AI Don't Care

It was a warm summer's evening and the McSmith family were relaxing in the garden. Little Jack, who was twelve years old, was out playing with his father's gun. His sister Sasha, who was nine years old, was trying to convince him to give her a go. The gun went off, and poor Sasha was struck by a piece of shrapnel in the stomach. "Now look what you made me do!" shouted Jack. The doctor was called, and Sasha was rushed into intensive care. The doctors worked late into the night trying to save her but sadly Sasha passed away the next morning. Jack was distraught, and his parents were shattered. "It was an accident," Jack said with tears in his eyes, "I was only playing with the gun." "No, Jack," they said, "You killed your sister. I don't think you can live with us any more." Jack left the house without saying a word, and went off to the cemetery to stand near his sister's grave and cry, for he was heartbroken. He was lost ...

Mischief the cat decided he would make milkshakes for him and Wendy. He found all the ingredients in the kitchen. He was going to use milk, ice cream, chocolate buttons, strawberries, caramel, whipped cream and sprinkles. When he had finished mixing the ingredients for the milkshake, Mischief the cat sat on the table and waited for Wendy to come down stairs. Wendy walked into the kitchen and saw that Mischief had splattered milkshake all over the walls. Mischief was purring loudly and licking his paws. "What did you do?!" Wendy shouted. "I'm sorry, Wendy, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to make milkshakes for us," Mischief said. "Well, I don't like milkshakes, so I'm going to have cookies for breakfast," Wendy said. Mischief was shocked, but then he realised that meant more milkshake for him. Soon Mischief was slurping away at the milkshake he had made. "And who do you suppose is going to clean up this mess?" asked Wendy. "I...

Mischief the cat had an important job he needed to do. He had a basket lined with cotton, with a cord tied around his neck. His job was to fill the basket with freshly picked raspberries. Mischief the cat was to dash through the thicket and gather them. As he was doing this, he noticed something unusual in the middle of the thicket. He ran toward the spot and found a little girl, who turned out to be a beautiful girl named Little Red Riding Hood. "Who are you?" asked Little Red Riding Hood. "I'm Mischief the cat, and I'm doing a very important job for our Emperor." "Do you mind if I help you?" asked Little Red Riding Hood. "Oh no, I'm not going to let you touch my basket!" Then Mischief ran off to the other end of the thicket and continued gathering raspberries. Mischief, in fact, was a spy for the Emperor, who was planning to overthrow the wicked King. Mischief had discovered that the King was allergic to raspberries which is why he ...

Minnie Mouse was meeting her friends for brunch at a local café. Minnie Mouse had to be there on time, and she had to look good for her friends. She was wearing her favourite pair of dungarees and a snazzy bow tie. When she arrived at the café she was disappointed to see that the girls were already at the table. "You're late for brunch," said Daisy Duck, "You look great though." "Daisy Duck," said Minnie, "I'm sorry you were late. You really don't have to worry about it." Daisy Duck could be a tad bit high maintenance sometimes, but Minnie couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her. Daisy was familiar with Minnie Mouse's mind games and was determined not to fall for it. "I know you mean well," said Daisy, "but you're not as good as you think you are." "Is that so?" asked Minnie, "At least I don't dress like a toddler." "I know that," replied Daisy, "but I can...

Mickey Mouse was taking his dog, Pluto, for a walk in the park. As they walked, Mickey noticed three chairs. The chairs were empty but they were each a different colour and each had a name written on the back. Mickey asked Pluto what the chairs were called. Pluto went to have a look and saw that the chairs said "Huey", "Dewey" and "Louie". Mickey picked up the chair marked "Huey". "This looks like a nice chair," said Mickey, "I wonder where it came from." Pluto said, "It's from our house." "Are they all from our house?" asked Mickey. "No," said Pluto, "this chair came from grandma's house." "And what about the third one?" asked Mickey. "The third one came from my house," said Pluto. Just then, three young ducks named Huey, Dewey and Louie came walking up to Mickey and Pluto. "Where'd you get those chairs?" "This one came from my house,"...

