Bring Your Parents To School Day/The Fridge That Lived (feat. Kelly Marie Tran)

Siegfried the Viking and Baby With a Mustache visit New York City’s Central Park, where they meet a famous pop star (Kelly Marie Tran). Featuring two new stories: “Bring Your Parents To School Day,” a story about the impressive ability of parents to embarrass their children, written by Hendrix, a 10 year old from Australia, and “The Fridge That Lived,” a tale about the consequences of combining kitchen appliances with mad science, written by a 10 year old from Ontario, Canada named Keira.

Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!

Illustration by Camila Franklin

Bring Your Parents to School Day

by Hendrx, age 10, Australia

Hi I’m Sarah yesterday I found a paper saying bring your parent to school day I was so happy so I went home and asked my parents who wants to come they both did so we did a test who was the smartest 1st one my dad got it correct then my mum then my dad and then my mum again this was the last question my dad got it. incorrect so I took my mum but she just kept embarrassing me and everyone was laughing at me. The End.

The Fridge That Lived

by Keira, age 10, Canada

Once upon a time there was a fridge.this fridge was owned by an ordinary girl named Lily.Lily really liked science.One day when Lily was at the doctor one of her experiments spilled on the fridge.The experiment was very toxic and made the fridge come alive!When Lily came home she saw the fridge it had huge teeth and hungry eyes.Lily gasped and said to her mom I think I'm going crazy.Lily mom looked around and saw the fridge, she and started screaming she ran out of the house.she ran until she got to the mad scientists house asking for A cure .There is no cure said the scientist WHAT said the mom no cure? meanwhile lily was trying to not get eaten she started telling the fridge a story and it was working the fridge was listening.Then she told the fridge that it was not nice to try and eat everything.Im sorry said the fridge I don't try to its just so tempting.Thats ok said Lily Know how you feel when I get hungry I get kind of grumpy and feel like I want to eat everything to.Im sorry I tried to eat you.You know what fridge lets be best friends.And to this day on the tale of Lily's kindness is still told.THE END

Roll Call Stories

Secrets of the Sandpit

by Caleb and Eleanor, age 8, Japan

There is said to be a legend of a secret land below the sand pit. A land full of magic and sand. It is also said that all sand pits are connects by sand tunnels that lead strait to the land of Sandloria.

there once was 3 kids. Their names were Tina jack and Sean. One day they decided to play at their local park, because they were neighbors. Thier was a swing, a trampoline and a sand pit. Both the swings and the trampoline were already being used, so they HAD to play in the sand pit. It was kinda boring. Tina thought they should try to get to the bottom of the sand pit. Because jack and Sean were SOOO bored they agreed. As they dug Sean noticed that the hole was getting unusually deep. Then he noticed that they were getting really far down. They the. Sand gave way and a hole opened up.

jack was always a clumsy child, and this was shown in the fact that he was the first to fall down the hole into darkness. He shouted “it’s pretty sandy down here … and dark.” Tina was shocked. She thought that they normal like wood or plastic, but a hole into darkness. That is weird! Sean jumped into the whole because he was curious what was down there. He shouted “Tina, you should come down. It think theirs a tunnel under the sand pit.

Tina was shocked again. A tunnel? At below a sand pit? This is even weirder! So she jumped down because she too, was curious. Sean was right there was a tunnel!they walked in the tunnel and found stairs down to something magical. It was a glowing city made of sand! There were sandy creatures bustling about. Tina, Sean and jack wandered into the city. Tina then realized that it would be hard to get back home because they fell down a hole.

Suddenly 2 guards approached them. They grabbed them and took them to a large castle in the sandy lands. Inside there was a leader. Tina could tell it was the leader because it had a sandy crown. His clothes were also so dandy and nice. The leader said slowly, with power, “who are you, and why are you in sandloria?” Jack said “hello. We are people from above! My name is jack, and their names are Sean and Tina. The sandy king responded and said “My name is Sandor Greatskin the 27th, And I am just so confused on how you skylanders got here.”

Tina said “Well, your greatness… We were playing in a sand pit and dug to deep and fell into a tunnel system.” Sandor Responded with “What’s a sandpit? Where are these tunnels? Please take me to the Tunnels.” Sean said “a sand pit is a box with sand in it. Kids from our world play in them for fun.” Jack said “I remember where the tunnels are! Follow me.”

the king yelled “Ready my royal giant sand chicken Bloof!”

once king got bloof they set off out the sandy castle through the sandy city and trecked the sandy land to get to the tunnels. Once the king saw the entrance he exlamed “these are the tunnels that connected us to the skylanderes in an old time. These tunnels were lost but now they are found! Let me use my sandlandia magic to create a new stair tunnel Back to your home.”

they climbed back up the sand back to the sand pit in the Playground. So much time passed that both the trampoline and swing were open for them to play. As they emerged the whole behind them vanished. And earth and sandloria lived in peace again.

Chefy

by Amara, age 12, Oregon

Once upon a time there was a person named Chefy. She would spend her free time at the community center meeting person after person at the meeting room where she worked to earn money. she was saving up to buy her freedom from the cruel volcanoer who was her master. a nice looking lady came up to the stand. “what's your name” said the nice lady. “Chefy” replied Chefy. “Are you a chef?” said the nice lady pulling out her ID. “no” said Chefy. This was the one thing she didn't like about this job. Whenever she introduced herself she always got asked if she was a chef. she wasn't a chef she hated chefs and she never wanted to be one. no one knew why. maybe it was because the volcanoer was a chef and his youth or she just didn't like her name. but it didn't matter because today was the day that she finally saved up enough money to buy her freedom! after the shift at the community house she went back to the volcanoer’s house and told him she was ready to go off on her own adventure. he said in his deep rumbly voice “to go off on your own adventure you must pass the test of chefs it is the same test I took in my youth” “test of chefs!” Chefy said. “yes” the volcanoer said. as much as she hated chefs she loved her own Freedom more so she agreed. The next day she set off towards the kitchen for the dreaded test of chefs. There was a note on the door that said to open the door she would have to say Chef 100 times and as she was saying it she wondered why everything was about chefs that day. When the door finally opened she saw a table of ingredients and a book of recipes. There was a note that said she had to make three recipes to pass the test. Then the volcanoer himself will try her cooking. so she set to work. She beat eggs and kneaded dough and fried chicken and countless other things that she had never done before. all the while she was repeating in her head that it was so hard and she didn't like it. After a little while though she changed and started to realize that it wasn't that hard in fact, it was easy and she did actually like it! In fact she loved it! the delicious smells, the tastes and flavors even how her hands ached from kneading dough! when she was done she brought it to the volcanoer himself. he took a teeny taste and tears came to his eyes! “This reminds me of how my grand-ma-ma used to cook," he said with a smile. I don't need to try the rest of your dishes to know they are amazing. In fact don't even give me money, you keep it and become a Master Chef so Chefy set off into the world and instead of becoming an architect she became a Master Chef. It turns out that she really liked being a chef.

The End

Beasts

by Wesley, age 6, Illinois

Once upon a time, there were two monsters and three monsters wanted to join them. But the two monsters didn’t let them, because their mom didn’t let them in the cave. (Because monsters live in caves.) The three monsters came up with a plan – they would sneak into the cave. But then, the daddy monster saw them sneaking in and he said “no three monsters allowed!”

