Welcome to my collection of A Five-Year-Old’s Mini-Short-Horror Story I originally posted on Tumblr! Just in case you don’t want to interact with the community on that site, you can now read them all here instead. All of these were originally published on Tumblr in 2022-2023. These mini tales of terror are fun, bite-sized, and ready to take a bite out of you, all brought to you by bloodytwine.com.
#1: COOKIE TROUBLE by Ella G.
Samantha and her brother, Raymond, saw the last chocolate chip cookie on the kitchen table. Raymond picked up the cookie and took a bite out of it. Samantha picked up the knife off the table and stabbed Raymond with it because he took the last cookie. She picked up the cookie and ate it. It was poisoned. She died.
THE END
#2: SHOPLIFTING by Damien T.
Zack and his mom went to the candy store. His mom went to the restroom. Zack decided to steal a candy bar. The man behind the counter saw him steal it. The man behind the counter picked up Zack by his pants and threw him through the window so that the glass broke. Zack hit the sidewalk and then rolled out into the street. A car ran over him. And then an elephant stepped on him.
THE END
#3: FRACTIONS by Yan C.
Alice’s parents made her practice math. They were very strict. They locked her in her room and made her do math all night. She didn’t understand the problems. They told her they wanted another girl who wasn’t dumb. They made her take a test on fractions. They watched her take the test. She got the first problem wrong. They took her outside to the backyard and sawed her in half. “The answer is one-half,” they said.
THE END
#4: CLOWNING AROUND by Stephen J.
Jeremy woke up in the middle of the night. A clown was standing at the end of his bed. Jeremy got up and looked at the clown. “Do you want a lollypop?” asked the clown. Jeremy took the lollypop and licked it. He felt funny. His skin turned white. His nose became a big red ball. His pajamas turned into a clown suit. Big red shoes appeared on his feet. He started to sing, “Doo, doot, doodalooda, doot, doot, doo, doot.” And then he died.
THE END
#5: HOT LUNCH by Benjamin H.L.
Donald went to lunch. His friend Benny dared him to eat a pepper Benny had brought to school. It was the hottest pepper in the world. Donald ate the pepper. Donald felt his stomach rumble. “That wasn’t so bad,” he said. Donald’s guts suddenly exploded out of his stomach. His guts were all over the table. His guts caught on fire. The whole school burned down.
THE END
#6: MAGIC TRICK by Aura K.S.
Mariah saw a magic trick on TV. The man pulled the sheet from the table and none of the plates or silverware flew off. Her family was having dinner, and she decided to show them the trick. They were excited to see the trick. Mariah pulled off the sheet from the table, but she did the trick wrong somehow. All of the silverware, the knives, the forks, and the spoons, flew everywhere. Everyone was hit by the silverware and died. The man from the TV magically appeared in the room and said, “That’s not how you do it.”
THE END
#7: MAKE A WISH by Bianca J.
Bianca and her little brother, Darren, were lost in the desert. They were both very hot and thirsty. Bianca found a gold ring in the sand. She put on the ring. The ring was magic, and a genie popped out of it. “Make a wish,” said the genie. Bianca wished for a can of cold soda. “Granted,” said the genie. Her little brother, Darren, turned into a can of cold soda. Bianca was thirsty, so she drank the soda until it was all gone.
THE END
#8: DIAGNOSIS DOOFUS by Kayla D.
Michael was the most popular boy in school. He went to sleep one night in his bed when a bug crawled into his ear. The next day, he heard it buzzing around in his ear, but he had to go to school. He dressed in all the wrong clothes, did stupid things, and all the kids made fun of him. He went to the nurse, and his mom picked him up from school. She took him to the doctor. The doctor said, “A Doofus Bug has crawled into your ear.” The doctors operated on him and took out the bug. The doctor told him, “We took out the bug, but it laid eggs. The eggs hatched in your brain. There is no cure. You will be a doofus for the rest of your life.”
THE END
#9: BROCCOLI MAN by Daniella P.
Peyton sat with the other kids at the cafeteria. Today was broccoli day. Peyton hated broccoli. Broccoli day was when the Broccoli Man served broccoli. His teacher, his parents, and everyone in town had warned him, “Don’t make fun of the Broccoli Man.” The Broccoli Man came by and gave all the kids broccoli. “Broccoli Man, Broccoli Man, face like a rusty can,” sang Peyton. The Broccoli Man reached out and touched Peyton, and Peyton turned into a giant broccoli stalk. Everyone screamed and ran. Peyton couldn’t move because he was a broccoli stalk. He rotted away because no one would eat him, and everyone else moved to another school.
