Fashion Snail/My Impossible Vest (feat. Elyse Meyers)

Meghan and Rolo meet a theater maker (Elyse Myers) who changed the world. Featuring two new stories: “Fashion Snail”, a song about the world’s newest and slowest fashion model, written by Robin, a 9 year old from New Zealand, and “My Impossible Vest”, a story about a talking vest who is just trying to make it to the altar on time, written by an 8 year old from North Carolina named Margot. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.

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Original Stories

Fashion Snail

by Robin, Age 9, New Zealand

Once upon a time there was a snail named Robin who dreamt of

being a Fashion model!

She said to herself one day and you're be a Fashion model!

One day she found a bottle of sparkling blue nail Polish!

From that day on she fashion snail do do do do!

Fashion snail do do de do!

THE END!!!!

Our adaptation of “Fashion Snail” was composed by Rachel Wenitsky and Ned Risely

My Impossible Vest

by Margot, age 8, North Carolina

Once my mom got me a new vest from the store. When she gave it to me I noticed something... It had a hole!!! So I put a pebble in it. Pop! Ahh! So I put a pebble and stitches on it. Pop! Rip! Ahhhh! So I put a pebble, stitches, and glue on it. Pop! Rip! Boop! Ahhhhhh! So I put a pebble, stitches, glue and tape on it. Pop! Rip! Boop! Zoom! Ahhhhhhhh! So I put a pebble, stitches, glue, tape and another vest! Pop! Rip! Boop! Zoom! Poof! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
The End.
Ps it wanted to marry a lemon

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The Time I Went to Summer Camp

by Liam, age 10, UK

My name is bla bla bla chit chat doodle pants. This is about the time I went to summer camp. I live on NONSENSE lane. I speak Gibberish, and tomorrow is the day I go to summer camp! Also I am an evil mad scientist and I tap dance and play the flute. Also my shoes are made of mud. I was in the car for ten hours then the car turned into a turkey that breathed fire. We flew to summer camp. When I got there I went to my cabin and inside I found a monkey made out of marshmallows and his name was JEFF! everything in my cabin is made of cacti and my bed is made of clouds and when I lay on it it turned me into a pig made out of pillow fluff but I can stand on my hind legs and now I can understand JEFF now when he sings "Ring around the Rosey! everyone at summer camp went to play soccer in a pool I scored a point. JEFF scored a point. THE END!Jackson and His Dancing Pants

The Alpaca Wearing Sunglasses

by Isabelle (Izzy), age 8, Korea South

Once upon a time, there was an alpaca wearing sunglasses who lived on a farm. When the residents came by, they all screamed and put their hands in the air and stomped their feet.

"It's an alpaca wearing sunglasses! Make as much noise as possible to alert the farmer!” But the farmer knew about this. He always tried to take the sunglasses off the alpaca, but he kept getting new ones somehow. And so, the farmer set off on a quest to find out where he got the sunglasses. The alpaca liked his sunglasses, but there was one secret nobody knew about the alpaca.

He could talk!

It was incredible but they never found out, so yeah. At nighttime, the alpaca would go into the farmer’s bedroom to get the sunglasses back. Then he would go back to sleep as if nothing happened. The farmer thought the alpaca talk for some reason, so he put up security cameras. And he was right! The alpaca could talk!

"Wow these sunglasses are amazeballs!" said the alpaca.

The farmer continued on his mission.

"Hmmmmmm, how do I find out why my alpaca wears sunglasses? Hmmmmmm. Mmmmmmmmmm...”

So he asked everyone he met, "Do you know why my alpaca wears sunglasses?”

“No,” most would respond.

“Oh, I see,” the farmer would say as he went on.

Some would just ignore him.

“Hey you!... OK"

“You there!...Alright"

He asked literally everyone he crossed paths with, but no one knew...Then he heard a sound.

"Wooo-ooo you-ooo shooouuld let the mystery go-ooo!"

"NO!" said the farmer in a sharp tone. "No, I won't!"

"Ohhh theeen I caaaan't heeeelp you-ooo!"