Minnie Mouse was looking through her wardrobe for something to wear. She had so many clothes, but what she was looking for was difficult to find. She wanted to wear a very specific outfit. Finally she found it, and put it on. She looked in the mirror and burst out laughing. "I look just like a hat," she thought. Mickey Mouse walked into the room and saw what Minnie was wearing. "Oh, Minnie! What are you doing?" "I wanted to look like a hat," replied Minnie. "But you look like a hat on its head." "Isn't it hilarious?" asked Minnie. "The one on its head," replied Mickey. Minnie started laughing even harder than the first time. She laughed so hard that she had to hold her sides, and then she had to laugh again. Mickey could not work out what she found so funny. She explained that her mother had promised her a new doll if she did well in her lessons, and that she was trying to teach it to be the perfect doll. Mickey noticed th...

I was walking to school one morning when I noticed something up in a tree. The branches of the tree were laden with many little baskets. I wanted to get a closer look at what was in the baskets. I climbed the tree to see, but as I was going up the tree, I came across another little basket. In that basket, I saw a baby fox having a nap. I was a little afraid, so I ran away as fast as I could. When I got to school, I told my friends about what I had seen. They were very interested and asked if they could see the little fox. After school, I took my friends to the tree so they could have a look. When we got there, I told them that there was no fox in the tree. I had changed my mind about showing them and was hoping this would stop them from looking. I told them that we were going home, but before I could leave the tree, they said "Yes, come on, we want to see the fox." Before I knew it, one of my friends was climbing the tree up to where the baskets were. When she got to the bask...

Mischief the cat was throwing a huge party, all of his friends would be there. The guests started to arrive, and Mischief called them up to the top of his house. He had a big announcement that he wanted to make. "My friends, we have a surprise for you!" Wendy then pulled back a big velvet curtain to reveal the surprise. There was a large golden cake, and some very large candles. "I'm officially the richest cat on Earth!" Mischief exclaimed, "Mrs Mahogany made us this huge cake to celebrate!" Mischief took a piece of cake, and was about to bite off a piece of it, when Wendy snatched it out of his mouth. "Aren't you going to offer it to our guests first?" she asked. "No," said Mischief, "It's yours." Mischief then shoved the piece of cake right into Wendy's mouth. Wendy swallowed the cake whole. "Wow, that is the best cake I have ever tasted!" Wendy shouted. "What's the matter?" asked Misc...

Mischief the cat had an appointment with the cat dentist. Mischief had just crawled out of the sack of cat food, and was standing on the kitchen floor with a can opener in his mouth. "Put that down," said Wendy, "You need to go for your appointment." Mischief dropped the opener on the floor, and turned and ran upstairs. "Get back here!" Wendy shouted, "You're going to be late!" "I know," said Mischief, "But I'm so late already." "Not a good excuse," said Wendy as she scooped him up and took him out to the car. "Where shall we go?" Wendy asked as she drove toward the office. "Have you forgotten already?" asked Mischief. Wendy replied, "No. I thought perhaps you had forgotten. Let's go and see that dentist." "I've seen him, Wendy," said Mischief. "I know you have," said Wendy, "But now it's time for you to see him again." "I don't ...

Malia Obama was preparing for her most dangerous spy mission yet. She had already gone into the bathroom to start. First she did her make-up, then her hair, then she put on her spy gear. The gear consisted of a white scarf, a wig, fake glasses, and a couple of wigs. Malia was a big fan of wigs. Malia had a set of earrings that matched her shoes and another set of chandelier earrings. When she was ready, she left the secret base and got into her spy car. She drove over the bridge, turned on her radar, and started looking for the Dunderheads. The Dunderheads were a gang of teenagers who had been causing a lot of trouble. Malia searched the woods with her radar, but found nothing. She then went into the city to Luigi's Italian restaurant where the Dunderheads were known to hang out. Malia parked the car, got out, and headed into the restaurant. Once inside she immediately noticed the Dunderheads sitting at a table in the corner. The leader of the group was named Frank. If Malia could ...

