Warning! Watch Your Stacks of Gold!
By the Blackshear Library kids
It was the first of October in Kenya, Africa. Jet Li, a martial arts master, was in his home, admiring a 7 foot tall stack of gold he had gotten at the store a long time ago. Though he was able to break boards with his bare hands and fight several men at the same time, Jet was a peaceful man. He was only 4 feet tall, and the gold he was admiring seemed like a mountain to him.
while he was looking at the gold, a wizard from another story came in and cast a spell on Mr. Li. It was Severus Snape! He froze Jet Li with a wave of his wand, and Jet was powerless to stop what happened next. Snape, who many thought looked like a dragon, use a spell to shrink the gold until it was no larger than a vitamin pill. And then he swallowed it and walked right out of the room!
When the freezing spell wore off, Jet Li was as angry as a charging buffalo! He called his good friend and world famous spy, James Bond (the real one, as played by Sean Connery), and tols James what happened.
Bond tracked Snape to his hideout, cut him open (fortunately, wizards heal very fast) and got the gold back. Snape was sent to jail and when the spell wore off, Jet Li had his huge pile of gold once again.
Since there are no wizard proof jails in Africa, Snape soon escaped and is roaming around looking for more gold to steal. If you have any 7 foot stacks of gold, you've been warned!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Jesup Library, Jesup, GA
A (VERY) Different Kind of Monster Story
By the kids at the Jesup Library
In the year 2060, there was a monster named Wolff, who was as hairy as a bear. He looked like the boogyman, and he was very scary. He played a lot of video games and while playing a new version of Halo in his X Box, he won a shiny golden toad. He loved that golden toad so much!
Brianna, a 6 year old girl who was as pretty as a flower, broke into Wolff's castle and took his prized toad. When Wolf found out it was gone he was so angry he could eat a horse. But instead, he called Mike Bismo, who is big and tough and is as large as a dinosaur. Mike was only on the case for a few minutes, because he found the toad just outside the castle wall, as he was leaving to go find it.
Brianna was never heard from again, but Wolff was very happy that he had his toad back.
The End.
Have you ever seen a story where the monster was the victim and a sweet little girl was the "bad guy?" That's one reason this story was very different from usual. Leave a comment and let us know what you think.
By the kids at the Jesup Library
In the year 2060, there was a monster named Wolff, who was as hairy as a bear. He looked like the boogyman, and he was very scary. He played a lot of video games and while playing a new version of Halo in his X Box, he won a shiny golden toad. He loved that golden toad so much!
Brianna, a 6 year old girl who was as pretty as a flower, broke into Wolff's castle and took his prized toad. When Wolf found out it was gone he was so angry he could eat a horse. But instead, he called Mike Bismo, who is big and tough and is as large as a dinosaur. Mike was only on the case for a few minutes, because he found the toad just outside the castle wall, as he was leaving to go find it.
Brianna was never heard from again, but Wolff was very happy that he had his toad back.
The End.
Have you ever seen a story where the monster was the victim and a sweet little girl was the "bad guy?" That's one reason this story was very different from usual. Leave a comment and let us know what you think.
Homerville Library in Homerville, GA
A New Paul Bunyan Story
By the young writers at the Homerville Library
CC and Paul Bunyan went scuba diving. They had been to the Georgia coast a couple of times before, but this was the first time that either of them had ever been scuba diving. Paul Bunyan was a famous lumberjack who was as tall as a giant. CC was a girl who had given Paul his legendary super sharp, double sided axe. She also had thew ability to find any axe she had ever made.
Christie, a girl giant who often took things that did not belong to her asked Paul if she could borrow the axe, but she never returned it. Paul was pretty upset, but fortunately he was on vacation with his crew, including CC, who could find the axe.
They went scuba diving after CC went to see Joe the Axe salesman, and he told her that this big double sided axe had been spotted on the floor of the ocean. They found the axe and Paul was as happy as a bee. They never saw Christie again, but all's well that ends well.
The End.
This is the first story that has used a person from a tall tale. Will there be more? Check back often to see if another library uses this idea!
By the young writers at the Homerville Library
CC and Paul Bunyan went scuba diving. They had been to the Georgia coast a couple of times before, but this was the first time that either of them had ever been scuba diving. Paul Bunyan was a famous lumberjack who was as tall as a giant. CC was a girl who had given Paul his legendary super sharp, double sided axe. She also had thew ability to find any axe she had ever made.
Christie, a girl giant who often took things that did not belong to her asked Paul if she could borrow the axe, but she never returned it. Paul was pretty upset, but fortunately he was on vacation with his crew, including CC, who could find the axe.