Then the farmer was drawn to his destiny—like literally.

"Ahhhhhhh!" he cried. He let the alpaca go and he told all his customers about the alpaca wearing sunglasses.

“And you know what?!,” said the alpaca. "The end!!"

How to Turn a Piranha Plant into a Football

by Daxton, age 6, California

If you are in your backyard and you see a piranha plant you might want to turn it into a football. How turn a piranha plant into a football. First you feed it a football. Next you tame it. Last it turns into a football! Thats how you turn a piranha plant into a football.

The Kid That Has a Bad Name/CatsNews

Meghan learns to drive. Featuring two new stories: “The Kid That Has a Bad Name,” a story about what life is like when your name is ‘Do You Like Hotdogs?’, written by Emet, a 9 year old from California, and “CatsNews”, a peek behind the scenes of the #1 source for up to the minute news about cats, written by a 6 year old from Massachusetts named Autumn. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. 

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The Kid That Has a Bad Name

by Emet, Age 9, California

There was a little boy and his name was do you like hotdogs.
And now he is in school 🏫 "hi do you like hotdogs"
Said my friend" of course I do" I said
" No I'm just saying hi. Do you like hot dogs? Is your name right?"
"Oh" I said
I have to go. Bye. I said
But school's not over oh he couldn't hear me because he already went well bye. Hope you have fun at home
My friend said
At home hi Mom, I'm home I said
But school's not over my mom said
Bye have to go into my room I said
Wait for me. Oh man, he locked the door my mom said
Good thing I always have a key 🗝️ My mom said as she unlocked my door 🚪
What's wrong my sweetie, my mom said
I hate my name I said
Why do you hate your name my mom said
Because it doesn't make sense like everyone says my name. But I keep confusing it because I always because I always say 😅 of course! I love hot dogs
Even though they're actually just saying my name 📛
But your name makes you special my mom said
Oh I get it I said
Good now please go back to school my mom said
Hahaha 😂 fine I said
Bye. ! My mom said
I said bye back 👋🏻
Don't forget your backpack my mom said
Thank you I said
You're back my friend said
I finally realized that my name makes me special, I said
The end the principal said
Principal butt face what are you doing hereThe Birth of Soup

CatsNews

by Autumn, age 6, Massachusetts

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This Mirror is DEFINITELY Not a Mirror

by Madelyn, age 10, UK

I am Timmy Johnny Alfie Robert the thirty nine thousandth five hundred and sixty fifth and I an also a scuba diving evil wizard professor. I can see a mirror in a back room in my lair. I touch it and when I look into the mirror, my finger doesn’t touch its reflection. That’s weird. The mirror turns into ice cream and melts before I can lick it. It reveals a bright pink door. There is a sign on the door saying: come in here all you scuba diving professors. I go in and I start falling down, down, down... AHHHHHHHH! He he he.

Jackson and His Dancing Pants

by Cameron, age 6, North Carolina

Jackson has dancing pants. He likes his dancing pants very much. One time his dancing pants were on fire because a dragon blew him with fire!!! But a random lady dumped a bucket of water on his head. Then the building turned into a crocodile and he had to fight him. He got out a sword and killed the crocodile and he was on the newspaper. He has a pet mouse named Joey. The End.

The Spider Who Got Lost

by Coen, age 6, Oregon

Super Ant

Written by a 8 year old from Tennessee named Nathan. 

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Super Ant

by Nathan, age 8, Tennessee

Hi there, my name is Paxton, and I'm gonna tell you about the time I met the Super Ant. It all started on an average Saturday morning when I wanted some pie.

Paxton: Hey Mom, can I have some pie?

Mom:Sure hun, I'm just cooking it… uh….? There's an ant on my pie.

Super Ant:Have no fear, Miss Paxton's mom, for I am Super Ant! What is your problem?

Mom:Well, Super Ant, I believe you've come to the wrong house, for me and my son Paxton have no problem.

Super Ant:Or do you?? Check the bathroom.

(Creeeak. Super ant runs away and comes back real quick.)