THE END
#10: BE MY VALENTINE by Chloe L.
Missy liked Brandon a lot. She wanted to play with him all by herself. She made a special box of chocolates for the whole class for Valentine’s Day. She went to class and handed out a chocolate to everyone else, including her teacher. She did not give one to Brandon. “You don’t get one,” she said. Brandon was mad at her, but she already knew he would be. Everyone else laughed at Brandon. The teacher and the other kids all ate the chocolate. The chocolate was poisoned, and they all died. Only Missy and Brandon were left. Missy gave Brandon a whole box of chocolates that wasn’t poisoned. “Will you be my Valentine?” asked Missy. Brandon said, “Yes.”
THE END
#11: CLOSET COW by Eric W.
Ziggo couldn’t sleep because of the cow in his closet. The door of the closet was open, and the cow kept staring at him with big red eyes. He went to his mom’s room. “There’s a cow in my closet,” he said. “There’s no cow in your closet. Go back to bed,” said his mom. Ziggo went back to his room. The cow was still there. It was staring at him. He went back to his mom. “There’s a cow in my closet,” he said. “It’s still there.” “You tell that cow it’s not real,” said his mom. Ziggo went back to his room, walked up to the cow, and looked it in the face. “You’re not real,” he said. The cow ate him.
THE END
#12: TIME OUT by Johnathan A.
Will noticed a big red button on the back of his mom’s head. “What is that big red button for?” he asked. “Don’t push that button, or you’ll get a time out,” said his mom. “What is that big red button for?” Will asked again. “Don’t push that button, or you’ll get a time out,” said his mom again. Will decided to push the button because his mom wouldn’t tell him what it did. He waited for her to sit down at the table, and then he pushed the button. “Now you get a time out,” she said. She stood up, and her face popped off. There were numbers on a clock where her faced used to be. They counted down “5, 4, 3, 2, 1…” She was a bomb. She blew up.
THE END
#13: SLIDE RULE by Jadyn K.
Briceson went to a new school. All of the kids there were dressed in uniforms. Briceson did not like the uniforms. He did not like the school. It came time for recess, and no one went out onto the playground. All of the kids just stood in a line. Briceson went out onto the playground and got onto the slide. The kids all yelled and waved at him to stop, but Briceson wanted to slide down the slide. He slid down the slide. The ground opened up at the bottom, and Briceson fell into a special classroom. It was like a prison. The teacher there chained him to his chair. The teacher said, “Only lazy kids play. Now you have to do homework all week long.”
THE END
#14: THERE WAS A FARMER WITH A DOG by Denise P.F.
Alex asked his mom what the word “bingo” meant. His mom said, “It means ‘I got it’.” Alex went to his grandpa’s farm with his mom. His grandpa had a new dog. “What’s the dog’s name?” asked Alex. “I call him ‘Dog’, because he is an attack dog,” said his grandpa. “If you say his real name, he will kill you.” Alex nodded and said, “Bingo.” The dog jumped on him and killed him. The dog smiled because Bingo was his name-O.
THE END
#15: MR. JINGLES by Mercedes B.
Diamond’s older brother, Mackey, told her the story of Mr. Jingles. “If you are a jerk-face, Mr. Jingles will ring his bell while you are in bed. Then he will grab you and take you away forever.” Diamond went to bed. She heard a bell jingle and screamed. A flashlight turned on, and there was Mackey ringing a bell. He laughed at her. “You are a whiney-baby,” said Mackey. A bell jingled from behind Mackey. Mr. Jingles appeared behind Mackey and grabbed him. Mackey disappeared forever because he was a jerk-face.
THE END
#16: GALOSHES by Wendell Q.
Wendell’s older sister, Mary, found a pair of galoshes. “I am going to wear them,” said Mary. “Those are someone else’s galoshes,” said Wendell. “I don’t care,” said Mary. She put on the galoshes. She stomped in the rain puddles. A witch appeared. “Those are my galoshes,” said the witch. “I don’t care,” said Mary. The witch cast a spell, and the galoshes walked off without Mary. Mary fell in the puddle because she had no feet. Her feet were still in the galoshes.
THE END
#17: CRAYONS by Simon L.G.