They went scuba diving after CC went to see Joe the Axe salesman, and he told her that this big double sided axe had been spotted on the floor of the ocean. They found the axe and Paul was as happy as a bee. They never saw Christie again, but all's well that ends well.
The End.
This is the first story that has used a person from a tall tale. Will there be more? Check back often to see if another library uses this idea!
Ida Hinton Library in Darien, GA
The Stone Teddy Bear – Part One
By the Darien Authors
One morning, a monster named Jason woke up and his teddy bear was missing! His teddy bear was named Jason (just like his owner). Jason (the bear) was made of stone, but he was very important to Jason (the monster). Jason (the monster) could shoot lasers out of his eyes and had razor-sharp teeth. Jason (the monster) knew that anyone who would steal his teddy bear would have to be a pretty scary creature.
As it turns out, Jason (the monster) is right. Chuckie, an evil ghost vampire, who could move very fast, zipped into Jason and Jason’s home and took the stone teddy bear. He was planning to chop up the bear and see if it had any special powers. He took it to his secret hideout, next to the Braves stadium in downtown Atlanta.
Jason (the monster) called his brother, Bloody Jerry, and told him about the missing teddy bear. Jerry immediately began his search for Jason (the teddy bear). Jerry had excellent hearing and he followed the echo of the footsteps from Jason’s (the monster AND the teddy bear) house to Chuckie’s secret hideout. He rescued the bear just in the nick of time, but Chuckie escaped, setting up the chance for a sequel.
A sequel? You could write the next story. Add a comment below.
By the Darien Authors
One morning, a monster named Jason woke up and his teddy bear was missing! His teddy bear was named Jason (just like his owner). Jason (the bear) was made of stone, but he was very important to Jason (the monster). Jason (the monster) could shoot lasers out of his eyes and had razor-sharp teeth. Jason (the monster) knew that anyone who would steal his teddy bear would have to be a pretty scary creature.
As it turns out, Jason (the monster) is right. Chuckie, an evil ghost vampire, who could move very fast, zipped into Jason and Jason’s home and took the stone teddy bear. He was planning to chop up the bear and see if it had any special powers. He took it to his secret hideout, next to the Braves stadium in downtown Atlanta.
Jason (the monster) called his brother, Bloody Jerry, and told him about the missing teddy bear. Jerry immediately began his search for Jason (the teddy bear). Jerry had excellent hearing and he followed the echo of the footsteps from Jason’s (the monster AND the teddy bear) house to Chuckie’s secret hideout. He rescued the bear just in the nick of time, but Chuckie escaped, setting up the chance for a sequel.
A sequel? You could write the next story. Add a comment below.
Brunswick/Glynn County Library
BFF’s are Worth More than Gold!
By the kids at the Brunswick Library
She was very poor, but she had a very generous rich friend. Her name was Brinny, and everyone knew that she was a VERY smart girl. To look at her you might think that she was just a big New York girl who wasn’t very pretty. But to those who knew her, she was something special.
Her BFF was a hockey player named Jessie who also grew up in NY. Jessie’s friendship was more valuable to Brinny than anything. All of that was put in danger when a boy named Joey knocked on Jessie’s door. When Jessie answered it, Joey grabbed him and tossed him into a bag and kidnapped him!
Brinny had just text messaged Jessie with a simple question, and when he didn’t answer, she got worried. She went to his house, discovered he was missing and called the Marshal, a tall skinny man who, coincidentally was named Marshall. Marshal Marshall was an expert detective followed the clues and found Jessie swimming in the middle of a pond. When the Marshal went looking for Joey, he discovered that Joey had been eaten by an alligator.
Marshal Marshall was happy he solved the mystery, Brinny and Jessie were happy that they were BFF’s again, and the alligator was happy and full.
The end.
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By the kids at the Brunswick Library
She was very poor, but she had a very generous rich friend. Her name was Brinny, and everyone knew that she was a VERY smart girl. To look at her you might think that she was just a big New York girl who wasn’t very pretty. But to those who knew her, she was something special.
Her BFF was a hockey player named Jessie who also grew up in NY. Jessie’s friendship was more valuable to Brinny than anything. All of that was put in danger when a boy named Joey knocked on Jessie’s door. When Jessie answered it, Joey grabbed him and tossed him into a bag and kidnapped him!
Brinny had just text messaged Jessie with a simple question, and when he didn’t answer, she got worried. She went to his house, discovered he was missing and called the Marshal, a tall skinny man who, coincidentally was named Marshall. Marshal Marshall was an expert detective followed the clues and found Jessie swimming in the middle of a pond. When the Marshal went looking for Joey, he discovered that Joey had been eaten by an alligator.
