A Mermaid "Tale"

Once upon a time there was a beautiful mermaid at the bottom of the sea.  And she lived in a princess castle under the sea.  Her flippers flapped in the sea breeze as she flipped her tail up and down as she was swimming in her castle.  One morning the mermaid woke up to see beautiful pieces of coral.  It was a coral reef around the whole castle.  And she found that they were growing.  Another morning the coral reef was still growing.  The creatures that lived there were sea horses, groups of fish, and also there were beautiful other mermaids that flapped their fins in the breeze as they swam to the castle that the other mermaid lived in. And they had a great mermaid feast. The end.

Dictated and illustrated by a 5-year-old girl

The Family and the Magic Ticket

Once upon a time there was a family. And the family had two kids. One day, the family went to a fair for the little girl's birthday. There was balloons there, and magic tickets. (Magic tickets make your dreams come true).  There were also balls and balloons that were purple, pink, blue, and green.  The girl picked a purple ball.  And the girl also picked pink cupcakes.  She had a crown that she bought.  Then after she blowed out the candle, she wished for hundreds of balloons. And her magic ticket went in the magic ticket machine, and her wish came true!  The End.

Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old girl

Starlight

Once upon a time there was a star.  And one day, someone went out to see the stars glow.  And then they went outside to look at the moon and the stars with their stuffed bear.  And they ride their bicycles.  A heart was falling from the sky.  In the morning they played and they ride their bikes again.  Then they got invited to a birthday party.  The End.

Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old girl

The Elegant Mermaid

Once upon a time, there was a elegant mermaid.  And she had fairy wings.  And a little friend named Globie the Fish.  Globie and the elegant mermaid searched through the ocean the whole day and the whole night.  When they searched all night, the elegant mermaid started getting very tired.  Then Globie got tired too.  The next morning the elegant mermaid and Globie woke up.  They had a big breakfast.  Then they searched through the ocean again.  They were looking for the lost treasure.  They found the treasure right where it had been lost.  The treasure had beautiful prizes inside for fishies and mermaids.  The End.

 
Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old girl

The Most Fantastic Carnival

Once upon a time, there was a little girl with her big sister.  Her little sister wanted to go on the merry-go-round.  She saw the balloons and she picked a pink one.  Then she wanted to go to the candy store.  She got to go.  But then a big scary monster came. So they went home.   The End

Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old-girl

The Delicious Ice Cream

Once upon a time there was an ice cream shop.  Soon, the bell rang.  Someone wanted to have some ice cream.  The delicious ice cream was yummy.  Then they got some grapes.  One morning, it was a beautiful morning.  It was springtime.  The most delicious ice cream was at the ice cream shop.  Then the bell rang again.  And another little girl wanted some ice cream.  She wanted the flavor to be strawberry.  And it was.  The End

Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old-girl

The Big Show

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, and she was going to have a show at her ballet class.  And she had the flower costume.  She was going to have a good show for all her friends and family.  And the other costumes were ladybug costumes.  Then it was time for the show.  She twirled around and jumped up on the stage.  And then the show was over.  After the show, she got to have some cake.   The end

Dictated and illustrated by a 4-year-old girl

The Unicorn Store

Once upon a time, there was a NAREN.   A “NAREN” is somewhere you can buy anything you want that has a unicorn on it.  Or there is something else you can get for free.  You can get three quarters for free.  And there’s a big unicorn merry-go-round.  You can get unicorn jewelry, unicorn purses, and unicorn backpacks.  Or else you could get a nice snack or drink.  

One day, the NAREN was going to be a new carnival.  Everybody came to the carnival, and everybody knowed that the one unicorn was going to be given to the birthday girl.  She was having a birthday at the carnival because she hadded a birthday when the carnival was open.  And everybody came, and they hadded the birthday in the NAREN.  The End.

Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old girl

The Two Girls’ Swim Team at the Beach

Once upon a time, there was two girls.  And they were packing up for the beach.  When they got to the beach it was very cold in the water.  The two girls were looking at the swirly swirls in the ocean.  Then one of the girls said, “Come on!  Swim faster!”  And then they saw a bunch of starfish and jellyfish.  And they saw the birds, and there was sunshine around them.  They had a good time at the beach.  The swim team was swimming the frog kick in the water, and the dive kick in the water.  They also did the float.  (That’s the ones I like to do too).  They winned the race and got a gold trophy.  The End

Dictated and illustrated by a 4-year-old girl

The Bedtime and the Morningtime

Once upon a time, it was the nighttime.  And a little girl got to stay up late.  And she had a music party in her room.  And her sister was playing with her on her music party.  Then little girls went downstairs for some snacks.  Then they drawed pictures for their grandma and grandpa.  Then they looked at the stars in the sky, and they gotted to watch a movie.  Then it was bedtime.  Then they got up early in the morning so they could eat their breakfast.  They had pancakes for breakfast.  Then they went to the cake factory.  They saw all kinds of cakes at the cake factory.  Then, they maded cookies for Easter.  The End.

Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old girl.

 

The Birthday Party with the Hugest Cake

Once upon a time, there was a little girl.  She was going to have a birthday party with balloons, stars, decorations, and streamers falling from the sky in a big piñata.  And also her mother was going to make a hugest cake.  When the cake was all done, it hadded pink and purple candles on it.  The fire was all pink.  The birthday party cake hadded pink icing on the top of it.  It was strawberry.  The little girl was all dressed in a blue party dress.  She hadded a balloon in her hand, too.  So then, her party started, and all of her friends surprised her.  And one of her friends gave her a balloon. Then they ate the cake, and kept theirself clean.   And they all lived happily ever after.  The End.

Dictated and illustrated by a four-year-old girl