Illustration by Camilla Franklin
Rolo gets a puppy and learns some hard lessons about pet ownership in space. Featuring two new stories: “The Girl Who Wanted To Eat The Sky,” an uplifting song about a girl (Aneesa Folds) with an appetite as big as the heavens, written by Olivia, a 5 year old from California, and “The Dice That Didn’t Want To Be Rolled,” a story about a dice who dreams of a life beyond their board game, written by a 9 year old from Australia named Annabel.
Watch a special edition Juneteenth live Story Pirates improv show from your home this Friday at 7pm ET! This week’s show is free!
The Girl Who Wanted To Eat The Sky
by Olivia, age 5, California
One day a girl wanted to eat the sky because it was so beautiful and one day she asked her parents "Can I eat the sky?" Her parents said "no." One day a genie came he said "do you have a wish?" The genie asked, "yes" said the girl. "Then what is it?" asked the genie." "It is that I want to eat the sky," said the girl. The sky made her sick and her stomach hurt so bad. The genie tried to test out why her stomach hurt. Her mother took her to the doctor. The doctor said "did you eat anything that you're allergic to?" The nurse said "Hm... did you eat the sky?" And the girl said "yes" and then the doctor said that she has to take a long rest for the whole day. And then the next day, she felt better.
The end
The Dice That Didn’t Want to be Rolled
by Annabel, age 9, Australia
Once upon a time there was a dice named Jeff. He hated being a dice because there were so many downsides to it. Like being rolled around all day, bully’s at school, thanksgiving and more you could probably think of. He hated being around his parents because they never let him on screens and always say “Comb your hair, Jeff. You don’t want to make a bad impression on our family.” Or “Jeff, sweetie. How do you use a computer?” He hated his life on the board. So, he set of on an adventure to find a game without dice. He tried monopoly, Yahtzee, Cluedo and Articulate. None of them had any spare spaces for a piece in the game. But as soon as he was about to give up, he saw something. There were two knights sent by a King and Queen. They were putting up a sign. it read” Dear townsfolk, me and my wife, the Queen, are hoping for one of you to be in our board game. I know what you're thinking, what’s the game and how can he read minds.? Well firstly, our board game is Chess. Secondly, I can read minds. That is all. Signed the king.” So, Jeff auditioned to be a piece. He got the part of a knight. He was carved into the shape of a Knight in chess and he lived happily ever after. And he never got lost. THE END.
