Frightful Dee Lightful & her Spooky Dog Boo

Dear Diary, Today we went to visit Great Aunt Nose. I took my pet worm, Stringy. He got pretty tired and needed a nap - so I let him sleep in Great Aunt Nose's bed. Poor Stringy, she about scared him half to death with her screaming. I guess I'll have to leave him at home next time!

The Sound Jacob Heard

By Heather Cicero

Illustrated by Judy Ziegler

Jacob listened to the sound coming from underneath his bed.

 “Are you talking to me?” Jacob asked the sound.

“Well, a high falootin’ yes,” said a voice.  “I’ve been waiting for you.”

Jacob got his flashlight and looked under the bed.

 “You’re small for a buffalo,” Jacob said.

He was just like the buffalo that Jacob had seen at the zoo, only smaller.  His hooves made a clickity clack sound on the wooden floor.  He smelled like warm oatmeal.

The buffalo looked at Jacob’s room.

“Well, pull my horn,” said the buffalo, “where’s the grass?  I’m hungry.”

“Outside,” said Jacob.  “I’ll take you to get some.”

He got dressed and led the buffalo out of his room and into the back yard.  Jacob listened to the buffalo graze.  He heard munching and tail switching sounds.  The swinging tail looked like a paintbrush.

“How about we paint with your tail?” said Jacob.

“Go rustle up some paint and we’ll have at it,” said the buffalo.

Jacob got paint from the garage. They decorated the fence, some chairs, and the swing set with hoof prints.  Then they cut up blankets and played superheroes. Finally, they made mud pies in the sandbox.

At bath time, the buffalo was dirty.  Luckily, there was a full bottle of shampoo.  Jacob used all of it to clean his friend.  There was paint, and mud, and bubbles, and water on the floor when they were done, but the buffalo got clean.

         That night, there was a sound coming from underneath Jacob’s bed.  But this time he knew—it was the sound of the buffalo snoring.

Frightful Dee Lightful & Her Spooky Dog Boo by Judy Ziegler

Dear Diary, Finally talked Mom into letting us have an outdoor Birthday party. We had the best time. Don't think anyone liked strawberry ice cream. We'll have to try another flavor next year.

Napping

Waiting for the next story.  Sometimes these things take time so wake us up when it's here.

Ellis Wears Braids

Ellis Wears Braids

By Heather Leigh and Judy Ziegler

Ellis had useful hair.

  

It kept her feet dry.

She always had a jump rope.

And she always won at tug-of-war.

But then her hair got caught in a tree.

"My hair is not so useful now," she told the birds.

Mother bird went to get help.

The baby birds shared their toys while they waited.

"I wonder who your mother will get to help me?" asked Ellis.

"Monkeys!!!" cried Ellis.
Mother Bird had gotten monkeys--
and they were playing with her hair!

"STOP!" cried Ellis
The monkeys stopped their play 
to stare at Ellis.
She showed the monkeys that she was stuck.
Monkeys are clever.
They gently pulled her hair out of the branches.

"Thank you," she told each monkey.

Ellis still has useful hair. 
But now when she climbs a tree, she wears braids.

           Pig Tail Patty likes to run.

           Pig Tail Patty likes to climb.

           Pig Tail Patty likes her friends.

           But Pig Tail Patty does not read,

           because Pig Tail Patty... is the pig.

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