Paxton: I just came out of it. Nothing wrong in there.

Super Ant:I can sense that there is a criminal stealing stuff from the bathroom at the moment, so you didn't see him, Paxton.

Mom:Okay, let's go! (Pause). Oh, Super Ant you're right! The toilet is
missing!

Paxton: wait Super Ant did you always have a toilet on your back?

Super Ant: Fine you caught me, but you still gotta catch me! (Open the door, close door)(panting out of breath and running away).

Paxton: Hang on he’s an ant. He’s fast compared to his size, but slow in comparison to people.

Mom: Oh yeah, got ya super Ant.

Super Ant: fine but I still got away with a piece of bread!

Super Ant: The… (panting and running) … end… (panting running, panting running panting, running, panting running).

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The Weird Skyscraper

by Dylan, age 8, UK

Hello,

I’m a capybara

Specifically, one that sells skyscrapers.

Anyway, I had a wild day today

So..

I had a customer come in today. He said he selled computers, but he had a metallic look. Anyway, he said he wanted the empire state building. I thought that was a normal idea until he offered me the best deal ever.

A LITERAL ORANGE!

No, your ears aren’t deceiving you.

A plump, juicy, fresh orange. Picked straight from Spain an sent in a frigate plane.

You know what I had to say...

Yes, big yes, lots of yes, happy yes.

So, I hit the airport and booked myself a first-class seat on Capy-air-a. The airline for capybaras. Obviously.

So, I calmly removed the skyscraper

Like it was an everyday thing, of course.

But then what I found under was better than what you humans call “chocolate”

You guessed it, ORANGES!

And the only logical thing to do was to...

Nomm nomm (mouth full) oh, sorry. (Gasp!)

I dropped It! Oh well, here I am, skyscrapers falling everywhere and nyc in destruction.

You know what to do,

Fly all the way back to cardiff, the capital, reclaim my sweet orange and eat 18 pounds of beef.

Great.

Too Many Dogs

by Lorelai, age 6, Canada

The Goose Mayor

by Rory, age 9, Georgia
There was a talking goose who ran for mayor and won. The goose was very smart. He was a house pet in the town of Waterville. When the goose was elected, he made sure everyone had an indoor pool.

Self Driving Cars/The Birth of Soup

Siegfried becomes the King of the micro-nation of Svensensfjord. Featuring two new stories: “Self Driving Cars”, a story about what happens when technology goes awry, written by Grey, a 10 year old from Colorado, and “The Birth of Soup”, a story about the brave pioneers who first created hot, spilly liquid, written by an 8 year old from Illinois named Josie. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.

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Self Driving Cars

by Grey, Age 10, Colorado

(dad) ahhh what a buetifull day (kid) dad hurry we need to get to my soccer practice!
alright alright, jump in the car. (mom)be back soon! (they get in the car) (car) where do you want to go?
(dad) soccer practice. (car) ok. (car drives to socar practis) (they get out of car)
thanks amazing self driveing car! (after socar practis)get in the car! kid oops
i accidentaly spilled the alligatorade allover the car!(car)going to the Eiffel tower
(dad)oh no! get out of the car.(car)no you will never get out of this car(dad and son) nooooo!
(2 years later) we are still stuck in the car. well where are we go ing next
ummmm.... what!!!!!! what is it dad?i for got the emergency shut of button! ( son) wait you're telling me there was a emergency shut off button this whole time!!( dad) well it was behind the steering wheel…(son) let's go home! (18 years later) we're home and back at our house (lady walks out of the house) (son) mom!(mom) where have you been for 20 years! (Son) what!!!(the end)