Marshal Marshall was happy he solved the mystery, Brinny and Jessie were happy that they were BFF’s again, and the alligator was happy and full.
The end.
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
Stevenson Public Library, Stevenson, AL
(Claudia writes: Depot Days is a big annual celebration in Stevenson, AL that features a lot of fun stuff, activities and FOOD! Funnel cakes, hot dogs, onion rings, and more. The night we visited the library, they asked us to perform outside on a rail car for the Depot Days attendees, and it was homemade ice cream night. For 50 cents per bowl, you could eat chocolate, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, chocolate, peach, and chocolate ice cream made by the folks there. It was so delicious that - well, let’s just say that we now owe Monica Davis, the librarian several dollars for ice cream!)
Another Doggone Good Mystery
By the Depot Day Readers of Stevenson Library
In 1892, Truitt Davis made a picture of his dog, Gordon Annabelle Max. He got the photographer to print it out as large as possible and put it in a frame. He loved his dog and he loved this great photo of his dog almost as much.
You would think that a guy who loved a dog would be a kind sweet person. But this is not the case with Truitt. He was grumpy as all get out, and some say that he had been wrinkled like an old man since he was just a boy.
During Depot Days, on Homemade Ice Cream Night, while everyone was downtown watching Claudia the Hippo and her helper, Tommy Johns do a show for the library, Katie, a pet rock on questionable character, slipped unnoticed into Truitt’s house and took off with the picture of Gordon Annabelle Max, frame and all.
Truitt was beyond upset. The first thing he did was to call the town’s police chief, a space alien named Umm, and reported the missing picture. Umm rode over on his motorcycle, his long brown hair flowing behind him, and went to work. He snuck up to every home in town and peeked in the windows until he got to Katie’s where he saw the famed photo of Truitt’s dog hanging over her fireplace.
Umm was ready to haul her off to jail, but Truitt surprised everyone by forgiving her and asking Umm to let her go. Some people thought Truitt was a changed man, but most believe it was because he had just eaten some delicious vanilla ice cream left over from the ice cream social the night before.
The End.
(Any resemblance between the characters in this story and anyone real person is the fault of the children who attended the show. Don’t blame us!)
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Gardendale Library, Gardendale, AL
Elizabeth "Collars" a Criminal
By the Gardendale writers of strange and unusual stories
"Aaaah! My collar is missing!"
Fluffy was talking about her beautiful collar, the one that helped her go to sleep at night, the one that made her talk in the night. (I told you it was a strange story!) Fluffy was a big pretty dog whose fur was as white as snow. She had had this collar since she came to this farm as a puppy, and could not imagine trying to get to sleep without it.
She barked and barked until Elizabeth, her girl, came to see what was wrong. Elizabeth was young, and though she was short, she was as big as a mountain. Sometimes people were frightened by her size, but she was as sweet and gentle as an April rain.
Elizabeth's first thought was that Alex, a mean, grumpy bully who makes kids eat rotten cheese was the thief. Elizabeth began following Alex, and heard her brag to one of her bully friends that she had taken the collar while Fluffy was sleeping, and had run away with it.
When Elizabeth, stepped out of hiding and confronted Alex, she dropped the collar and tried to run away. Elizabeth caught her and took her to the police who put her in a military prison.
Of course Fluffy was overjoyed to get her collar back and immediately put it on and took a nap.
The End.
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By the Gardendale writers of strange and unusual stories
"Aaaah! My collar is missing!"
Fluffy was talking about her beautiful collar, the one that helped her go to sleep at night, the one that made her talk in the night. (I told you it was a strange story!) Fluffy was a big pretty dog whose fur was as white as snow. She had had this collar since she came to this farm as a puppy, and could not imagine trying to get to sleep without it.
She barked and barked until Elizabeth, her girl, came to see what was wrong. Elizabeth was young, and though she was short, she was as big as a mountain. Sometimes people were frightened by her size, but she was as sweet and gentle as an April rain.
Elizabeth's first thought was that Alex, a mean, grumpy bully who makes kids eat rotten cheese was the thief. Elizabeth began following Alex, and heard her brag to one of her bully friends that she had taken the collar while Fluffy was sleeping, and had run away with it.
When Elizabeth, stepped out of hiding and confronted Alex, she dropped the collar and tried to run away. Elizabeth caught her and took her to the police who put her in a military prison.
Of course Fluffy was overjoyed to get her collar back and immediately put it on and took a nap.
The End.
That was a doggone good story, don't you think? Post a comment and tell us if you had fun at the show!
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