Stacy dared Kurtis to eat a bug. “No,” said Kurtis. “You have to eat a box of crayons if I eat a bug.” “Okay,” said Stacy. “But if I eat a box of crayons, then you have to show me your Pokémon cards.” “Okay,” said Kurtis. “If you can eat a whole box of crayons, then you can see my Pokémon cards.” Kurtis ate a bug that Stacy had found. It was a cricket. “Okay,” said Kurtis. “I ate a bug. Now you have to eat a box of crayons.” “Okay,” said Stacy. She took a fork and a plate and ate all the crayons. “There,” said Stacy. “I ate them all.” “Okay,” said Kurtis. “You win. You can see my Pokémon cards.” He showed her his Pokémon cards. The crayons made Stacy sick. She threw up all over his Pokémon cards.
THE END
#18: APRIL FOOL’S by Clarise J.
Clarise asked her mom what April Fool’s day was. “It is a day when you fool someone else by telling them something that is not true,” said her mother. “How do I do that?” asked Clarise. “You tell them the truth first,” said her mother. The next day was April Fool’s Day. Clarise looked outside in the morning and knew exactly what joke to play. She woke up her older brother, Daniel. “We live deep in the woods,” she told him. “I know,” said Daniel. “We don’t have any neighbors,” said Clarise. “I know,” said Daniel. “It is snowing outside,” said Clarise. “What?” asked Daniel. He looked outside. There was no snow. There was a forest fire instead. Everything was on fire and burning up. “April Fool’s,” said Clarise.
THE END
#19: NEW WORDS by Noah C.
Tommy’s mom stopped him from swinging around his bat in the living room. “It’s new word time,” she said. “Your new word today is ‘cautious’.” “What does ‘cautious’ mean?” asked Tommy. “It means ‘be careful’,” said his mom. “If you break my new lamp, then you will get the giant paddle.” “Oh, okay,” said Tommy. Tommy’s mom left for the kitchen. Tommy swung around his bat and accidently broke his mom’s new lamp. His mom came back into the living room. “You broke my lamp?” asked Tommy’s mom. Tommy lied and shook his head no. “It’s time to learn a new word,” said his mom. “What’s that?” asked Tommy. “The new word is ‘buttfor’,” said his mom. “Buttfor?” asked Tommy. “What is a ‘buttfor’?” “To get spanked with the giant paddle for breaking my new lamp,” said his mom. She brought out the giant paddle. It was the size of a car. She smacked Tommy’s bottom so hard that he went through the roof and into outer space.
THE END
#20: KING OF THE MOUNTAIN by Trevor G.L.
Darryl and his friends went to the park with their parents. They snuck away from the playground while their parents were talking on their phones. They went past a gate that said, “KEEP OUT.” There was a huge mound of dirt in the middle of a field of dirt. “Let’s play King of the Mountain,” said Darryl. Darryl and his friends played King of the Mountain on the giant mound of dirt. Darryl made it to the top first. “I am the King of the Mountain,” said Darryl. The dirt mound was actually a giant anthill. The ants started eating Darryl. He screamed and rolled down the hill. The field of dirt was also a minefield. Everything blew up.
THE END
#21: EASTER MONKEY by Bian N.
Huy’s mom took him aside. “The Easter baskets are for your brother and sister. You won’t get your Easter basket yet. You will eat all of your candy at once, so you will have to wait. Remember, bad children get visited by the Easter Monkey. He will give you a nasty surprise if you are bad.” “I will be good,” lied Huy. “Good,” said his mom. “I am going to go hide your Easter basket.” She left to go hide Huy’s Easter basket. Huy immediately decided to be bad. He ate some of the candy out of his brother and sister’s baskets. The Easter Monkey showed up in a puff of smoke. He took off his hat, pulled out an Easter egg, and handed it to Huy. Huy cracked open the egg. It was full of poo. The Easter Monkey put his hat on Huy’s head. All of the Easter eggs inside the hat cracked open on Huy’s head. They were all full of poo.
THE END
#22: THE BIG BAD YELLOW SCHOOL BUS by Logan D.
Derrick’s friends all waited at the end of the street for the school bus. “I heard the school bus is a monster. It ate three girls last year,” said Dean. “They got swallowed up inside it.” “I heard the school bus ran over my older brother’s friend,” said James. “And then it ate him.” “I heard the school bus made all of the kids sick. All of their faces rotted off,” said Olliver. “And then it ate them.” “My mom says all of those stories aren’t true,” said Derrick. “There is nothing wrong with the school bus.” The school bus pulled up, and all of the kids got inside. But Derrick was wrong about the school bus. It did the worst thing of all to them. It took them to school. And then it ate them.
