By Zakia D., 5th Grade, Dewey School
That's Weird, Grandma
There was a family of four watching a new funny show called the hipmo and they look at it almost every night at 8am. One day when they where making a cake the show came on early but only on their tv. So they looked at it but little did they know that the show hipmo was a hipmotizing show and the tv asked them to rob the 1 bank of America and so they did and then they got caught stealing and been put in jail so the tv won’t get them and in twelve days it was over then they could go free and they was a normal family again but then their radio was funny, this is another story all together.
By Diane H., West Pullman Park Words@Play Program
True Stories
That's Weird, Grandma
A man is jumping off a stage at about 2:00 a.m. in the morning. It is like a 1,000 white people there. This group is singing at the Apollo. This Band has a bunch of fans. he has on a short sleeve shirt with white gym shoes.
By Ahrahi R., Yashua G., Jamyae G., Kent K., Bria P., Monique A. and Samual B., 5th Grade, Washington School
Superheroes
That's Weird, Grandma
Lacy was at her job. She sold special technology milk. It gives people radioactive powers. Her friend Tiffany made the milk. If you drink too much, it is fatal. One day, her cat Homer drank the milk. The cat started acting weird. The next day when Lacy woke up, Homer multiplied into 50 cats. They all came together into one big cat. Tiffany came in and the big cat jumped on her. Lacy took a knife and stabbed the cat. It turned into normal size but didn’t die. She gave Homer special toast. It had radioactive programming that gave him special powers. The powers were invisibility, super speed, able to fly. Homer turned into a man! The man was so good looking, Tiffany and Lacy both married him. The end.
By Jerriett, Burnham Anthony
That's Weird, Grandma
Once there was a magic pincil which was passed down from generation to generation. Once there was a girl that like to draw animals. She would have all kinds of pets. The emperor heard all of these things about her. When he sent for her she was forced to make him a ship, although she was told that the pencil was not for evil. In the tooms of china it said that if it was used for evil it will go back in the box of secrets. She used it but before she was done her grandma came with the box then released its power to the toom. That was the last of the magic pencil.
By David G., 3rd Grade, Haines School
True Stories
That's Weird, Grandma
THIS IS NOT FUNNY RICKY!
I remember when I lost my gameboy. My mom and dad bought it for $100. That was a bad thing to happen. Now THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN! I was inside the school playing my gameboy advance in the gym. Then I saw Tony around Mr. Duchen’s chair. He was eating there. I ask him something to eat. My gameboy was taken care by Edward until he came. I ask him, “Edward, where is my gameboy.” He didn’t took it with him and I checked the place he lefted it. It wasn’t there. I told the teacher in the after school program and she gathered everyone and ask them did they saw my gameboy. Everyone said no but I don’t think so. Everyone checked except for the people 4th grade to 8th grade. The 8th graders were not checking instead they were playing basketball. I think it was them who took my gameboy. Then there was someone who said he lost his gameboy advance SP. Then I thought it was him who stole it. When I went down stairs there were some girls who asked me where I left it. I told them where I left it. It was a mystery!
By Antoine R., Seward Park
One day there was a boy named Antoine Rufus. He was just an average boy 5ft6 and 104 pounds until one day he met this man that was unknown to him. The man beckoned Antoine to come here, but foolishly Antoine came. The man said he was going to tell him a story and he was going to be in it. Antoine was curious so he excepted. The mysterious man opened a book, when he opened it a strange light came out. Suddenly Antoine was sucked in the book.
By Simone D., Aggassiz
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Unicorn: let me out of here!
King: I am going to take off your horn!
Unicorn: No do not do that! Help can you help me out of this cage before the King comes back?
Begger: I am a prisoner too I don’t know what to do.
King: what are you doing here begger?
Begger: I am sorry I I was watching over your unicorn.
King: I will call you when I need you! I am going to pull your horn now (pulling horn) Begger get in here at once!
Begger: yes sier
King: How do you pull off this horn?
