Four Stories by Ben Jackson (age five)

Jimmy and the Runaway Cookie

Once there was a boy named Jimmy. He was hungry and wanted to bake the world's biggest cookie. It was as big as his head. When he put it in the oven, it grew the size of a dog. Then, it was the size of a rhinoceros. Then it was the size of Jimmy's house. It got so big it broke the oven. Then it scared the cat. Then it was done. Jimmy tried to eat the cookie, but it rolled away. It rolled and rolled until it went to a castle. There was a princess in the castle. There was a king in the castle. Everyone in the castle was scared because there was a dragon. The cookie rolled until it found the dragon. Then the dragon breathed fire on the cookie, but it cooked the cookie. The dragon was scared then ran away. Jimmy married the princess because he made the cookie. The cookie was at the wedding. Everyone ate the cookie but not the dragon. He was dead.

The Hairy Scary Christmas

When it was Christmas a man got on the TV and said there was a bear in the zoo. Everyone was scared because the bear would eat them. Then it ate a car. The bear was very big. It growled and growled and scared a baby and a mom. Then they told a police that the bear made the baby cry. The police said I do not like bears growling in my town. Then he went to shoot the bear. Then the bear went to a Christmas house. He looked at the lights and the tree. The police knew that the bear only wanted to look at snow because there was none of the snow in his cage. The police made a snow angel and the bear made a snow bear angel. Then the police gave the bear honey for a present. It was the happiest Christmas ever.

The Dog on the Moon

Once upon a time there was a dog on the moon. The dog was big and sad because it does not have a family. There was no one on the moon for it to play with. It tried to throw a stick but it could not pick up a stick. Then it saw an alien and the dog said will you be my friend? The alien did not know what a dog was but he said yes. Then the dog and the alien were good friends. The alien was green and had a hundred thousand legs so he was very fast. It ran and the dog chased it and growled. But it wasn't mean. It was a friendly growl. The dog was named Growler.

The Happy Happy Hippo

One time there was a hippo. It was very fat. All of the animals laughed at the hippo because it was as big as a truck. The monkeys said look at the fat hippo. The hippo was so big it could not go in the water because it could not fit in the lake. Then the hippo's mom said don't be sad because I love you. Then the hippo wasn't sad any more. When animals made fun of it it said I don't care what you think because my mom loves me. Then monkeys called it a mommy. The hippo said I am not a mommy. The monkeys said I am sorry. Then they were friends and the hippo gave the monkeys a banana.

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