A Girl Who Loves to Dream

By Chrissy M., Garfield Park After School Program

Once upon a time there was a girl name Monique Lee who live on a farm with lots of animals like cows, sheep, and horses. And one day she decided to take a nap and she dream about lots of good things like trees and butterflies and while she was taking her nap all kind of things happen like the plants begin to die and stuff. So when she finally woke up she was on a deserted Island with all kinds of creatures and bad things and bad stuff was happening like she begin to get smaller and stuff like that and she finally woke up and found out it was all a dream.
The End

A Scary Fun Pet

By Brittany K., 4th Grade, Wright Elementary

On one sunny day a girl named Susie. She was jumping on the trampoline. (Bounce! Bounce!) Then she heard the phone ring. (ring. ring! ring. ring!) I heard my mom sooooooo excited. Then I heard, “She will be so excited and I bet she will like it.” Hmmmmm. Who was she talking? I went inside the house to ask who she was talking to. “Mom” I said, “who were you talking to?” “Oh! It was your uncle Jimmy on the phone. He has a surprise for you.” said my mom. Then I went back outside. I wonder what the surprise is. What could it be? I can’t wait any longer! Is he coming out there or are we going there? Let me go ask. “Mom,” I said, “is he coming here?” “I can’t tell you that” said mom, “It’s a surprise.” “WHAT!!!” I said. “I’ll be outside.” Why can’t she just tell me!? Why, why, why!? Later on, I was on the swing and then I heard (Ding Dong!) Who could that be? I hurried inside the house. “Hey, hey, hey!” Uncle Jimmy is in the house!” I couldn’t believe it! It was my uncle Jimmy! “Sooooooooo,” I started to say, “Mom said you have a surprise for me.” “Your mom can’t keep secrets that much.” said uncle Jimmy. “Hey, wait a minute,” said mom, “I kept a secret for you when you wet your bed when you were 9!!” “Now lets don’t start in front of the kid.” Said uncle Jimmy. I started to giggle a little bit. Then uncle Jimmy looked at me. So did my mom. “Sorry,” I said. Then I heard a weird sound. “Uncle Jimmy, what is that noise?” I said. “Oh, I almost forgot!” my uncle said. He ran to the car and got something in a box. He open the box and he said, “It’s called a snakeadile.” “A snakeadile! Wow! I never heard that before.” I said. It had a color like a Iguana! My uncle asked me, “Do you want to hold it?” “Sure.” I said. It felt rubbery. So me and my pet went outside. We raced and we went on the trampoline. I love my pet!

Bad Car

Track #08 on "Monkeys Come Alive"

By Freddie B., 4th Grade, Chalmers Elementary

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.

Battle For The Light

Track #14 on "Monkeys Come Alive"

By Simon W., 3rd Grade, Haines School

Characters: Black Elf/ Master of Darkness/ Magician of Light/ Master of the Sword of Light
Setting: Island of Darkness/ Island of Light/ Final Destination

Master of the Sword of Light (MOTSOL): Let's head for the Island of Darkness.
Magician of Light (MOL): Be careful though.
MOTSOL: I will and you should help me.
MOL: I'll come with you.
Master of Darkness (MOD): MOL and MOTSOL are fools.
Black Elf (BE): They will die!
MOD: They will once they come.
BE: They can't stand up to our army of darkness!
MOTSOL: I sense darkness! Be careful!
MOL: I will MOTSOL. Spirits come to gather light! Yes spirits come!
MOTSOL: SLASH OF SPIRITS!
MOL: Yes, now it's an army of light!
BE/MOD: NO!
BE: Head for the island of light!
MOTSOL: SLASH OF LIGHT!
MOD/BE: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
MOD/BE: Yes, Island of light.
MOD/BE: Yes, Island of light is destroy!
MOTSOL/MOL: NOOOOOOO!
MOD/BE: Yesssssssss!
MOD/BE: Muhahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOTSOL/MOL: Head for the Final Destination!
MOD/BE: Follow them!!!
MOTSOL: SPIRIT SLASH!!!!!!!!
MOTSOL: Yesssss!!! DIE!!!!!!!
MOD/BE: NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
MOD/BE: THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!!
The End

Bunny Madness

By Roxette D., 4th Grade, Cleveland School

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?”