A Different Type of Post

Hello everyone! It's Melodie here with a different type of blogpost. Today, I am going to present a short story to you, made by me and some friends. This short story is a bit different than regular short stories, so let me explain before I share.

This short story was written by five girls, including me, based on a prompt. Each girl had one minute to write as much as she could based off the prompt, then the next girl would continue it in one minute. The result was a silly short story that took only six minutes to write. I started the story, then Morgan wrote, then our friend Arietta (click here to see our interview with her), then Samantha, then Riley, and then I finished the story. My writing is in purple, Morgan is green, Arietta is red, Sam is blue and Riley is pink. We hope you enjoy our short story.

Prompt:

 I'll never forget the day that...

the government shut down the superhero training program. My dad was one of the key scientists, and the FBI took him for questioning. Mom hid me in the basement where Dad had hid his secret; super bunnies. The bunnies were twice the size of normal rabbits, and they could fly. Dad didn't want anything to happen to them, so he hid all of them in the Empire State Building, and gave them ice cream sodas that had frogs in it.

"Ribbit," said the frogs. The bunnies' noses quivered.

"Let us be friends," said the oldest frog, and take down the evil orangutans. Everyone thinks they are cute, but they're really evil."

"Ok," said the bunnies. "We can fly to the rainforest and defeat them, but first we'll need to get magic bananas. They are the only thing that can stop orangutans."

The frogs and bunnies went and got the bananas, and defeated the evil orangutans. Then, they silently crept home to our basement, where Dad learned of their mission. He promised to never tell. That's why the FBI took him; to find out why there were reports of super bunnies defeating orangutans in the rainforest. That day, I swore to protect the bunnies' secret, no matter what the cost.

What did you think? It is silly, but it was a lot of fun seeing how each person added their own element to the story. I really enjoyed getting to do this, and I would love to do it again. Please comment if you would like to see more short stories like this in the future.

What did you think of our little story, and would like us to do it again?

~Melodie

Happy Birthday Sam and Ariel!

Hello everyone! It's Morgan here to blog about the amazing birthdays of our friends Sam and Ariel. Yesterday we had a birthday party for them. It was a lot of fun, and we wanted to share part of it with you.

The party was held at Hazel and Ariel's house. Melodie and I helped set up and hang decorations.

Ariel's presents

Sam's presents

The banners above and the octopus

Pin the Tail on the Mermaid

Emily made the volcano. We put a tea light into it to make it glow.

Soon after we finished decorating, the guests arrived. We all sat down while Sam and Ariel opened presents. afterwards, we played games. The little girls had a lot of fun trying to pin the tail onto the mermaid, and Ariel got really close to putting it on exactly. Then, we all gathered around to play Hot Potato. Melodie took a few pictures while she played Beach Boys. I love Surfin' USA.

Us playing Hot Potato. I won the first game and Audrey won the second one.

After games, it was time for cake and ice cream. We talked for a little while, and then everybody had to leave. Sam stayed to take pictures with her presents.

Ariel and her presents. The stuffed animal was from her family, and we made the floral dress on the bottom right. The crown was from her sister Hazel.

Sam and her presents. The laptop in from her mom, the camera in the top left is from her dad, and the pillow is from us.

We had so much fun getting to celebrate our two unique friends. They bring such joy to our lives.

What do you like about birthday parties?

~Morgan