Story Time Animated

“So Principal Miller, you’ll get rid of all these boring subjects and fire the teachers I don’t like okay?” “Yes Claire, anything for you.” “Wonderful! Also, I have one more request.” I said while blinking at him. He looked totally mesmerized so I knew it was working. “What is it, dear?” “I want this office. Can you like, use my locker or something? And I’ll just bring my stuff in here and make it...

I was sitting in history class thinking of what to do to get my teacher to stop talking about, well, history. Like, I’m sorry, why would I wanna know about Alexander Hamilton when I could be playing basketball right outside this classroom? I tapped the girl in front of me on the shoulder and a wink told her what I wanted. She ripped a few pages out of her notebook and handed them to me with a smil...

"Are you ok?" Daniella, my girlfriend, looked at me concerned. Sweat rolled down my face like a fat lady rolling down a hill. The armpits of my tshirt were soaked as the line moved forward. I've never been to an airport before and my parents warned me about the metal detectors and scanners used there. "Sir, step through the scanner please," the officer looked at me annoyed. Daniella was already th...

The couple walked quickly up the path of the orphanage to the front door. When they got there they put the basket they were carrying on the floor in front of the door. They took a quick look around them to see if anyone was looking and then rang the doorbell. Without stopping to see if anyone came to answer, they both took off running down the street as though their lives depended on it. The door...

I was exhausted, it had been a really long day at school and then I had stayed for football practice so I really couldn’t wait to get home. As I went around the corner I could see my house in the distance and could almost smell my Mom’s cooking. I was starving! Suddenly I heard the sound of tyres screeching and a car came hurtling down the street heading straight towards me. I tried to jump out of...

I was so happy to be home from work, it had been a very long day and I couldn’t wait to see my husband Tom. “Hi darling, I’m home!” “I’m in the kitchen!” I took my jacket off and walked through to the kitchen, Tom was standing at the sink. I walked over to him, put my arms around him and gave him a big hug. Immediately he collapsed on the floor. “AHHHHH!” I rang for an ambulance and within a few m...

Can you imagine what it’s like to live out your best romantic dream ever? That fantasy you’re so obsessed with that it could only be found in your imagination? Well that’s what I had! In real life! I fell in love with Steve when we were in high school. We were so in love with each other that we swore never to love anyone else, ever. He was handsome, respectful, sweet and he took me out on the most...

I picked up the chair next to my bed and threw it through the window, glass shattering everywhere. Carefully I climbed through the window, making sure to avoid the broken glass, and jumped down to the garden. As soon as I landed I jumped straight to my feet and started running down the street as fast as I could. Suddenly a car came skidding to a halt right in front of me, it missed hitting me by o...

"Can I see the baby?" With eyes twinkling, four year old me, smile plastered on my face, I stretched my hands towards Mom who just brought home my baby sister, Destiny. Mom sat on the chair and I peeped into her arms, "See how pretty she is? Don't you wish you were as pretty as she is?" "Don't worry Mommy, one day I'll be just as pretty as she is!" Mom cringed and laughed, "Sure you will, Solange....

As I made my way through the prison, I tried to ignore the inmates calling out to me. “Hey, come over here.” “Hey, what’s your name?” “Got a cigarette, mate?” I made sure I didn’t make eye contact with any of them. It was a scary place to be, so I got through there as quickly as possible. I cleaned up the prison, mopped the floors and emptied all the trash cans. Finally it was time to go home. The...

“Hurry up and get yourself ready for church!” “We’re going to be late again because of you! Pastor Mac doesn’t like when we’re late!” My parents both screamed like we were somewhere being chased by tigers. What was so urgent or important about church anyway? I mean I understood that it was important to some people but there was something seriously wrong with “our” church. I put on my dress and ran...

Why do bad things happen to innocent people? It’s a question I’ll never have the answer to. Picture this. I was four years old and I had the best parents in the world. My mom was beautiful and she had the most caring eyes ever... AND she smelled like an angel. She sang with me, played with me and made the most amazing food. My dad was funny. He’d always pick me up and spin me around the room. Most...

I was in the middle of a deep sleep, dreaming about lying on a beach on an island far, far away, when I suddenly felt like the earth was shaking beneath me. It took me a few minutes to come round and realise that it wasn’t in my dream, someone was actually shaking me! “Chloe, wake up, wake up” I opened my eyes, “What is it Mom? Why are you waking me?” “It’s Laila, she’s missing!” I sat bolt uprigh...