It was the last day of school and there was a real buzz in the air. The teachers were saying good-bye, the children were kissing their friends, and the mothers were hugging their little darlings. Anita was very much looking forward to her summer holiday. She was going to spend it at the seaside with her best girl friend, who was having a lovely time on a cruise. She just needed to make it through this one last day. "Don't forget me, Anita," her friend said, as they waved good-bye. Anita had done it, school was over for another year and she was heading out the front gate. Then she heard a voice behind her. "Wait a minute," the voice said, "I think you dropped this." Anita turned around to see a kind old lady holding a little red candy box. Anita didn't recognise the candy box but she took it anyway. "Thank you very much," she said. "You're welcome," said the old lady, "Have a nice summer!" Anita turned around to wav...

It was Bobby's fifth birthday and he was very much looking forward to opening his presents. But Bobby's mother said, "No, Bobby, you must open your presents in the morning. It's not your birthday until tomorrow." So that night Bobby opened his presents in secret. He got a football, a book, and a toy dinosaur. In the morning, his mother woke him up early and asked him to open his presents. "I already opened them," said Bobby. "Of course you did," said his mother, "but I want you to put them back, and you mustn't talk about it." So Bobby had to open his presents again, acting as though it were the first time. He got a clock, a bicycle, and a box of blocks. "Wait a minute," said Bobby, "These are different presents." His mother asked him to put them back in the box. So Bobby put them back in the box and went outside to play. He found a big pile of gifts, all wrapped in white paper, and he started giving them all a...

There was once a squid living deep in the ocean. He was very poor, and he did not know what to do to get some money. One day he met a wizard who made a deal with him. The wizard told him that he would give him a lot of money if the squid could find the secret of what it is to be a perfect man. The squid accepted the deal and set out to find the secret. He went and asked all the other animals what they thought the secret was. He was given lots of different suggestions. Finally, he decided to go to the wise men and ask them. The wise men told him that the secret to being a perfect man was to have a strong mind, a pure heart, and a generous spirit. The squid thought this was the secret, but he was not sure that it was. He went back to the wizard and told him what he had learned. The wizard looked at him a while, then he asked, 'What do you know about your spirit?' "My spirit?" said the squid, "I don't know about my spirit." "My friend," said the w...

Philip had always wanted to go swimming with sharks. His mother had said it was dangerous, but that didn't stop Philip from coming along. When the day finally came that he got the chance, he was extremely excited. He wanted to take some pictures of the sharks, but they were very shy, and went down deep when they saw him. He started humming an upbeat tune to make himself seem more approachable. He eventually got the sharks to come up, and kept them there. He pulled out his camera and took some incredible portraits of the sharks. He took a picture of the shark that was closest to him. It was a hammerhead shark who seemed to be really interested in Philip. As he watched the shark, he noticed that it was looking at him. "That shark looks really friendly," thought Philip. He took another picture of the hammerhead shark. The shark came right up to Philip and tried to get a look at the picture he had just taken. The shark was so close to Philip that he was able to get a really g...

Jason and Jackson wanted to respect their mother by calling her by her name. She told them that "Miss" was a very old-fashioned, foreign word, and said that she herself had been christened Esther. "Thank you for the cookies, Esther," they said. The children were very kind and good, but they were rather limited in their ideas. Esther was not the best mother but at least she felt respected. The children, however, were more interested in food and they ate the cookies. The End

 Jason was in a bad mood because he wasn't allowed a second cookie. "This is all your fault," said Jason, "you are the reason why we aren't allowed cookies. Why did you tell mom we already had one?" "Because she asked, and I didn't want to tell a lie." "Wow, Jackson," said Jason, "You are the worst little brother ever." "Gee, what do you know." said Jackson, "You're the only little brother I've ever had." "Shut your face," said Jason, "I may be shorter than you but I was born 8 minutes before you." "Do you want to hear a silly joke?" "Go on then," said Jason. "How do you tell your mom that you're in trouble?" "I don't know, how?" "You say, 'Mommy, I did something bad, I peed on the floor." "That just sounds like an entry from your diary," laughed Jason. "I bet that's a really long entry." Jaso...

