Lee explores an alternate reality where the Story Pirates never existed. Featuring two new stories: “Waffles”, a story about a girl with a mysterious vendetta against everyone’s favorite breakfast food, written by Sophia, an 8 year old from New York, and “Belinda the Bobble”, a story about a ponytail holder that defuses an ancient feud, written by a 9 year old from the UK named Imani.
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Original Stories
Belinda the Bobble
by Imani, age 11, UK
Once upon a time there was a bobble called Belinda, and she worked for Master Clawclip... or did she!
When she was just young she decided to be a clawclip, but she changed her mind because she was too flexible and when she had tried to be one, all the other Clawclips laughed at her, so she decided to spy on them!
So she dressed up as a clawclip (it worked), and she worked for Master Clawclip. But really, she was a double agent and worked for the great bobble empire.
When everyone had gone home, Belinda would sneak into Master Clawclip's office and take one special thing and go back to the Empress and give the one item to her to work out what the Clawclips would do next.
One day Belinda went into Master Clawclips office and found his diary, which had the reason of how the Great war between the Clawclips and the Bobbles had started.
The reason was, the Empress of Bobbles was meant to have a grand meeting with Master Clawclip on the Queen's head, but the Queen got Master Clawclip and another Clawclip instead of the Empress. And the Empress never forgave Master Clawclip.
As soon as Belinda had read all of the reason, she ran all the way to Master Clawclip's house, which was a grand mansion, and she banged on the door. Master Clawclip opened the door and said "Go away, it's two in the morning!!!", "Oh, it's you Belinda. As you're one of my best Clawclips, make it quick!"
Belinda took off her costume, Master Clawclip was shocked! Belinda told him everything and then said "you and the Empress have to make friends or the war will go on for ever!!!". So Master Clawclip marched all the way to the Empress' huge, grand house (which was not a mansion) and they spoke it out, and everyone was happy.
So they made cool hairstyles for everyone, and they lived happily ever after.
The End.
Waffles
by Sophia, age 8, New York
(not a true story)
My name is sophia. I hate waffles. Oh you want to know why? Well it all started when it was my birthday. I was turning five. And my mom hired a clown because when I was little I loved being funny. So the clown came. His name was Mr. Waffles. And he did a trick with some fire. But it didn’t come out really well because one of the torches fell on my birthday cake. The birthday cake then fell on my presents and they all got ruined! Everyone had to go home. I was really sad. I had really been looking forward to my birthday. And from then on, I hated waffles, especially when I heard the word, Mr. Waffles.
I had had enough of waffles. I wanted everyone to hate waffles. So I put up signs in my school. The signs said: “Waffles are bad for people’s minds! They make people’s brains soggy like syrup!” I decided to make a vote for the whole school. If most people do not like waffles, then we will banish waffles from the world! Ha ha ha! (cough cough) Oh sorry that wasn’t supposed to happen.
The next day I went to school. To my amazement, everyone was munching on waffles! I fell backwards. I never saw so much monstrosity! I sighed a big sigh and fell onto the floor. Everyone was throwing waffles everywhere. There was syrup on the ground. I felt like I was sticking to the ground. There were flying waffles everywhere. And kids were using some as frisbees. One popped right into my mouth! I chewed. And swallowed. And and and it was amazing! The end.
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What to do when your grandfather turns into an evil French lobster
by Annabelle, age 12, Australia
What happens when your grandfather turns into a evil French lobster
He locks your acuall grandfather in a closet
He chases you around refuses to cook you seafood
He grows a long moostach (said how it's written)
He twirls his long moostach
He puts you in time out and you have to sit in the tv room but only watch documentaries on the marvelous grouth of sea algi
To defeat your French evil grandfather lobster you have to;
Rip his moostach of and go tell Granny he hogged the TV and stole biscuits from the jar
Granny will go tell him of and the French evil grandfather lobster will feel threatened by Granny and run away
You now have permission to go untie your none French totally normal lobster free grandfather from the closet
You can all be happy now but just please I'm begging you don't eat lobster or the French evil grandfather lobster will come back, don't ask me why, because I don't know.
The One Flying Penguin
by Ryan, age 7, Massachusetts
The One Flying Penguin (accompanying illustrations attached!)
This is Pip Pip the penguin. "Hi"
He can fly, but he can't fly accurate. "AHHHHHHHH"
He is also a super hero. He saves the day.
And goes back to his base.
He looks at his security cameras for crime.
And he goes to fight crime.
The end.
The Haunted House
by Arlandria, age 8, South Dakota
