We love it when narrators get involved in the stories they are telling. And recently, we received a story that not only has a meddlesome narrator, but the author himself intervenes as well. So, for the first time ever on this show, today’s new story, by 11 year old William in Colorado, co-stars the author himself.
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Illustration by Camila Franklin
Steve’s Amazing Adventure
by William, age 11, Colorado
He heard a low growl in the distance as he clung tight to his small bag of possession. He was prepared to run, but Wait, pause the story… narrator here… is this too far in the story? Yeah, that's what I thought. Let's go back to the beginning… You see, it started five weeks ago when Steve was heading to summer camp. he was excited the website made it seem like lot’s of fun and then… he got to camp and instead of a lake there was a pile of dirt, instead of cabins there were a bunch of cramped looking sheds
pause, narrator again. hey author do I really have to follow steve around this dump can’t this be story be at a five star hotel or the bahamas what do you mean stop complaining I get that this is my job can I at least have some fun ugh fine i’ll just narrate the story ok where was I. right arriving at the dump I mean uh camp. Steve tried to stay positive but camp just kept getting worse. Instead of going jet skiing or even swimming he had to spend the entire first day learning the rules and there were so many no phones, no junk food, there was even a no swimming rule. there wasn’t even anything to swim in other than the bushes. Even when he wasn’t being annoyed by all the rules, camp was just flatout boring.
Wait narrator again author why does steve get to complain and I don’t. What do you mean i'm just the narrator, narrator’s have feelings too! Fine i’ll get back to narrating but i'm still mad
Steve also thought that the camp counselors were suspicious he suspected that they were hiding something but he wasn't sure what so he made a plan he was going to run away and figure out what was up with camp he would leave tomorrow and would go from there
It was a day later he had just gotten out of camp. He heard a low growl in the distance as he clung tight to his small bag of possessions wolves? He thought, no this was middle of nowhere colorado there weren't wolves here, mountain lion maybe? No again he was too far away from the mountains.he decided he would approach it, the sound came from a small clearing in front of him. He went into the clearing and saw… a mc donalds? Turns out he wasn’t hearing a growl, he was hearing a broken ice cream machine. So he stopped to get some food and decided to make a plan for what to do about camp.
Ok narrator here author can I get some mcdonalds? What I can’t … what do you mean act professional i’m allowed to be hungry! ugh fine I’ll narrate
Steve decided that he would ask the locals about camp. So he headed to the nearby town. It was a long journey but he made it. Once he was there he asked about the camp but everyone said they had never heard of it but when he was walking away he heard a sound behind him. It was a homeless old man. He said that the camp counselors were evil and kidnaped children. to ransom them for money, and they did it on the last day off camp. So Steve decided to go back to camp.
Narrator again, author really we went all the way to this town just to leave and go back to camp. You know what I've done. I have followed Steve for so long narrating, watching and even following him everywhere,and I don't even get mcdonalds breaks. I'm done. leaving now.
Author here. I can’t afford another narrator because I invested in crypto and nft’s so I will just finish the story
Steve went back to camp and got in trouble for leaving. oh and those weird camp counselors from earlier turns out steve was just paranoid, and they were totally normal also the old man was just crazy
Roll Call Stories
What if the weather changed?
by Timothy, age 9, Texas
You know that in Wisconsin it is cold but in Texas it is completely different. What if the weather changed? Listen closely! Once thier was o kid named Timothy with his family Hannah, daddy, and mommy. They lived in hot,hot,hot,HOT Texas. Thier was a kid in Wisconsin named Isabelle with her dad Mr. Scissors. It was always cold. But one day Timothy was cold. "I've never felt like this before outside!"but in Wisconsin all thier snow melted. Isabelle was sweating. "Did we just take Texas' heat! Texas stole our cold!" Mr. Scissors agreed. "It's so hot!" Isabelle had never seen her dad complain like that that before. "Dad are you O.K" He replied "Yes dear, it's just so much heat!" Meanwhile back in Texas, Timothy and his sister put on thier snow gear. Timothy said "This is supposed to happen every 4 years, but it happened in 3!"Hannah added "And it's fall not winter!" They had fun in the snow while Isabelle and her dad got used to the heat. Isabelle was tired and hot so she said "Dad can we get a family pool?" Mr. Scissors said, "Yes to escape the heat." They built a family pool and Isabelle said,"Keep it cool in there." She turned down the temperature in the pool. They swam and swam while the other family played and played. Luckily the two families knew each other. So they traded thier heater for air conditioning and air conditioning for a heater. In Texas it was international
Johnny and the Coffee-Pumped Hamster
by Ari, age 14, Florida
Johnny curiously stared at the giant trash bag sitting on his lawn. Unbeknownst to him, the nearby lab had been experimenting with the effect of coffee on a hamster, an experiment which had seemed harmless at the time. Never underestimate the power of a Nitro Cold Brew. After defending themselves against the massive, angry hamster, the scientists finally lured it into a garbage bag. Of course, when you have a huge, malicious hamster trapped in a garbage bag, the only reasonable way to dispose of it is to hand it off to someone else, and let it be their problem. Since Johnny’s house was nearest, they drove by in their special white van, flung the garbage bag out onto his lawn, and sped back to the laboratory.
Johnny immediately began shoving the squeaking bag into his house after noticing the quizzical looks his neighbors were giving him. As he pushed the trash bag towards his closet, he observed that the squeaking had turned to growling. Suddenly, Johnny leaped back as a thick, furry paw tore through the bag. Johnny panicked and renewed his pushing, which angered the hamster even more.
Finally, Johnny succeeded in wrestling it into the closet and slamming the door shut. He breathed a sigh of relief as he plotted his next move. Vehemently a claw shot out and scratched at Johnny’s face, who jumped back in shock. The growling turned to roaring as Johnny fearfully stood transfixed, watching the closet door. A gigantic chubby hamster face ripped through the bag and glared at Johnny with dark red eyes. Johnny realized his mistake and rushed forward, trying to squeeze the door shut. As Johnny struggled, the door shattered, and the enormous hamster broke free, thirsty for revenge.
Waaaaaaaaaaa!
by Noemi, age 7, Hawaii