It was raining heavily, more heavily than Cheryl had ever seen before. She walked to the corner store for her morning cup of coffee. By the time she got there, she was soaked from head to toe. When she got home she took a warm bath, then took a nap. She woke up a couple of hours later and found that it was still raining. To be honest, she didn't mind it, but she felt a bit sad. She had really wanted to go to the beach but it would have to wait. She put on a long raincoat and a big umbrella, and then she set out for the store. Since she couldn't go to the beach, she decided to go and buy some of her favourite treats instead. "I'm not going to buy a lot today, just some of the things I like. Some raspberries, some croissants, maybe a tub of ice cream." When she got home, the storm was over. She sat in front of the fire to dry off and started snacking on the treats she had bought. She nibbled a croissant, drank some juice, and ate a raspberry. She was feeling pure bl...

There was once a baby flamingo named Alejandro. He was very happy, but one day the zookeeper came to take him away. "Where are you taking me?" asked Alejandro. "Nowhere," said the zookeeper. "That's a relief," said Alejandro, "I was worried for a second there." "I was just going to take you to the zoo, but then I thought, What an opportunity! We're already at a zoo!" "I see you have a really big yard here," said Alejandro. "Thank you for noticing," said the zookeeper. "Where are you going to take me?" "As I explained, I decided not to take you anywhere." "You decided? Well, I'm glad you decided. I'm not sure I could have made that decision." "I mean, it seems that you made the decision to keep me here." "Yes," said the zookeeper, "I'm going to keep you right where you are." "I don't think that's very fair." "What th...

I used to work on the railroad. But I was not one of the real engineers, I just ran the refreshment cart. I was a college student when I started working on the railroad. It began as just a part-time job but it quickly took over my life. I got married, but that didn't help. Now I had a wife who kept complaining about how much time I spent on the trains. I didn't have any money of my own, so I couldn't even buy her a ring. I really did love her though. But she said, "If I keep complaining to you about how much you spend on trains, then one day you'll start spending all your money on trains." She didn't seem to understand that I was working on the trains. I was doing my best to work on the trains. But it was so hard when she wouldn't stop complaining. Then one day a man from the state railroad commissioner's office came to see me. He said, "I'm here to offer you a new job in the state railroad commissioner's office." "You're...

There are some things science can't explain. For example, there are some things that are just beyond the knowledge of physicists. I have made it my life's mission to answer the big questions that have eluded physicists for so long. It's about time that we discovered the secrets of the universe. I decided to start with the biggest question of all. "What is the origin of the universe?" To answer this I first asked some scientists what they thought. "Well," a physicist told me, "the universe might have started with a big bang." I wasn't convinced and so I decided to ask around some more. "I think," a mathematician told me, "it might have started with an explosion." I felt that this was only marginally different to what the physicist had said. "What about a big crunch?" asked an astronomer. Now we were getting somewhere, I liked the sound of that. "If that is so," I said, "then something must have ex...

"No, don't go in there!" shouted the professor. "There is no use talking to such a person, he is a fool." "Who said that?" I thought I heard a voice calling to me. However it may have just been my imagination. I turned round to get a better look. I squinted my eyes and could just about make out the figure of a man. "Aren't you afraid to go up there?" "This is where all the spiders live." "Oh, you're quite right," I replied, "I would not like to get bitten." And so I took the advice of the mysterious voices and stayed away from the attic. One morning as I was sitting on my bed drinking a cup of tea, I was startled by the loud wailing of a baby. I didn't have a baby myself so this sound was quite alarming. The baby had been left by mistake in a box by a person who was going to visit the country and had forgotten to take him away. I felt bad leaving the baby in the box and so I took it to work with me. M...

