By Jarvezz G. , Brown School
Holidays
Halloween
That's Weird, Grandma
Once upon a time there were four golf scorpions but the thing that was scare about them was that nobody know they were scorpions and one day they were at a party an it was time for them to changed to scorpions and somebody had push them in the water and they got killed and all the people said hey want heppen to the world when they looked at the sky the moon was on fire and the scorpions was poisonous. The End.
By Jose C., Orchard Place
Spanish
That's Weird, Grandma
Avia una ves que un sellor jugo el juego del Diablo. El era muy enojado poque era muy feo. Entonses el se enojo y jugo el juege de Diablo. Su mama miro entonse el lo escondio y el dijo yo estoi muy feo tengo que jugar esta juego. Entonses le dijo el Diablo el sellor. Dame un deseo el Diablo le dijo cual es tu deseo y le dijo quero ser muy bonito. Entoses si era muy bonito. Y tambien era entrygado por el Diablo su mama fue por el padre el padre saco al Diablo.
Once upon a time there was a man who played with the Ouija Board (Game of the Devil). He was very angry because he was very ugly. So he got mad and he played with the Ouija board. The devil’s game.His mother saw him, so he hid it, and said, ‘I am ugly I have to consult the Ouija.” Then he asked the Ouija, “Give me one wish.” The Ouija asked him, “What is your wish?” “To be beautiful.” Then he was beautiful but he was also delivered to the Devil. His mother went to his father and his father banished the Devil.
By Sarah A., Davis Square Park
Holidays
Halloween
That's Weird, Grandma
Plans For Halloween (How to Scare People) By Sarah A. Davis Square Park
1. You can scare people by putting on a mask. That mostly works.
2. Pop out of a room when you see their shadow coming past the room.
3. Buy a kit of funny things that could scare people at the dollar store.
4. Attach a fake spider to a string and the string to a stick and put the spider in front of the person you are scaring, as if you are fishing.
5. Get a mask and put it on the window and when the person turns on the light, they will see the mask and get scared (at night).
By LeDeliah J., 5th Grade, Washington School
Arguments
That's Weird, Grandma
Because they think it is a very fun sport. Kids love to skate parents every where around the world. Just like me skating is my most favorite think in the whole wide world. I love skating is my most favorite thing in the world even better than driving a Barbie jeep I love skating. Thank you God for this favorite activity. I love skating.
By Austin W., Choir Academy
Songs
That's Weird, Grandma
Once upon a time there was a boy named Jimmy who wanted to play with the baseball team. But the boys wouldn’t let him play. So they took an extension chord and whacked him with it. Then two angels came and took him to God. So God gave the man energy to stand up to the boys and if that didn’t work he’d transform them into pocket watches. So they let the boy on the team.
By Michael F., 4th Grade, Comlumbia Explorer's Academy
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Setting: Walgreens Characters: Clerk, Shopper
C: (walking around the store) Do you need any help, maam?
S: (looking for stuff) where are your model cars and the lights that you put on the tires that blink on and off in the night?
C: In aisle 4 and the model cars are in aisle 600.
S: In aisle 600? You have a bike or a car?
C: Yes we do. First you have to take a bike 300 aisles and you get off and take the car 300 aisles down and take the car back to the clerk out.
S: OK but I get my model cars for free.
C: OK but you will have to walk back.
S: OK OK but I get $50.
So do I!
The end.
By Ashley F., Garfield Park After School Program
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Once upon a time there was a T-Rex named Corey. Everyday he went to his job where he ate cars. He ate trucks, long trucks with lots of metal. One day he saw a rat that was 10 inches. He screamed, “Mommy!”
T-Rex: Mommy!
Rat: You don’t have to be afraid of me.
T-Rex: But I am.
Rat: (starts crying…cries real hard. Hard enough to make a big puddle)
T-Rex: I’m sorry.
Rat: You hurt my feelings.
T-Rex: You want to play with me and have fun together?
Rat: Yes.
T-Rex: Do you want to be my friend?
Rat: Yes I will like to be your friend.
