Storefront 2002
Stories that appeared in "The Best of Barrel of Monkeys" at the Storefront Theater in 2002.
Chicken / Tent / Man
By Paul M. , 3rd Grade, Meadowbrook
Chicken : Once I stuck a piece of chicken u p my nose. I couldn’t breathe. The doctor had to pull it out. They had a big tool. They were going to use but lucky I didn’t need it. Because I sneezed and that made it go flying in the air. And my Mom caught it.
Tent: When I was a baby in my cradle I had a tent. In that tent I slept and had a sleep over with my sister. She filled up the bed space. She made me get mad. When I cried she told me to be quiet.
Man: I am man. I eat.
END
Ordering Cars
By David E., 5th Grade, Harold Washington Elementary
Orderer: I want a car.
Owner: What car?
Orderer: Just a car.
Owner: I can’t deal with you right now. CLICK.
NEXT DAY
Orderer: Hello I want a car.
Owner: It's you again…What do you want.
Orderer: A car.
Owner: Never come back.
Orderer: I’m not coming here anymore.
Owner: Fine.
Orderer: Fine, Fine, Fine. CLICK.
The Bear with Steel Wings Tells About Opposite Day
By Deamond D., Imani T., Charles S., Alexandra J., Jocelyn H., 3rd Grade, Harold Washington School
Once upon a time there were two boys named Patrick and Sponge Bob. They were walking in a walking park. They saw a museum that said “Free.” They looked up into the sky and saw a flying pink bear with steel wings. They said, “Hey Pinky, get down from here!” Then Pinky flies down and says, “Hi. Have you ever heard of opposite day?” Patrick said, “yeah.” Then Pinky tells them all about opposite day. “When is opposite day?” “Opposite day is February 6th.” And they all went to Pinky’s cave.
The Man and The Pig
By Jamal S., Jordan Community School
[Sadly, portions of this story have been lost. Brackets indicate where we have reconstructed the story from memory.]
There is a man that killed a pig. And slicing the pig and taking the meat and his guts out. He is going to serve it to the people. [He puts it] with fish and bread and beans [and the people will eat it].
Part Two
The pig has returned to earth. And he is getting his guts and his meat back. And he kill the man that kill him and kill the people that eat his guts. And he takes his guts and his meat back.