Ethan was very upset because he couldn't find his pet mouse. He looked around the entire house but could not find his friend. Eventually he gave up looking and sat down on the sofa. He thought about his friend for a few minutes and then looked around again. There was no sign of the mouse so he decided to turn on the TV. The mouse had somehow found its way into the living room and was watching TV on the sofa. The reason Ethan hadn't realised was because the house had two living rooms, and he was in the other one! He looked around the second living room, expecting to find his pet, but found nothing. In the time it had taken Ethan to get the second living room, the mouse had already finished his show and had gone outside to play. Ethan was so angry that he wanted to get out of the second living room immediately, but realised that he wouldn't be able to find his friend. He was getting more and more enraged so decided to take an ice bath to calm himself down. He was just about t...

Alexa was an ordinary teenage girl living in New York City. She had her own problems, which, if you ask me, was what normal teenagers have to deal with. There was one problem she had which she found particularly annoying though. She had always been a dreamer, and her dreams were very important to her. But then on her fourteenth birthday, she had suddenly lost the ability to dream. It had come to her like a bolt out of the blue. Every night she would lie in bed and her mind would be completely empty. She would try to read, or talk to her friends, or think of things to do, or just sleep, but nothing would happen. It completely ruined her life, she needed to get her dreams back. She knew that her dreams meant a lot to her. She just didn't know what to do to bring them back. But she tried all sorts of remedies, none of which worked. Eventually she found herself going to see a sleep therapist. She knew that that would be the last thing to do before she had to face the fact that her drea...

Mrs Mahogany and Mrs Hazelnut had been next door neighbours for thirty years. Mrs Mahogany had a bad heart, and it did her good to watch Mrs Hazelnut, for she never had a headache, but only a little ache here and there. Mrs Hazelnut took full advantage of this, often playing mean tricks on Mrs Mahogany. Mrs Mahogany often said to Mrs Hazelnut "I'm sure you're a very selfish person. Why can't we just be friends?" Mrs Hazelnut was quite deaf, and had very little brain, and she replied, "Yes, but I'm a really big person, and you're a little one." The most infuriating thing about Mrs Hazelnut is that she would always steal Mrs Mahogany's world famous apple pies. Mrs Mahogany said to Mrs Hazelnut, "I do so long for some really good apple pie. But whenever I make one it always goes missing before I can eat it." One day Mrs Hazelnut was feeling very bad and Mrs Mahogany said, "I'll make you a pie today, just to cheer you up."...

Mischief the cat was in the mood for some of Mrs Mahogany's world famous apple pie. There was a good deal of wind, and before the pie was baked the windows were rattling, and the door was banging. Suddenly Mischief and Mrs Mahogany found themselves caught up in the middle of a deadly hurricane. From the window they looked out to see the house on the cliff over the bay swept into the sea with the family still inside. "Quickly, Mischief!" yelled Mrs Mahogany, "We need to get out of here!" But they could not find the door, for it was locked and bolted. The hurricane was getting stronger and stronger and the two of them were getting scared. Then Mischief looked up and saw, on a rocky ledge above the house, a goat walking about. "Hey goat!" Mischief shouted, "Can you get us out of here?" The goat looked at them for a moment, and then said, "I will see what I can do." The goat disappeared for a few minutes and then reappeared carrying a b...

Mrs Mahogany decided to bake a pie. "I'm going to make a delicious apple pie. It'll be the best apple pie ever made," she said. "I'm sure it'll be better than anything you've ever tasted. There's no way anybody could ever make a better apple pie than the one I'm about to make." The whole world came to know about Mrs Mahogany's apple pie and the ingredients for it. The recipe was studied closely by aspiring chefs the world over hoping to make a pie even half as good as Mrs Mahogany's apple pie. The recipe was eventually found by a young girl who was too afraid to tell anyone. She knew that what she possessed could change the world forever. That young girl was a girl named Mary. Mary decided that it was her moral duty to let the world know how to make Mrs Mahogany's apple pie. Mary made a pie and sent it to her uncle, who was the editor of a newspaper. He was astounded at how good the pie tasted and so it became headline news. T...

