The Creature Sisters Take Turns

Inside the clubhouse the two creature sisters sat. They could change into
any animal that they wanted. The only problem was they couldn't decide what
animal. The older sister Starble wanted to be a tiger. The little sister
Swayla wanted to be a puppy. They couldn't decide what animal to pick. So
they just sat there, neither one of them wanting to be what the other one
picked. They were both very hard headed and stubborn. The creature sisters
just sat there staring at each other. They had already wasted all morning.

Then Starble had an idea. They could both be tigers for a little while.
Then they could both be puppies. Swayla liked the idea. So they took turns.
First they played as tigers, then they played as puppies. Whenever they got
tired of what they were playing one of them would pick something new to
play. They took turns. They both got to do what they wanted and they got to
play together. They realized that taking turns was the best way to play.

Told on Nov. 30, 2010

The Creature Sisters

Hidden in the seven acre woods was a small clubhouse. That's were the two
sister creatures played. These two creatures were magical beings. They
could transform into any animal that they wanted to be just by thinking
about it. Some days they were bears while other days they were mice.

This particular day they were both cats. They left their clubhouse in
search of something fun to do. They were running through the woods when
they heard something chasing them. They looked back and saw a pack of
wolves was right behind them. The creature sisters smiled at each other
because they knew just what to do. They led the wolves to the other side of
the woods. There was an old oak tree there that would be perfect for what
they had planned. Both sisters scurried up the tree and out of sight. The
wolves knew that the cats that they were chasing went up the tree. They
circled the base so there was no way out. The creature sisters needed a
strong tree to hold the weight of what they were about to change into. They
turned themselves into huge lions. Then they raced back down the tree
towards the ground, and the waiting wolves. The two creature sister lions
roared and charged at the wolves. When the wolves realized that lions were
coming down the tree they all tucked their tales and ran as fast as they
could. The creature sisters chased the wolves all the way out of the woods.
They went back to their clubhouse and changed back into their regular
creature forms. They laughed and laughed about the looks on the wolves
faces. It was a fun day of dog chase cat, cat chase dog.

Told on Nov. 29, 2010

The Blue Monkey Story

Ava quote "It's not a pink monkey it's a blue monkey. Oh, and it's not
green too".

The Blue Monkey crept through the forest. He was very quiet and super fast.
He jumped from treetop to treetop. He was in search of something very
precious and dear to him. He had been looking for his missing item all
morning long, with no luck.

He suddenly heard laughter in the distance. He rushed over to see what was
happening. He approached as quietly as he could. The source of the laughter
was Pink Monkey, just as Blue monkey had suspected. Down below Pink Monkey
was playing with Blue Monkey's ball. She was bouncing his ball and jumping
up and down. He slowly crept down the tree to get a better look. Pink
Monkey was unaware that Blue Monkey had found her.

Blue Monkey worked his was down the tree to it's lowest branch. He climbed
out on the branch that hung directly over Pink Monkey's head. He stopped
when she was underneath his perch. Blue Monkey swung down by his tail, did
a flip in the air, and landed on top of Pink Monkey. He knocked her to the
ground as she was bouncing his ball. Blue Monkey jumped into the air
catching his ball on the way up and landed back in the tree.

Pink Monkey looked up at him in the tree and smiled. "It took you a long
time to find me this time" Pink Monkey said.

Blue Monkey laughed and replied, "Now it's your turn to find the ball. Good
luck!" and he dashed off into the woods to hide.

Pink Monkey started counting, "One banana, two banana, three banana..."

Blue Monkey and Pink Monkey loved playing hide the ball together. It was
their favorite game.

Told on Nov. 28, 2010

The Pink Monkey Story

One uponce a time there was a little pink monkey.
She climbed UP the tree.
She climbed DOWN the tree.

She went on TOP of the log.
She went THROUGH the log.

She jumped OVER the bush.
She crawled UNDER the bush.

She walked AROUND the water.
She jumped INTO the water.

She ran all the way home.
Now she was tired and it was time to sleep.
Good-night.

Told on Nov. 27, 2010

The Thankful Puppy

There once was a puppy that lived all alone. His family lived in a
different town so he didn't get to see them very often. He missed his
family and wanted to go visit them but he just didn't have enough time.
This made him very sad. He decided to go for a walk so he could think. He
walked around town thinking about his family. He walked for a very long
time. When he finally got home there was a big surprise waiting there for
him. It was all of his family. His family had come to see him. He was oh so
happy. They all sat down and ate supper together. The puppy was very
thankful that he was able to spend some time with his family.