“Mommy no! Daddy please stay!” I was blinded by my own tears. I was only seven years old and my parents were leaving each other. My world was falling apart. “Mindy what’s happening?” “What’s going to happen to us?” My little siblings Trevor and Trina said while expecting me to have answers. I was more confused. It was a total disaster and it was about to get worse. That night we were left home alo...

“I literally cannot wait for prom, can you?” “I know! It’s going to be so much fun!” “Have you got your dress yet?” “Yes, have you?” “No, but this is the one that I want to get.” I showed my friends the photo of the dress that I had chosen. It was the most beautiful dress I had ever seen. It was strapless and bright red. “Oh wow, Trisha, you’ll look amazing in that dress.” “Ha ha ha.” I looked aro...

“Angela! Don’t forget the party tomorrow night! You’re gonna be there right?” “Yeah of course!” “I can’t wait! We’re gonna have a blast!” I was bursting with joy inside but you couldn’t really tell just by looking at my face. I had finally been invited to a party by Jessica, the most popular girl in our class. So, where was I? I was telling you about how excited I was to finally get invited to a p...

You might be sitting here right now thinking you’re the most ordinary person in the world but do you know that might not be the case? Maybe you haven’t found your ‘thing’ yet but when you do, you’ll be amazed! I’m about to tell you how I discovered my amazing gift and what happened next. My parents realized that I wasn’t ordinary by the time I was two years old. It happened when my mom left me and...

At the start of 2020 my family was the richest family in the neighbourhood. Now, they’re the poorest and it’s all because of me. How did that happen? Stay tuned until the end of the video to find out. I laid on my bed staring up at the ceiling. My room was every teenage boy's dream. I had a top of the range computer with the latest gaming equipment and the best sound system money could buy, but I...

Jaxon this, Jaxon that, bla bla bla. Ever get so tired of hearing your parents call your name that you feel like gluing their mouths shut while they sleep? Do you think that’s a little extreme? I’m sure you don’t because even if your parents aren’t annoying like mine, they ARE annoying and sometimes you just want them to shut up. “Jaxon!” my mom screamed again. “You need to change your baby sister...

I had been in the school cafeteria less than ten seconds when the group of “cool kids” started on me. It was always the same, I tried to avoid them at all costs, but sometimes there was just no getting away from them. “Oh my god, what have you got on your feet?” “They look like you found them on a garbage site!” “He smells like he’s been on one too!!” “Hey, cut it out! Leave him alone!” I was so r...

I followed the line of kids piling into the school hall. It was the end of year Assembly and the whole school was gathered to hear their academic achievements. I took a seat at the back of the room, trying to look inconspicuous. There was a buzz in the room as everyone chatted away nervously. I was also nervous, but not for the reason you might think. I was probably the only person in that room wh...

“Sarah farts really loudly when she sleeps. Oh my God and sometimes it smells so bad that we have to wake up and open all the windows. It’s awful.” Those were usually the first words my mother said to any friend of mine she met for the first time. She’d never say anything good about me and at first I never really questioned it because I thought this was normal. Isn’t this how all moms acted? Anywa...

I picked the remote control up and switched channels, “Hey man! I was watching that!” “Yes, me too, switch it back!” It was so annoying living in an orphanage, I never had any time on my own, I was always surrounded by other kids. “Ok, ok, calm down!” I turned the channel back over. “I’m going up to my room anyway!” I stood up, but just as I was about to walk out, Mrs Parker, our warden, came walk...

"Urgggghhhhhhh!" I slammed my hands onto the table frustratedly. My boyfriend, Jelani, who was sitting on the sofa watching a movie, looked across at me, "Babe, what's wrong?" "It's this stupid laptop charger," I held it up annoyed, "it's not working!" "Well, you can either sit there and get upset with the charger or you can purchase one on Amazon." "I hate purchasing products online. I never get...

Aliens were attacking me from all sides, there were hundreds of them. I dodged their bullets as best that I could, but there were too many of them. Bombs started raining down on top of me, I moved left and right, but eventually there were too many and one hit me, blowing me into a thousand pieces. “Aaargh!!” I threw the video game controller at the wall in anger. “It’s so frustrating, I was nearly...