The Birth of Soup

by Josie, age 8, Illinois

Once upon a Tuesday in a town called Chicken Nugget Villa, the town had no soups. None. Mr. Vegetable, the town’s mayor, made an important ban from any soups. We do not know why.
But Sir Chicken Soup stood in the center of the town square and said, “I don’t want to put shrimp in non liquid stuff.”
Senor Carrot and Senora Celery came dashing into the town square. They always synced with each other. Together they said, “We want to make stuff thats spillable. Not crumbly.”
As the moon rose behind all of them, Mayor Vegetable left to go to sleep.
(Ahem ahem) Sir Chicken Soup hollered, “RUN! Come here! Don’t just stand there! Now is our chance to make something spillable!” Senor and Senora agreed, “Yes! Something with liquid! Something delicious that you can eat with a spoon! Not a fork!”
As they simmered ingredients over a warm fire, the smell went all around the villa. Mr. Vegetable woke up yawning, but quickly perked up. “What is this amazing smell?! Oh my, it looks spillable!”
The smell of this unusual spillable thing drew more visiters. Sir Chicken soup and his chefs, Senor Carrot and Senora Celery said, “Villagers, please come try some!”
Everyone hollered, “This is so good! What is it called??”
“Um…uh… soup. I will call it Soup,” said Sir Chicken Soup. “Yes,” Senor and Senora chanted, “ SOUP, SOUP, SOUP, SOUP!”
Starting tomorrow, on Wednesday, this town will be called Vegetabale Carrot Celery Chicken Soup.”
The villagers cheered! “More soup, please!”

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The Magic Jello Egg

by Tabitha, age 11, Arizona

Once upon a time, there was a boy. His name was John John Jonathan, the 27th, and he loved jello. He tried to make a jello flavored cake, but he dropped an egg on the floor, but it didn't break. He wondered why it didn't break, and the egg said that it was a magic egg which startled John John Jonathan the 27th, so he asked what the magic egg would do with its magic, and then the eggs said that it could turn things into jello and create jello at will. So John John Jonathan, the 27th, used it to fill his bedroom with jello, and then he made a yellow dog who he named jiggly and he made it rain jello all around them, and then jiggly stole his egg and told him that he was taking the egg for granted, so he was going to turn John John Jonathan, the 27th to jello, until John John Jonathan for the 27th promised not to misuse the egg’s powers anymore and also give you 12 no make that 13 pieces of Swiss cheese every morning the good expensive kind. The end!

Jill and Tooki Guy Fight Aliens Turkey Style

by Simon, age 6, Virginia

Hi I’m Simon and this is my friend Cow.

“Moooooo.”

We are going to be telling the story and I am the author. So there was once two people who were…”

“Moooooo.”

Let’s just read the story so we can know them. There names were Jill and Tooki Guy. They went underground.

“Moooooo. What? They went underground? How did they do that? Wow that is so fantastic.”

Anyway back to the story. So the two people went underground and found two creepy little aliens. Luckily those aliens were nice but they let out bad aliens to attack Jill and Tookie Guy.

“Moooooo. How does that keep happening. Are the people okay?”

I don’t know. Let’s keep reading the story. Okay. “Oh no!” said Jill. “We should fight them with a turkey.” Tooki Guy said. Bock bock bock!

“Mooooo. Are they serious they fought a turkey?”

Let’s go back to the story. Jill and Tooki Guy went and fought with turkeys in turkey style. But the evil aliens won. So Jill and Tooki guy got on the spaceship and flew into space while eating turkey on the way to the moon. The end.

“Moooooooo.”

The Adventures of Ogelflop Jr III

by Melanie, age 10, Massachusetts
Ogelflop Jr the II went to The Everything Store to get his groceries. When he was in the food section he saw his best friend named Bob. They talked for a bit. Suddenly, the alarms went off. THE PENGUINS WERE ATTACKING!!! They were attacking because they were imprisoned their whole lives (in zoos and aquariums). So Ogelflop and Bob pull out their jetpacks and laser tag gear and crash through the roof! They start playing laser tag with the penguins (that’s how you solve every problem) and they won!

Later that day when Ogelflop was taking a walk he saw a saw that could out saw any saw he ever saw. At the beach he bought some shells at Saly’s Shop of Seashells but Bob had to take a nap because when he plays laser tag he goes really crazy and gets really tired.

