The Story Pirates help Meryl the Mermaid (Rachel Dratch) in her quest to win the 65th Annual Mermaid Tail Competition. Featuring two new stories: “Undercover Birthday,” a song about a classified celebration for a super secret spy (Will Swenson), written by Isaiah, a 9 year old from Ohio, and “Trapped in a Basketball,” a story about a kid who learns the hard way just how the ball bounces, written by a 9 year old from Pennsylvania named Ethan.
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Illustration by Camila Franklin
Original Stories
Undercover Birthday
by Isaiah, age 9, Ohio
A spy is having a birthday and his mom says it should be undercover. At first he thinks it will be fun. But when he discovers that nobody shows up he decides that he doesn’t want to have an undercover birthday. He tells his mom that nobody is showing up and that he doesn’t want to have an undercover birthday. It all works out in the end and he says it’s his best birthday ever. The spy is named Zack.
The Pancake Heist
by Ethan, age 9, Pennsylvania
Hey Dad! Can I go play basketball with Mike and Connor? Sure. Mike and Connor let’s go play basketball! OK Mike and Connor said at the same time. I want to be on my own team, Luke said. So me and Connor are on a team? Mike said. Yes, Luke said. Let’s do this! Connor said. Hey Mike, Luke said. I am going to trick you on this sick move. Wait, you are lay-upping? Mike asked. And I’m not going to be able to block you. I made it! Luke said. Wait, I’m falling! Luke said. I feel like I’m disappearing! Ahhhh!! What? I’m in a basketball! Luke said. I feel so small. Mike! Connor! Can you hear me? Oh no! Mike is picking up the basketball! Luke said. Ow! I hit my head! Luke said. Well let’s find a way out of here, he said. Hey maybe if I try rolling the ball from the inside it will hit something sharp and break! Here it goes! Luke screamed, Ow! ow! Ow! Well that didn’t work…Oh my god Mike is picking up the basketball! Now he’s going somewhere with it, Luke said. It feels like my head is spinning. I think we will just put the basketball in the garage, Connor said. Ok, Mike said. Where are they taking me? Luke asked himself. Mike! Mike’s mom yelled. What? Mike said.Do you want to come to your basketball game or play video games? Mike’s mom asked. I am bringing the basketball for the game, Mike said. Ok, Mike’s mom said. Mike is picking the basketball up and I am inside it, Luke said to himself. I think he is putting me in the car! Luke said. Mom I am going to play the game ok, Mike asked? Sure. Mike’s mom said. Oh no! I think Mike brought me to his basketball game, because I hear a big crowd! Luke said. Someone is definitely using the basketball that I am in for the game, Luke said to himself. The game is starting, and I am getting dribbled and now I’m flying through the air! Ow! I just hit something hard! I think it was the backboard. And now I think I hit the ground. I scored! Mike shouted. That means I scored, Luke said from inside the basketball. Well, that was a great game! Mike said. But the basketball felt weird, Mike said. Yeah it did! Connor said. Where is Luke? He was supposed to at the game, Mike said. Well, the last thing I saw of Luke was that he hit the basketball really hard and disappeared. Maybe he got trapped inside the basketball, he joked. There’s no way that happened, Connor said. How could something like that ever happen? Mike asked. Wait, let’s just check to make sure we are not crazy. Let’s go cut it open, Connor said. No!! Mike screamed. Then what do we do?? Connor asked. We just cut the top open, Mke said. Sooooo kind of like my plan? Connor said. Well kind of, Mike said. I am going to cut it open, Mike said. Hey Luke, are you in there? Connor asked, feeling a little silly. Wait what? Luke said. Connor? Mike? Luke said. Luke! We got you! I’m pulling you out, Connor said. Yes! I’m safe! Luke said. Mike and Connor asked, How did this happen? I’ll tell you all about it, Luke said. Maybe over a game of basketball, he said with a wink.THE END