T-Rex: Friends forever and ever.
They play by the pad together. Then he said “We’re going to do everything together forever.” The next day Corey the T-Rex had to go to work then he went to rats house and said, “Do you want t come with me to work?” “Yes I like that.”
T-Rex: Boss I found someone to be the clean up boy.
Rat: I’m going to be a clean up boy.
T-Rex: Yes you are.
Rat: started crying, cause he was happy.
One day the rat is taking out all of the metal. Then people circle around him. They kick him, they punch him so hard that he died. The T-Rex came he started crying and running. I’m sorry I let that happen but the rat was dead.
By Maya G., Pritzker
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Other Venues
TOTL 2005
Thomas: Hello Yamesse.
Yamesse: Hello Thomas
T: Do you want to go on a date with me?
Y: Sure.
T: How about Chio Belle
Y: Oh I love that place
Scene (later that night)
T: wow this is great
Y: yes, it is isn’t it.
T: (Pulls out her chair)
Y: Thank you.
T: I have to tell you something, actually two things.
Y: I’m ready.
T: well, I am a kung fu fighter
Y: second one
T: will you marry me?
Y: yes
Scene (later the next day walking together)
Y: So you are a kung fu fighter
T: Yes (sees enemies)
Y: Wow I think that’s awesome
T: Oh my god!!!!!
Y: What what
T: (pulls her behind bushes) Those are my enemies who the kungfu nation is trying to kill. I must go fight.
Y: What if you get hurt
T: I won’t stay here
Y: Oh do be careful
T: (Pulls the enemies in an abandoned building)
Y: (Runs into the building)
Scene
T: Go away (talking to Yamesse)
Enemies: We’re going to kill your girlfriend (holding Yamesse by neck)
T: My fiancé
E: That makes it much better
Y: Help (suffocating)
T: (Kicks enemies) Take that
E: YOOOOOOW! (gets up and punches Thomas)
(Thomas gets beat up and is dying on the ground)
Y: (Runs over to him)
T: Yamesse.
Y: Yes?
T: Before I go
Y: Go where
T: Go to heaven. I want you to know I love you so much and…
Y: (crying) and what and what Tom
E: Your fiancé is dead!!!!!!!
Y: Leave me alone. (crying) Tom why did you have to leave me. I love you and I’ll never forget you. (Cry noises)
The end
By Roberto I., Columbia Explorers Academy
That's Weird, Grandma
Once there was a crazy and wacky barber. He had red, white and blue hair! He always dressed like a girl. The place was torn up. His name was Jhonia. He had a nice chandelier but an ugly house. Once day he was cutting a girls hair. Then a guy came and he cut his hair he only charged him $1.00 because his haircuts were really cheap and dumb. Once he cut a half of a guys hair bald and the other side with hair as tall as the Sears tower. He always stuck his tongue out when he was cutting hair. One day he came late. Wait a minute, he lives there how could he be late? Don’t ask me I don’t know. He was going crazy. Then he noticed it was his own house. One day a lady came in she was waiting forever. Finally she came up and Jhonia cut her hair bald! She didn’t pay him nothing! After that, nobody ever came to her place again.
The End
By Camille F., Pritzker
That's Weird, Grandma
Once upon a time there was a woman who put checkmarks on her favorite things. She lived on a hill that was painted like a checkmark. She uses white out to make checkmarks on her favorite clothes. She has food and drinks with checkmark stickers on it. She has a couch, refrigerator, carpet, clock, door, pillowcases, and quilt with a checkmark on it. One day she bought a cat she made a checkmark clothes for her cat. Then, she saw an unusual thing in her refrigerator, it was a plum that had an “X” on it. She tried and tried to wash the “X” off of the plum but it would not wash off. She wanted to throw it away, but she didn’t want to waste money. So one day she went to “X” town. She found a perfect “X” store and sold it to the store person for $55. She was so happy she didn’t know that there were “X’s” on the dollars. She went back to her house and found out. So she traded it for regular money but no one wanted to trade. So she took a small paint brush and erased the “X’s” and turned it to a checkmark.