Ogelflop went home to get ready for his date with Fredarella and gave her the seashells (which he made into a bracelet), then he went down on one knee and proposed to Fredarella.

At the wedding (see next page for more details).

So they got married and lived happily ever after.

The end!

The Library Adventure

Today’s brand new story is about becoming immersed in books. Literally. Written by a 6 year old from Maine named Annika.

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The Library Adventure

by Annika, age 6, Maine

One day three friends, named Lottie, Abby, and Lulu, went to the Falmouth Elementary Library. Abby is five, Lottie is seven, and Lulu is six.

Two friends, Abby and Lulu played tagged. While they were doing that, Lottie went to explore the library. She found a strange book at the bottom of a bookshelf. She turned it over and saw a portal. She quickly wrote a note and dove inside the portal shutting the book behind her.

Inside the portal it was an island in the sea. She didn’t know why, but there was a canoe straight in front of her. She saw a cave and climbed inside. It was dark and spooky. But then, out of the shadows she saw a baby puffin with its\/mama. She snuggled with the puffins.

Back in the library, Abby said “Where’s Lottie?”

Lulu said, “I don’t know. Let’s go explore.”

They soon find a purple book with a note. It says “Abby, Lulu, I jumped inside this portal. Come and find me!”

Then they jumped inside the portal, and they saw an island in the see. And they saw cave, just like the one Lottie saw. They peered inside and found Lottie snuggling with puffins.

The End.

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Stuck in the Hamper

by Elsie, age 12, Colorado

This is a story about a mammoth, but it's not going to rhyme. Once upon a time, there was a mammoth named John. One day when John was doing laundry, he got stuck in the hamper! He was more round than square so it was hard to get out. He tried to suck in his stomach but that didn't work. He tried many different things but he still couldn't get out! He was stuck for 3 hours before he remembered he had his phone! He could call for help! He decided to call his best friend Jeff.

"Hi Jeff," said John.

"Hi John. What's up?" said Jeff.

"I'm stuck in the hamper."

"Say no more. I'll be there in a jiffy."

A few minutes later, Jeff was there and he had brought a chain saw! Jeff used the chain saw to get John unstuck.

"You broke my hamper!" said John.

"You're a mammoth you don't need clothes!" said Jeff.

"Oh yeah," said John.

The End

Grill and Pill

by Arthur, age 6, Canada

Mrs Grill and Mrs Pill are twins. They live in a sketch book. Their job is to build stuff. One day they made a house, there was an earthquake and all the houses broke so they were fired! They felt sad. They asked politely to come back but their boss said "No!" They walked and walked and walked until they found another place to build houses. They built them for a human called Critch who had a friend who was a pumpkin called Pitch. Pitch was scary as he had so many eyeballs. There was also a ghost who was perfectly normal but he has arms. Suprise! Critch was a witch and turned the houses into ghost pumpkin. Mrs Grill and Mrs Pill decided to call the police. The police forgot so Critch and Pitch arrested the police. During this Mrs Grill and Mrs Pill built a jail around them all with "You will never go anywhere because I'm so strong" glue. The end!

Tim

by Luna, age 7, Maryland
Once upon a trash can there was a fly named Tim. And he always had lived in the trash can. But one day he got tired of the stinkiness and rotten apples. So, one night he told his mom, "I'll be back by dinner!” And he left to go see the world. He went to the livingroom. And he watched some TV. He ran out of wifi. So, he went outside because the window was open. He said “WOW!" He flew to the tree. He made friends with some bees. He liked them. He flew back to his trashcan. And ate moldy soup for dinner. And melted popsicle for dessert.

The end, and they lived happily ever trashter.

The Popular Girl Who Was Actually a Tortoise/The Cat That Had a Trumpet

Nimene tries to fix everyone’s car sickness with a new invention. Featuring two new stories: “The Popular Girl Who Was Actually a Tortoise”, a story about tortoise who learns that life isn’t always easier when a tortoise witch turns you into a human popular girl, written by Jake, a 12 year old from Michigan, and “The Cat That Had a Trumpet”, a story about a cat who must choose between jazz-related fame and friendship, written by a 9 year old from Indiana named Preston. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.

