
I see you there”
“It’s the relay carnival and six teams
Are lined up on the side of the pool
The announcer pushes the button”
“Is dinner ready, Mom? Maybe we could go to the backyard and do the tradition that Dad did with us? I haven’t done it since Dad died in the car crash.”
“On a very beautiful day, Joelle went to the zoo in New York City. She walked around the zoo. She looked around, and there were elephants and rhinos and lions. She found a crowd around a parrot, who was named Chit Chat because it always talked.”
“It was December 25th, 1776, when George Washington buckled his boots and slid his feet into place on the dreaded wooden skis. ‘I can do this,’ he said to himself, nervously, before hopping onto the oncoming lift.”
“Fred lived in the North Pole. He was the best penguin at ice skating. He loved to ice skate. He ice skated with other penguins, and the other ones kept falling, but Fred didn’t. They were jealous of Fred.”
“You’ve heard the other stories, I bet. Somebody makes a gingerbread man, he runs away, and eventually gets eaten. Well, my story isn’t like that. Maybe it’s the dough I’m made of, or maybe it’s my raisin brain, but I survived.”
“Next in line for a hotdog, oh and just a reminder: one of these hotdogs is poisoned. As if I care, though…”
“So, Your Honor… This creep here has exploded one of our best museums, traumatized millions of kids going to a summer camp called Writopia, committed serious fashion crimes, and can not decide whether he is from New Jersey or Fire Island!”
“Once, there was a cat named Lovey Dove. She had a nickname that she hated. All the animals called her Lola Love, her nickname. She had to get rid of it.”
‘“Want to be friends with us?” the new sunflowers asked the caterpillars.
“We want to eat you! Are you new or old?” the caterpillars asked the new sunflowers.
“We’re new! So don’t eat us!” they replied.’
“A long time ago, before your great-great-great-great-great-grandparents were born, there were millions and millions of dragons on our planet. Some liked humans; some did not.”
“Once upon a time, in the land of Jesteria, a wise king ruled over his country with his daughter, a vain princess. He needed to find a suitable husband for her, but no one dared come near her for her vain nature.”
“I have a plan. A plan to break out of jail and rob a bank. Trust me, I’ve done this a thousand times. It will be fine… We won’t get in trouble.”
“Rainbow wants to go back to the real Amazon jungle, but he can’t fly because the keepers of Jungle Island cut his wings so he can’t fly where he wants to. So, he calls his friend who lives in the jungle using his bird telepathy, to come over and pick him up.”
“The first thing I remember is my mother licking me. I can’t see her, but I know it is her. I can hear voices too. Human voices that, at first, trouble me. But then, my mother somehow reassures me that everything is fine.”
“One sunny spring day, I was in my house with my older brother, Kevin, and my mom, Tally. Kevin and I are huge Lego fans. We have a massive Lego room in our basement, and we get Lego sets every week.”
“Maggie Lexing was bursting with excitement as she ran through the front doors of her house. From 3:15 to 4:30, her three younger sisters went to soccer practice, and her father was at work, so Maggie had time with her mother without anyone else at home.”
“Green aqua
Turquoise but hard as a rock”
“Hello, my name is Mittens. I once was a cat who lived in the streets, but somehow I got to live in a house with fancy and delicious cat food. It was just such a miracle for me. There is one problem — the problem is the big Golden Retriever dog named Billy.”
“Hi, my name is Jack, and I am the world’s tallest person ever. I am 2,000 feet tall. I live in L.A., and I need magical powers. The world will be awesome if I get these powers. I mean awesome!!”
“Once, there was a boy named Peter. He was a classic seven-year-old who lived in NYC. Peter liked his life, but thought it could be better. And for that, he had a dream. A dream to find a new life not on planet Earth!”
‘“The rats will destroy the rabbit then.” He turned to me. “I thought it was the other way around.” It seemed like a very vague statement to anyone else, but to me it made perfect sense to me, and it hurt me to my core.’
‘“So why did you ask me to come here?” Tiny asked.
The monster stood quiet for a moment. “Because I need you to stay here with me.”
“What? WHY?”
“Because if you go home, then you will be saying that you have seen a monster, and they will capture me, and I will die,” said the big monster.’
“Jack was a boy living a life all alone on an island. It was so very sad. He was a boy whose parents had been abducted and killed.”
“Everyone was running around the library looking for the suitcase. The only person not in the commotion was Lily, since she could already see it.”
“All this time, I thought I was the only one who had horrible days. But my whole family never had a perfect day. Who cared about having a perfect day? I had my family.”
“Spat wanted to be used to make a cake, but before that ever happened, she had to get past the meat warriors. The meat warriors were all different types of meat, like pig, steak, and filet mignon. Something about Spat was telling her that she could never get out of the refrigerator, but she knew that she could, and she was not afraid of the meat warriors.”
“I wake up to screaming and realize that the screams are mine. I remember what I was dreaming about. I was standing in front of my Dad and watching him die, but I couldn’t help him.”
“Finally, a new doll, named Joseph, came and took over the throne. And ever since, King Evil has never been seen and the candy shop got rebuilt.”
“I want to go to the competition, because I know this year we’ll win, but if I don’t go, and we still win, I feel like I won’t have done anything because I won’t have participated in it.”
“It is important to have human relationships too, so that you can connect with other people just like you, and not just shy away from the outside world. Additionally, humans can speak to their friends in an easier way to understand, unlike a dog’s barking and yipping at you.”
“The butterfly map said walk 13 feet and dig three feet down. Five minutes later, he found a box so he decided to open it. Inside there was a whole lot of gold. He was so excited to show his mom.”