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The Fish with Legs

Once upon a time, there was a fish with legs. It swam around in a lake until someone came around and caught it.The fisherman wanted it for supper. The fisherman saw the fish’s legs and cut them off. After gutting the fish, he fried it up and ate it.


Sally the Seagull

Sally the seagull lived by the seashore. All of the other birds thought Sally was the coolest bird  because Sally wore sunglasses.

Sally fell into red paint. She got out and looked at herself in the mirror. She said aloud, “Is that me or you?” She replied to herself, “That is you.” Her bird friends flew into the room and thought she was thoroughly strange.


Blue Clams

Adrien was super hungry. He was thinking about clams strips. All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door, but nobody was there. To his surprise, there was a basket of blue clams. He picked them up and cleaned them by running them under cold water. He deep fried them and prepared cocktail sauce.


Dog Rescue

Stanley was checking out the lot they planned to build a Sam’s Club on. He just so happened to notice something:

There was a dog stuck in a truck. The owner wasn’t there and it was hot outside. Stanley decided to roll down the windows so the dog would feel better.

The dog barked in approval.


Soft Fur

There once was a dog who had the softest fur. Her name was Ursula. Her fur was so soft that everyone wanted to pet her. The only problem was there was only one Ursula in the world, so not everyone could pet her like they would like to. So a scientist cloned millions of copies of Ursula and distributed them all over the world.


Water Botter Music

Once upon a time in a very dry land, there was a Man who played music on his water bottle. He would walk down the streets, blowing into his bottle to make whistling sounds. A passerby asked if he could have some of the man’s water because he was thirsty. The water bottle blowing man stopped his music, smiled, and offered his water to the thirsty man.


Tram Burn

A tram was parked at the Transportation Center. Its fuel caught on fire.The tram melted. The Mayor and Council decided to purchase a jeep to replace it.

The new tram unit was used during the Winterfest festivities. But before they ran them, they tested everything.


The Iron Pig

One hot summer day, in Lehigh Valley, an iron pig appeared. The townsfolk were hungry for bacon. They tried to make bacon out of the iron pig—but they couldn’t because the inventor make this pig out of metal. Seeing the effort was fruitless, they decided to throw the iron pig in the trash.


Sad Doug

There once was a man named Doug who was sad.

He didn’t know why he was sad, but he felt a profound emptiness inside. His good friend tried to help, but it was no use. Doug was fated to ride out the emotion.

But time heals all wounds, and Doug woke up the next day feeling

Better than ever. He then realized that all things come to an end, even his deep sadness.


Jack the Pup

There was once a puppy named Jack. He knew it was going to thunder and lightning because it was raining outside so hard. Jack was afraid of storms. He barked to warn everybody, but they didn’t listen. He figured no one could hear him. He ran to his doggy house. He covered himself in a warm blanket. He felt safe.


Electricity Going Out

Kathy lived in a house in Pa. It was Springtime. Unfortunately, her electricity went out. This caused her lights to go out, along with her refrigerator, TV, Security system, and land line. She lit some candles to see what still worked. Her battery-powered radio and cellphone could still be used. She called V&P, her electric company. Jon, a representative of the company, was very nice and helped her out. Electricity was restored.


Writing Train

Once upon a time, there was a train where all the passengers wrote. And they loved it.

The only thing is: the train had no brakes. In this way, the passengers never stopped writing. They wrote and rode for days upon days upon days. Their writing was so good that they didn’t mind that the brakes didn’t work.


Found fan

One day, the air conditioning broke down in the bedroom. It became so hot that an egg would fry.

Roberto knew he had to try to fix the air conditioning but he couldn’t. Then he had an idea: he had an old fan in the corner of the room. So he plugged it in and the temperature became nice and cool.


Crowded street

There was once a man named Steve who had a good time on vacation. He knew he would enjoy being on the boardwalk. But it was so crowded that he could hardly move around. He then found out where his friends were after looking for them. He sat with them and it was no longer a big deal that it was too busy.


The Fog

A fog rolled in. You couldn’t even see anything but the ground. Cars were unseeable. You couldn’t see the ocean either. The Sun came out and burned away the fog. People could see clearly again.


A Gorilla and a Donkey

There was once a Gorilla named George. He lived in a zoo, in a very protected cage. He knew he would find a mate because he talked to a matchmaker. The matchmaker was a donkey named Jack. George found Jack by following his scent trail. Jack was a stinky donkey. Interestingly, Jack found a large sum of money under a rock. They all lived happily ever after.


Lucky Bat

The Orioles wanted to be in first place, but the Boston Red Sox were too good. Manny Machado ran over to Firstbase, which was the name of a Secret Store. He asked the owner, “Can You give me something to help the Orioles get first place?” The owner handed him a lucky bat. The Orioles won every game since.


Car Trouble

Harry was driving down the bumpiest road. “This is the bumpiest road I’ve ever seen,” he said. His car ran out of gas. Harry called a mechanic, but he couldn’t get a hold of anybody. Harry couldn’t stand it. Before he knew it, he got in a bad mood. He decided to call a friend to pick him up. His friend, George, agreed to. George said a few jokes and that cheered Harry up.


Utopia

There was once a group of people who were sick and tired of crime. They decided to form a Utopian society on an Island that was uninhabited. On the Island, there is no fighting and no guns allowed. Knives and forks were also banned. Every day, each citizen is given enough money to buy milk and bread and whatever makes them happy. If anyone commits any acts of violence, they are whipped publicly.


Strange Call

The payphone rang. Mark decided to answer it on a whim. He picked up the receiver and raised it to his ear.

“Who is it?” Mark said.

“I’ll call back some other time,” a voice responded.

Mark rushed to say, “Don’t hang up!”

“Very well. Something terrible is going to happen.”

“You better tell me what’s going on!”

The voice on the other end hesitated and then said, “Woah. I’m sorry I can’t get to the phone right now. Please leave your name number and we’ll get back to you.”

Mark said, “That’s weird thing to say.”

The phone call ended abruptly.


Crime Doesn’t Pay

Ed the cashier was minding his own business when, suddenly, he heard a noise. He turned around to see an armed robber. The criminal said, “This is a stick up!’’ Ed was worried because he thought he might get murdered. A new noise could be heard. Elephant-Man arrived on the scene. He called out, “Save the good from evil!’’ The robber shot at Elephant-Man, but little did he know Elephant-Man was wearing a bulletproof vest and was an expert at karate. Elephant-Man lept and kicked the gun out of the criminal’s hand. Afraid, the criminal fled. Ed was grateful for Elephant-Man’s help. The high school band threw a parade in Elephant-Man’s honor.


The Train of Boogsburg

There was once a town called, Boogsburg. In it, a train went around and around. It would blow its whistle, going Woo-woo-woooo! You could hear the whistle no matter how far away you went, but it got louder the closer you came to Boogsburg. Rick K., one day, visited the town. He sang the song, “Hot hot hot,” so loud that it was louder than the whistle. It awoke a dragon. The dragon breathed fire and destroyed the noisy train. The town was saved.

 

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