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The Cat That Had a Trumpet

by Preston, Age 9. Indiana

The Popular Girl Who Was Actually a Tortoise

by Jake, age 12, Michigan

One day there was a tortoise who wanted to be a popular girl. She was sooooooooooooo tired of only eating leafs. So one day she visited the witch tortoise. The wanna-be popular tortoise was like, “Turn me into a popular girl.” The witch tortoise said,

“I will, but I will only turn you into a popular girl for a year! So you must be-”

“Yeah, yeah whatever just do it already!” The wanna-be popular tortoise cut her off. The witch tortoise said, “Oh okay, whatever.” and then there was a bang! And a Poof! And suddenly… She was a popular girl! The witch lady was going to remind her about how she will turn back into a tortoise in one year but the popular girl was already gone.

The popular girl was out making friends when the other girls were like “OMG you should get some Lume & Thread!” “What's Lume & Thread?” The popular girl asks. “Oh Lume & Thread is only like the BIGGEST designer brand there is!” the other girls say. The popular girl adds, “ “Oh, where i come from We don't have designer brands.”

The girls take her to a Lume & Thread store. “OMG I have never been in a store before!” says the popular girl. The other girls add, “Wait a minute, you have never been in a store before?” They all like, “OMG totally. and Bestie, what happened? And like I can’t even. and like Tell me everything. and like That’s so you. and like I’m obsessed, actually. and like Okay, spill. I’m listening. and throwing a bunch of popular girl phrases at her.

At this point it was too much for her to handle. She slid away and went back to her little tortoise colony. She complained to all her tortoise friends how annoying the popular girls are. Then she realized, she has to stay a popular girl for a entire year. She decided she was going to push through it. So the next day all the other popular girls were waiting for her at the door of school.

They were like “OMG where have you been?!?!?!?” they asked.“Ummmm, I was at…OH! I was at the boba tea shop.” She spots the boba tea sign. “You were at the Boba tea shop?” one of the girls said, acting sassy. The popular girl / tortoise says, “I, ummm-” “Without us?” said the girls. The popular girl / tortoise let out an (SUPER) exaggerated sigh.

About 11 and a half months later, the popular girl / tortoise was getting used to the human world. One particular day at school all the popular girls were hanging out gossiping and all of the sudden… THERE WAS A POOF!!!!!!! Some girls screamed, some of them just stood back and watched. Suddenly, there was a tortoise. The girls all laughed. But then they noticed that Michell was gone (that's what the popular girl / tortoise told the popular girls was her name.) They were like “ OMG where did Michelle go?” Then the tortoise spoke(In a SUPER high voice), “Im Michell!” Then the girls were like, “OMG are you a turtle?” “No, actually I'm a tortoise.” so then all the girls texted their group chats and said, “OMG Michell is a turtle.” “OMG really, No way.” and soon the news spread. And everybody in the school knew about it the next day. So the tortoise went back to her little tortoise colony. But she had an idea. She could make the witch tortoise and make her turn into something else! And the next thing she knew, she was a butterfly.

THE END!

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Cup Run

by Enzo, age 11, Spain

In the magic kingdom of game shows there was a game show called the cup run. Where 5 contestants names Cupli the metal cup, Cupfurdsin the 71236764587ith the glass cup, Cupguy the plastic cup Strongcup the paper cup, Fregily the silly straw cup. They would run through a maze full of traps with hot chocolate in them and not spiling. But before I continue lets tock about are sponsor rotten eggs and now back to the show. Cupli got lost in the maze forever. cupfurdsin the71236764587ith got stuck in a smaller maze. Cupguy put on sun glasses and got on a motorcycle and drove into the sun. For Strongcup the hot chocolate was so hot that he stared to leak. So that mins Fregily wins and he wone rotten eggs and boy they stink.