Told on Nov. 25, 2010

The Rolly Polly Way

Rolly pollys go and rolly pollys roll
When rolly pollys roll they never roll real slow

A rolling rolly polly can roll so very fast
A polly that is rolling will roll down rolling paths

If a rolly polly's rolling down a rolly polly hill
A rolly polly's rolling will roll into a rolling thrill

Some pollys never roll because they like to go slow
A slowly rolly polly's afraid it will roll into a poll

Never ask a rolly polly if you can roll the polly way
"You can't roll like a polly" is what the rolly pollys say

Rolly Lolly Polly

One uponce a time there was a rolly polly named Lolly. She loved spending
the day with her Pop. One day Pop took Lolly to the zoo. She saw some cute
little flees, flying bees, and a giant grass hopper. It was a lot of fun.
Next they went to the park and ate lunch. Lolly had a grass seed and a drop
of water to drink. When they were done eating they played together on the
dirt slides. When they were rolling down the dirt slides they would get
going pretty fast. Lolly loved fun days like this. Once they were done
playing at the park Pop took Lolly and got her a drop of ice-cream. It was
vanilla, her favorite. After such a long and eventful day it was finally
time to go home. Lolly got ready for bed. She climbed into her bed while
Pop told her a bedtime story. It was about a grasshopper, like the one that
she had seen at the zoo earlier that day. After the story was over Pop
kissed Lolly and told her good-night. He turned off her lightning bug and
closed the door. Lolly laid in her bed all curled up nice and cozy. She
thought about all the fun things that her and Pop had done that day. They
went to the zoo; ate and played in the park; ate ice-cream; and read a
story. She was happy that she had a Pop like hers.

Told on Nov. 23, 2010

The Rolly Polly Rhyme

There once was a Rolly Polly
That dreamed about being a star
He wanted to travel around the world
To places near and far

Rolly Polly wanted to be famous
To roll with the best of the best
He wanted to eat fancy foods
And always be the best dressed

Rolly Polly wanted his name in lights
For everyone to know his name
To see his own picture on TV
He was a little obsessed with fame

Then one day an agent approached him
He said he could make dreams come true
Polly just had to sign his name on the line
And that's all that he had to do

So Polly signed his name on the line
The next day he got a call
He was going to be in a ping pong game
But he was going to be the ball

Told on Nov. 22, 2010

The Sleepy Rolly Polly Story

One uponce a time there was a cute little rolly polly named Arrollar. He
was a big boy now and he didn't need to take a nap. Taking a nap was for
baby polly's. Instead of taking a nap like he usually did he went outside
to play. He rolled around with the other rolly polly's. They played tag and
ball. Then they played a game of hide and go seek. While Arrollar was
playing hide and go seek he found a super good hiding spot. He was sure
that no one would find him. He crawled into a little hole and waited.

While he was waiting he started getting sleepy. It was because he hadn't
taken his nap. He thought that he would close his eyes for just a second.
As soon as his eyes shut he was asleep.

The other rolly polly's looked and looked but they couldn't find Arrollar
anywhere. They were afraid that something bad might have happened to him.
They all went searching for him.

While they were all gone Arrollar finally woke up. He didn't know how
long he had been asleep but it didn't feel like a long time. He crawled out
of his hiding place only to find that he was all alone. All of the other
rolly polly's were gone. He looked around but he couldn't find them
anywhere. Arrollar started to get scared. He was also worried that
something bad might have happened to all of the other polly's. Arrollar
decided to go looking for the others.

Just as he was about to leave he heard something. It was getting closer
and closer. It was all of the other polly's that had been out looking for
him. They were all happy to finally find Arrollar. He was happy to find
them too. Arrollar decided that if he was sleepy then he was going to go
home and take a nap from now on.

Told on Nov. 21, 2010

The Midnight Zebra

One uponce a time there was a baby zebra that was born with no stripes.
He wanted stripes like all of the other zebras. He searched everywhere
looking for just one stripe. He looked on his belly, but there where no
stripes. He looked on his legs, still no stripes. He looked at his tail, it
was as black as the rest of him. All of the zebras told him that he was
just a horse. He knew that he was a zebra. He just wanted to look like one
too.

Then when it was really dark one night he woke up. It was midnight and
the moon was full. He didn't know why he woke up but he was sure glad that
he had. He had stripes. He couldn't believe his eyes. When he looked down
at his hair. it was striped just like all of the other zebras. The white
stripes were actually glowing under the light of the moon. He ran and woke
up all of the other zebras to show them his stripes. He was excited that he
now had his stripes. He went back to sleep a very happy zebra.

