Storytime

Come, my children, gather around while I tell you tales of yesterday. Come and settle down while I entertain you with tales of wonder and magic. Come, my children, gather close now.

Listen as I tell you about Marcus, who flew to the stars in a rocketship built out of a log, and how he met the occupants of the planet Wazoo, where they talk by passing gas and the children go to school till they are in their fifties.

Heed as I tell you about the Battlecorns who protect the Unicorns from outside harm and are chosen for their extra horn and how they train daily to fight their enemies.

Mind as you are told about the little boy who wouldn’t stay out of the Slaughtering Woods and how one day he went in deeper than he had ever gone in before and never returned.

Hearken, my children, as I tell you tales of pirates, treasures, and mermaids as we follow the map of Pirate Joe and Pirate Dumm.

Listen as I narrate about the Karma that befalls Mugly people when they refuse to change their ways.

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A man named Jude once loved to go to the candy store, even though he could no longer eat candy. Poor Jude had developed diabetes, and candy was not on his diet any longer. But he would go now and then to smell the scents of the freshly made candy.

One day, when he arrived at the candy store, he saw a small, poor boy longingly looking in the window of the candy store at all the different candies inside. Seeing the other kids picking on the younger boy made Jude sad, and he could tell that the boy was upset. So he chased the bigger kids off and asked the boy if he would like to pick out a candy for himself.

The boy at first was unsure because of all the stranger danger talks at school and almost told Jude no. But looking at Jude, he could see the kindness in him, so he looked around him and followed Jude into the candy store.

The boy picked out a chocolate bar. Jude and the boy sat on the front bench and chatted while he ate the candy. Jude found out the boy’s name was Gary while they talked. When Gary was done with the chocolate, he got up to leave.

They met many times after that and became excellent friends. Later, Jude even married Gary’s mother, but that is a story for another day.