And then the three monsters came up with a new plan – they would be invisible. They would have to touch a rope and it would make them invisible. This rope is really magic. But, the mom monster and the daddy monster had invisible goggles that help them see invisible stuff. And then the mom and the dad monsters saw the three monsters sneaking in again. They said “Why are you sneaking in?” And then the three monsters said “We just wanna visit the cave!” And they said “NO! No three monsters allowed again!”

…Sixteen years later, the mommy monster and the daddy monster let the three monsters in, because now they’re available. They couldn’t do it before because they were in a meeting.

THE END.

Key Change World/The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous (feat. Felicia Day)

Peter takes an unusual taxi cab ride with an even more unusual crab driver (Felicia Day). Featuring two new stories: “Key Change World,” a kaleidoscopic journey to a world made up of the building blocks of music, written by Jonas, a 5 year old from California, and “The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous,” a story about the futility of seeking fame on the internet, written by an 11 year old from Missouri named Hugo.

Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!

Illustration by Camila Franklin

Key Change World

by Jonas, age 5. California

Key change is when it gets louder and louder.

What else can key change? Things that are impossible. There are changes to melody like duh-duh-duht! (Going up), duht duht duhh (going down).

Everyone sings in key change world and in big melodies. And downer melodies. And upper melodies.

Emotions change when its a smaller melody and when its a bigger melody. Happy when its a smaller melody, and they’re super sad when its a slower melody.

There are harmonies and people play.

Here’s a way to get in. You jump into a trumpet. You squeeze through and you’ll find yourself in key change world.

That’s actually not all - we have to jump into that trumpet - let’s do it right now! Bonk! Wait - can that guy over there play the song?

Our adaptation of “Key Change World” was written and produced by Eric Gersen with vocal arrangements and direction by Jack Mitchell

The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous

by Hugo, age 11, Missouri

Hi! I’m Martin. I want to be famous one day but how should I? Maybe cooking. I will watch a YouTube video. How do I use this spatula? Let’s try the cake.

Bleeeeeeeeech it’s disgusting.

We did not have Oreos so I used dirt and we did not have sprinkles so I used fire ants. Are you ok mother?

Ahh, it burns it burns.

Next I will try skateboarding. Why won’t this fit?

Martin, I think that should go on your elbow not your head.

Let’s try now too fast ahhh whatch out for the flying skateboard mother. Let’s try golf. Okay let’s finally try a shot WHACK FORE whatch out mother.

OOOOOWWWW.

Maybe I don’t have to be famous I will just be me.

Yeah honey now can you take me to the hospital

THE END!

Roll Call Stories

Mystery of the Moons

by Henry, age 8, California

Happy Burpday

by Sophia, age 5, Virginia

The story is about Sara. She has brown hair on the bottom and indigo on the top, and it’s curly. Happy Burpday is a day that you celebrate burping, and she celebrated burping. And that’s the end.

The Honey of Revenge

by Elisa, age 12, Oregon

“Ah, Another normal day for me, Jerry, the Beekeeper! Now I’m just gonna open this door to the Bee Hive and take this honey…good morning bees! Good bye bees! Now to drink it… gulp gulp gulp- Ahhh… delicious as always. I think I’m gonna go to my house which is conveniently right in front of where I work and drink the rest of this honey.” Meanwhile, in the hive… “Hey, He’s always coming in un-invited and taking our honey! We need revenge!” “What should we do?” “Ooh! I have an idea! *whisper whisper whisper*” “That’s a great idea! Let’s get started! “ A few hours later… “Ok! It’s done! Oooh, he’ll be in for a treat tomorrow!” The next morning… “Good morning, bees! Now, I’ll just collect your honey…I think I’ll drink this at home today, I promised my mom I would call her in…five minutes! AAAAAH!” “Drat! He was supposed to drink it here, so we could watch!” “We’ll just have to follow him! Bees…take flight!” *Collective BZZZZZZZ* After Jerry gets off the phone…”ok, bye mom, love you, ok, ya, sure, bye! Phew, that was a hard conversation to get out of…but now..it’s honey time! Ok…I’m grabbing it *Suspenseful pause* Gulp…Gulp…Gulp… Ahhhhh…Delicious as always!” “Why didn’t it work!?” “Wait for it…” “Whoa, I’m feeling tingly, WHOA, What’s happening! I’m shrinking Ahhhhhhh! What…happened? WHOA! I’M…A BEE?!” “That’s right, bub, get a taste of your own medicine! You’re coming with us to the hive!” “Wait, wait- NOOOOOO!” A few weeks later… “Man, being a bee isn’t too bad! At least I have you guys, my buddies, Bee-atrice, and Bee-tholomew…so… when are you guys turning me back into a human?” “Snnnrk-heh heh-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” “Guys?”

The Flavour Thief/Too Many Buttons

Lee, Rolo and Meghan visit one of the most famous places in New York City: Wall Street! Featuring two new stories: “The Flavour Thief,” a mystery about a culinary bandit and the two kids who hunt him down, written by Lailah, a 10 year old from Ontario, and “Too Many Buttons,” a story about absurd automotive technology, written by an 8 year old from Washington named Aidan.

Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!

Illustration by Camila Franklin

The Flavour Thief

by Lailah, age 10. Ontario

Dad: Hey Jessica, I’m home from work!

Jessica: Hi Dad! Did you finally remember to get me a pair of spy goggles just like Emily’s.

Dad: Yes. I picked them up just for you after work because I knew you wanted one just like your best

friend Emily’s.

Dad’s thoughts: (I don’t know why Jessica wanted that pair; she could have had one of the other ones at

the store. The one she wanted was 1,000 dollars! Eh, I have bought her so many things that I don’t really

care anymore.)

Dad: Anyways, how about you put those spy goggles up in your room. It smells like dinner is almost

ready!

***

Mom: Okay, dinners ready! Let’s all go sit at the table.

Jessica: Mmm. Homemade pizza, my favorite!

Mom: Dig in!

Dad: Hold on. Is it just me or can I not taste the gooeyness of the cheese or the deliciousness of the

tomato sauce!

Jessica: Nope. I can’t.

Mom: Me neither. Did I forget to add the flavor?

Dad: Oh no. It’s my worst fear come to life… It’s the flavor thief!

Mom: A WHAT!

Dad: A flavor thief. He takes away flavors from every food in the world. He has only started with pizza,

but soon all food will have no flavor…FOREVER! Oh, and I read about all of this in his attempt to do the

exact same thing he is doing now in 1999 and that his name is Bernard.

Mom: Okay? So, are you saying that when the flavor thief touches pizza, we can’t taste tomatoes or

cheese or pizza anymore?

Dad: Yes. At least that is what the newspaper said.

Jessica: Don’t worry dad, me and Emily will stop Bernard the flavor thief. Can I. Please!

Mom: Well, you are 8, okay. But on one condition, you must come back before your bedtime.

Jessica: Fine. I am going to call Emily and see if it’s just us or if other people can’t taste pizza too.

Jessica (on the phone): Hi Emily, I was Just wondering if you can’t taste pizza or any other food.

Emily (on the phone): Hi Jessica, that’s so funny you ask. I can’t taste any food and my neighbors can’t

either. I don’t think anyone can taste any food to be honest!

Jessica (on the phone): Oh no! The problem has gotten bigger! Meet me at the strange alleyway down

the street. And I will explain the problem later.

Emily (on the phone): Um… Okay? Bye.

***

Jessica: ………… and that’s what’s happening.

Emily: Okay. I think I have a plan, but we need all of the spy gear our parents bought us. I have mine, do

you have yours?