The next morning when he woke up his stripes were all gone. He was a
black zebra with no stripes again. He didn't understand how he had stripes
last night and not today. He went and asked the other zebras and they
remembered seeing his stripes last night. He started thinking that it might
have something to do with the moon. So that night he stayed up until it was
very late. When the moon started shining so did his stripes. His stripes
could only be seen under the light of the moon. He was a special kind of
zebra. He was a midnight zebra. None of the other zebras ever called him a
horse ever again.

Told on Nov. 20, 2010

The New Giraffe Story

One uponce a time there were three little giraffes. They loved to play
together. They would chase and race each other. They laughed and they were
very happy.

One day the sky looked dark like a big storm was coming. They decided that
they needed to find a safe place to stay the night. They walked for a long
time. At last they came to a big wooden house. A man was just about to
close the doors when he saw the giraffes. They told him that they needed a
safe place to sleep. The man told them that he only had enough room for two
of them inside. One of them was going to have to sleep outside in the rain.
They didn't know what to do. Then one of the little giraffes said that he
would sleep outside so that the other two could stay dry. The two other
giraffes thanked him and said that they would see him in the morning. It
rained very hard all night. The next morning when they woke up the two
giraffes couldn't see land anywhere. It rained so much that the giant house
was floating on the water. It rained a very long time. They missed their
friend and hoped that he was safe. Days and nights were filled with the
sounds of rain and thunder.

Then one day all the rain stopped. The land dried up and the house settled
on top of a huge rock. The old man let the giraffes out. The two of them
looked and looked for a long time. They never did find their friend.

Not all stories have a happy ending.

Told on Nov. 19, 2010

The White Giraffe Story

Snowflake was just a little giraffe but she knew that she didn't look like
the others. She was almost all white. She still had spots like the others
but hers were a lot smaller. When she was born her mother said that she
looked like she was covered in snowflakes and that's how she got her name.

One day while Snowflake was out playing she met a little white lion. His
name was Dusty. Neither of them had ever met another white animal before.
They talked and played and became best friends.

They both grew up and drifted apart.

One day Snowflake was with her family and one of them spotted a pride of
lions. The giraffes ran but soon found themselves trapped in a dead-end
bluff. The girl giraffes stayed in a small group while the boy giraffes
protected them. The lions were getting closer. Snowflake looked at the
lions and noticed a white lion leading the pride. She recognized him. It
was Dusty, her childhood friend. She broke free from the giraffes and ran
towards the lions. All of the giraffes yelled for her to stop but she
ignored their pleas. All of the lions roared except one. Dusty was
Snowflake and he charged towards her as fast as he could. All of the
giraffes and lions thought that Dusty was going to attack Snowflake. He ran
towards her and jumped towards her neck. Dusty gave Snowflake the biggest
hug she had ever gotten. It had been a long time since the two friends had
seen each other.

The other animals were all surprised. Snowflake and Dusty explained that
the use to be friends a long time ago. The lions promised not to chase the
giraffes for food any more. They all became friends and played together all
the time.

Snowflake realized that if you had a true friend they were yours for life,
no matter what might have changed in your lives.

Told on Nov. 18, 2010

Knip The Pinkasaurus

Knip was a Pinkasaurus
She wore a pretty pink bow
Matching pink dress and shoes
Everywhere she would go

Knip was a Dizzyasaurus
She loved to spin and twirl
She would make herself dizzy until
The room would start to swirl

Knip was a Danceasaurus
She laughed whenever she pranced
She knew how to move and grove
As she gracefully joyfully danced

Knip was a Flirtasaurus
Always making the boys think
Whenever a boy dino walked by
She flashed him her cute little wink

Knip was a Hungryasaurus
She always wanted to eat
She searched the entire kitchen
Trying to find something sweet

Knip was a Noisyasaurus
She roared so very loud
Constantly making a ton of noise
To make Pappasaurus so proud

Knip was a Sleepyasaurus
When it was time for bed
She had a big fluffy blanket
And pillow to rest her head

Knip was a Dreamasaurus
She dreamed of beautiful things
Like flowers, love, and sunsets
And when Mommasaurus sings

Told on Nov.17, 2010

The Pink Dinosaur Story

One uponce a time there was a little pink dinosaur named Knip. She was a
Pinkosaurus. She had light pink skin with darker pink spots on her back.

One day Knip was eating an apple and her tooth fell out. She didn't know
what was happening. She was very scared. Knip worried that if all her teeth
fell out then she wouldn't be able to eat anything. Knip started crying.

