“Chicago Fire” Actor Reads “The Fight Between Franklin and the Mouse”.

Posted by Molly on October 21, 2013

That's Weird Grandma TWG Weekly Update

We are hard at work getting together the 2nd Annual “Chicago’s Weird, Grandma”, which will feature one guest theatre artist a week adapting a Barrel of Monkeys story, nestled in the usual awesome Grandma runlist!

To tide you over, here is “Chicago Fire” actor William Smillie reading “The Fight Between Franklin and the Mouse.”

Here is the story:

The Fight Between Franklin and the Mouse
By Mae O, Kai C, Ben W, Molly Jo K, Rashele O, Linda L, Jahnese A, 3rd Grade, Lincolnwood Elementary    
There was once a fat eagle named Franklin. Franklin was running away from a giant mouse who was trying to eat him. They were in a junkyard filled with gold. One of the eagles from Franklin’s group gets lost in the mouse’s mouth. Fortunately, the mouse burped, and the eagle flew out. Franklin goes back to save his friend while the rest of the group flies away. Franklin distracts the mouse by dancing the Irish jig, so his friend can get away. The mouse does the jig too! But then they start fighting again about who dances the best. The smallest eagle says “You’re both great dancers! Now let’s get out of here!” But he secretly tells Franklin that he is really the best. Finally, a giant spaceship falls on the mouse. The eagles get into the spaceship and go to Mars.

Join us October 28 for the first show of “Chicago’s Weird, Grandma”, featuring Manual Cinema!