************************ #3I Story 3 Original text ************************ Once upon a time there was a man who loved fishing. He only fished on nights when the moon was full. One night, while fishing on the ocean from his little boat, he caught a huge fish. The fish looked normal except that it had little legs and was wearing shoes. The man was startled when the fish turned to him and said . . . ----------- added by Devette in Maryland --------------- "Put me back right now." But the man said, "No I caught you and I am going to eat you for my dinner tonight." The fish said, "I have lived in this lake for many years and don't you take me out of here!" -----------------added by Richard in Arizona------------ So the man put him back and went fishing for another fish. The man caught another fish but it was... -------------- added by Devette in Maryland--------------- ... the fish's sister. The girl fish said, "Put me back now. You do not want me becuse I am not good to eat, I am too little. I want to see the world. How old are you old man you look about 159 do you have.... ? ---------------added by Richard in Arizona ----------------- a wife or a girlfriend? "Why?" asked the man. "Because I want to know," said the little fish and the fish told him a story. "What if you were a fish and I caught you and you couldn't see your family. What would you say to me?" ----------- added by Devette in Maryland------------------- "I would tell you to put me back." "Then put me back," the old man said. "O.K then," the old man said. "I will put you back. I am going home to my wife." The old man went fishing he caught the fish again and he caught... ************************ #2D Story 2 Original text ************************ Once upon a time a lonely old man lived in a shack deep in the woods. He did not have a very interesting life. One day when he was walking along a path in the dark woods, he came upon a fountain. When he leaned over to have a drink he slipped and fell into the shallow water. When he shook himself dry he noticed that he didn't have his joint pains anymore. When dried his head he noticed that he had hair. There had not been hair there for many years. When he looked at his reflection in the water, he saw the face of a young man. He ran back down the path, leaving his cane behind him. ---------------- added by Milton in Maryland ------------- He didn't even have any wrinkles. So he went to the store and said, "Hey." They said, "So you are the new boy!" "No, I am Sam your neighbor." "Huh?" they said. "How can you be Sam? Sam is old." "No, that's me, Sam!" -----------------added by Tucson---------------------------- The old men wondered about this little kid. The thought he was lying or on drugs. They tried to test him by asking him a question. "How old are you?" ------------------- added by Dante in Maryland ------------ "I am 34 years old. I would never take drugs or lie. Ask me some questions to prove that I am Sam. I'm hungry, let's eat some food. What do we have to eat? ------------------- added by Tucson Students --------------- The men thought about it then said, "Pizza! Our old friend always liked pizza!" The new-young man made a face, "Pizza!?? I can't eat pizza. My dentures will fall out!" The men all shouted at once, "SAM!!!" ************************ #2E Story 2 Original text ************************ Once upon a time a lonely old man lived in a shack deep in the woods. He did not have a very interesting life. One day when he was walking along a path in the dark woods, he came upon a fountain. When he leaned over to have a drink he slipped and fell into the shallow water. When he shook himself dry he noticed that he didn't have his joint pains anymore. When dried his head he noticed that he had hair. There had not been hair there for many years. When he looked at his reflection in the water, he saw the face of a young man. He ran back down the path, leaving his cane behind him. ---------------- added by Kristina in Maryland ------------ Juming up and down for joy he said to himself. "Now maybe my life will not be so boring and lonely." Everyday he met nice women, but one day he met the most lovely woman that he every saw. The only thing wrong was that she was old. She was 53 and the old man looked as if he were 28. So that same day he asked the woman did she want some tea and pie. She said yes, and she came in. Then he notice that he had no more water for tea. So then he said ... ----------------------added by Tucson ---------------------- "Do you want to go with me to the fountain to get some water for the tea?" She answered, "I will go with you but I canot go too fast, so if you want to take your time I will go with you." "I will go very slow but when we come back we will be running," he said with a smile. "I will try to run back but I don't think I will be able to," she said. ---------------- added by Kristina in Maryland ------------ By the time they reached the well she had got thisty. Then the old man said, "Well, since we are at the