THE END
#23: HOME…ALONE? by Grayson G.H.
Joey’s mom had to go out. “Now you lock the doors,” she told him. “Don’t forget because you are playing video games.” “Yes,” said Joey. “I will remember.” She left to go out. Joey locked the front door, but he didn’t lock the back door because he wanted to play his game. He played his game for a long time before he heard a noise in the kitchen. It was a loud thump. He paused his game and went to go look. He opened the kitchen door. Inside the kitchen were fifteen strangers. They had come in through the back door. They took Joey and stuffed him in a sack. They hung up the sack on the kitchen ceiling, and then they hit the sack with wooden spoons over and over again. Then they stole everything in the house, including Joey’s games.
THE END
#24: FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA by Miri H.
Donnie and Josie talked about the date. They had to talk loud because of the people around them. “It’s Friday the 13th,” said Josie. “That’s bad.” “Why is that bad?” asked Donnie. “Friday the 13th is a bad day,” said Josie. “You have bad luck today.” “How do you know that?” asked Donnie. “Because my cat died on Friday the 13th,” said Josie. “Then my ice cream fell off my cone. Then the dog ate my doll. And then my mom made me pick up my toys.” “That is bad, but I don’t think it’s that bad,” said Donnie. “Oh, yeah?” asked Josie. “Then why is the plane crashing?” She had to talk loud because everyone else on the plane was screaming.
THE END
#25: CAN I KEEP HIM? by Kimberly S.L.
Kara walked into the kitchen where her mom and her older brother, Dustin, were eating lunch. “I found a dog outside,” said Kara. “Can I keep him?” “You didn’t find a dog,” said Dustin. “You are lying.” “Am not,” said Kara. “I did find a dog. I found him behind the storage shed. He has no tag. Can I keep him?” “He will have to have a leash,” said their mom. “Go put a leash on him. If you can do that, you can keep him.” “Okay,” said Kara. She took a leash from her mom and walked outside. Dustin followed her outside. He pushed her down and took her leash. “I’m going to put the leash on him,” said Dustin. “He will be my dog.” “I’m telling mom!” said Kara. “That doesn’t matter,” said Dustin. “I will put the leash on him, and then he will only listen to me.” Kara cried as she followed Dustin around to the back of the storage shed, but she didn’t have anything to worry about. What she thought was a dog wasn’t a dog at all. It was actually a giant great-white shark. It ate Dustin. “Good boy,” said Kara.
THE END
#26: USE AS DIRECTED by Ginevra C.
Ginevra’s annoying friend, Isabella, came over to play. Ginevra told Isabella not to play in the tall grass, but Isabella did anyway. Isabella got bit up on her arm with bug bites. “I’m itchy,” said Isabella. Ginevra’s mom was a nurse, and her dad was a chemist, so she knew exactly what to do. “You need calamine lotion,” said Ginevra. She took Isabella to the basement to get out the good medicine. She took out the calamine lotion and poured it all over Isabella’s arm. Isabella’s arm melted off because Ginevra mixed up her mom’s calamine lotion with her dad’s acid. “Now you don’t itch anymore,” said Ginevra.
THE END
#27: CHOOSE YOUR OWN DISMEMBERMENT by Dillon B.A. (with some adult help for this one).
You get up in the middle of the night and wake up on the couch in the living room. You don’t know how you got here. You are hungry. Eating might help you go to sleep, but you should be in your own bed. However, there is a noise coming from your bedroom. You could sleep out here in the living room, but that means you would have to get a blanket out of the laundry room cabinet. There are two cabinets in the laundry room. What should you do? Do you:
1: Go to the kitchen and get something out of the fridge. If so, go to 5.
2: Go back to bed in your own bed in your bedroom. If so, go to 6.
3: Get a blanket out of Cabinet A. If so, go to 7.
4: Get a blanket out of Cabinet B. If so, go to 8.
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5: You go into the kitchen and open up the fridge to get something to eat. Go to 9.
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6: You go back to your bedroom to go back to your bed. Go to 10.
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7: You get up on the washer and open Cabinet A. Go to 11.
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8: You get up on the dryer and open Cabinet B. Go to 12.
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9: The fridge falls on you. You are squished flat.
THE END
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10: There is an axe murderer in your room. He chops you to pieces.
