Story #313

Once upon a time there was a little unicorn called Angelica who lived in the land of Shimmervile she adored paining, her mother said she should like more unicorn-y things but Angelica didn’t want to give up painting so she built herself an shed were she could do her art, to make her mother happy she painted it rainbow tow weeks later she sold one of her painting for 1,000 gems and donated it all to charity which made her mother very proud and they lived happily ever after.

– Matilda, Auckland

Story #312

One  day it me and my sisters wanted to make brownies (we were about 9, 8 and 7  so our mom was outside talking to her friend that was dropping something off so we went outside and asked her if we can make some brownies she said yea and to wait for me we waited about 5 minutes so we were impatient so we read the instructions and we had the right amount of ingredients but we didn’t have the right pan the pan was to big so we thought it would be a good idea to add chocolate syrup to the pan we cooked them and they were alright.

– Natali, Lorain

Story #311

“But mum do I HAVE to go to school today! It is so rainy, what happens if i get wet and turn into a mermaid!” I said.

“What are you talking about Aaliyah! Its not like your a real mermaid, what have you done to become a mermaid anyway? Uuuuh.” Replied mum.

“Well I may have come across this certain Volcano thing and I found a r to get in so i got in and tripped into a pool and my legs turned into a tail! Pour water on me mum I’m not lying!”

Mum rolled her eyes and poured water on me. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

“But when did this happen?”

“Well a few weeks ago.”

“Why didn’t you tell me about it”

“I thought you were going to get mad at me”

“Don’t worry you will always be my Mermaid!”

“Oh thanks mum”

– Fateecka Farook, Auckland

Story #310

I love you said mom. I love you said Blyer. I love you said Sam. I love you said Daddy.

These toddlers and adults had exhausting, exhilarating, combative, beautiful, loving days that found their way through language barriers, tears, humor and giggles.

It is all worth so much and more. Remind me of this Monday morning. You wont have to she said.

I love you said mommy. How much? Too much to measure.

– Hillary Black, New York

Story #309

Once upon a time in the winds, in the wilds. and in the snowy feather she was standing there all alone. She had absolutely no idea where to go, If she goes north people are going to murder her, if she goes south burglars looking for her, if she goes west her mum and dad are looking for her and if she goes east her worst enemies are looking for her. Where would she go? Where? The stress was getting worse tiny drops of sweat was twisting down her cheeks. She glared all the people who are coming close to her. From every direction people were coming. She didn’t know what to do, she had two options . WHAM!!! She was gone in a second. Rest In Peace cried everyone!

– Vidhi, Auckland

Story #308

One rainy day, Otto found a rather delightful teapot in his rubbish dump. It had a turquoise glaze and was covered in tiny cherry blossoms. Delighted, he quickly dug down to his immense burrow, eager to show off his treasure. He burst through a wall, scaring his poor mother half to death, and ruining the vegetable stew that she had been making. Embarrassed, Otto apologized . . . in fact he was so embarrassed he forgot all about his wonderful teapot. He left it on the kitchen table, where his mother found it. She too was delighted by it, and thinking that Otto had been going to surprise her with it, immediately forgave him. And they lived happily ever after!

– Freya, Auckland

Story #307

N：“I would like to sing a beautiful song for you. So… please don’t eat me.”

I：“Try me.”

N：“Oh Danny boy
The pipes the pipes are calling
From glen to glen
And down the mountain side
The summer’s gone
And all the flowers are falling
‘Tis you, ’tis you must go
And I must bide
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But come ye back
When summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed
And white with snow
‘Tis I’ll be there
In Sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy oh Danny boy
I love you so”

I: “Boring… Just shut up and now your time is up!”

N：“Wait a minute! I’ve prepared a dance for you. here we go!”

I: “Boring！Boring!”

N：“I… I have a… I have a….”

I: “You have nothing special ! Boring! Boring as usual! I’ve let you go. How dare you come to knock on my door again? Don’t you know I am a vicious carnivore？Aren’t you afraid of me?”

N：“I know you might eat me… But I am more afraid of having no chance to tell you that I love you. I just want to make you happy, even if it’s not the way you want it be…”

– Nicolefantasy, Beijing

Story #306

I’m sorry, but there is no worse look! The sweatshirt with the heart is awful and does not go at all with the skirt and shoes, as to brown bag it goes with nohnitg! It should have been wearing the black skirt with pea with white shirt, remove the horrible gray sweatshirt with this hideous blue heart (it’s a trick to make the gymn, that’s all), the shoes are perfect, I love the heels! He recalls the white of the shirt and the skirt with white polka dots! And take a bag BLACK! Not brown, it’s horrible! I am French, I hope I was clear. And I have a frank temperament I say what I think about.

– Choi

Story #305

I was sitting on my couch, just thinking of how I totally ruined my entire life by not getting married. I was about to turn 31 next month and my mom pretends that i’m one of her tenants ,  seems like i totally lost my value in that house . The house was becoming strange to me just because I wanted to marry someone i love not the one my parents love.

The other day when I got into an argument with my mom about some minor stuff , i finally decided to end that up right there and leave that house on my parent’s conditions

Remembering the day when  I was 19 , wishing  to marry my prince charming and with just one blink of an eye turned 30, getting ready in my room to marry someone i barely know about. Only thing i care about now is that my parents are satisfied enough and i’m gonna leave that house.

I am so ready to walk down my wedding mandap , i can see the happy faces , A man is standing right in front of me

now, i took my first step in my new house which was not lesser strange. the next morning, when i woke up in a very spooky environment i can hear the voice of my mother-in-law calling me out from the living room, i rushed towards her as she sounded too arrogant. her voice sounded as if she’s gonna kill me right up there. as i expected she instructed me to make food for whole family. disapointingly i headed towards the kitchen and there were many random thoughts scrolling in my mind, “i am not able to recognize myself”, “its just not me”, “i am not  the one who would rather be here, i am lost somewhere”.

the same day i called my mother but she just kept telling me that its the only thing good for me. i am even more frustrated now. i ran out of that strangers house, leaving my husband behind, heading towards a whole new life with just a small sum of money n my pocket. i slammed the door and as i passed the street, i really felt free and seems like i got wings. i realized that now i am living my life and a woman could live without a man, can stand by herself.

– Anonymous, New York

Story #304

There was once a one-eared cat who liked to buy everything double
He started small and soon enough it become a real treasure
First it was a pair of trousers
He was so delighted
But how can he stop now?
So he bought one pair of jeans and another of cotton
should he stop now? No way! he must match a shirt
Can you guess what came next?
Of course you guessed! he bought another shirt
He could not decide a red or blue
and then he remembered, it’s not even a dilemma
right away he put the two of them in the cart
and because he was right next to the socks
how can he refuse to buy them both?
When he was done shopping, he had a full closet
and then it hit him – I also need a new fridge
He went and bought a small and a large one, just in case!
one minute after he thought: “I want a table too!”
on and on, not stopping shopping
He bought more and more, he was enjoying the moment
Then something wonderful happened
He saw beautiful toys he really, really wanted
Immediately took them and ran to the cashier
The cashier told him politely this you cannot have
You spend too much and there wasn’t any money left
What can he do now? it is the  one thing he really cared for
Sat and wiped and a little light lit
the solution is right here
He sold any item he had
and finally he could have what he really wanted
he was happy to have these two little toys.
He doesn’t have a pair of socks but his heart is full of joy.

– Yaarit Stern, Tel Aviv