Alastair Cooke Presents: Lilybug Theater

As I was writing my earlier posts, Lily asked if she could contribute some stories. Here they are:

The Surfing Penguins

Once upon a time there was a surfing penguin, a boy and a girl. They both liked to surf on their surfboards across the ocean. But then one day, they surfed across the ocean and a big wave came and they splashed over into the water. Then they came back home and they saw no surfboard on their feet and they were just surfing with no board. They used to have a surfboard! Then they jumped and there was the surf board, then they jumped again and they were standing on a magical surfboard. The end.

The Princess and the Frog.

Once upon a time there was a princess and frog. They always played all day at castle. But one day, they forgot all about playing and they didn't even play. (At this point, Lily picked up one of Jack's picture books about Christmas, which begins to inform the rest of her story, as you will see) They were decorating the tree because it was Christmas. They couldn't play because it was Christmas time, and also, if they didn't hang it on the tree no one would like what it is. Whatever they did, they always liked to play. It was a tinkling bell under the bush one day when they found it, and then they saw that no cookies were in the cookie jar and no milk in the cup. Something had ate everything. And then when it ate everything, Santa wouldn't be happy and come to their house so they got sad. Soon, when they woke up it was back there all munched and crunched like a big chubby head and...(here she paused and we had the following conversation)

L: What color are Santa's socks, mom?
Me: I don't know.
L: You have to guess, mama.
Me: Red?
L: (Shows me the picture book, which has the socks hidden under a flap). Get it, it's green. They're green, get it? Like that! (showing me the stamp on her hand from ballet class). What do you think the penguins got for presents? (indicating the next flap in the book).
Me: Are you done with your story?
L: Yes. The End. Can I write my name on it?
Me: Yes.

And here it is:

lily d

As typed by Lily all by herself.