Begger: I will show you sier (pulling horn)
King: Thank you I will give you dinner
Unicorn: Please get me out of here.
Begger: I don’t know how.
Unicorn: Please try begger
King: what are you doing?
Begger: I am going to set the unicorn free!
King: do not do that or I will hang you!
Begger: (set the unicorn free)
King: NO how dare you I am going to turn you to a frog!
Begger: I am going to turn you to a gene!
King: truly I am going to kill you
Unicorn: (stab the king)
King: I will get you next time for you are the last unicorn!
Unicorn: thank you begger.
Begger: hank you for saving me
Unicorn: (The unicorn ran out in the sunset)
The end.
By Levert W., 3rd Grade, Choir Academy
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Other Venues
TOTL 2006
Less/More/Add/Subtract
All Characters stand like stone. One blue light comes on More. Two red lights on Less. Three orange lights on Add. One green light on Subtract.
Less/Beautiful: Love.
More/April: Hate.
Add/James: Lust.
Subtract/Bond: (Freaky) Money.
Less/Beautiful: You just messed up the whole moment.
Subtract/Bond: (Retarded) Sorry. You know me. I always mess up stuff.
(All lights up. Set move on [couch brought on stage].)
All Except Subtract/Bond: (Mad) You got that right.
Add/James: (Sits on couch,mad) We were having fun.
Subtract/Bond: (Whispering) For the first time in your life.
More/April: (Digging in his ear like he can’t hear) I couldn’t hear you.
Subtract/Bond: (Loud, while everyone covers their ears) For the first time in your life.
(Subtract/Bond walks off.)
More/April: (Scared) Got it that time.
Add/James: (Sexy) You know what? I starting to getting tired of them.
Less/Beautiful: (Bad attitude) So what are you going to do about?
Subtract/Bond: (Begins off stage, coming from the stairs that come from back stage) Oh, yeah, I’m getting tired of you, too, Add.
(Now on stage)
Less/Beautiful: As I was say before I was so retardedly interrupted what are you going to do about it?
(Pointing to Subtract)
More/April: (Teasing) He ain’t going to do nothing. He is too scared.
(Angrily, Add slaps More. More hits the ground silly-like)
Less/Beautiful: Is that what you are going to do to him?
Add/James: (Touching a knife in his pocket) No worse.
(Lights out. Lights on. Lights on with Subtract/Bond sitting on the couch with Less.)
Subtract/Bond: (Quick) Sorry, sorry, B, B please forgive me, I’m sorry-
Add/James: Shut up.
Less/Beautiful: Ya Please.
Subtract/Bond: (Falls down) Oh.
Less/Beautiful: Everyone be quiet. Bond, get up…
Subtract/Bond: Okay, every time me and him are having a convo they always shows up.
Less/Beautiful: (Grabs her purse) Come on Bond let’s go out.
Subtract/Bond: Ok. (They leave)
More/April: I’m glad they’re gone. Listen, there’s something I need to tell you.
Add/James: (Sits down on the couch) What?
More/April: I’m in love with you.
Add/James: We’ve been through this before. I’m married to Beautiful.
More/April: I don’t care. I love you. (Walking away) I don’t love you.
(Song. Soft light.)
By Gennie H., 3rd Grade, Brenneman School
Arguments
Holidays
Valentine's Day
That's Weird, Grandma
Other Venues
Wilmette 2008
1) Because I think kissing is nasty and just nasty.
2) Because United States DO NOT KISS.
3) Have you saw your mom and dad kiss? If you did is it nasty.
4) Because, and have you saw people kissing on the beach.
By Favio L. , 3rd Grade, Cleveland
Other Venues
Storefront 2002
The two people were amazed by what they saw, Nothing it was all white, the whole world was white they were crying mindlessly. Thinking of what they’re going to do Tom said let’s rebuild the world Anne. Why she said and how are we supposed to do that. You know like god did or the Playstation 2 game Dark Cloud, a fantasy rebuilding game, buy it at any Toys “R” Us store if you could find.