well let's get some water." They got water from the well and all of a sudden she changed into the most beautiful young woman he'd ever seen in his whole life. By the time she noticed the old man and the woman were running back to the shack and then... -------------- added by Rolando in Arizona ----------- they went into the town and they went to a dance. All of a sudden they started to feel kind of weird. They felt old. They started to change into their old selves in front of the town. They left before they could be seen... ******************************* #1A Story 1 Original text ******************************* Once upon a time there was a man named Wilbert who was shy of girls. The reason he was shy was because he had big feet and he was afraid he would trip or step on their feet when they went dancing. One day a pretty young lady transferred from Canada to his school. Wilbert saw her beautiful eyes and fell in love with her immediately. -------------------- added by Brandon in Maryland ---------- But she did not know he was a caveman. When she said, "Let's go to your house," he said, She said, "We can go to my house." And when she got there the house was a mess and she said, "Why is your house a mess?" He said, "I am a caveman." She said. "I will come back in a hour. She did not come back. ------------- added by Tucson's Eddie -------------------- The caveman was not happy because the beautiful lady took off and never came back. So he took his club and started to hunt her down. The following day the caveman had found her. The caveman asked the girl, "Why you leave me?" She said, "Because you are too ugly." Then the girl pulled out of her pocket a picture of ... ---------- added by Brandon in Maryland ----------- ...her dad who was very handsome. "I what to find a man like my dad who is a very nice man. He would not hurt me or anyone else," she said. And the caveman threw his club away and he asked her to marry him, And she ran to her dad's house and said, "Dad should I marry a caveman? He is a very ugly man." And her dad said, "Yes, you sould marry him becouse he is 15 years old and he will grow up to be handsome. Meantime the caveman went to look for her and he found her at the pack. She was walking her dog. She had a hotdog for a dog. The guy said, "Can I eat your hot dog? I have not had my dinner." And the next day she come to has house and she said, "Will you marry me yes or no and the man said, I will marry you. And they got married on June 11, 1992. And they had a baby boy whose name is Brandon Todd Gillis. That is my name. And the caveman's name is Velly. And the caveman built them a house and he got them a car and a some land. ----------------- added by Andy in Arizona ----------------- Even though they were married and they had Brandon the Caveman, Velly (formerly Wilbert) was still ugly. Eventually Velly died of old age because cavemen didn't live a long time. Brandon had a hard time overcoming that and started to try to live like a caveman, just like his Dad. He took off to the forest and never came back for a while. He made himself a big club just like his Dad's.. --------------------- added by Brandon Gillis--------------- Brandon had to build him a house so he can live. It took him a week to build him a house.And he had to make windows in his house and a door. And he had to cut trees down so he could make his house. And he had to get some food for his house. and he had to get him some... ************************ #3A Story 3 Original text ************************ Once upon a time there was a man who loved fishing. He only fished on nights when the moon was full. One night, while fishing on the ocean from his little boat, he caught a huge fish. The fish looked normal except that it had little legs and was wearing shoes. The man was startled when the fish turned to him and said . . . ----------------------- added by Devette in Maryland------- "Put me back right now." But the man said, "No I caught you and I am going to eat you for my dinner tonight." The fish said, "I have lived in this lake for many years and don't you take me out of here!" ------------------added by Richard in Arizona------------ So the man put him back and went fishing for another fish. The man caught another fish but it was... ---------------added by Leslie from Delmar ------------ a much larger fish it was a middle size shark ! The man said AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH as loud as he could say it then he said again AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH and this time it was even louder. One man heard him and ... ---added by Richard in Arizona---------- he came toward him and told him what was wrong and the fisherman told him that a fish that looked like a shark had eaten three of his fingers and the fisherman was blooding a lot and the man in the other boat told him that he would be all right. So the fisherman went after him because he didn't go for help so he caught up to him and the fisherman got in his boat and he...