Jessica: Yep, I do. I’ll follow your lead with the plan.

Emily: Good. Now let’s take out our spy goggles and scan the alleyway. If my spy senses are right, I am

pretty sure Bernards secret hideout is here.

Spy Goggles: Scanning…Scanning…Scanning…Complete

Jessica: Hey, I think that pickle is the secret button to getting in the hideout.

Emily: That’s kind of weird, but okay. I will give it a push.

Pickle: What’s the password…

Jessica: Um…Pickle-o-Rama?

Pickle: Beep! Sadly yes. But wait till I tell Bernard about this; he will be so angry!

Emily: Okay, a talking pickle, very strange. Anyways, let’s go inside!

Jessica: Whoa! There are so many foods in here, that means so many flavors have been taken away! We

need to get these flavors back and capture the thief fast! Emily, you use your special spy bag to collect all

the stolen flavors fast! I will catch the thief.

Emily: Okay, on it! And remember that the spy goggles have lasers, you can use that to catch the thief.

Jessica: Hey, there’s the thief! Time to use those lasers.

Spy Goggles: Pew! Pew! Pew!

Jessica: Yes! Got him!

Emily: Good job! I finished collecting the flavors.

Jessica: Now all I have to do is call my dad so that he can come here and get Bernard the flavor thief. I

don’t really know my dad’s phone number, it’s okay. 416… UGH! I don’t know the rest of his phone

number. I’ll just call the police instead. 911. Great now that that’s handled with and now everyone can

taste food again because the flavors are out of Bernards grasp, I can finally go home!

Emily: Yay! I’ll see you later Jessica.

Jessica: Okay. Bye!

***

Dad and Mom: Great job honey!

Mom: As a thank you gift, you and Emily can get any spy gear you want for a month!

Dad: I’ll get you in the newspaper!

Jessica: Thank you Bernard the flavor thief. If you hadn’t shown up, I wouldn’t have had such a great

adventure! – But that doesn’t mean I want you coming back and stealing flavors again

The End

The Invisible Shop

by Aidan, age 8, Washington

Bye honey! I am going to work. Getting in the car. Oh no I forgot there are sooooooooooooooooooo many buttons! Which one is the start button? I am going to press this one. BLAST OFF in 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1 Blast Off! Oh no I must have pressed the wrong button. I am going to press this button. Falling in 3...2...1... ahhhhhhhhhh! Now I am in the sky. I must of pressed the wrong button again! I shall press this button! Falling in 3...2...1...ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Wrong button for the 3rd time! I am sailing on the ocean. Hopefully this will take me home. Beep. Sinking now. Blub. I am going to press this button. But I am under the ocean. Oh well. Here I go! Digging now. Aw man now I am under Earth's crust. :( There is one button left I shall press it. Press. Shoom! I am finally at work! Hooray! The End

Roll Call Stories

The Cagons

by Kurt, age 8, Pennsylvania

One day in Cagonopolis, the Cagons were getting ready to create a portal to boring human place. Meanwhile, in boring human place, they we are heaving a boring day.

The Teacher was teaching the boring kids.

The Baker was baking some boring bread and deserts.

The Builder was building some boring building, and the Kid was having the most fun ever.

Suddenly, there was a huge Bang!!

Everyone rushed outside.

A huge portal opened above the city.

Suddenly, giant creatures came out of the portal.

They were furry, and had sharp claws and long tails.they had big wings, and they were every color imaginable.

They each had a special magic in their mouths, glimmering horns that seemed to be made out of pure magic.

They made bubbles around themselves, each from the special material that they breathed out of their mouths.

Suddenly, the Kid jumped up. He shouted “I know what they are! They are Cagons!”

Everyone gasped.

Somebody shouted “ what are those? They are half dragons-half cats.”

Somebody else shouted “ there are 5863 of them! The same amount as the buildings in this city.

Each one of the Cagons went to a building, and breathed on them, and each building turned into a crazy material and also turned rainbow.

Then they went back through the portal never to be seen again, and the portal closed behind them.

“That’s the story of the Cagons”, said the old-old man.

I was the Kid.

My name actually is ..

“THE END!” shouted a kid, listening to the story.

“Hey!” shouted the old-old man.

Australia

by Emerson, age 10. Massachusetts

Kangaroo: Hello, I’m Kangaroo and welcome to Australia!

Random Penguin: Hey Bro, I’m just a random penguin floating around in

the sky with a bunch of balloons. Can I borrow y–

Kangaroo (interrupting): Hey, Go back to Antarctica.

Anyway, I would like to introduce you to some of the

animals he–

Emu (interrupting): Heeeey, dude! Check it out! I’m surfing on a giant pile of

whipped cream I found in the middle of nowhere. Want

to join?

Kangaroo: No thank you, Emu. I’m giving a tour of Australia.

Emu: Ooh! Can I help? [Emu grabs phone.] How do you use

this thing?!

Kangaroo: Hey! [Kangaroo grabs phone back.]

Emu trips and flies “backstage.” Crash boom smash clang sounds heard from

backstage.

Emu (from backstage, in a wheezy voice): I’m ok!

Kangaroo: I’m SO sorry ladies and gentlemen. Now, where was I?

Ah, yes! The tour!

“Later” sound and visual effect.

And this is the watering hole which wombat and echidna

are currently filling with rainbow sprinkles… Wait,

what?!

Hey, stop that right now! [Kangaroo trips.] Oh no! I just

tripped on a rock! Double oh no!! Now I’m falling right

toward the hole full of rainbow sprinkles!!! Aaaaahhh!

Oof! [Sound of falling into sprinkles.]

Kangaroo (in amazement): Wait… these sprinkles are delicious!

Wombat: Exactly!

Echidna: That’s why we are going to fill all the oceans in

the world with rainbow sprinkles!

Kangaroo: Wait, what?!

Penguin: The End!

The Puddle Pop

by Penelope, age 9. Michigan

Once upon a time there was a popsicle named Jeffrey. Jeffrey wanted to know what it was like outside the freezer. But his mom told him not to and that the world outside the freezer was a dangerous place. When she said this, he felt more determined than ever to figure it out. One night while the other popsicles were sleeping, Jeffrey quietly crept to the freezer door. He pushed it open and hopped out. At first life outside the freezer was nice, but then a giant ball of fire rose into the air and it started to get hot! But Jeffrey decided he could take “a little heat” and continued down the sidewalk. A few minutes later, he saw a humongous looming figure. The humongous creature stopped and watched Jeffrey pass. “Come on, Curry,” a giant figure said, tugging on a rope connecting the creature and giant. “Ruff, Ruff, Grrr!” the creature said. Jeffrey started to run with the creature on his tail, then suddenly Jeffrey started to melt! “Help! I’m melting, I’m melting!” he cried. The creature sniffed and then trotted away. The next winter Jeffrey’s puddle froze and was covered with snow. Jeffrey patched himself up and became a PUDDLE POP.

The end

Leprechaun Drone Capture Plan/The Invisible Shop (feat. Richie Moriarty)

The gang finds out the truth about why Lee has been pronouncing ‘kefir’ wrong all season long, with a little help from famous NYC superhero Arachno-Boy (Richie Moriarty). Featuring two new stories: “Leprechaun Drone Capture Plan,” a story about the value of detailed preparation, written by Orion, a 9 year old from Canada, and “The Invisible Shop,” a story about entrepreneurship in the invisible world, written by a 10 year old from Michigan named Clara. 

Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!

Illustration by Camila Franklin

Leprechan Drone Capture Plan

by Orion, age 9, Canada

We could capture a leprechaun by setting up a drone with grass on it and a picnic table and then a door to a cabin that says leprechaun happy place. There is golden wrapped food inside. The door glues shut once it is closed.

The drone takes off. Then it flies to me.

Once I had caught the leprechaun I would take it to the park and put it down a giant slide.

Then let it go.

I would ask it to grant me a wish. I would wish for infinite wishes.

The Invisible Shop

by Clara, age 10, Michigan

Once upon a time 5 minutes ago, Edward C. Boody-Shaker realized that he was invisible by seeing that the toilet paper floating when he was replacing the roll. So Edward decided to go on errands for no reason at all. He made the cashier scream so he left 20 fart bucks on the counter and left. But, one day Edward decided he was gonna open invisible shop for invisible people with invisible items an invisible cash register and invisible doors. He finished in 0.5 seconds because he did not need a store. But then Edward C. Boody-Shaker was so surprised because the invisible health inspector was coming to invisibly inspect his invisible shop. Ed was able to open his invisible shop for invisible people with invisible items with an invisible cash register and invisible doors. Then right when the invisible health inspector was about to come, something terrible happened. A VISIBLE HUMAN CAME (bum bum buuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm) The visible human (bum bum bum) was fortunately was still there when the invisible health inspector got there right as the evil giant rats took over and the visible human (bum bum bum) scared the invisible health inspector into running away screaming and the visible human (bum bum bum) got a coupon from Edward C. Boody-Shaker.

The End

Roll Call Stories

The Queen

by Zoe, age 8, Mississippi

A queen lived in a small town cold Decembert. She wanted it to rain fruit so she told her daughter to throw fruit off the roof. .The fruit was pairs and oranges .It was night she wished on a shooting star .She was so tired her wish was for it to rain fruit the next morning it was raining fruit.They were so happy they ate fruit until their stomachs hurt.

Spinning Robot

by Louis, age 6, Washington

Once upon a time there was a family that lived in a tall house. The family had two moms and three kids: a six year old boy, a four year old boy, and a one year old girl. One day, the oldest boy got a present he always wanted-a robot! The robot had wheels instead of feet and lights instead of eyes. The boy loved the robot and coded the robot to do all kinds of things, like roll around his room, flash his light-eyes, and even move side to side! One day, the boy went to school and left his robot at home. But somehow, while the boy was at school, the boy's two pet cats snuck into the boy's room. While they were in there, the cats caused all kinds of trouble. They messed his bed, clawed his curtains, and then they spotted the robot! The cats were curious and they wanted to code the robot like the boy did. So, the cats went to the coding ipad, but they didn't know how to code! They just stomped all over the ipad with their paws! They accidentally coded the robot to spin in circles for 87 hours! The robot started to spin and spin and spin and spin. The cats were very very hungry, so they got cat food. But later, when the boy came home, he saw the robot still spinning! "Oh no!" he said. "This is crazy! The cats must have done this. This is a little bit too bad. Actually this is so terrible!" The cats were scared that the boy would be upset, but the boy just said "these kitties must have done this. But they are still good. Actually, they are great! I love the kitties." So the boy coded the robot to stop spinning. The End.

The Small Monster Who Doesn’t Know That He is Small

by Shane, age 5, Louisiana

It's about a king monster that is this tiny (🤏) and to him everything is so much smaller than him but he doesn't even know that he's small but all day and all night he is sitting in his throne.

But one day he got out of his throne but he fell down a hole into a dark place but his guards were there and he said “may I please have some pizza?”

And they said “dude there's a table of pizza right there.”

And the king monster said “well I'll just eat all of it” and he did.

And then there was a noise and it was coming from the wall and then a shadow came and it creeped out of the wall. But it was just his wife.

The end.

The Busker/The Time I Was an Hour Late to School 2 (feat. Greg Hildreth)

Eric tries his hand at some good ‘ol New York City business, but does he have what it takes to succeed a famous teddy bear CEO (Greg Hildreth)? Featuring two new stories: “The Busker,” a song about a musician and his family of kids, pigs and cats, written by Gwen, a 9 year old from Wales, and “The Time I Was An Hour Late To School 2,” a story about a boy who is chronically late to school, written by a 9 year old from Arizona named Jackson.

Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!

Illustration by Camila Franklin

The Busker

by Gwen and Berwyn, age 9, The UK

Once apon a time there was a busker named Jack and he had 85 cats Tom,pol,sol and much more to add to the cats He had 29 kids and Don’t forget the pigs one day he lost one pig one kid and one cat the next day he sang a sing and one person instead of putting money in the hat hi put a invitation to a concert cald the pig the kid and the cat apparently they wher famous he went because he thought that it’s impossible to be better than him but when he arived he saw his pig his kid and his cat witch had ran away

“THE END”!

Story Pirates’ adaptation of “The Busker” was composed by Melissa Gordon

The Time I Was an Hour Late to School

by Jackson, age 9, Arizona

THE TIME I WAS AN HOUR LATE TO SCHOOL John: Bye mom I’m going to school

Mom: Don't forget your lun-

John: Bye! I’m taking the bus

The bus drive went smoothly until half way there.

Bus driver Dave: We’re out of gas but luckily we’re right next to a gas station. Who needs to go to the bathroom?

Kids on the bus: ME!!!!!!!

Bus driver Dave: Okay

Gas station manager: Hey! You have to buy something to use the bathroom!

Bus driver Dave: Kids you can have my money!!

Kids that were in the bus: THANK YOU!!!

Bus driver dave: Lets get gas now

30 min later

Bus driver Dave: Finally all the kids are out of the bathroom & the bus has enough gas

kids let's go!!!

Kids that we’re on the bus: Okay let's go finally

They finally got to school an hour late.

John: Where’s my Lunch

THE END.

Roll Call Stories

The Walrus Who Licked A Lollipop

by Alex, age 5, New Zealand

KK The Cook

by Abby, age 9, Missouri

Falling Cones

by Zelda, age 6, Georgia

Once upon a time, we were driving in a car. It started to rain and then it got wintery and the rain turned into cones. And then the cones yelled “yay! This is so much fun! I wish we could do this again!”. And then a huge blanket covered them up. And then the wind got crazy and the blanket got blown away, it turned into a kite and the cones flew kites together. AND then a huge flying pencil destroyed the blanket and the cones were sad they didn’t have a kite anymore. The sad cones went to the forest and then they were chased by a bear … because they were ice cream cones! The end.

The Dancing Artichoke/The Fancy Raccoon Who Ate a Volcano (feat. Emily Deschanel)

Siegfried the Viking visits a karaoke diner in New York City that’s run by an old friend, the fire horse Helena Flamehoof (Emily Deschanel). Featuring two new stories, “The Dancing Artichoke,” a story about a vegetable whose insistence on dancing leads to a surprising result, written by Ada, a 7 year old from Illinois, and “The Fancy Raccoon Who Ate a Volcano,” a story about a fancy raccoon who accomplishes an impossible culinary feat, written by a 10 year old from Utah named Ezra.

