Mother Porpoise (Alison Pill) revives her rivalry with Meghan. Featuring two new stories, “My Mouth Ran Away,” a story about a rebellious mouth by Eleanor, an 11 year old from Japan, and “The Zinc Sink With The Kink In The Link Problem,” a rhyming tale about the weird solution to a weird problem, written by two brothers from Illinois named Bennet and Cillian.
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Illustration by Camila Franklin
Original Stories
My Mouth Ran Away
by Eleanor, 6th grade, Japan
Once, my mouth ran away. Yep, it did. When that happened I was, well freaked out. Well, I was reading and well it ran away. I do not know how but it did. I was just reading a book about the body, on the page about the mouth. And it ran away. It felt weird. Like I couldn't talk, but it was the worse feeling. I dropped my book and ran after it, and guess where it hid? The lipstick shop. I ran there and found my mouth putting on LIPSTICK. I sneaked up on it and put my mouth on.How? I do not know but I did. I am not lying, Mom. I am so very serios
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The Zinc Sink With A Kink In the Link Problem
by Bennet and Cillian, ages 8 and 10, Illinois
"“Oh no!” “my zinc sink has a kink in its link! Oh well, I hope I can fix it. I'm going to watch TV to pass the time,” “You will see the answer to today's problem on THE GAME SHOW THAT'S A GAME SHOW!”After this commercial break.”*KKKKKGGGHHHH*“Do you want to get your zinc sink fixed? maybe it has a kink in the link of the sink?”“yes! how did you know?” “then come to the zinc sink with a kink in the link fixers, call 804-718-0614, for us to fix your kinky linked zinc sinks”“Hey, that's a good idea! I’ll call them!”“RingRingrRingRingRingRing,”“Hi, I have a zinc sink that has a kink in its link needing fixed.”“OK that would be 1 Gazillion dollars.”“OK, I’ll pay them when they get the sink fixed.”“We'll send them over soon, bye."“Ding,Dong.” “Wow, that was fast!”“Hello,we’re here To fix your zinc sink with a kink in it’s link”“Ok, right this way, The sink sink with a kink in its link is down the hall into the right” “Okay, thanks. We will be there right away. You can just sit back, relax, and eat nachos on the couch. we will do the rest.”“But I don't have nachos! and that means I have to help you. I don't even know how to! And it's going to be boring and hard!”“Relax, giving people free nachos is part of our customer service application! Also, we give people free couches if they don't have a couch. Do you have a couch? “yes I do.” “Okay, here’s your nachos! We’ll get to work.”Lots of bangs and clangs and for some reason, meows, later.“Don't worry. We have really bad news,You Zinc sink with a kink in its link cannot be fixed. But, you can get a new one for 3 gazillion dollars.”“OK, Sold!”Lots more bangs and clangs and for some reason, meows and growls later,“OK,The new one is installed.”“ Great! Here’s your 3 gazillion dollars.” “Bye!” 1 hour later, “Wait!, I gave him four gazillion dollars!” “Sploosh,” “And the sink is broken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” The end!
