By Charisma D., 5th Grade, Henry Suder School
Holidays
Winter Holidays
That's Weird, Grandma
Once there was a chocolate river at the North Pole and it was filled with marshmallows, sugar and hot fudge to go in. One day one of Santa’s elves was looking for something hot to cool him off. So he saw the river of chocolate and then he got a cup and got some of the chocolate then he drunk some and it was hot he said “My Mouth is burning.”
By Alexander C., Agassiz
That's Weird, Grandma
Other Venues
Wilmette 2008
There once was a person named Eric he had a big head and a small body. He was going to get his eyes checked but when he got there someone blinded him. He couldn’t see and he kept bumping into something. He tried to get home but he didn’t know which way to go. So he bumped into someone that had a dog. The guy said, “I will give you the dog for $50.” Eric said, “OK just tell me which dollar it is when I take one out.” The guy said, “OK”. Eric took out a dollar and it was a $100 dollar bill. The guy said, “That is a $50 dollar bill now give it to me and I will give the dog.” “OK” said Eric. So Eric gave the $100 dollar bill and the guy gave him the dog. The dog was sad that his owner left him with a stranger. Eric told the dog to lead him home. The dog was magic and could talk. The dog said, “Heh, my name is Spike.” “What is your name?” said Spike. Eric said, “Heh my name is Eric.” “Are you the dog that is speaking?” said Eric. “Yes” said Spike. Eric told the dog again to take him home. Spike said, “What is the address.” “My address is 4852 N. Springfield.” So the dog flyed up to look at where his house is. The dog found the house he flew down and lead him to his house. When they got there he said thank you to Spike and went inside his house and Spike too. The next day he decided to get eye surgery. Spike took him to a Ophthalmologist. He got eye surgery. He could see again then he didn’t need Spike but he didn’t sell him because he is not a mean person. He kept him as a pet.
By Diamond K., Cashay F., Bunny M., Jeremy V., Monsconie F., Deontae J., Jagger M., N/A
That's Weird, Grandma
Once upon a time there was a lady named Green Eve. Every day she would looked at the sky. At night she ran toward the woods and look at the stars in the sky with her fireflies. At night her eyes turned green. One night one of the fireflies bit her and she turned EVIL. She grew thorns in her hair, she be chewin’ on trees and she started looking strange. Her granddad was a tree. She bit her thumb and blood came out. It was green. She put it in a little cup and gave it to her granddad. He grew even more and gave her a special sword called a witchfork. Five kids came into the woods. They saw her training with the sword. She turned around. The kids start running. She fly in front of them and sliced two of them with the sword. The three kids looked shocked and ran for help. Eve said, “I know where you are!” She used her powers to break the ground. The kids fell and Eve ate them. The end.
By Claire B., Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
That's Weird, Grandma
One time there was an evil conductor bent on world destruction. He started the organization the EBTC. It stands for Evil Black Tie Conductors. He went around the world gathering followers. In Japan he found one named Jung Song he’s been kicked out of the opera house because he made the band rehearse so hard it killed the kodu drummers. As soon as he was pleased with the numbers of his crew he went back to Evil Tree Field. There waiting for him was the HACK standing for Happy Angles Choristers Kicking. The evil conductor realized he was outnumbered. There was only one way to settle this, a musical duel. The EBTC drew their batons and the HACK warmed up there voices. As soon as the sun rose it began. The EBTC formed several lines and held the batons like daggers. As they charged the HACK formed a Harmonizing shield deflecting and killing most. Then they attacked with singing sharps and flats. It pierced the air like a thousand arrows. Most of the EBTC were vanquished except there leader the evil conductor and Jung Song. They killed Song with a sharp and the evil conductor with a flat. They got him right behind this tree. Sometimes on cold days when the birds sing flats you can still see him.
By Edith S., Cleveland
True Stories
Holidays
Winter Holidays
That's Weird, Grandma
When it was the day before Christmas I was in my playroom my cousin came to the basement, that where I live. He lives in the first floor. So he came to my house he had a pair of scissors and chop my hair off. I was crying my mom came to see why was I crying my cousin left so 3 years later we were fighting. But we played too.
By Raven B., Choir Academy
True Stories
That's Weird, Grandma
My biggest school memory was in kindergarten. When I first came in I was shy. When I meet people, I’m shy. On the second week of school I got used to them and most of the people/kids in both kindergarten classes were my friends. One day, I got into an argument with a girl named Marquita. She’s short, long curly hair and can sing. It happened at recess. Everybody was watching us, I said, “If you’re gonna hit me, just hit me.” “I’m not gonna hit you unless you hit me.” When recess was over we both told our teachers. But we were in separate classes. She was in Ms. P’s class and I was in Ms. Jenson’s class. We both had to go to the office. And then they had to ask us questions like, “What are you differences?” Well, I thought these questions were boring. But the best thing about kindergarten was we weren’t in the same classroom and I took a different language then her. Then we started to get along and we did not have any more arguments that year. This happened at Andrew Jackson Language Academy.
By Alaina R., 5th Grade, Choir Academy
That's Weird, Grandma
In the 1700’s there was a beard world and every boy and man had a long bushy beard and one day a boy told his mother that he did not want a beard so he went in his room and cut it all off until he had a close cut when he went to bed and woke up in the morning to get breakfast and when he got down from his room and went in the kitchen he was standing right behind his mother when his mother turn around she screamed and dropped all the plates she had in her hand at that moment she took him in the bathroom and told him look in the mirror he said mom well it turned out good she told him go get dressed we are going out to eat when they walked out of the house it was loud but when the boy walked out every one was quiet even the birds were quiet everyone made fun of him. Until the artist of hair do’s came that’s when he looked at the boy and said it is a miracle and then when he called it the newest hair style everyone started wearing it and that’s why some men cut their beards.
By Marche P., Pritzker School
That's Weird, Grandma
Once there was a little girl named Hannah. She was very pretty. Everyone liked her. She was very popular. One day her mom told her not to kiss any boys. Hannah thought that was stupid! On Hannah’s 14th birthday she kissed a boy named Marcus. After that she opened her eyes and she was on the curb. She looked in a mirror and this is how she looked… (funny picture of the 14 year old hobo)
By Tatiana H., Washington School
Superheroes
That's Weird, Grandma
Super cut man cut people lawn he cut it so low that you saw the Dirt he cut every body lawn then it was no more lawn to cut because every body saw their dirt nobody had no grass or flowers. The end.
By Lakrista C. & Keala J., 5th Grade, Dewey School
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Other Venues
TOTL 2005
Characters: Spikey Bones=SB/ Rose=R
Setting: Haunted Lair
R: nock! nock! Is any home?
SB: Hello Rose what are you doing.
R: Not a thing, can I come in.
SB: Yes, yes come in I love company.
R: Can I have some coffee.
SB: Yes Rose, so how is your mother.
R: She is good Spikey Bones.
SB: Good bye Rose.
R: The same to you Spikey Bones.
