Jackers was one of the unluckiest people alive. Anytime he did anything, something would always go wrong. His luck was so bad that no one in the town wanted to be near him as they were afraid that something bad would also happen to them, and because of this, he was a very lonely man.
There was a boy called Larry who loved going on adventures. Instead of helping around the house, he would spend his days out and about exploring the city, looking for new things to do and learn. One day, he went to the beach for his usual adventures. He was so caught up with digging through the sandy beach and collecting his treasures that he lost track of time. By the time he realized it was way past his home time, darkness had already set in; he quickly ran home only to find his mother so worried that she was about to call the police.
There were once three friends, a rock, paper, and scissors who shared an unlikely friendship. They were very good friends who would sometimes complain about each other, but they still would never separate as friends. They also believed in teaching each other important life lessons and because of this, they never shared anything in order to teach one another the meaning of hard work. Whenever anyone of them needed money or food, they would have to work for it or starve to death. Scissors was the richest of them, so in most cases, it was the rock and paper who would be working for scissors to make some money.
There was a farm full of pumpkins that came alive at night. Every night they would have parties and go to the theater for some movies and popcorn. No one in the town ever suspected or noticed anything except for a boy named Hank who secretly followed them to the theater to watch movies with them. Hank loved being with the pumpkins, he was never scared of the pumpkins, instead, he was always happy to be around them. This is because he missed his old life.
It was a dark and stormy night when someone came knocking on my door. I wondered who would be walking outside at a time like this. When I opened the door, there was a shaggy old man standing outside in the rain; he asked me “Can I stay here for the night”, disgusted by his appearance, I quickly said “No” and shut the door.
I was once a grown man but now I am a child with a grown man’s brain, and this is my story.
I was once an accomplished scientist who had won many awards for developing groundbreaking creams that had healed millions in my country, Jafri. In my last assignment, I was working on a special cream that would make someone younger. To celebrate this great achievement, I invited all my friends and colleagues for dinner at my house where I had cooked a delicious meal to share with them and celebrate this accomplishment. It was perfect.
There was a land where animals lived in peace before humans were created to live among them. One day, 2 strange human beings fell out of the sky and the animals did not know what to make of this. Before they could introduce themselves, they decided to observe what they did while on their land. They noticed that the man-made a dam and so they decided to call him by his creation, Adam. The woman on the other hand, would sing beautiful songs every evening and they called her Eve.
There once was a man who had a robotic dog that was always looking for a friend. The owner was very mean to the dog. He not only made him guard the house, but he also overworked him by giving him work that he was not programmed to do. Looking to build a friend robot to keep him company, it would always bury the man’s gadgets in the hope of making a new robotic owner. It made a gentle robotic giant that the dog loved more than its owner.
Once there was an alien who was known to be the ugliest one on his planet. Everyone on his planet was very handsome and they all believed he was abnormal for looking different. They all bullied him day in, day out when he was a child, and this hurt him very much.
He did not let this kill his spirit. Having read many stories like the Ugly Duckling with very beautiful endings, he believed that he would also have his happy ending one day. He hoped that he would grow up to be a very handsome alien on his planet. Still, this did not happen.
Under the sea lived a family of mermaids that had special powers. Their powers allowed them to draw beautiful pictures and bring them to life. This made their home one of the most beautiful homes under the sea.
News of their powers travelled far and wide making the pirates greedy for their power. The pirates had been hunting mermaids for several years but none of them had successfully caught a mermaid from this family. Among the pirates, was a boy determined to catch one of the mermaids and steal its power. He knew the way to succeed was to practice breathing underwater over long periods of time. He was so determined that he practiced so hard, he got gills.
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