The end

The Magical Sheep

by Marzi, age 6, Montana

Once upon a time there was a magical sheep who was black and pink. All the white sheep were not including him in fun games. The sheep went off to find the all powerful green alpaca. Once the sheep got to the alpaca they didn't speak the same language so they couldn't understand each other. So the sheep has to do the hardest thing. The sheep has to start tap dancing. They will speak the language of dance. What the sheep had to do was touch the sun that was flaming hot. And then the alpaca and the sheep started tap dancing on the sun. And then they started speaking the same language. The alpaca can help with anything to change the white sheep's minds so they see the magical sheep and they like the magical sheep. And then it started raining MnMs because of the magical sheep. When it started raining MnMs back on earth all the sheep knew it was because of the magical sheep. They thanked him and whenever they played games the magical sheep won because he was magical. The end!!!!

The Day That Mean Man Ruined the Life of the World!

by Xander, age 5, Connecticut
There was a Mean Man and he was trying to destroy all the things and then Xander had a helmet that had spikes on it that could destroy the Mean Man. There were crystals and there were gems that could shoot rotten spaghetti out of him. And there was a centipede, a killer ant, a tarantula, a pterodactyl and a piranha and also some fish. Some clouds burst open and then they turned into jello and then Mean Man got nicer and became Nice Man! He was nice because he ate jello. And everyone wanted to hug him, even Xander, but he had a spiked helmet, so he took it off before he gave Nice Man a hug. And then an invisible volcano erupted and Nice Man exploded. Just kidding, he didn’t explode, he took a nap!

The End and Snacks

Pockets/The Evil Calendar

Meghan and Rachel compete to be Peter’s plus one for a movie premiere. Featuring two new stories: “Pockets”, a story about the #1 invention to help you not hold stuff, written by Scarlett, a 12 year old from Wisconsin, and “The Evil Calendar”, a story about the chaos that ensues when scheduling goes maliciously awry, written by a 6 year old from the UK named Aidan. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.

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Pockets

by Scarlett, Age 12. Wisconsin

The Evil Calendar

by Aidan, age 6, UK

The Evil Calendar moves the crossings-out on the calendar every day, so it goes from the top to the middle to the bottom. And also it rubs some of the crosses out. Then the boy gets confused, and they'll cross off the wrong day.

Then their Mum looks at the calendar and says, "You're wrong! It's not Monday today, it's SATURDAY today!"

Then they tell their Dad, "Is it Monday today?" and their Dad says, "No, darling, are you joking?"

And then the boy gets confused.

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Well That Escalated Quickly

by Samara, age 8, Wisconsin

I looked at my clothes and saw a strange circle. First I tried washing my clothes. It didn't work. In fact, it turned into a portal and sucked me in. I met the demon king. I defeated it.

Hot Dog Lasers

by Elias, age 9, Pennsylvania

Judge: Today is the case of Bob vs. Hot Dog.

Bob, you tell us your side of the story.

Bob: Thank you, Judge. So, it all happened yesterday…

[Yesterday]

Hot Dog Salesperson: Here’s your hot dog, Bob.

Bob: How much is it?

Hot Dog Salesperson: Two thousand dollars.

Bob: Okay, that’s perfectly reasonable!

Okay, now I'm about to eat my hot dog and ... oh no! It’s shooting lasers at me!

Ahh! It hit me and now I'm flying past Mars!

[Present Day]

Judge: Wait! If you flew past Mars, how are you on Earth?

Bob: Well, I used Mars’ gravitational field to slingshot back to earth!

Judge: Okay, that makes perfect sense!

I declare Hot Dog guilty!

Hot Dog: Awwwww!

Judge: Wait, you can talk?!?!?!

Hot Dog: The End!

The Fruit Tree

by Harlow, age 6, Maine

The Great Californian Adventure That Could Have Been So Much Better Than It Was

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The Great Californian Adventure That Could Have Been So Much Better Than It Was

by Creator Club

Chickpea with three eyes named Kucumbré. It is glowing! Really funny glasses.

The Car Honks - Super fast big curly hair. Doesn’t like the next character….

Ruffle the Anime Beaver Car salesman - 65 siblings - He is infested with worms. He’s afraid of the road.

