Holiday themed stories.
By Ramon D., Loyola Park After School Program
True Stories
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
That's Weird, Grandma
It was the happiest day of my life when I was at the mall and I got my second cellphone. I was with my mom. I was very fun. I had a lot of of fun.
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By Joshua I., 3rd Grade, Harold Washington Elementary
True Stories
Holidays
Valentine's Day
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
That's Weird, Grandma
In the summer time last year just about before the school year was over there was this girl named Diana [note from the typist: all i’s in ‘Diana’ written with a heart as the dot on the i] that I sorta had a crush on she smelled like fresh fruit or flowers she was like a dream come true so total hot that she could almost hypmatize me to do or give her something. I had the most scariest gang of rough friends ever even the 8th graders were horrified of us we were vicious like a swarm of wild sharks. Diana had the most prettiest friends and all of my friends go out with them but I got beauty and brains. One day something changed completely after we had art and washed our hands Diana walk in and turn off the lights and frenched me WOW tolito! Man she could kiss so could I ♥
By Dinelle H., 4th Grade, Dewey School
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
That's Weird, Grandma
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TOTL 2005
TOTL 2006
Wilmette 2007
the dog was dead. He Hit His Head and He come Back to life. He was nice this time to the cat that had hated him the cat was just so mad Because the dog was dead and now he’s alive and the cat touch the dog and the dog said Wolf Wolf Wolf. and the dog said mmmm and it was so sad the dog was back alive. The dog was dead. He Hit His Head? He Came Back to life He Was So Nice.
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By Chrishonda T., 4th Grade, Chalmers Elementary
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
That's Weird, Grandma
He is bbq on the bbq. He is cookin some steak on the bbq. It may look tasty but it’s not because the steak burnt and the steak is burnt burnt burnt the steak is burnt. And the steak burnt. [in bubble letters] steak
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By Martin S., Gladstone School
Spanish
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
Había una vez un perro que siempre jugaba con sus amigos los gatos. Pero un día que los animales decidieron jugar y correr. Uno de los perros corrió muy rápido y tropezó con una grande piedra, y el impacto fue muy grande que el perro se golpeó con una pelota en el hocico y eso le causó que perdiera su gran dentadura. Entonces el perro rápidamente corrió hasta un espejo y se miró y vió que había perdido toda su dentadura. Cuando llegó la tarde, el perro regresó a su casa muy preocupado por lo que dirían sus dueños. Los dueños dijeron: “No lo puedo creer, esa es mi mascota.” Entonces llevaron a el perro con su veterinario y dijo: “yo tengo la solución para ese problema, yo lo pondré con una dentadura de plástico.” Y así fué. Cuando los señores regresaron a su casa, ahora ellos regresaron con una nueva mascota y con una dentadura nueva en el perro.
English translation:
The Toothless Dog
There was once a dog that always played with his friends the cats. But one day the animals decided to play and run. One of the dogs ran very fast and tripped on a big stone, and the impact was really big so that the dog hit himself on the mouth with a ball and this caused him to lose all of his great teeth. Then the dog ran fast to find a mirror and saw that he had lost all of his teeth. In the afternoon the dog returned to his house and was very worried about what his owners might say. The owners said, “I can’t believe that is my pet.” Then they took the dog to the veterinarian and he said, “I have the solution for this problem, I will put in plastic dentures in his mouth.” And that’s how it was. When the owners returned home, they returned with a new pet and with a new set of teeth on the dog.
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By Samuel 'Mandark' B., 5th Grade, Harold Washington Elementary
Arguments
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
That's Weird, Grandma
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TOTL 2005
I believe nobody should not eat chitterlings.
1st because, they’re yucky pig intestines.
2nd because, it is where the poop goes.
3rd because, they eat mud.
4th because, they are pork and I can’t eat pork, except for pepperoni.
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By Mikchayel W., Harold Washington School
Arguments
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
That's Weird, Grandma
First I think kids should go buckwild because kids don’t wanna learn. We wanna play. We wanna rule the classroom. We thirst for power.
Next I believe kids should play because most kids think teachers make learning boring.
Last I think kids should play in the classroom because why waste all our crazy energy on positivity. C’mon let’s destroy somethin’.
NO WAIT I DISAGREE.
I disagree because I don’t wanna loose all my energy.
Next I disagree because there’s 24 hours in a day and we only get 5 hours.
Third I disagree with myself because I just like arguing.
By Julian A., South Loop Elementary
True Stories
Poems
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
My day is always good
I have a fun day
Sometimes I have boring days
And sometimes I have happy days
I have a singing day
I have a big day
I have a flying day
I have a super day
I have a balloon day
I have a cake day
I have a girlfriend day
I have a book day
I have a zoo day
I have a hyper day
I have a power day
I have a mad day
I have a test day
I have a swimming day
I have a TV day
I like Friday because it’s fun
And the last day of the week
I have a karate day
I have a quick day
I have a breakfast day.
By Freddie B., 4th Grade, Chalmers Elementary
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
That's Weird, Grandma
Other Venues
TOTL 2005
The car turned upside down and it flipped over to the side that had the suitcase in it. how did it flip over. because it was driving fast and it flipped over and i hope it won’t flip and blow up and people was looking at the car when it flipped over to the other when the people saw it and it had a song with it too. it called is a song that flipped over to the other side
and the people was sad because the car flipped over and they was looking at it and baby was crying and I was sad because the car flipped over and that was a good good very very good and pretty and i like that car and everybody else liked that car too. James liked that car too. Freddie liked that car and Sidney liked that car too and Elijah liked that car too and Jamal liked that car too and Patrick liked that car too Brandi liked that car too and everybody and I liked it too
and when the car flipped over I was not happy and when the car flipped over everybody I mean everybody was sad when the car flipped over
and I talked to people was in the car because they was driving fast too and the car flipped over because they was driving too fast and the people was sad because they was driving too fast and the policeman came and the firefighters came too everybody came too class was happy and I was the only me Freddie and Sidney and James was the only ones sad when the care flipped over when the people was in it too and I was very very very sad and I cried too because the car flipped over to the other side too and I was very unhappy when the car flipped over to the other side too and everyone was very
and a song too
here it go
[music notes]
The end of Freddie’s story.
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By Aisha M., West Pullman Park Words@Play Program
Poems
Songs
Monkeys Come Alive
Podcasts
Other Venues
TOTL 2005
It’s a white lady
Wearing a pink dress
In a dark room, in the dark
Waiting for God to talk
She’s looking out a window
At New York City
So God can talk to her
She’s get up
So she’s just sitting and sitting
Waiting for God.
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