Mammasaurus heard Knip crying and went to find out what was wrong. Knip
told her Mammasaurus about her tooth falling out. She also mentioned her
fears about not being able to eat any more. Mammasaurus told Knip that all
dinosaur's teeth fell out. She told little Knip that now she would grow a
new bigger dino tooth like Mamma and Pappasaurus.

Knip got excited about growing her very own set of big dino teeth. Knip
carried her tooth around in her pocket just in case the big tooth never
grew. It took her big dino tooth a long time to appear. Just like
Mammasaurus had said, one day she saw a brand new tooth. It was bigger then
all the other teeth. Knip was very happy. Then she noticed that another
tooth was a little loose. That meant that another big tooth was on it's
way.

Told on Nov. 16, 2010

The Pink Girl Story

There once was a little pink girl named Rosa Priss. She had pink curls in
her hair with a pretty pink bow. She always wore pink dresses with matching
pink shoes. Christmas was coming soon. Rosa's mom and dad asked her what
she wanted for Christmas. Rosa thought about it for a while. There were a
lot of things that she wanted, but most of all she wanted a special toy.
She went and told her parents that what she wanted more then anything else
was a pink dinosaur toy. They told her that she would have to wait until
Christmas to see if that's what she got. The days went by slowly despite
the fact that her mom and dad kept talking about how fast the year was
flying by. Not to Rosa it wasn't. Finally after a lifetime of waiting it
was Christmas morning. Little Miss Priss couldn't wait to open her present.
She was so excited. She ran to the tree and found the gift that said Rosa
on the tag. It was wrapped up very pretty. It took Rosa all of 1.7 seconds
to destroy the wrapping paper and open the box. Inside the box was a little
pink dinosaur just like she had wanted. She picked it up and gave it a
super big hug. Then she spun it around in her arms. Rosa was happy to have
a pink dinosaur toy. She named him Mr. Pink and they became best friends.

Told on Nor. 15, 2010

The Dark Story

One night it was really dark outside. It was time for the little girl to go
to bed. She wasn't scared though because she was a big girl. Her Mommy and
daddy came in and kissed her good-night. Daddy laid down and he told her a
story. He kissed her good-night and then he left the room.

That's when the little girl noticed how dark it was in her room. She heard
a little noise and she didn't know what it was. She started getting a
little scared. Then she remembered that she had a purple butterfly nigh
light. She reached up and turned it on. The night light let out just enough
light that she wasn't scared any more. She snuggled up with her pink teddy
bear. Whenever she heard a little noise that she thought might be something
scary she just turned on her butterfly night light. It made her feel nice
and safe.

Pretty soon she fell fast asleep. The next thing she knew her Mommy was
waking her up in the morning saying, "Good morning. I love you." It was
pretty dark that night, but it was okay because she had been safe and sound
inside her home.

Told on Nov. 14, 2010

The Giraffe Story

One uponce a time there was a giraffe named Gracie. She was spotted just
like the other giraffes. She had cute little horns on her head just like
the other giraffes. The only thing that made her different from the other
giraffes was her height. She had short legs and a very short neck. She was
about half as tall as the other giraffes. None of the giraffes made fun of
Gracie for being so short. She still wished that she was a little taller
though, just so she would look like everyone else.

One day all the giraffes were eating leaves in a large group of trees that
they had found. The taller giraffes would break off limbs and pass them
down to Gracie so she could eat with them. Gracie was wondering what it
would be like to be so tall. All of the giraffes had their heads up in the
trees. It must be beautiful up there Gracie thought to herself. She was
upset as she looked around at her surroundings down on the ground.

That's when she noticed a lion creeping close to her group. It was crawling
under the bushes so the giraffes wouldn't see it. Because Gracie was so
short she could see the lion. The other giraffes all had their heads up in
the trees completely unaware. Gracie yelled, "Run! There's a lion." All the
giraffes took off running including Gracie. The lion was fast but too far
away to catch the giraffes.

Once they were safe all the giraffes started thanking Gracie for saving
their lives. If it wasn't for Gracie being so short the lion would have
gotten one of the giraffes for sure. Gracie realized that being different
can sometimes be a good thing.

Told on Nov. 13, 2010

The Puppy And The Butterfly Story

There once was a puppy that loved to chase butterflies. He would run and
jump as they flew around in the air.