Chris the seahorse was on his way to meet a girl named Isabella. They had been in love for as long as either of them could remember. Isabella was no ordinary girl, her father was the Emperor of all the animals. She and her father had a problem. Isabella often disagreed with her father's decisions on how to rule the animal empire. Now this was a very great matter for her to disagree with her father about, for he was the Emperor. She would frequently meet up with her boyfriend Chris to let off some steam. One day they met by the shore of a quiet little lake, where Chris could hear the sea lapping at the beach. "Chris, I need to ask you something," Isabella said. "I've got something I need to tell you that I'm not supposed to tell anyone." "What is it?" asked Chris, "You can tell me anything." "Ok," said Isabella, "How did you get here?" "I swam up here from Atlantis," replied Chris. "And how did you kn...

Mischief the cat woke up in a dimly lit chamber which smelled of tuna. Tuna he thought, tuna this must be. Suddenly he heard a noise coming from outside the door. He jumped up and opened the door. Standing there was a seahorse who said, "Hello there, welcome to the lost city of Atlantis!" "Where are my friends?" said Mischief, "Where is the magic of Neptune?" "Don't worry," said the seahorse, "my name is Chris and I'll take you to see King Neptune." They walked out into the cool, crisp, salt-water air and boarded the seahorse. Chris took Mischief on a tour through the streets of Atlantis before stopping outside Neptune's palace. Mischief couldn't believe what he saw. The palace was huge, with tall spire made of gold and encrusted with pearls. Mischief could see the ocean beyond. Fish of every size, shape and colour were out there, going about their lives. "This is the greatest city of all!" "I'm glad y...

Mischief the cat wanted to go swimming. He could not think of any reason why he should not go, so he put on his bathing-trunks and went down to the river. At first the water felt quite cold but he soon got used to it. Then Mischief remembered that he had forgotten his swimming-float. He started to sink down into the river. As soon as he thought he was sinking down into the water, he swam quickly to the top of the water. As he was struggling to stay afloat, he noticed a pair of otters swimming by. They were swimming so fast that they seemed as if they would soon be at the bottom of the river. He tried to get their attention by waving his paws around. The otters did not seem to see him. He started swimming after them to try and catch up with them. Mischief soon felt as if he was sinking. Just as he thought he was about to drown, the otters finally noticed him and came over to help. As soon as they saw Mischief, they started swimming away. "Hey," said Mischief, "where are y...

Anna was a young cow with a big imagination. Anna liked to talk to her friends and tell stories, but she especially liked to tell stories about herself. One of her favourite stories was about the time her grandmother went to space. "When Grandma went to space, she brought back a lot of sweet treats for me!" "Wow," her friends would say, "what kind of treats?" "I don't know," Anna would say, "she never told me. They tasted good though." "What did she bring back?" the children would ask. "All I know is they were sweet and they were treats," said Anna. It wasn't long before Anna's friends started asking her about the treats she'd gotten from her grandmother in space. Anna began to wish she had never brought it up. Why did she have to go and spoil the fun? Anna had her own dreams of becoming a movie star. "Could she do that?" said the children. Anna believed she could, she just wasn't old en...

There were three cows who had been best friends since childhood. They enjoyed spending time together and often went out to graze in the meadow. One of the cows dreamed of becoming an astronaut. She had never seen the world from high above. She was much more ambitious than her two friends and this was beginning to put a strain on their friendship. They decided to ask their friend, the astronaut cow, to spend a week with them in the meadow. They wanted her to spend just one week without thinking about space. She had always been a very sensible cow, and it was no good trying to deceive her. She told her friends that if they weren't going to support her dream then they weren't real friends. She left them there in the meadow alone. She went to NASA and applied for astronaut training. She was accepted and became the first cow in space. She spent seven months aboard the International Space Station, taking part in various experiments. She returned home and found she had lost her friend...