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Illustration by Camila Franklin

The Dancing Artichoke

by Ada, age 7, Illinois

The Fancy Raccoon Who Ate a Volcano

by Ezra, age 10, Utah

Once upon a time there was a raccoon that was super fancy. He ate rotten tomatoes with a spoon and fork. when he saw a person, he would do his little fashion walk with his little suit that he got from the fanciest dumpster in town. But they would usually call animal control. One day he saw a cat taking-over a school. Right by the school there was a science lab. He went in and he saw a time machine, but he thought it was another fancy dumpster. So, he climbed into the machine and his fingers accidentally pressed 95 BC but he went to 97 BC because the time machine had a few bugs.

“wwwwweeeeoooooowwwwwwwaaaaalllloooollllloooooo!!”

“Where am I?” said the raccoon. The narrator answers You are in the past but seriously you have to eat a volcano to get back cause a T-rex ate the time machine. “Wait that was TIME MACHINE!?!?” Yeah dude. “wait who is talking” said the raccoon. Umm it a illusion. “ok…”said the raccoon as he gulped. “I guess I have to eat a volcano… nom nom nom” sorry but we cannot show any grossness so yeah. “gulp, wait what, where am I going?” The raccoon travels back through time and hears “Yeah, animal control there is a raccoon in my lab” The raccoon is familiar with those words. “Um, Gotta run!

Roll Call Stories

Frogs, meatballs, and….. aliens?

by Micah, age 8, Mississippi

One day, on planet Jiggleland, frogs fell from the sky! 1,000,000 of them! Then, meatballs fell from the sky! 20,000,000 of them! The people fed the frogs the meatballs. The frogs grew, and grew, and grew, and grew, and grew, and grew! They grew until they reached space! They said ¨Hi¨ to the aliens. An alien named Bob snuck onto the frog's back. Then, 300 other aliens followed him. The frog's name is Jeremy. Jeremy grew until he reached Jomop, a planet far away! He asked himself, "Why is Jiggleland so small?¨. Bob said ¨You´re ginormous¨. Jeremy asked ¨Who said that? I was talking to myself!¨. Bob said ¨I am Bob and I am from outer space¨. Jeremy called his friend, Luke. Luke said ¨What is on your back?¨. Bob said, "Me¨. Bob asked, "Can I be your friend?¨. Jeremy said ¨Yes!¨. The other aliens went onto Luke´s back and they all lived happily ever after

Attack of the Smelly Sandwich

by Leah, age 9, Vermont

“Hey, Mom!” I called from the kitchen. “I’m hungry. Can I have a grilled cheese sandwich?” “Sure, I’ll use blue cheese.” Mom called back. My stomach groaned at the words “blue cheese”. I hated the stuff! But my disgust for blue cheese was about to grow seven and a half times bigger because Mom was about to put the sandwich on our Will Turn Food Into A Monster pan! “No, Mom, that’s the monster pan!” I shrieked. But I was too late, Mom had already flopped the smelly cheese and bread onto the weird pan! I’ve got no idea why she got the crazy pan. As soon as the sandwich touched the hot surface of the pan it began to wriggle, jiggle, and grow! The monster grew as tall as the fridge and as wide as the kitchen table. Then, two large, bulging eyes blinked down at us when it stopped growing. A mouth with razor-sharp teeth appeared too. Mom slowly and carefully backed away and shouted, “Run Opal, run!” I burst through the front door and ran into town. We ran this way and that here and there and everywhere! We also ran to the grocery store and to the toy shop, and we even ran all the way to Spiffy Mart! Once we chased each other to about every shop in town, I ran into an old antique shop and hid behind the cashier’s desk. The man was frail and old. His hair was a light shade of silver. “Hello, young lady. What brings you here today?” He said in a creaky southern accent. “Hiding from a giant blue cheese monster.” I said simply. “I used to have that problem all the time.” Said the guy thoughtfully. “Now listen closely, what you gotta do is take these rusty old glass plates and chuck ‘em at the giant sandwich. Oh look, here he comes now!” Said the cashier, stuffing the plates into my arms. Sure enough, the monster was about to ram his head into the walls of the shop. Finally, the sandwich crashed through the doors. But I was ready. Armed only with old glass plates, I started chucking them as hard as I could at the monster. It recoiled in fear and began to shrink! Once it lost its eyes, mouth, and shrunk back to its normal size, I walked over to it slowly and carefully. Then I picked it up and threw it in the trash just like that. “Well, I’m definitely not having a sandwich any time soon!” I said happily. “Thanks for your help, Mr.! Also sorry about your shop!” I shouted as I ran back to my house in the sunset to go and tell my mom about the epic story. (And probably get rid of the pan)

I’m Busy That Day

by Myles, age 11, Michigan

SoConfusing.com/Baby Slither Gets Creeped (feat. Zach Reino)

Nimene learns to play an artificially intelligent piano (Zach Reino). Featuring two new stories: “SoConfusing.com,” a story about the weirdest website you’ve ever been to, written by Eliana, a 10 year old from New Hampshire, and “Baby Slither Gets Creeped,” a story about a snake who learns to confront their fear of getting creeped, written by a 6 year old from Idaho named Andy.

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Illustration by Camila Franklin

SoConfusing.com

by Eliana, age 10, New Hampshire

I am so bored. Are you so bored? Why yes I am. Then you should go to Confused.com. 5 hours later... Honey I'm home what are you doing on your computer? I'm on Confused.com. What's that? The hippo rides at 12:00. What I'm confused. Exactly. Now I'm even more confused. Even better! Okay.. WAIT does it cost money? Well not exactly... What do you mean? Well you have to pay 100. DOLLARS!?!? No no rats. 100 rats? Yes. Why? So they can donate them to the rat charity of course! Ok? Where do you get the 100 rats The turtle. Ok? Where does the turtle live? In the sewers. Wait why does the turtle have 100 rats? He has them because he feeds them. Cheese? No pumpkins. Ok.... Wait what does the charity do with them? They give them little motorcycles except... What now? Alexander Hamilton the rat who robbed a pumpkin bank and isn't aloud to have a motorcycle. Wait Alexander Hamilton as in... You know what never mind can I get it on this? Of course! And they scrolled on the website happily confused ever after.

THE END

Baby Slither Gets Creeped

by Andy, age 6, Idaho

There was a little baby snake named Slither that had a big head with an orange spotted tail. He went camping in the forest of doom with his parents. This was their family trip that he loved to go on. He grabbed a snack and went to his tent. His parents suddenly disappeared. It became night time and the parents were still gone. He was creeped out! Then he heard a sound that made him scared. He poked his big head out, but kept his orange spotted body in the tent. He saw something grabbing a pine cone out of the tree. The thing said hello. He was actually a friendly monster! “My name is Gary” said the friendly monster, but he went back to his cave because the sun was coming out. He was a night monster. He liked to come out only at night. Slither’s parents finally came back. Slither wrapped around his parents to give them a hug. He told them he had met a big friendly monster.

Roll Call Stories

Everything With Feet

by Haley, age 9, Hungary

(CRASH) (CRASH)

Johnny’s Mom: Johnny! Stop breaking all the bowls! If you want cereal then get it with your plate I mean hands!

Johnny: But mom!

JM: No buts!

J: But!

JM: JOHNNY!

J: Okay Mom.

JM: Johnny you need to stop doing everything with your feet! Now get in the car or you will be late for school.

J: Okay. And I’m at school. Hey Aaron lets play tag!

A: Good idea!

J: OK I’m it 3,2,1, go! gocha!

A: Eww! Get your feet off of me!

J: But I’m doing everything with my feet.

A: But why?

J: I don’t know, because if I break all the plates and bowls and stuff I would not need to do the dishes.