One day while he was butterfly chasing he saw a beautiful purple one flying
around. He ran and jumped and knocked the butterfly to the ground. Puppy
didn't intend on catching the butterfly, he just wanted to chase it. It was
an accident and he was very sorry. The butterfly had hurt it's wing when
the puppy knocked it to the ground. It tried to fly but couldn't. The puppy
felt awful. Puppy picked the butterfly up and put a bandage on it's wing.
The butterfly moved it's wing and it could fly again. The puppy apologized
for hurting the butterfly and then let it fly away. From then on the puppy
was more careful around other animals.

Told on Nov. 12, 2010

One Sick Story

Sometimes when you get really sick you wonder why you feel so bad.
This is what's actually happening in the words of dear old dad.

It starts when the Germus Infetator Squirmus slips inside your head.
He scratches your throat with his icky spine groat and turns it a festering
red.

Blisters appear from the front to the rear all along the top of your
tongue.
Inside the blisters live pus coated Sluglisters that ooze down into your
lungs.

Once inside your lungs the Sluglisters have fun by excreting their
mucustorous muck.
The muck multiplies an alarming surprise until it forms a Cloglundering
Guck.

Gucks need fresh air to do their despair so they work their way into your
nose.
They turn clusters of gloop into slimelippery sloop and that's the way that
it grows.

Flemmating Snogbugglers join the Gugticklers and cause your nose to run.
They party and dance and happily prance because that's what they do for
fun.

Your eyes get all puffy from the Lugscrufflys and then they turn red and
get sore.
Then on your eyes forms a crust on the sides from the Crustaceous
Gloraceous Fanore.

Inside your tummy grow Putrid Gasglumys that rumble and grumble and snore.
They grow very fast containing their gas until they explode on the floor.

You cough and you sneeze, spreading decease to all of the people you've
seen.
So cover your mouth if you let out a spout and wash your hands super clean.

I hope you get better soon. Love you Ava.

Told on Nov. 11, 2010

Sparkles And The Nana Monster

One uponce a time there was a little monster named Sparkles. She was super
excited because today she was going to get to see her Nana Monster. Nana
Monster was Mommy Monster's Mommy. Nana Monster Had a green face with crazy
spiral eyes. She would always chase Sparkles around the lair.

When Nana Monster finally showed up Sparkles was especially happy because
Nana Monster brought ice-cream. If there is one thing that monsters like
it's ice-cream. Sparkles, her little brother Tarantula, and her big sister
Seek all sat down with Nana Monster and ate a big bowl of ice-cream for
dinner. They put lady bug sprinkles and chocolate gloop syrup on top. It
was very good ice-cream. Mostly because it was free, and everyone knows
that free food always tastes better.

After the three little monsters ate up all of Nana Monster's ice-cream she
chased them around and around for a very long time. She chased them around
until they all fell asleep under her spell, or they were tired, not sure
which.

Then Nana Monster carried all the little monsters to their beds. She licked
them good-night and off she flew into the night.

When Sparkles woke up the next morning she called Nana Monster and thanked
her for the ice-cream and chasings. Sparkles was using her good maners by
thanking Nana Monster. She had a fun time with Nana Monster and hoped that
she would see her again real soon.

Told on Nov. 10, 2010

The Cry Baby Story

One uponce a time there was a little monster named Sparkles. Any time she
didn't get what she wanted she would throw a fit and cry. She was not using
her good manners when she acted like this.

If she wanted something to drink and Mommy brought her juice instead of
milk, she would cry. If she wanted to play and daddy said it was time to
take a bath, she would cry. If Mommy said that she would read a bedtime
story and Sparkles wanted to hear two stories, she would cry. It got to the
point that Sparkles was throwing fits and crying about everything. She was
acting like her baby brother Tarantula. Tarantula cried a lot, but he was
still a baby. He couldn't talk yet and he didn't know any better. Sparkles
did know better, she was just being bad.

So Mommy and daddy decided they were not going to put up with it any
longer. If she cried about what they gave her to drink then she got bug
juice. If she cried about taking a bath, then she had to take two baths. If
she cried about how many stories they read to her then she wouldn't get to
hear any stories at all.

This was not fun for Sparkles.She didn't like this one little bit. Sparkles
realized that if she was nice and used her good manners then she would get
to do more fun things. Plus she was happier because she wasn't pouting all
the time. From then on Sparkles only cried if she was hurt. That way Mommy
and daddy would know if something was really wrong. All of the monsters were
a lot happier now that Sparkles was using good manners.