Mischief the cat was bored one day because all his friends were busy. "I think it's time to catch some mice," he said. So he went down the street to a house where a family of mice lived. He made up his mind that they would make good supper. He rang the doorbell then hid in the bushes. At the moment when he was going to spring out he heard his mother calling him. "Mischief," she said, "can you help me with something?" "No," he answered; "I'm going to get dinner for the cat." Then the front door opened and out came Penny, a young mouse. "I'm out!" she cried. "My brothers are playing football in the garden and I must hurry. See you later!" "I can't go," said the cat; "I've got to catch a mouse." Mischief then pounced on Penny and caught her in his paws. She twisted and squealed, but the cat was too strong. He ripped her head clean off. "Poor Penny!" he said as he put the...

Wes, the super intelligent pig, was plotting to break out of prison. He planned to escape with a horse and buggy, then, when he was free, he would become a respected inventor and change the world. He meticulously set up the whole thing so that there would be no evidence and no witnesses. He stole the horse from the stable, and the buggy from the farmer's barn. Then, in the middle of the night, he slipped past the guards and rode out of there. But first he had to find the perfect spot to board the horse and buggy. He did it behind the bike shed where nobody would see him. He filled his pockets with treats, and pulled the buggy around so that no one would suspect anything. He then rode off into the distance, laughing maniacally. The next day, the authorities got a call from a man saying that his horse had escaped. It seemed that the plan wasn't as foolproof as Wes had thought. The authorities were very puzzled – it was a man who had stolen the horse, but it was a woman who had st...

 Wes was a very intelligent pig who lived on a farm in Fife. One day he was put in a pen with a famous prize-winning pig called Prince and told to learn his name. Wes and Prince became fast friends and soon they did everything together. They went for walks by the sea, and to the woods where they could get some nice apples. This was great for a while but Prince started to become envious of how intelligent Wes was. He began to have the idea of becoming the cleverest pig in the world, but he had no idea how. He thought the only way would be if Wes were out of the picture. So one day he went to the back door and said, "Wes, I have thought up a great idea and I want you to help me out with it." But Wes was too intelligent to fall for Prince's trap and instead ran away and got on a train. He got as far as London and asked someone for some money for a ticket home. But he wasn't planning on going home just yet. Prince was alone, and miserable, because he'd never get Wes t...

 Poppy and Alice were twin sisters who could not be any more different. Alice was a very respectable girl and Poppy was a girl who did naughty things. One day Poppy was out with her friends when one of them choked on a grape and died. All the girls were very sad, but Poppy was in the worst distress of all. She ran home crying, straight into the arms of her sister Alice. "What's the matter? What happened?" "My friend choked on a grape and died," Poppy replied. "Oh, Poppy, you should have called out for help! This is what happens when you do rather naughty things." "But you weren't doing any naughty things," said Alice. "Not on this occasion, no," said Poppy, "so why did you bring them up?" "Well, they are very important rules." "I suppose you're right." "And you never know what might happen." At this moment the ceiling collapsed and the twins were trapped beneath it. "Alice, I'...

 The day began like any other. It was so bright and clear that the sunbeams streamed in through the open windows, and danced merrily on the floor. The birds were chirping merrily outside and a gentle breeze made the trees sway gracefully from side to side. Little Wendy was lying on the floor, fast asleep. Lying beside her was her best friend in the whole world, her cat, Mischief. Mischief was not fast asleep, but was wide awake and looking very much at home. He started pawing at Wendy's arm, trying to get her attention. He was a very intelligent cat. After a minute or two, Wendy awoke from her slumber and looked Mischief in the eyes. Wendy did not know what to say, but Mischief understood at once. He knew that Wendy was planning on doing something very exciting that day. "What are you thinking about?" Mischief couldn't reply with words, but Wendy could see in his eyes that he knew about her plan. "What a good little boy you are!" Wendy got up off the floor a...