A: Oh Johnny!

J: What? Try it!

A: Okay! (six hours later) Hey Mom! Johnny is doing everything with his feet and he told me to do the same, so I’m gonna do my homework with my feet!

(next day)

JM: Johnny, your teacher said you got an F for your homework! You need to stop doing everything with your feet!

J: Yes Mom!

AM: Aaron you got an F for homework! You need to do a better job!

A: Yes Mom!

(crash) (crash)

AM: Aaron you are gonna stop doing everything with your feet at this instant! Sisi is still a baby and you know that! All the little glass pieces are on the floor and he could cut himself!

(next day at school)

A: Hi Johnny, I can't do everything with my feet.

(five years later)

J: Well Aaron we’re in high school and I’m still doing everything with my feet.

A: Wow, really?

J: Yes!

Teacher: Okay class open your math books on page one.

Marko: Ugh, I hate school!

T: Well, that's too bad.

A: Ya, Marko that's too bad!

T: Aaron!

A: Ok, Teacher.

T: Johnny what's your feet doing on the table, use your hands. Where are your manners?

(next day at school)

T: Okay class we’re gonna have a math quiz.

J: Man! It’s hard to write with my feet but whatever.

T: Johnny, write with your hand and not your feet!

J: I’m gonna pretend I didn't hear that. Ok I’m done with my quiz! I just hope it’s an A!

(next day)

T: Okay, Marko got an A

Aaron got an A

Johnny got an F

David got a D

Chris got a C

Lisa got an A

Hannah got an A

Alice got an A

Amy got an F

Haley got an A

J: Aaron, how did you get an A?

A: Well how did you get an F?

J: I don’t know.

A: Well I got an A because I didn’t do it with my feet. And I also studied.

J: Well I don’t care about my grades anyway.

T: Ok time to go home!

J: Finally!

Hey Mom! We wrote a quiz!

JM: Well what grade did you get?

J: Umm… I got an A!

JM: Oh wait, somebody wrote something. Look, it’s your teacher! Wait a second she said you

You got an F!

J: Oh! I think she mixed it up with Amy's grade.

JM: Oh, ok then I’m gonna write to your teacher to let her know she accidentally mixed your grades up.

J: Uh oh…

JM: Hey, she said you did get an F!

J: But I did get an A! She is mixing my grade and Amy’s grade up!

JM: Then I’m gonna go to the school and talk to your teacher.

( door opening )

JM: Bye! You can do your homework while I’m gone!

J: Ok!

( door closing )

J: Yes! Mom left her phome I mean phone here!

Ok I’m gonna write to the teacher, and she will think I’m mom… how do you do this with your feet… ok ok let’s see here… Mrs Glass, Johnny got an A, Amy got an F, and sen-

( crash )

Oops. looks like I broke her phome I mean phone! Well I guess it goes in the trash.

( door opening )

JM: I’m home!

( door closing )

JM: Hey, my phone was on the table and I can’t find it anywhere now.

Dear, can you call me so I can hear where it’s ringing?

Johnny’s Dad: Sure!

J: Great, I’m in big trouble.

( Ring, ring,ring,ring )

JM: Hey.. it’s coming from the trash can! There it is! And it's BROKEN!

JOHNNY!

J: The end!

JM: Oh no it’s not the end!

You're grounded, you need to pay for my new phone! And it needs to be a Samsung.

J: But Mom! I get 3 dollars every month!

JM: Well that’s too bad! My phone was 150 dollars so that means it will take you ( Mom counting ) four years but if you also spend some of it, it will probably take eight years to get the money.

J: NO!

THE END!

The Day the Baby was My Substitute Teacher

by Holden and Theodore, age 9, Washington

Chapter 1

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It was just an ordinary day until school started. When I walked in there was nothing unusual except that Ms. Tanner was not in the room. At first I thought oh, she might be slightly late but then I thought after 5 minutes she wasn't there so I thought do we have a substitute and then I heard him! Goo-goo gaga it was the cutest baby ever ( AKA my baby brother) he was so adorable then the question when we saw that he was carrying a mug that said number one teacher let's go! The class burst into chaos!

“A baby teacher? In charge of 25 4th grade students? This can’t be right,” I said. “Especially the cutest baby ever (AKA my baby brother). And who gave him coffee?!”

Just then, Ms. Kangas, our principal, walked in and said, “Attention, 4th grade. Ms. Tanner will have a sub today, but it’s a very busy day and all of our usual subs are busy. We had to get a little, uh, creative. Meet August Hamilton.”

Suddenly, my brother piped up and said, “That’s Mr. August Hamilton to you, kids.” Gaven looked at me and said, “Is that your brother?” Before any more chaos could erupt, I decided to take matters into my own hands. So I canceled school.

August, I mean Mr. Hamilton, toddled over to the door. He was blocking it! He didn’t allow me, or anyone else for that matter, to leave! Who did this baby substitute teacher think that he was? I’m 8 years older than he is, for goodness sakes. I could just step over him. But he wasn’t having it. He was in charge, and he knew it.

“Sock!” Sock? Why was he saying sock? Then I looked down. He’d taken off his socks and shoes! What did the principal think she was doing letting a toddler tell us what to do when he couldn’t even keep his own shoes on in school? That’s a basic rule in school. You have to wear shoes and socks. This day was turning into the wildest day I’d ever had. I had to make sure things got back on track.

Suddenly, an idea struck me. I ran to my backpack and pulled out my lunch box. I found a pouch and dangled it in the air. “August,” I called. “Pouch!”

August walked over to me. I laid the pouch on the ground to eat while the rest of the class snuck past him and the principal. We were already in the Orca Pod when I heard, “Goo goo, gaga!”

He was back! “Quick!” I yelled. “Everybody, split up!”

Kids ran in all directions, but something went wrong. August had a tracker that showed him where all of us were! “Where did he get that?” I wondered. Ms. Tanner had a tracker but she was home sick. Did August steal it from Ms. Tanner’s house? How was this baby so sneaky?

Chapter 2

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I ran with EJ and Gaven outside to the forest. Meanwhile, August decided to follow another group of kids to the lunchroom. There, he saw one of his favorite foods: oranges. At the sight of hundreds of oranges, he forgot to follow the students and instead, went right for the food. Sneaking past him was going to be a piece of cake, like stealing candy from a baby! Maybe that’s not the right expression to use here, though, because this baby was really smart.

The 4th graders began quietly tiptoeing past August and his mountain of oranges, when suddenly, one of them slipped! The floor was covered in orange juice. August turned around. He figured out what those 4th graders were up to. He grabbed a bag and stuffed it full of oranges, determined not to let them leave his sight. Then he zipped up the backpack. The 4th graders were starting to get hungry. As they slipped and slid their way out of the lunchroom, they grabbed some of the red apples and 10 slices of pizza. Then, they headed outside and onto the playground.

Meanwhile, the substitute, August Hamilton, the cutest baby ever (AKA my baby brother), had made his way to the parking lot, where he climbed into a grandma’s car. The 1st graders, who were at recess, thought this was hilarious, so they climbed onto the top and started hood surfing! August laughed and laughed, but then remembered that he had some 4th graders to teach. So he left the grandma to deal with the hood surfing 1st graders and went back to the classroom, where he hatched his plan.

