AN OLD , TAL ki N g YO - YO

by Myran Wright

once there Was an old, talking yo-yo named Marco. Marco was 5,532 years old. Marco couldn’t go to college. He couldn’t die, and he couldn’t drive. He could sleep, he could dance and make songs, and he could sing. Marco lived in Los Angeles, California. He sang when his friends played music, and he liked the summer.

There was a spelling bee one day. The champion at the top said, “I can spell much better than you!”

The yo-yo said, “Please don’t say that, you might hurt my feelings. I’m a singer, not a speller.”

The champion said, “You shouldn’t sign up anyway.”

The spelling contest began. In round three, the judge told the champion to spell “pledge.” The champion spelled it wrong! The judge asked Marco to spell “pledge,” and he spelled it right. The yo-yo won first place.

Moral: If you don’t go to school, you won’t learn anything.

by T’Kai Bennett

one time, there Was a dog named Jake. He lived in a volcano but was only twelve. He used his powers for good. He fought dogs, cats, and robots. He promised to keep the world safe, so he did. He sat in his volcano, and he got burned. He couldn’t go invisible or sleep, eat, or use his x-ray vision, but he still wished he could. Then, one warm day, he tried and he did it. He still could not sleep. He never really liked to sleep so he talked all day long.

Moral: Never sit in a volcano.

T h E w ATE rb OY AND T h E PEOPLE

by Derrick Agurs

there once lived a boy named Waterboy. He stole people’s food and took it to the ocean, and he gave it to the sharks and fish.

Before he opened the door of the grocery store, people laid down on the sidewalk so that they could trip him because he stole their food. When he fell, they ran into the store. Inside the store, there was a leak from the ceiling. They thought it was Waterboy but it wasn’t. They came outside to try to find Waterboy but he wasn’t there. He was in the store, hiding. He threw fruit and vegetables and chicken at the people and went back to the ocean. He swam to the fish and sharks so that the people couldn’t get him again.

Moral: Never be mean to people.