Told on Nov. 9, 2010

The Bad Hare Day Story

Hoppsy Hare was having a bad day.
First he had lost a race to a slow moving Turtle. He still couldn't figure
out how.
Then some kids had chased him around trying to cut off his foot for good
luck. Hoppsy decided that if he ever found the person that started that
rumor he was going to give them a piece of his mind.
Finally he thought he would spend the rest of the day playing with his
friends. The only problem was none of his friends were home.He went by
Peter Rabbit's house. He went by Peter Cottontail's house. He even went by
Velveteen's house, but none of them were home.
This was a bad day for Hoppsy Hare indeed. He hopped around trying to find
something to do. Everywhere he went people kept saying, "Sorry about the
race Hoppsy". Then they would laugh at him. He just wished everyone would
forget about it.
He decided to go hide in his favorite rabbit hole until it was time for
bed. When he got there he was greeted by his three best friends.
"Where have you been?" Velveteen asked. "Hurry inside, we have a surprise
for you".
Hoppsy hurried inside only to find the Turtle that had beaten him in the
race earlier that day. This was the last person he wanted to see.
Peter R. said, "Tell him" to Turtle.
Turtle looked embarrassed. He finally said, "Well, I kind of cheated in the
race.
"Tell him the rest of it Turtle" Peter C. said.
Turtle told his story. He was still getting made fun of for the other day
when he thought he had lost his shell. Turtle thought that if he could beat
Hoppsy in a race then everyone would stop making fun of him, and start
making fun of Hoppsy. Before the race Turtle had put some sleeping pills in
Hoppsy's carrot juice and the rest of the story Hoppsy already knew. Turtle
asked, "Do you want to race again tomorrow so everyone can see that you are
faster"?
Hoppsy thought about it and then said "No" to everyone's surprise. Hoppsy
actually felt a little sorry for Turtle. He decided that just knowing that
he would have won the race was good enough for him. It didn't matter what
everyone else though, as long as he knew the truth. Hoppsy learned a very important lesson that day,that you
should never trust a Turtle.

Hoppsy Hare's bad day turned out to be a good day after all.
Told on Nov. 8, 2010

The Donkey Story

One uponce a time there was a little Donkey. He had big floppy ears and a
detachable tail. He kept losing his tail. He looked everywhere for his tail
one day but he couldn't find it anywhere. He decided to ask his friends to
help him look for his tail. All of Donkey's friends went looking for his
tail. At last they found Donkey's tail. They tried to put it back on Donkey
but they didn't know how to make it stick. Then one of the friends but some
bubble gum on Donkey's tail and stuck it to Donkey's bobo. The bubble gum
worked for a little while but not forever. So whenever any of Donkey's
friends would find his tail they would put some bubble gum on it and go pin
it back on Donkey. It became a pretty fun game. All of Donkey's friends
were always looking for his tail. Sometimes they would find it in the
strangest places. Then they would have to go find Donkey. Everyone lived
playing.

Told on Nov. 7, 2010

The Sheep And Her Friends Story

Sheep was a very happy animal. She had a lot of friends on the farm. They
were like one big happy family.

Then one day the farmer took sheep away. He gave her a funny looking hair
cut. In fact, he cut all of her beautiful curly hair off completely. Sheep
loved her hair and she felt strange without it. She knew that the other
animals would make fun of her because she looked so funny now. When the
farmer took her back to her stall she hurriedly scurried inside before
anyone could see her. It wasn't too long before Horse and Goat came looking
for her. "Hey Sheep, are you in there?" Horse asked.

She replied "Yes. I'm in here. I don't feel so good though. I think I'm
going to sleep a little while longer."

"Okay", said Horse, "I hope you get to feeling better. We'll see you soon".

It was true. They were all going to see her at some point. It was also
true that Sheep didn't feel good. She wasn't physically sick but she didn't
feel good about herself at all.

It wasn't long before Duck and Cow came looking for he too. Then Mouse.
Then Pig and his little spider friend. Sheep gave the same excuse every
time. She felt bad about telling all the animals that she needed more sleep
when it was really that she didn't want them to see her.

Finally Sheep decided that she was going to have to be a big girl and face
the animals at some point. It might as well be now. She took a deep breath
and walked out into the barnyard.

As soon as Goose saw Sheep she yelled, "Hello Sheep. Are you feeling
better"? All of the animals came running over to her.They were all looking
at her.

Nervously she said, "I guess I'm feeling a little better".

Horse said "We were all so very worried about you".

"You were?" Sheep asked.

"Oh yeah" replied Mouse "We are so glad that you feel better".

Sheep noticed that none of them had mentioned her bad hair cut. She decided
to confess. She said "Well I was really just embarrassed for everyone to
see me with all my hair cut off".