Once he was in the classroom, he opened up a bottle of Squizza, which is just pizza bottled up in a tube. He squirted it into the air vents and out the windows and suddenly the school was filled with the aroma of the best-smelling pizza you could imagine. Now everybody knows pizza is irresistible to a kid, but most especially to a 4th grader, if it’s good pizza. The thing about Squizza is that it smells so tantalizing, so amazing, that it was sure to bring back every last one of those 4th graders, plus a few kindergartners. Within minutes, eleven 4th graders had walked at a very fast pace to return to the classroom. Seeing the substitute, August, the cutest baby ever (AKA my baby brother), they realized he’d outsmarted them. They sat in their seats as he said, “Cal-way oohm qua-qua.” One of the 4th graders translated. It meant, “You get Squizza and a cookie for coming here.” So they sat down (with their Squizza and a cookie) and started working on some typical 4th grade assignments: college-level prep tests in long division and dividing fractions. With the first group of students under control, August walked out of the room and locked it from the outside. He’d learned his lesson and wasn’t going to let those kids leave again. Determined to get the rest of the students, he turned around and headed for the playground, where he’d last seen the first group of 4th grade students.

Chapter 3

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He checked his tracker and saw that they had left the playground and headed to the forest. Realizing the forest was wide and big, too wide and big to explore on his own, August knew he needed to climb a tree to get a better view. But since he is only about 2 feet tall, he couldn’t. That’s when the McMurray Field Eagle and the Recess Bird came to the rescue. Lifting his arms straight up in the air, the eagle and bird each grabbed one of his hands and began flying while August dangled below. They flew him over the tops of the trees, when he spied the remaining 4th graders huddled in a clearing at the opposite end of the forest.

“A la DADA GA!” August yelled. The kids looked up and realized they were in trouble. August had found them. They split up with one group heading for the gym, another for the art room, and the last group went to the Spanish classroom. Using his tracker, August guided the bird and eagle to drop him off outside the art room. “A ma sta mistayah!” he yelled, which the eagle and bird knew meant, “Thank you!”

Chapter 4

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In the Spanish room, three 4th graders huddled beneath a table: Vivian, Isley, and Jackie. They had to admit this was the first time a baby had outwitted them. They could hear small feet padding out in the hallway. “Gaga-gaga-gaga,” they heard. The 4th graders trembled. Vivian said, “I think we’re done for.” As August entered.

“Te veo, Vivian. Te veo, Isley. Te veo, Jacque.”

“Di–did the baby just speak to us in Spa-spa-Spanish?” Jackie stuttered.

“Sí, mis estudiantes. ¡Ahora, vamos!” Defeated (and somewhat amazed) the students trudged back to the classroom. “I can’t believe we got captured by a baby,” Isley groaned. “Yeah, you have to hand it to him, though. He speaks pretty good Spanish and he can use that tracker like an adult. We should probably get back to class anyway.” To help out August (he was getting pretty tired), the girls took turns giving him a piggyback ride. Once they were back in the classroom, they also got pizza and cookies and started working on that classwork Ms. Tanner had left: college-level prep tests in long division and dividing fractions. With more of the students back, August left to find the remaining 4th graders. “Dee-dor!” August yelled. “Dee-dor! Dee-dor!” Theodore turned around.

I couldn’t believe how bananas this day was getting. Now August had found my other brother, Theodore.

When Theodore saw his little brother coming around the corner, he said, “August? What are you doing here today?” Ms. McCoy wanted to know who one of her kindergarteners was talking to, so she leaned her head out of the classroom. Sure enough, there was August, the cutest baby ever (AKA my baby brother), and he’d made it to the kindergarten hallway.

Ms. McCoy told the class she needed to check on the baby in the hallway. She looked left and right, but there were no parents to be found. Then August showed her his tracker, and she realized he was a substitute teacher for the day. She gave him the secret handshake that teachers give each other and let him be on his way, but not before Theodore gave him a kiss and blew a raspberry on his stomach.

Chapter 5

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Meanwhile, the kids in the gym had gotten tired of waiting and just decided if they were going to have to do math one way or another, they might as well just get it over with. Five more students had rejoined the class and were diligently, if somewhat dejectedly, doing college-level prep tests in long division and dividing fractions. Left with only the kids in the art room to round up, August toddled as fast as his little legs could carry him.

I’d told my friends to stay quiet, and so far, we had done a good job of laying low in the art room. Then, we heard a voice say, “Mama?” and we knew who it was.

The tables had been pushed to the side of the room the way Ms. Brenno does when she wants to conserve space. We’d set ourselves up behind them and booby trapped the entrance to the classroom with trays of red finger paint. August entered and, just as we’d planned, he got completely sidetracked with the paint on his feet and hands. Making a piece of art that only a mother could love, August contentedly made art until he heard EJ sneeze.

“Ahhhhh-CHOOOOOOOOOOO!”

EJ was covered in purple glitter from head to toe. Gaven and Holden looked at him. “Sorry,” he said as he shrugged. “I knocked it over while I was trying to get these pipe cleaners off my clothes.”

As he pulled the pipe cleaners off, he knocked over a bucket of glue, which covered Gaven, Aaron and I. August ran over and gleefully yelled, “Fea-fer!”

We looked at one another and realized something. August Hamilton, the cutest baby ever (AKA my baby brother), had outsmarted an entire class of 4th graders. Defeated, we began the long walk back to the classroom.

Right as we were walking past the Orca Pod, a bell rang. Suddenly, Theodore passed us. “It’s early dismissal,” he yelled, skipping with the other kindergartners. In the craziness of the day, I’d totally forgotten. We were getting out early! I joined Theodore and we bolted out the doors, but not before picking up August Hamilton, the cutest baby ever (AKA my baby brother) as he squealed, “Ga-ga-bah-bah-BAH!”

Stuck!

by Kate, age 10, Australia

Imagine if you were stuck to your bestie, that wouldn't be so bad, but what if you were stuck to your annoying little sibling. Or worse your arch nemesis or even your greatest enemy. I, Susan Samantha Jones have been stuck to my greatest foe for eleven ferociously long weeks! We've been stuck like sticky glue for ages. Literally! The person I was stuck to is Penny Perfect, the pink know-it-all.

It all started on the last day of Year 5. I remember it so vividly. We were putting final touches on our Christmas art. All I had to do now was superglue the last sequin on. The glue was spilling out quite quickly when I heard a a sudden bratty voice, in fright I jumped and glue sprayed all over Penny Perfect. She rushed to the bathroom to clean up and I rushed after her to apologise. When she turned around, we banged together where she had glue. We were STUCK! And to make matters worse every single glue removing shop and factory was closed!

We had to do everything together during that break. After 10 excruciating weeks, I realised we had glue remover in the bathroom!!

I ran to my house as fast as lightning. Well not that fast as Perfect Penny was being dragged along the ground. I opened the red, wooden front door through the white corridor with the blue lights and stone cold tiles to the small crowded bathroom. I grabbed it out of the cupboard and applied it oh so carefully. We were free!

At Last!

After all of that I wish I remembered what the contents of the bathroom cupboard was. So the moral of the story is......Your bathroom cupboard is the key to existence.

So always remember to check your bathroom cupboard!

How To Get Into Monkey Trainer School/The Snake Charmer's Trick (feat. Justin Bartha)

Baby with a Mustache takes a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she meets a treasure hunter (Justin Bartha). Featuring two new stories: “How To Get Into Monkey Trainer School,” a story about the most prestigious simian educational institute in the world, written by two brothers, Liam, age 12, and Finn, age 10, from Wisconsin, and “The Snake Charmer’s Trick,” a story about a clever daughter of a snake charmer who outwits a mischievous king, written by an 8 year old from Wisconsin named Parker.

