One Morning... (prompt 6 of 7)

As I noted on Thursday, we are in the midst of Children’s Book Week! However, we only have a few days to celebrate, because it ends tomorrow. One of the main ways for celebrating this event, based on my perusal of the website, is to write stories based on prompts that are provided by famous authors as well as people just connected with the event.

So today I sat down and worked my way through all the prompts. I only gave myself 15 minutes to complete each prompt (because I don’t want to shame the kids who might be participating). So what you will find in bold, below, is the prompt given on the website, and then in non-bold, you will see where I decided to take the story. Happy Children’s Book Week!

Prompt Six: “One Morning…” Begun by Mary Pope Osborne and completed by Molly

“I’m cold,” said Annie, sitting on the front porch.

“Me, too,” said Jack, shivering. “Let’s go inside.”

“Wait! Look!” said Annie. “Over there!”

“It’s a store that sells coats!” exclaimed Jack. “How did we never notice this before?”

Annie and Jack went over to the store that sold coats (Burlington Coat Factory) and they each purchased a jacket. Then, they were very warm. They went back to sit on the porch, and they managed to sit there for months until one morning…

“I’m hot,” said Annie, sitting on the front porch.

“Me too,” said Jack, sweating. “Let’s go inside.”

“Wait! Look!” said Annie. “Over there!”

“It’s a swimming pool!” exclaimed Jack. “How did we never notice this before?”

Annie and Jack went over to the swimming pool, but then they had to return to Burlington Coat Factory to buy swimsuits. Once they were properly attired, they went back to the swimming pool and jumped in. They cooled off immediately. They swam for hours and hours until they turned into prunes. They got out of the pool and sat in a deck chair.

“Hey Annie?”

“Yes, Jack?”

“Maybe we should spend more time exploring instead of sitting on our porch all the time. As it turns out, we live in a pretty interesting neighborhood, what with this Burlington Coat Factory and this swimming pool.”

“You’re right, Jack. We need to experience life!”

That night Annie and Jack robbed a convenience store and were sent to jail, which they found pretty similar to sitting on the porch, so it worked out well for them.