Cow said, "We don't care what you look like Sheep. We all love you for who
you are, not how you look."

"You will always be beautiful to us Sheep" Pig added.

This made Sheep feel a lot better. She realized that family loves you for
who you are no matter what. They all spent the rest of the day playing
together. It was just like it had always been, but a little colder.

Told on Nov. 6, 2010

The Mad Monster Story

Zodiac was a very mad monster. He opened his mouth big and roared as loud
as he could. Someone had taken his blue toy truck and he wanted it back
right now. He didn't know who it was but he had a good idea.

He stormed up to his brother Rinker and said, "You took my blue truck and I
want it back right now" then he roared again.

Rinker just laughed and said, "I don't have your blue truck. See, all I
have is my red truck".

Zodiac was now madder then before. He started kicking things and yelling as
loud as he could.

All of the commotion drew the attention of Mommy monster. She came into the
room and saw little Zodiac destroying the place. She calmly went over to
Zodiac and asked him what was wrong.

He tried to tell his Mommy that he couldn't find his blue truck. He was so
mad that it all came out in growls and snarls though.

Mommy monster said, "I can't understand anything that you are saying. You
need to go sit in time out until you can calm down."

This made Zodiac even madder then before. He went to the corner and sat
down as hard as he could. He held his breath until his face turned red. He
growled and grumbled some more. Not loud enough for Mommy to hear though.
He was mad and he wasn't going to get unmad any time soon. So he sat, and
he sat, and he sat. While he sat there he thought about what had happened.
He wanted his blue truck but he knew that he shouldn't have acted like he
did. He might have overreacted just a little. As he sat there he began to
calm down. He didn't know how long he had sat there but he was sure it was
about three years. He was now calm and could talk without growling.

Mommy monster came back and asked, "Are you ready to talk to me"?

Zodiac nodded his head yes. He was a little ashamed of how he had acted. He
told his Mommy that someone had taken his blue truck. Mommy said, "First I
think that you need to go tell your brother that you're sorry".

Zodiac went over to Rinker and said, "You're sorry". He turned and looked
at Mommy. She was not amused. He turned back to Rinker and corrected, "I
mean I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted like that."

Then Zodiac turned and walked back to his Mommy. She said, "Now that you
are calm I will help you look for it". Where was the last place that you
saw it"?

Zodiac thought and said, "In my bed". They walked over there together.
There it was, safe and sound in his bed. Zodiac told his Mommy that he was
sorry and gave her a kiss. Zodiac was going to try to control his temper
from now on.

Told on Nov. 5, 2010

The Monster Story

One uponce a time there was a big hairy monster named Grumpo Grumon.
Everyone was scared of Grumpo. He was always mad and if anyone tried to
talk to him he would yell and scream at them. Everyone tried to stay out of
his way.

Until one day when little Nicie Wicie saw Grumpo grumbling along. She was
the cutest little bitty monster, probably the smallest in all of Monsterton
City. Nicie decided to go cheer up Grumpo. She walked over to him and said,
"Good morning. My name is Nicie. What is your name"?

All of the monsters that were close by stopped to watch Grumpo's reaction.

As usual, he started yelling. "Leave me alone!! I don't want to talk to anyone."

Nicie started crying and ran away. The next day Nicie saw Grumpo standing
in the same spot. She walked up to him, but this time she didn't say
anything. She just stood there in silence. When Grumpo finally looked down
at her she handed him a cup with something in it. He took the cup and
looked at it for a long time.

All of the monsters were watching to see what Grumpo would do.

After looking at the cup for a long time Grumpo decided to go ahead and
drink it.

Like magic as soon as Grumpo drank what was in the cup he started feeling
happier. He also started shrinking. He was getting smaller and smaller.

The other monsters watched in amazement.

He shrunk until he was the same size as Nicie. He didn't know what was in
the cup but Grumpo felt happy. He also wanted to play. Grumpo and Nicie
spent the rest of the day playing together and with the other monsters.The
next morning though, the old Grumpo was back. Big and mean and cranky as
ever. That is until Nicie was able to give him her magic drink. Grumpo
drank the gift and turned into a playful happy monster.

This was the way it was from then on. Grumpo would wake up grouchy. He
would drink the magic drink that Nicie would bring him. Then he was nice
and happy for the whole day.

One day another monster asked Nicie what was in the cup. She replied,
"Coffee. What, you don't think this is what I look like first thing in the
morning, do you?""