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11: A bowling ball falls out of the cabinet and onto your head. Your head is squished.
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12: A tiger jumps out of the cabinet and eats you.
THE END
#28: MONKEY BARS by Emma G.
Caden was afraid to go on the monkey bars. “You are a big baby,” said Emma. “Only babies are scared of the monkey bars.” “Am not,” said Caden. “I will go on the monkey bars right now.” Caden waited in line until it was his turn. He climbed up the ladder and looked down. It was a thousand feet to the ground. He couldn’t move. “Baby! Baby!” said Emma. The rest of the playground all chanted, “Baby! Baby!” “I’m not a baby!” said Caden. He closed his eyes, took in a deep breath, and started to cross the monkey bars. He got halfway across when he stopped and looked down again. It was a thousand feet down. He couldn’t move. “You are still a baby,” said Emma. “Let’s see your diaper.” Emma pulled down his pants, and everyone saw Caden’s underwear. They all laughed at him. He was so embarrassed, he let go of the monkey bars. He fell a thousand feet and squished all over the ground.
THE END
#29: MORE COOKIE TROUBLE by Ella G.
Samantha and her brother, Raymond, were zombies. Samantha and her brother, Raymond, saw the last chocolate chip cookie on the kitchen table. Raymond said, “Brains!” Raymond picked up the cookie and took a bite out of it. Samantha said, “Brains!” Samantha picked up the knife off the table and stabbed Raymond with it because he took the last cookie. Raymond sat there with the knife sticking out of his chest. He said, “Brains!” Samantha picked up the cookie and ate it. It was poisoned. Nothing happened because she was a zombie. Samantha said, “Brains!” Neither one of them liked the cookie because it didn’t have any brains in it.
THE END
#30: SHAVING by Jennifer S.P.
Mimi’s older brother, Dillon, was seven. “I am going to shave because I am old enough to,” he said. “No, you’re not,” said Mimi. Dillon ignored her and got out his dad’s straight razor. He stood in front of the bathroom mirror and put shaving cream all over his face. “See?” said Dillon. “I am old enough to shave.” “No, you’re not,” said Mimi. “You don’t even have any hair on your face.” Dillon ignored her and tried shaving. He moved the razor up and down his face. He had a line of blood all around his face. “You are bleeding,” said Mimi. Dillon turned to answer her, but his whole face slid off and plopped into the toilet. Mimi flushed the toilet because it was gross.
THE END
#31: LEMON UP by Jacob F.
Jacob and his friend, Jeremy, were in Jacob’s kitchen. “My dad is the manager of a grocery store,” said Jacob. “The store just got the sourest lemons in the world, and my dad brought one home. It is so sour, it will shrivel up your face.” “Nuh, uh,” said Jeremy. “You made that up.” “Did not,” said Jacob. “It is right here.” He took a plastic bag out of the refrigerator and held it up. It was full of lemon slices. “This is the sourest lemon in the whole wide world,” said Jacob. “My dad cut it up, but he was afraid to eat it.” “I am going to take a bite of it,” said Jeremy. “Don’t do that,” said Jacob. “It is the sourest lemon in the world. My dad said it’s so strong, it will wither you up.” Jeremy ignored him and took out a lemon slice. He took a bite out of the lemon slice. His face puckered in on itself, and his whole body shriveled up because the lemon was so sour. Jeremy looked like a little old man. “Now you look like a grownup,” said Jacob. “That means you have to pay taxes.”
THE END
#32: BAGELMEISTER by Elijah A.
Asher’s grandmother was really old. She always gave him a bagel when he went to visit her with his parents. One day, Asher said, “I don’t like bagels, Grandma. I hate them. They taste awful.” “Bagels are good for you,” said his grandmother. “Not only that, but if you are a good boy, and you say the magic words I tell you, the Bagelmeister will visit you. He will give you a special reward for being good.” Asher liked this idea, so he learned the magic words from his grandmother. Asher went home and was a good boy for a whole week. At his bedtime, Asher decided to try out the magic words. “I have been good for a whole week,” he said to himself. “I will say the magic words.” Asher knelt next to his bed and said, “Bagelmeister, Bagelmeister, I’ve been a good boy. Bagelmeister, Bagelmeister, give me my reward.” There was a giant puff of smoke, and the Bagelmeister appeared. “Have you been a good boy?” asked the Bagelmeister. “Uh, huh,” said Asher as he nodded his head. “Then here is your reward!” said the Bagelmeister. He touched Asher on the head, and Asher felt funny. “Ha! Ha! Ha!” laughed the Bagelmeister. “Now everything tastes like bagels!”
