Mondays and Magic
Sophie Ang Age 8
The Story of Cheesy . . . Once, there was a bowl of mac and cheese that was extra cheesy! The cook who baked it made it special for the king. Then, a wizard came, and asked the king if he could taste some of the macaroni. The king agreed, and so, the wizard tried it. It was the best mac and cheese he had ever tried! Then, all of a sudden, BOOM! The wizard’s wand exploded! And it cast a spell on the mac and cheese! The wizard helped the king clean up the mess. Next, the king asked the cook if he could make another big bowl of macaroni and cheese, but the cook said he can’t because he’s all out of cheese! So they went outside to buy some cheese, but all the stores were out! Meanwhile, back at the palace, the macaroni and cheese sat still on the table. Then, a voice called out, “Hi!” The royal cat turned around. There was no one there. Then, the voice called out again, “Yoo hoo! Is someone there?! I’m bored. Plus, I don’t want to get eaten!” It was coming from the dining table. The cat went to where the voice was coming from. Next, the cat knew that the voice was coming from the macaroni and cheese. Could mac and cheese talk? The cat crept closer to the bowl. Now, the cat was sure it was coming from the mac and cheese! He was right. The mac and cheese was alive! What would the cat do?! “Hi my name’s Cheesy! What’s yours? Hello?!” the mac and cheese asked. Meanwhile, the king and his cook, and the wizard were walking down the streets to find the shop that had the type of cheese that the cook has, or had. They went into a shop, but came out empty-handed. “Hear he, hear he!” the king said after he and the wizard thought of a plan. The plan was to get the villagers’ attention and ask them if they have any cheese. “I would like to make an announcement!” he said. “Back at our very castle, our lovely cook has something we desperately need! We ran out of cheese! The cheese, we need to make my macaroni and cheese!” he cried, “A VERY rare and DELICIOUS type of cheese!” But no one had the type of cheese he needed. Fortunately, a villager came to the rescue . . . or did he? “Your Majesty,” he said, bowing low, “I have a rare type of cheese that
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