Told on Nov. 4, 2010

Five Baby Kittens

Five baby kittens wanting to play
Bouncing and pouncing and climbing all day
Chasing and racing and shouting "Hooray!!"
One little kitten got lost on the way

Four baby kittens missing the one
Bouncing and pouncing and still having fun
Chasing and racing all under the sun
One little kitten just wanted to run

Three baby kittens missing the two
Bouncing and pouncing as they were taught to
Chasing and racing like kittens will do
One little kitten was just about through

Two baby kittens missing the three
Bouncing and pouncing with kitten glee
Chasing and racing and shouting "Whoopee!!"
One little kitten decided to flee

One baby kitten missing all four
Bouncing and pouncing becoming a bore
Chasing and racing was more like a chore
One little kitten was happy no more

Five baby kittens all happy to play
Bouncing and pouncing and climbing all day
Chasing and racing and shouting "Hooray!!"
All of the little kittens decided to stay

Told on Nov. 3, 2010

The New Dr. Story

Dr. New was busy. He was helping people that were sick get better. He
always had time for his favorite little patient though. Hannah had gone to
see Dr. New and it was a fun trip. She wasn't scared of the doctor any
more. Now she was back but she had brought her cat Snuffles with
her.Snuffles had been moaning all day and Hannah was worried about her. Dr.
New came in to see Hannah. She asked if he could make het cat feel better.
Dr. New wasn't a veterinarian. A veterinarian is a doctor that sees animals
instead of people. Little Hannah's face looked so worried that Dr. New
decided to at least look at Snuffles and see what might be wrong. She told
Dr. New that Snuffles had been moaning all day like she was in pain. The
doctor felt around on Snuffles tummy. Sure enough she started moaning just
like Hannah had said. Dr. New told Hannah that Snuffles was pregnant and
was about to have kittens. Hannah was excited. Just then Snuffles let out a
loud meow and out came a little kitten. Then she did it again and another
kitten emerged. By the time Snuffles was done she had given birth to five
little kittens. Hannah thanked Dr. New and then hurried home to show her
Mommy and daddy. Hannah had gone to the doctor with a sick cat, she
thought, and had come home with a happy cat and five healthy kittens. What
a wonderful visit to the doctor.
Told on Nov. 2, 2010

The Dr. Story

There once was a doctor named New. He took care of all the little boys and
girls. He would look at them when they were sick and give them medicine to
help them get better.

One day there was a little girl named Hannah that needed to go see Dr. New.
She didn't know what to expect so she was a little scared. Her Mommy and
daddy told her that it was going to be okay. She was still scared though.

There were a lot of children waiting to see the doctor. Some of them looked
sick, some of them looked fine. Her Mommy told her that you can't always
tell if someone is sick by looking at them.

The nurse came into the waiting room and called for Hannah to come back. It
was time for her to see the doctor. Her Mommy and daddy went with her. They
went into another room to wait a little longer. Hannah was still worried
about seeing Dr. New.

Then the door opened and in came Dr. New. He was really tall, like a
basketball player. He sat down and started talking to Hannah. He asked her
some questions about her favorite food and what kind of games she liked to
play. He looked in her ears. He looked in her mouth. He looked at her eyes.
He picked her up and spun her around. He tickled her tummy. Then he gave
them a prescription for some medicine and said good-by.

Hannah was done. She had been scared for nothing. The doctor visit was over
and Hannah wasn't scared of the doctor any more.

Her daddy said that the most painful part of the doctor visit was the bill,
but that was just silly. Paying a bill doesn't hurt.

Told on Nov. 1, 2010

The Leopard The Cat And The Monkey Story

One uponce a time there were three animals that lived together. There was a
leopard and she was the biggest. Next there was a black cat and she was
little bitty. Finally there was a monkey. The leopard and the cat couldn't
understand anything that the monkey said, but he was cute so they didn't
mind.
One night when the moon was full and the air was cool the three animals
were hungry. Even the leopard was hungry and she didn't eat very often. The
monkey was always hungry. He ate all the time.
They decided to go out and find some food. They didn't know where to look
so they went to the neighbors house. They rang the doorbell. When he
answered the door they asked "Do you know where we can get some food"?
He said "Hold on just one second" and walked back into his house. When he
returned he handed each of the three animals a bag with two pieces of candy
in it.
They thanked him and then each gobbled one of the pieces of candy up. They
left one in their bags.
Then they went to the next house and the same thing happened. They kept
doing this until it was really late. By the end of the night they all had a
bag full of candy, and their tummy's were full too. They went back home and
had enough candy to last for the rest of the year.

Told on Oct. 31, 2010