THE END
#33: FIREWORKS by Joseph E.
Clarence’s parents let him pick out the fireworks he wanted. They were going to let him light the wick this year. “All you have to do is pick one with a really big wick,” said his dad. “Okay,” said Clarence. His dad went on a website. “Get the one you want,” said his dad. “I have to go to the bathroom.” Joseph picked out the one he wanted while his dad was in the bathroom. It came in a huge box bigger than his parents. The box came in the mail just in time for the Fourth of July. The mailmen delivered the box to the middle of the lawn, and his parents opened it up. It was a huge round ball with a giant wick. “Okay,” said his dad. “You can light the wick. How far should we stand back?” “China,” said Clarence. He had ordered a nuclear bomb. He lit the wick before his parents could do anything. They didn’t stand back far enough.
THE END
#34: HEADS OR TAILS by Malik H.
Jada and Xavier were playing with a soccer ball. Xavier kicked the ball out into the street. They both walked out into the street to get the ball. Xavier picked up the ball. “Hey, it’s my turn to kick the ball,” said Jada. “It’s my ball,” said Xavier. “We’re supposed to share,” said Jada. “Let’s flip for it,” said Xavier. “My dad taught me how to flip a quarter.” He put down the ball, pulled a quarter from his pocket, and got ready to flip it. “Heads I win, tails you lose,” said Xavier. “Hey, that’s cheating,” said Jada. “I’ll win on heads, and you win on tails.” “I want to win on heads,” said Xavier. “You can have tails.” “Okay,” said Jada. Xavier flipped the coin. It went high into the air. They both watched the coin go really high. It spun end over end. And then a bus ran them over because they were out in the street.
THE END
#35: LEFT BEHIND by Donovan B.
Jerry went to the store with his mom and his little sister. “I want to see the toy aisle,” said Jerry. “Okay,” said his mom. “We’ll go to the toy aisle, but we’re only going to look for a few minutes.” “Okay,” said Jerry. They went to the toy aisle. Jerry was looking at all the toys. His mom took his little sister into the next aisle, but Jerry didn’t follow them. He didn’t want to look at baby toys. He went over into the next aisle and looked in that aisle for a few minutes. He stopped looking and went to look for his mom, but nothing looked familiar. He called out for his mom, but he was lost. He wandered around the store for sixteen days. He was chased by circus people, ninjas, a giant spider, and mannequins. He finally found his mom after he wandered into the candy aisle. “There you are,” said his mom. “I told you not to wander off. Now you are a mess. I don’t know how you got so dirty, but you will have to have a bath.” She took him to a giant pot filled with boiling water and threw him in. She wasn’t his mother. She was actually a witch.
THE END
#36: NACHO SURPRISE by Lily G.
Morgan’s mom was an archeologist. She sometimes took Morgan with her on her trips. Morgan found an ancient jar of nacho cheese in a pyramid. She took the cheese to school to show to everyone else. “This is ancient nacho cheese,” she said proudly. “It has an ancient curse on it. It is evil.” Dillon, the biggest bully in school, always picked on Morgan. He stole the evil cheese and took it to lunch. He was going to pour it on his nachos. “Don’t do that!” shrieked Morgan. “That cheese is evil!” Dillon pushed her down and made her cry. He poured the evil cheese on the nachos. The ancient curse brought the nachos to life. They all had little mouths with sharp teeth. They jumped on Dillon and ate him.
THE END
#37: ALL NATURAL by Tasha F.
David went on a camping trip with his parents. They went deep in the woods and set up camp there. David’s parents set up his tent for him. David had his own sleeping bag, but his parents wouldn’t let him take his tablet with him, so he had nothing to do. “There is a lot to do,” said his dad. “We are going to live all natural for three days. You will have fun.” David learned how to fish and hike, and he liked it. “I like living all natural,” he told his parents. “That is good,” said his parents. “I have to go to the bathroom,” said David. “Where do I go?” “You go out in the woods,” said his mom. “We are living all natural.” “Where is the toilet paper?” asked David. “We didn’t bring any,” said his mom. “You have to use leaves. We are living all natural.” “Okay,” said David. He went out to the woods and went #2. He used some big leaves he found nearby to wipe himself. He picked some more of the leaves and brought them back to his parents. “I found these,” he said proudly. “You can’t use those,” said his mom. “That is poison ivy.”