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Illustration by Camila Franklin

How to Get into Monkey Trainer School

by Liam, age 12, and Finn, age 10 in Wisconsin

Somewhere in Wisconsin, there lived a person named Person. Person was a very normal guy. Except he had a pet monkey named Oo-a-hoo-ha-ding-a-ling-dong. But people call him Marvin. Person just graduated from college, and is ready to pursue the job of his dreams; Being a monkey trainer. To be a monkey trainer, you must take 6 years at monkey trainer school, after you graduate from college. It’s the law in Wisconsin. (Not really). So Person called up The Wisconsin Monkey Trainer School, and spoke to the headmistress. Let's check in on him and Marvin.

(Beep-bo-boop-boop. RINGGGGGGGGGGGG) “Hello?!!” said the headmistress

“Hello, is this monkey trainer school? I’m Person and this is my monkey, Marvin”. (ooh ooh ahh ahh) Said Person. “ Listen kid only the best of the best get in monkey trainer school. *sighs* Lemme get this over with. Tell me a little bit about Marvin. Have ya’ taught him any tricks?” Asked the headmistress “Boy, have I. He can water the plants, stand on one leg, eat prun-” “Is that all? Boy, those are baby tricks! gimme something real.” “ Oh I will, Headmistress, he can screw in a light bulb, walk on a tightrope, and can even build the eiffel tower” “Ooh I’m a big fan of architecture. But can he talk?” “Yes he can! *clears throat* Marvin, speak.” “Ah yes I’ve been to introduce myself, Headmistress Dianna-” Marvin said “How do you know my- uhh nevermind. Person, you’re going to Monkey Trainer school!” Announced Dia- er, The headmistress. “YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!” Yelled Marvin. A few years later, things were going pretty well for Person. He was getting good grades, perfect attendance, and lots of friends. After the “Homosapiens” class, (it’s literally a class where the teacher says that monkeys are homosapiens, and then everyone leaves. I know. Pretty useless.) The intercom came on. “Attention, students. Please come down to the gym for an all-school assembly.” It wasn’t the headmistress speaking, but who was Person to question it? Once he walked into the gym, the lights went down, and a spotlight came down on a mysterious figure. Where did the spotlight come from? I have no idea! “Hello, all students and staff! Welcome to the gym!” Said the figure. “ You’re probably wondering who I am, or what you’re doing here! To start off with the first question-” He then takes off his robe. “ I am an evil baboon.” (DUNN-DUNN-DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN) Yeah. It played for over 5 minutes. “And what am I doing here? Taking over the school!” Said the baboon. “Not so fast,”said Person. Then, the baboon throws a power banana that knocks Person out. All hope seems lost but Marvin jumps in. “Not so fast, baboon!” Marvin said. Then they started throwing power bananas at each other. They fought for at least five minutes, until Marvin was struck down by a power banana. “I guess I have no choice. POWERRRR COCONUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!”

The power coconut was effective, and the school was saved!

THE END

The Snake Charmer’s Trick

by Parker, age 8, Wisconsin

Once upon a time there was a very clever girl named Petunia. Her family was neither rich nor poor. Her father was a snake charmer! He owned a very poisonous king cobra. Every day he would go out in the streets and take his flute out and take the lid off very quickly off the pot that the snake was in, and he started playing and the snake poked his head out of the pot and started swaying to the music. After a few minutes of playing crowds of people began to come around and watch the snake. They knew to stay a safe distance away from him so they wouldn't get bitten by the snake, but they did throw coins and money out.

After every day of Petunia's father's work, he would come home to Petunia's happy face and she would hug him every day when he came home. Petunia and her family had a well in their yard. Petunia never used it because she never needed to collect water from it.

One day the phone rang and it was the king of the whole country. He asked for Petunia's father to come and play for the king. The king said he already had a poisonous snake and a flute. Petunia's father left for the castle the next day.

When he got there, he had no clue that the king was going to sabotage him! The king handed him a flute and a pot with a poisonous snake in it, and said, “Play for me!”. Petunia's father started to play, and the snake stuck his head up like always. But then, the snake jumped out of the pot and chased Petunia's father! He dropped the flute and ran out of the castle and all the way home.

Petunia was very scared for her father, and she asked what had happened. Petunia's father told her everything that had happened, and also added that he never wanted to do snake charming ever again! Petunia was worried they were going to be poor like they used to.

The next morning Petunia was in bed thinking about what she would do so her family would not become poor. She felt very brave when she went downstairs to ask her father if she could do the snake charming. Her father said, “Yes! But only if you are careful. And NEVER go to the king if he calls you.”

After a while of Petunia snake charming she became very good and crowds surrounded her just like her father. That night, the king called her and asked her to come to the castle to play for him. Like he told her father, he told her that he had a flute and a snake for her. Petunia knew it was a trick! She agreed and then ran to her father.

She said, “The king called me and said to come, and that he has a snake and a flute.” She said, “I can switch the snake pot and the flute so we use OUR snake and OUR flute so we will not be tricked.” Her father said, “Be careful! Just be careful. And you can go.”

The next night Petunia went to the castle. When she got there, she saw the king talking to the queen for a second. She knew that was her time to switch them. She had brought a knife so she quickly opened the basket with the bad snake and killed it. Then she got the nice snake that she owned and put it where the bad snake was, and threw the bad snake in the garbage. Then she took the bad flute, snapped it in two, and put in the garbage. Then she put her flute where the bad flute was.

Finally the king came over and said, “Play for me!” Petunia did as she was told. She took the lid off of her snake and grabbed her flute. She played as the king got amazed and more amazed. Then the king got so mad that he threw all his money on the floor and marched away and was never seen in that country again.

Petunia and her family lived happily. Petunia did the snake charming and they grew wise and rich.

The End!

Roll Call Stories

The Fish Barber

by Nola, age 8, Canada

Once upon a time there was a barber who used fish as his scissors. He would sprinkle a little bit of fish food on peoples’ heads, and the fish would eat their hair.

One day a woman came into his shop. The woman said, “I would like a haircut”. “Okay”, the barber said. So the lady sat down.

The barber got the fish food. He sprinkled it over her hair, but he spilled all of it on her head by mistake. Some also got in her eyebrows, eyelashes and nose hairs.

He grabbed his fish, and the fish went wild. The fish plopped out of his hand and chewed every single hair on her head and face.

There was a cat right beside her. The fish ate all the cat’s hair too.

The lady looked in the mirror and screamed. The barber got nervous, but the lady said, “I love it!”.

The Cow Who Went Meow

by Sylvia, age 6, Tennessee

One day the cow was eating grass and then he ate a cat. who was laying in the grass below the cow's mouth. The cow went meow! The farmer said please fix the cow, I don't know what happened he just started going meow. Then a vet came over to fix the cow. The vet pulled out the cat and then the cow just went back to eating grass. And then he ate a ghost. The end.

The Wave Whale

by Shane, age 5, Louisiana

Once upon a time there was a little whale with wings. Its name was Wa-Wa. And it lived with its mommy whale and its daddy whale, and they all had wings and they lived in a wave. One night, Wa-Wa sneaked out of the wave and found a watermelon, and then it flew, and then it got trapped in the watermelon. And then, the wind’s power blew the little whale out of the watermelon onto a mountain that was connected to a water slide. Then the little whale went down the slide to his family.