 Malia was no ordinary teenager, her father was President of the United States. She didn't even have a normal house where she could have her friends over. All she really wanted was to have just one normal evening with her pals. So she asked her father if she could have one, but he just shook his head and replied, "Oh no. You're not going anywhere without the secret service." Her father's family was of the richest, most influential, and most powerful in the country. Every day at school, everybody would treat Malia so differently. Some kids would stare at her, some would insult her, some would make fun of her. Every night Malia would cry herself to sleep, wishing for a normal life. Then one day she found out her father had been killed in an airplane accident, and her life was shattered. The funeral was one of the most extravagant affairs she had ever seen but it brought her no comfort. The only person who she could talk to was her mother, and she didn't know how...

Charlie was looking forward to his Sunday lunch. Charlie was the landlord of the biggest villa in the village. He invited all of the villagers round to his villa every Sunday. "Please come to Charlie's Sunday lunch," he would say. Everybody would come along because Charlie made an excellent roast chicken. He was very fond of roast chicken. One day, he decided he would switch things up and made roast beef instead. "It's the same thing, really," he said to his wife. However, his wife, Caroline, was not a fan of beef. Caroline did not want to offend Charlie, but she said that the roast beef made her feel a little sick. Charlie thought that maybe she had got food poisoning and took her to the hospital. On the way, they had to pass the butcher's shop. "Oh look," said Charlie, "those sausages look tasty." "Oh yes," said Caroline, "I wouldn't mind having a little snack." So they abandoned the trip to the hospital and ...

 Patrick was nervous about his upcoming doctor's appointment. He was doing his best to keep his mind off the appointment. He decided to focus his attention on writing a story. He was making a list of the story's characters. There would be himself, his twin brother Robbie, and his cat Gizzi. He made it a rule to only use the first name of the main character. The story was autobiographical in nature, detailing the morning he had just experienced. He knew the story would be very short, but he was determined to make it good. Unfortunately, when he finished it, he realised just how cringey it was. He decided to make some minor changes, but he was already feeling drained and couldn't work for a while. He was so tired he fell asleep and missed his doctor's appointment. He woke up one day and found a story on his headboard. He didn't remember writing it but it described his life exactly. He was so excited that he decided to share it with his roommate. "Hey Robbie,...

 Ian was a man who had never left the village he was born in. He had lived there all his life, and he was a shepherd. One day when he was out with his sheep, he saw a mysterious light in the sky. He went closer and saw that it was a carriage. Inside the carriage was a baby gorilla. It was wrapped in a heavy velvet cloth. Ian picked up the gorilla and cradled it in his arms. It awoke from its stupor, and Ian began to talk to it. "Hey baby," he said, "what are you doing here?" The baby answered, "I'm lost." "I can see that," said Ian, seemingly unfazed by the talking baby gorilla. "And I can't find my way out of here. Will you help me?" the baby gorilla asked. "If I find the door I'll help you find your way out," said Ian. He then began to look around the field for a door. He found a door under a hedge. "Here it is!" he exclaimed, and shoved the gorilla through the door. Ian then gave the baby gorilla a big...

 Liam was a boy who lived in a garden shed. He loved to read, play video games, and go to the beach. One day, he was reading Pride and Prejudice when he heard a knock on the shed door. He opened the door and there stood a princess. "My name is Serena," she said, "I need your help." "I'm a plant," Serena explained, "I'm trapped under the earth and I need you to dig me up." Liam was confused but hurriedly grabbed his spade and began digging around Serena's legs. When he finally saw her, his heart pounded in his chest. She was the most beautiful plant Liam had ever seen. He knew he had to save her, but he was afraid of the dark. He put on his night-vision goggles and picked her up over his shoulders. With her in his arms, he felt so powerful, like a real hero. He asked her where he should take her. "I can't stay here," Serena said. Liam began running as fast as he could away from the garden in which he lived. In the blink o...