THE END
#38: RAVIOLI ROULETTE by William K.
Paul had a sleepover with his friends. They stayed up late, past 8:30 at night. “We are going to play a new game,” said Paul. “It’s called ‘Ravioli Roulette.’” “How do you play?” asked his friend, Andrew. “It’s easy to play,” said Paul. “My mom made a big pot of ravioli. I hid a dead cockroach in one of the raviolis. Each one of us will pick up a ravioli off of the plate and eat it.” “Ewwww!” said everyone. “Let’s play!” said Andrew. Everyone agreed to play Ravioli Roulette. “I’ll go first,” said William. He closed his eyes, took his fork, and picked up a ravioli square. He ate the ravioli. There was no roach in it. Everyone else took turns eating the ravioli, but no one ate the roach. “That’s weird,” said Paul. “One of the raviolis should have had the roach in it. In fact, we’re missing one of the raviolis. There should be one extra.” Paul’s mom walked into the bedroom. She had the last ravioli on a plate. “I see you saved one for me,” she said. She popped it in her mouth and started to chew it. “I put a dead roach in that one!” warned Paul. His mom spit out the ravioli. She had bits of roach in her teeth. “You are in trouble!” she said angrily. “You are grounded for 9463 years!” Paul was grounded for 9463 years, so he didn’t get to go on the family vacation to the theme park.
THE END
#39: KNOCK KNOCK by Brian O.
Douglas and Lyla were sitting in their chairs at school. “Knock, knock,” said Douglas. “Who’s there?” asked Lyla. “Stupid,” said Douglas. “Stupid who?” asked Lyla. “You are!” said Douglas. “That’s mean!” said Lyla. Douglas went to lunch and sat next to Brian. “Knock knock,” he said. “who’s there?” asked Brian. “Ugly,” said Douglas. “Ugly who?” asked Brian. “You are!” said Douglas. “You’re mean,” said Brian. Douglas was playing with Sasha during recess. “Knock knock,” he said. “Who’s there?” asked Sasha. “Cry baby,” said Douglas. “Cry baby who?” asked Sasha. “You are!” said Douglas. “I’m telling!” said Sasha. Douglas went home, and his mom and a police officer were waiting in the living room. “I heard you told jokes at school,” said his mom. “Yeah,” said Douglas. “Well, I have one,” said his mom. “What’s that?” asked Douglas. “Knock knock,” said his mom. “Who’s there?” asked Douglas. “Going to jail,” said his mom. “Going to jail who?” asked Douglas. “You are,” said his mom. “That’s not funny,” said Douglas. “I know,” said his mom. The police officer put handcuffs on Douglas and took him to jail. The jail sold him to the circus. They made him clean up the animal poop.
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#40: PIÑATA by Lorie S.
Blake and his friend Jonah were at Jonah’s house. They were talking about Blake’s upcoming birthday party. “We are going to have a piñata,” said Blake. “That sounds fun,” said Jonah. “It has candy inside it.” “I don’t know how to break open a piñata,” said Blake. “Why don’t you just practice then?” asked Jonah. “How am I going to do that?” asked Blake. “My parents have a practice piñata in the backyard,” said Jonah. “It is hanging in our tree. I saw it yesterday. I think my parents put it there so I could practice for your party. You can use it instead, though.” “Oh,” said Blake. “All we need is a stick then.” They went into the backyard and to the little tool shed. They found a stick that was actually a small shovel handle. “This will work,” said Blake. They went to the tree and saw the piñata hanging from a branch. “That is an ugly piñata,” said Blake. “That’s because it is a training piñata,” said Jonah. “Just hit it.” Blake took the stick and swung it as hard as he could. He broke open the training piñata on the first try. But it wasn’t a piñata. It was actually a hornet’s nest.
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#41: LABOR DAY by Caleb H.B.
Dannica went on a trip with her parents and her older brother, Samuel. They took the family car out for Labor Day. They were all going to the theme park, and it was only an hour away. “Everybody, buckle in!” said Dannica’s dad. They drove out onto the highway and started toward the city. “We’re going to have fun today!” said Dannica’s mom. “Yay!” said Dannica and Samuel. They drove for fifteen whole minutes before they had to slow down. There was a line of cars ahead. They waited and waited and waited and waited some more. They finally got moving again. They ran into more cars, and they had to stop again. They waited and waited and waited and waited some more. Finally, they got moving again. By the time they made it to the park, everyone was so old that Dannica’s mom and dad died in the parking lot from old age. Dannica and Samuel had long beards and mustaches, and they had to live in the parking lot out of their car.