They are going to California! Because it’s cold where they live.

I goes wrong because Honks doesn't like Ruffle. Ruffle breaks down crying. He’s not cut out for this. They both feel weird about it. But they all herd about somewhere warm. The three heroes decide to get into the car and head west to California. They Head down the highway.Things are feeling good. Everyone is getting along when something unexpected happens.

They get hungry. Stop and go get food. At the gas station. They don’t have any money. What will they do. Kucumbre finds a hatch. They open it and there’s a ladder. They go down. At the bottom there’s a door with a wheels locks. They open the door. There they are with face to face to face with a coconut.

Want to try some of my canned hotdog? they are only 100 years old.

They eat and tell the coconut their story.

This is your lucky day. I have a tunnel! Instead of the high way you can go through the tunnel which will take you to… Iowa. It all looks like a volcano is erupting. They meet a greek god, PAN god of the wild. This is his fault. He’s taken over. Pan is standing in the volcano as it erupts. HAHAHAHA!!!

They decide to help. They talk to Pan. Why has he done it? No reason. But he gives them a choice. I will save Iowa IF you do something for me…find pan’s pet mushroom name pile who can talk. On top of mountain Everest which is in a volcano. He got kidnapped by howling werewolves because they wanted to eat him at their base which is also a mushroom.

They go to mountain Everest. They get all the gear. They climb up. They wait in line. They save pile from the wolves. And bring him back to Iowa. Present him to PAn, he’s over joined. (even though it’s similar to his hanger. You have completed the task! POOF Iowa is saved. Iowans cheer. They are so happy they make a new holiday. Governor: We will do anything for you. What would you like? We’re just trying to get to California. You wish is our command. With Iowa magic they are transported to California. They are closer now.

They all have big muscles now. Ruffle and Honks now like each other; they are best friends.They have all learned to appreciate the pan flute. They dislike hotdogs now. They all still visit pile everyday.

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The Dirty Floor

by Eli, age 8, Missouri

Once upon a time, there was a marshmallow in a cabin with hot cocoa, and then he accidentally spilled his hot cocoa, and he didn't have any rags or anything, so he went to the store to get some dirt. And then he laid it out, and then he said "Ah! Now my floor is dirty!" So then he went to the store to get some grass to clean it up, and then he said "Ah! Now my floor looks like a field." And then he went back to the store again and buyed some apple seeds and then he said "Ah! Now it's more of a farm!" And then he started his own business and he got a lot of money and he used that money to buy some more hot cocoa and some apple cider and then share it with a friend. The End.

Percy the Penguin!

by Yatri, age 10. Canada
PERCY THE PENGUIN!

Percy the penguin lived in Antarctica. He was cold. so he moved to Florida.

THE END.

The Gardening Competition

by Leo, age 6, New York
Nobody owned the aquarium, so they had a competition to see who would get to own it. They had a competition to see who could grow the biggest tree the fastest. It was between a farmer and a baby. The baby's name was Googoogaga and the farmer's name was Sharkybarky because one time he was in a boat and he saw a shark who helped him because whales were trying to eat him, so multiple sharks attacked the whales.

They both went at the same time. They each had a shovel, a bucket of seeds, and 2 buckets of dirt. There were 500 judges. They started when the 500th judge, a special judge, the president of the United States, told them to start.

They planted all the seeds at once. They made a hole, dropped in the seed, covered it with dirt, watered it, and moved on to the next one. It only took 15 seconds to plant all of the seeds and for them to grow.

But there were bulls on the farm who came to eat the leaves. The baby had a Nerf gun that he used to shoot at the bulls. They ran away from the trees but charged at the baby. The baby ran away and was a good digger, so he dug a hole and went in. The bulls dug with their horns, but they couldn't catch the baby. The baby ran away and the bulls ran home.

The farmer lost the competition and got dunked in an ice pool. He said it was refreshing, but when he got out, he was an ice block and they had to nail him out. The baby won and got to own the aquarium. The baby was very smart.

The end!