Behold the wonder and majesty of the Barrel of Monkeys Story Archive! Here you can read over 10 years worth of stories written by children that Barrel of Monkeys have performed for the public. It's been a magical journey.
Stories that appeared in the 2008 Wilmette show.
By Jackson M., 4th Grade, Loyola Park
Poems Songs That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008
Exciting to the extreme!
Xylophones are beautiful!
Cats purr!
Loving and caring!
Awesome and amazing!
Magnificently crazy!
Acrostic poems rock!
Tis the season to be jolly!
I am loving!
Optimistic and cheerful!
Never unhappy!
By Richard R., 4th Grade, Grover Cleveland Elementary
Songs That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007 Other Venues Wilmette 2008
One day somebody trip somebody next the other person hit him. Next somebody hit him and the fight began. Next somebody hit him so hard that he started too bleed he got so mad that he farted like a bomb KaBoom! Everybody came out from the house and the fight continue. Next the mayor, the cops, came everybody went to the ground and next somebody told the person who farted to fart again so he did kaboom! The cops and the mayor said oh my god. They mayor, the cops went to the ground the people who fighted were arrested the mayor, cops and everybody escape. And they never fighted again.
The end
By Najeeva F., 4th Grade, Dewey Elementary
Arguments Podcasts That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008
I am a teddy Bear. I believe that you shouldn’t give a child a teddy bear. My first reason is because they squeeze too hard. My second reason is they take out your eyes my third reason is they take out your cotton in conclusion that’s why I believe a child shouldn’t have a teddy bear.
I am a child and I believe a child should have a teddy bear my first reason because is because they help you sleep. my second reason is they make you happy my third reason is you put there eyeballs in your mouth. In conclusion that’s why I believe a child should have a teddy bear.
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TweetBy Vivasan C., Loyola Park After School Program
Dialogues Songs That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008
Characters: 2 best friends, supergirl, a wicked witch, a jelly bean, a talking backpack, an evil queen, students, carebears, a lawyer, a president, a cat, a dog, a boy, Pelumi and me, Margaret, Ife, a talking lollypop, a talking car, a broken car
Setting: in a gym
Lollipop: I’m happy!
Everybody: Okay
By Jocelyn P., 4th Grade, Lee School
Songs That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008
Once upon a time there was a girl named Hope. And she had a mom named Liz and a father named Ricky and one day they went to a picnic and they are going to have their picnic at Bird Island so the took there binoculars. When they got there it was really crowded and luckly they found a perfect spot. Suddenly they saw fireworks and birds flying away to live many birds died and only a few lived. To remember the birds who died the holday would be called Tragic Fireworks.
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