The crew discovers a world traveler (Matt Oberg) who believes it’s still the year 1999. Featuring two new stories: “Bob’s Impossible Pants”, a song about a cursed pair of pants with significant upside, written by Iris, a 9 year old from Massachusetts, and “The Weird Inventor”, a story about a creative builder who has trouble getting others to see his vision, written by an 11 year old from Texas named William. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.
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Bob’s Impossible Pants
by Iris, age 9, Massachusetts
The Weird Inventor
by William, Age 11, Texas
Narrator: Professor Poofenfloofer was always a strange person. You can tell by the stuff
he invented. Don’t believe me? Just watch.
Professor: Welcome to this showcase of the all-new Burger launcher! It launches
burgers!
Person 1: It looks like a trebuchet, a French siege weapon consisting of a wooden beam
on a fulcrum with a weight on one end and a sling on the other, which would be used to
throw stones long distances.
[Crickets Chirping]
Professor: [confused] Um…Thank you for sharing.
George: can it launch patty melts?
Professor: [more confused] ….Yes?
Person 2: Does it launch sandwiches?
Professor: [angry] It is simple! I pull this lever and-
[Machine launches]
Professor: Oops
[in space]
Astronaut: Houston, we have a problem. A burger hit the ship, and there wasn’t even
ketchup!
[Next page!]
[Back on earth]
Professor: my next invention is the world’s fastest car.
Person 1: that is a compact car with rockets duct taped to the top.
Professor: [quietly] Shhh! Some people don’t know that.
George: Can it launch patty melts?
Professor: not everything launches patty melts, George!
Person 2: how does it work?
Professor: You press this button and-Oh
[car shoots forward]
Salesperson: Ramps! Get your ramps!
[car flies upward off ramp]
[space]
Astronaut: [angry] Now there’s a car!
[earth]
Professor: my next invention is an invisible wall!
[runs into invisible wall]
Professor: I forgot it was there.
Professor: my next invention is a device that blows up the nearest loaf of bread.
Person 1: why is it shaped like a loaf of bread?
Professor: Wait-
[explosion]
Person 2: these inventions are useless!
[Professor runs away from the unhappy crowd]
George: I think your inventions are genius.
Professor: you do George?
George: yes! In fact, I will buy lunch.
Professor: Yeah, I’d like a patty melt!
The end
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Story Love Stories
Scroll down to read the original stories or watch Peter, Lee, and special guest Nimene read them and react below:
The Problem
by Seren, age 5, Canada
Once upon a time there was a girl. One day the girl got really mad, and then her problem showed up. The problem crashed through the house and out into the town that the girl lived in. It broke down every house that was in its way. Then everybody had to get on one tiny boat and sail to an island. The boat could only fit two people at a time and everyone needed to get to the island because their houses were smashed. They tried to get four people into the boat but the boat just sank. By the way, the four people were named Tom, Herbert, Jerry, and Peter. The problem just built a castle in the middle of the town and lived there all by itself. The End. PS. The girl who made the problem was a princess.
Why Do I Have a Rainbow Fist?
by Micah, age 6, Virginia
Well, I covered all the tacos with food coloring. Then I ate the tacos. At first my whole body was rainbow but then the doctor tried to help me. But the medicine didn’t push it out but all to my fist.
Or it could have happened like this…
I could have been doing a science experiment where I was trying to bring a rainbow unicorn to life but it was a potion that turned me into a unicorn but I could have made it accidentally a rainbow potion and when I drank it it turned my whole body rainbow. Which led to the Doctor who was only able to push the rainbow to my fist.
The Rainbow fist makes me stronger.
How Bunnies Stay Cute
by Miranda, age 7, Illinois
Everyone thinks that bunnies are just cute and fluffy. But have you wondered how bunnies stay cute and fluffy? It is very simple just 1200 steps for their noses and more for their bodies. All the products cost one million dollars. They ask their butlers (who are hamsters) to give them the products, but the butlers need their butlers who need their butlers who need their butlers who need their butlers who need their butlers who need their butlers who need their butlers to buy beauty products. So, the eighth butlers rob a bank. Since the eighth butlers are fleas, they make the cats and dogs who work at the bank itch. Then they rob the bank and give the stolen money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers who give the money to their butlers. Then the bunnies take the money and buy beauty products.
