Funny stories by John

John created some pretty funny stories at school last week. John's teacher writes the story as each child describes it and then the children illustrate their stories.

I have to say, John's stories are both disturbing and hilarious at the same time. The stories are disturbing because they are all about destruction but they are hilarious because the tales are so outlandish. I was a bit concerned about the amount of violence in John's stories, but John's teacher reassured me that all of the boys had similar tales. She said that they listened to each other tell their stories so many of the ideas came from other children and were concocted from silliness.

I had to take pictures of John's books to document their craziness. The plot doesn't always make sense, but it must in John's mind because he thinks these stories are the best ever. Here is story number one.

Amelia thinks the part above about how a folder game squishes everything is the funniest thing ever. She squealed (imagine the high-pitched seven year-old squeal here), "John, what were you thinking?!? How could a folder squish everything? And what exactly is a folder game anyway?" John: "I don't know, but it IS pretty funny, Amelia!" And now for story number two:

You have to imagine how John acts when I read his stories aloud. He laughs and slaps his hand against his thigh, giggling and acting so excited to be sharing his creation. It's awesome to watch him like this.