I came home from work last night and found a series of colorful notes and pictures on the counter. They were all from the youngest Veenie Baby, Paige.
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Dear Dad,
I want you to put this in one of your books. This picture is about a girl who made friends with a alien. But the girl use to fight with all the aliens. Please put it in your book. Thank you.
From: Paige Elaine (#1 God – #2 Dad)
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I don’t know if that last bit represents some kind of scorecard between me and God or what, but I decided to save everything regardless. To tell the truth, I wasn’t really planning on writing a story about a girl who makes friends with aliens, but I changed my mind this morning when Paige woke up with strep throat.
She was so miserable, curled up on my lap, listing all of her aches and symptoms in a despondent voice. I wanted to take her mind off it, so I asked her to tell me more about her story. That’s when she insisted I boot up my teeny-tiny computer and start typing it immediately.
She can be like that sometimes (okay, most of the time).
So yeah, It was kind of hard to type with her in my lap. Her constant editorial criticisms made it even harder, but we got ‘er done, and here it is. Tell us what you think.
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She was so miserable, curled up on my lap, listing all of her aches and symptoms in a despondent voice. I wanted to take her mind off it, so I asked her to tell me more about her story. That’s when she insisted I boot up my teeny-tiny computer and start typing it immediately.
She can be like that sometimes (okay, most of the time).
So yeah, It was kind of hard to type with her in my lap. Her constant editorial criticisms made it even harder, but we got ‘er done, and here it is. Tell us what you think.
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Friends
By Paige Elaine Veen (and ghostwriter)
Once upon a time, a girl named Tiffany was sleeping in her bed. Suddenly her room filled up with light and she woke up and said, “What’s going on?”
She saw the light was coming from outside her window, so she looked out and saw something floating in the air over her yard. It was pink and black, and at first she thought it was a cool looking Frisbee. But then the light sort of grabbed hold of her and pulled her out into the night sky. She was really scared, but she didn’t cry, even though the light was pulling her up into the big, floating disc.
Tiffany drifted in through an opening in the side, and found herself in a little room surrounded by green aliens. They came towards her and put metal cuffs around her ankles. She was still scared, but she had the courage to ask, “Why are you doing this to me?”
“Because you look so weird and different.” Their leader answered. Then he sent her down to the prison and the aliens locked her up in a cage.
It was still night, and Tiffany was still tired, so even though she was terribly frightened, she eventually fell asleep. When she woke up, she didn’t feel so good. There had been a guard watching her, and when he noticed her sickness, he sent for the alien nurse, Tressia.
The nurse checked the girl over and decided that she had the flu. She gave her some alien medicine, and Tiffany started to feel better, but Tressia felt bad for her. That night, when all the other aliens were asleep, Tressia snuck back into the prison and led Tiffany back to the door in the spaceship.
“What are you doing?” Tiffany asked.
“I’m helping you,” the nurse answered. “I think it’s wrong to kidnap people because they look different, and so I’ve landed the spaceship near your house.”
“But I thought you couldn’t help me, don’t all the aliens hate me?”
Tressia smiled. “Well I’m a nurse. Nurses are supposed to be nice. Right?”
“Well you’re an alien, you’re different from me.”
Tressia just stood there and opened the outside door. Tiffany looked out and could see her yard. “Go,” the nurse said, “you should be with your family.”
Tiffany was so grateful, she gave the alien nurse a big hug. And so they were friends.
The little girl got off the spaceship, and walked up her yard towards her house. As the spaceship flew away, Tiffany couldn’t help but think that no matter how different two people were – they could still be friends.
The end.
Paige, Dad, and Brooke from the Daddy/Daughter Dance from a few weeks back. Brooke wants to get in on the story action, so expect another very similar post in the near future.
She saw the light was coming from outside her window, so she looked out and saw something floating in the air over her yard. It was pink and black, and at first she thought it was a cool looking Frisbee. But then the light sort of grabbed hold of her and pulled her out into the night sky. She was really scared, but she didn’t cry, even though the light was pulling her up into the big, floating disc.
Tiffany drifted in through an opening in the side, and found herself in a little room surrounded by green aliens. They came towards her and put metal cuffs around her ankles. She was still scared, but she had the courage to ask, “Why are you doing this to me?”
“Because you look so weird and different.” Their leader answered. Then he sent her down to the prison and the aliens locked her up in a cage.
It was still night, and Tiffany was still tired, so even though she was terribly frightened, she eventually fell asleep. When she woke up, she didn’t feel so good. There had been a guard watching her, and when he noticed her sickness, he sent for the alien nurse, Tressia.
The nurse checked the girl over and decided that she had the flu. She gave her some alien medicine, and Tiffany started to feel better, but Tressia felt bad for her. That night, when all the other aliens were asleep, Tressia snuck back into the prison and led Tiffany back to the door in the spaceship.
“What are you doing?” Tiffany asked.
“I’m helping you,” the nurse answered. “I think it’s wrong to kidnap people because they look different, and so I’ve landed the spaceship near your house.”
“But I thought you couldn’t help me, don’t all the aliens hate me?”
Tressia smiled. “Well I’m a nurse. Nurses are supposed to be nice. Right?”
“Well you’re an alien, you’re different from me.”
Tressia just stood there and opened the outside door. Tiffany looked out and could see her yard. “Go,” the nurse said, “you should be with your family.”
Tiffany was so grateful, she gave the alien nurse a big hug. And so they were friends.
The little girl got off the spaceship, and walked up her yard towards her house. As the spaceship flew away, Tiffany couldn’t help but think that no matter how different two people were – they could still be friends.
The end.
Paige, Dad, and Brooke from the Daddy/Daughter Dance from a few weeks back. Brooke wants to get in on the story action, so expect another very similar post in the near future.