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#42: YE OLD FAIRY TALE by Sola H.V.
Snow White found her way to the seven dwarves. The poor dwarves were starving because they had to mine all day long. They were always too tired to cook. They told Snow White, “You can go out and pick vegetables. Bring them back here. We are starving.” Snow White went out and picked vegetables from a farmer’s field. She picked carrots, onions, potatoes, celery, and tomatoes. “Go get water for the cauldron,” said the dwarves. Snow White went out with a bucket and got water. It took her many trips to get enough water. “Go get wood for a fire so we can heat up the cauldron,” said the dwarves. Snow White went and chopped wood and brought it back. “Cut up the vegetables,” said the dwarves. Snow White cut up the vegetables while the dwarves heated the water. Everything was ready, so the dwarves threw the vegetables in the cauldron. “I did it!” said Snow White. “You did it!” said the dwarves. “Now we can eat!” They threw Snow White in with the vegetables. She tasted great as a stew.
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#43: HALLOWEENIE by Molly L.
Jacob and Molly drew a silver ticket from a Halloween bucket. Everyone else in class drew the white ones. “One of you gets the special Halloween prize,” said the teacher, Mrs. Glib. “You’ll get to be up on stage. Whoever has behaved the best gets the prize.” Jacob wanted that prize. He stole Mary’s candy and put it in Molly’s jacket. “Where is my candy?” asked Mary. Mrs. Glib looked for it, and she found it in Molly’s jacket. “You shouldn’t steal things,” said Mrs. Glib. “You are a bad girl. Jacob gets the Halloween prize.” Molly cried because she hadn’t stolen anything. Jacob smiled because he had won the prize. Neither one of them knew that Mrs. Glib had seen Jacob steal the candy. She had a special prize in store for bad children. They all went to the school assembly at the end of the day, and the teacher took Jacob aside. “You won the prize, Jacob,” she said. “You get to be the Halloweenie.” She dressed him in a hotdog suit and led him out on stage. Then the teacher gave Molly a bucket of ketchup and mustard, and Molly poured it all over Jacob. Everyone else laughed and took pictures.
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#44: MERRY CHRISTMAS by Tawni H.
Terra was a bad girl every year. Her mom and dad had told her that Santa would give her coal for Christmas if she was bad, but she didn’t listen. When she was three, she was bad, and she got a wheelbarrow full of coal. When she was four, she was really bad, and she got a truck full of coal. Now she is five, and her mother had told her, “If you are bad again this year, you are just going to get more coal. You need to start doing good things.” But Terra didn’t care. She was bad all year long and didn’t even try to be good. Santa came and gave her a warehouse full of coal. “Look what you have done!” said her mom. “Where are we going to put all of this coal!” But Terra had a Christmas wish, and it came true. A huge snowstorm came and knocked out all of the power and heat. Everybody in town was freezing to death. The mayor of the town came to Terra and asked for her coal. “We need the coal to keep from freezing to death,” he said. “Terra with your coal so black, won’t you give us a heat stack?” Terra’s wish had definitely come true. “Everyone can have a lump of coal,” smiled Terra, “but when you take one, it will cost twelve dollars.”
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#45: THE LUCK OF THE IRISH by James D.
James and his friend Brian were playing outside when they saw a rainbow. “Today is Saint Patrick’s Day,” said James. “Both of us are wearing green. You know what that means?” “We don’t get pinched,” said Brian. “Yes, but it means something else,” said James. “It means if there is a rainbow, the leprechauns might be out. Today is Saint Patrick’s Day, and we are wearing green, so they must be out. That means there is a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow.” “We have to go find it,” said Brian. “We’d better hurry before the rainbow disappears,” said James. The two boys ran out of the backyard and into the woods. They ran through bushes and around trees. They jumped over streams and climbed up hills. Finally, they made it to the end of the rainbow. Underneath the rainbow’s light was a small black pot. “There it is!” said James. They rushed to the pot and looked inside. There was nothing inside the pot but a note on a piece of paper. James picked up the note, and there were words on it, but he couldn’t read yet. “What does it say?” he asked Brian. Brian could read a little. Brian took the note and read off the words. “It says…WRONG END,” said Brian.
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