We did an FHE activity this week with McKay and McKenna. Karen came up with this brilliant idea to write a story together! So, we wrote a three-sentence paragraph, blacked out the first two sentences, and let McKay and McKenna write the second paragraph. This went on for a while, each couple blacking out the first two sentences and only showing the third. This way, we never knew what the full story was. Ultimately, here is the disturbing story we wrote together after all was revealed (we are odd numbered paragraphs, McKay and McKenna are even numbered paragraphs):
[1] It was a cold, dark, stormy, vengeful night. Snaps and Kenna the Bad had just exited Utah, leaving behind a curse on the good people of Logan—most particularly on the spectacular duo Bonesy and The Wren. But unbeknownst to Snaps and Kenna, Bonesy and The Wren had a dastardly plan up their own sleeves.
[2] But not as dastardly as the one the genius minds of Snaps and Kenna had waiting for the two unsuspecting Loganians. The rockets were in place, the alligators were alert and the spikes were soon to drop. Little did Wren and Bonesy know until they read this sentence that the masterminds had blown their cover and their plan.
[3] It was true; the masterminds had yet again proven themselves a thorn in the side—a thorn that had to be plucked! Bonesy and The Wren called the only person they knew they could trust to eliminate the masterminds. It was time for THE MASTERMASTERMIND!!
[4] With each throw of their pick axes Wren and Bonesy lifted their weary and weak bodies one step closer to the throne of the MASTERMASTERMIND. Suddenly S&K swooped down turning the gas on their jet packs just low enough to reach the weary travelers and their tiny pick axes and throw them mercilessly from the mountainside. The ever popular S&K pressed onward towards the MASTERMASTERMIND and his golden throne of power.
[5] The MASTERMASTERMIND waited patiently for their arrival, fingering the secret button beneath his armrest. Just as S&K approached, the MASTERMASTERMIND cackled and said, “They’ll...never...make...it...in...TIME...BWAHAHAHABWAHA!!” He pushed the button.
[6] Having unbelievably good foresight S&K had planned for such a button and sent a tiny sparrow to gnaw away the cables connecting the button to its devious purpose. With dismay W&B realized they had been outdone and had nothing to show for their plan but a broken button and broken hearts. And this is where we leave the wee W&B sorrowing over the loss of their precious button and with it the entirety of their small minded plan.
[7] Or so they thought. Suddenly, as S&K were chortling over their seemingly good success in thwarting the pillars of awesomeness called W&B, S choked on some spittle and promptly died. At the loss of her beloved, K sobbed bitterly, fell to the ground in despair, flung back her golden locks and cried, “I’ll never love as profusely again! Wooga wooga—I am now the ENCHANTRESS!!”
[8] As B&W walked away smugly K knew she would have her revenge and it would be sweet. K grinned to herself for she knew that at this very moment snaps was alive and hidden in the belly of a geniously positioned alligator. As she mused the first of the spikes began to drop like rain.
[9] K’s soulless eyes watched coldly at first, but her stony heart began to fill with warmth and light as she remembered the dying words of her departed lover. Unable to control her powers, the destructive spikes suddenly became life-giving drops of love. Before her eyes she now saw her dear S resurrected as...A HUNCHBACK ZOMBIE...with B&W and the rest of humanity lifeless upon the earth—”An eye for an eye,” she howled.
[10] Little did they know the belly of the alligator was filled with not only her beloved in the resurrected form of a hunchback zombie but also with the sweet nectar of a life resuming concoction. But instead of using this concotion she threw it to the ground kissing her love and turning into a zombie herself and joining the pair and her sweet in zombie bliss. The Mastermastermind sat back on his golden throne and reminisced on the strange happenings of the two pairs and how the only successful plan had been his own. DUM DUM DUM
This was really such a fun activity. I'm glad we did this, and I'm even more glad that such an incredible tale of wonder and enchantment emerged.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I miss McKay and McKenna and Grant.
I miss them too. But at least we're all zombies now.
DeleteTruly a work of art...or sort of.
ReplyDeleteI think the art is found in how well we were able to pick up from each other's paragraphs when we could only see one-third of the story. The story itself is...another matter.
DeleteMcKay and I were reading this on your blog and saying the same thing- that we picked up on each others storylines pretty well for only seeing 1/3 of what was written. (I'm typing this with one finger while holding Grant so excuse spelling etc...) To me this sounds like a story we would have made up just sitting and talking (while playing Rook and Karen and I losing miserably) at about 2 am when we've all gotten punchy. We miss you guys too. We wish it was August.
ReplyDeleteHa! Yes. My thoughts, exactly.
DeleteMcKenna, I completely agree with you. In fact, maybe we'll just call you at two in the morning sometime and see if we can create a story. If you're already asleep, too bad.
DeleteP.S. Brilliant idea for a game!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen Dennis laugh so hard and so long as he did after reading this. He was still laughing about it the next morning just mentioning it again.
ReplyDeleteSerious?? That's awesome! I would have loved to have seen that. When we finished writing this last Monday we read it together on the phone and were laughing almost the entire time.
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