I Remember When I Got My First Shark

By Oscar V., Seward Spring
True Stories That's Weird, Grandma

I remember when I got my first shark. It was in February my parents where whit me they said pick a good one then I went home and I put the shark in the fish tank. I feed him and I went to sleep. The next day the shark had died my sister told me. I went to change him the man said if I wanted that shark I said yes. The man got it and put it in a bag of water. My sister said she like it. The next day he had not died yet. My sister and my mom where happy that he hadn’t die yet. And my sister said he wasn’t like the other shark. My shark was nice and he lived for a long time. And then on January 19 he died. He had lived for more than 3 months. I was sad that he died because I was with him for a long time. But on next week I’m going to get another shark. So I’m going to like him and I’m going to feed him and also gonna make him grow. I think he’s gonna live longer then the other shark.

I Believe That Everything Needs to Be Chocolate

By Luis M., 4th Grade, William H. Seward Academy
Arguments Songs That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007

I believe that everything needs to be chocolate
My first reason is that you need to have chocolate because you could eat your house.
My second reason is that you could eat everything instead of buying it.
My final reason is that you could eat you homework and your teacher wouldn’t know what color is your paper.
That is why you need to have chocolate.

I Am Taylor the Rose

By Naheige L., 4th Grade, Grover Cleveland Elementary
Arguments That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007

I am Taylor the Rose
I believe that people
Shouldn’t pick me.

My first reason is that I die soon after I’m picked

My second reason is you’re all mean!

My third reason is I need to have my seedlings

In Conclusion, You all should leave me alone!

I am a Vampire This Valentine’s Day

By Marquan M., 4th Grade, Dewey Spring
Arguments Holidays Valentine's Day That's Weird, Grandma

I am a vampire this Valentine’s Day. OH How I love blood. Let me count the ways. One, Blood makes me stronger. Two, I don’t like people. Three, when I get blood I kill people. Oh How I love blood I Love blood all my life.

I Am a Teddy Bear / I Am a Child

By Najeeva F., 4th Grade, Dewey Elementary
Arguments Podcasts That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008

I am a teddy Bear. I believe that you shouldn’t give a child a teddy bear. My first reason is because they squeeze too hard. My second reason is they take out your eyes my third reason is they take out your cotton in conclusion that’s why I believe a child shouldn’t have a teddy bear.

I am a child and I believe a child should have a teddy bear my first reason because is because they help you sleep. my second reason is they make you happy my third reason is you put there eyeballs in your mouth. In conclusion that’s why I believe a child should have a teddy bear.

Listen to the podcast episode adapted from this story!

Go to Court…Now

By Sergio A., 4th Grade, Cleveland School
That's Weird, Grandma

One day I was sent to court just because I “rob 10 jewlery stores.”  I said I only stole 60 gems in each one. I got up my seat and grabbed my cup of water and throw it at the judges. I ran out of the court room as fast as I could. They ran so slow. I got in a police car and drive off they never got me.

George Washington with a Space Shuttle

By Abel F., 4th Grade, Columbia Explorers Academy
Songs That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007

George Washington is in the space shuttle. To see things in the moon. George Washington get down from his space shuttle almost crashed with a boat.

Characters

By Vivasan C., Loyola Park After School Program
Dialogues Songs That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008

Characters: 2 best friends, supergirl, a wicked witch, a jelly bean, a talking backpack, an evil queen, students, carebears, a lawyer, a president, a cat, a dog, a boy, Pelumi and me, Margaret, Ife, a talking lollypop, a talking car, a broken car

Setting: in a gym

Lollipop: I’m happy!

Everybody: Okay

Bunny Madness

By Roxette D., 4th Grade, Cleveland School
Songs That's Weird, Grandma

A little girl named Lilly was in her living room watching her favorite show called Handy Mandy. And she lived in a house in Paris. She is only 5 years old. Then she became bored and said to her mom “Mom I going to try to make bunnies come out of the toilet!” And then mom said “Okay honey have fun.” She said yes because she knew it couldn’t happen. So the little girl went to her toy bin and took out her wand. Then went to the bathroom and said “Bunnies come out of the toilet.” Then one just popped out. Then she kept on doing it and called her mom and said “Mom I got 14 bunnies to come out.” So the mom saw and said “oh my lord, Lilly, how did you do that?” Then Lilly said “All I said was ‘Bunnies Come out of the Toilet!”’ Lilly said “Can I keep them?”

BFF (Burnt French Fries)

By Ezekial B., 3rd Grade, New Sullivan School
True Stories That's Weird, Grandma

I got up one morning. I ate a nice bowl of cereal. I watched some TV. We had some pizza for lunch and dinner. But a few minutes later I got hungry. So I went to the kitchen and put the French fries in the oven. I tried to put 50 seconds but I put five minutes. By the time they were done it burned through the plate. I put it in the trash before anyone noticed and I never got caught. The End.