The Shortstory Collection

Becareful what you wish for!

Narrator- This story is about a girl named Teddy. One night, she had a magical dream. Teddy thought she wanted to be a magician. She has two cousins named Ellie and Bella. Her two cousins loved Teddy so much they they think she is their biggest fan. Every once in a while, Teddy writes in her dream journal. One night, she read one of her dreams of Ellie and she had enjoyed it. Every once in a while teddy likes to visit her cousins after one reading one of her dreams, she begin to feel uncomfortable. Teddy thought if you tell a wish, the wish might not come true. What if it's the same for telling your dreams to other people. Teddy had became worried

Ellie- Hey Teddy, can you read your dream again where you were hiding behind the toilet?

Teddy- No.

Narrator- Ellie begin to be nosy. Along time ago before Teddy went to her cousin's house. She was in her room thinking. Teddy still lives with her parents. She was wondering what her destiny maybe. One day while she was out bike riding,she saw a black cat with white on its chest. Sometimes if it's raining, Teddy will see a dark brown cat under her gazebo. The cat was so dark that it appeared to be black, seven black crows, huge lizards and a frog in grass. Teddy didn't like the signs one bit, the signs that she saw made her think she is a witch and had decided to keep it a secret. When Teddy begins and finishes a poem to her it sound like a spell. She begins to think magic doesn't exist and thinks the signs are preposterous, so she just ignored the signs.

What makes Teddy so mad is her cousins love her so much that it's hard to do things such as listening to basic instructions or them following her to the bathroom of course Ellie is five years and Bella is three years old. They think that Teddy was playing, when she had enough. They sometimes play too rough. Teddy begins to wonder if magic really does exist. One night while everyone was asleep and she was awake. Teddy closed her eyes and imagined Ellie as a bird.

Teddy- With every word Ellie say three times, she will hear the chimes. When Ellie tries to talk all you hear is squawk. She will be more beautiful than a chariot, I command her transform into a colorful parrot. Ellie will ready know how to fly, once she touches the sky

Narrator - The next morning when Teddy woke up she wonders if the spell had worked or not.

Teddy- Do you want to color?

Ellie- Yes. I want to color, I want to color, I want to color.

Narrator-all of a sudden it became too quite. Teddy looked around the room. Ellie was no where to be found. She looked down stairs, she looked in the living room, she looked in the kitchen, teddy begin to wonder if she left the window open. Teddy was scared knowing that she lost her cousin. When she returned to the playroom, she thought her cousin went to the bathroom and waited.

Ellie- Squawk

Narrator- Teddy jumped. Teddy didn't what that sound was she looked around the room and saw a parrot sitting on the edge of the bookshelf

Teddy- Is that you?

Ellie (squawks) - It's me

Teddy- I may have turned you into a bird

Ellie- Squawks

Teddy- Shh! You are going to wake up Bella with all that squawking

Ellie (squawks) - Sorry

Teddy- I'll tell her you are outside playing

Ellie (squawks) - All day?

Teddy- That's what 24 hour means and if she asks, I'll tell her that your hanging out with me. I'll think of something.

Narrator- Bella was up from her nap and was watching tv

Teddy- Mmm...I wonder.

Bella (talking to the tv) - Oh how I love her ice powers making it snow whenever she wants

Narrator- Teddy said another spell. All of a sudden Bella felt cold so she went up stairs getting a blanket. Teddy begin to think her spell actually worked.

Bella's mom- Bella are you ok, dear?

Bella- I'm fine, I just got cold.

Narrator- Oh dear your ice cold. I'll fix you some soup for dinner

Ellie (squawks) - Why are you happy?

Teddy- Shh your going to ruin the surprise

Ellie (squawks) - Surprise? What did you do? (Squawk)

Narrator- Teddy laughed again

Teddy - What do you mean

Ellie (squawks) - Cold Bella and I'm a parrot

Teddy- I wouldn't say curse, I would say gifted

Ellie (squawks) - Gift?

Teddy- Well you get the powers of the macaw

Ellie (squawks) - The power to mimic?

Teddy -Yes (nervously)

Narrator- When Teddy went upstairs to do some more thinking, she saw ice on the railing. She thought of undoing the spells she did before anyone gets suspicious. The problem is that she didn't know how to undo the magic. The next day Teddy went to school, she began open the door to the classroom

(SPLAT!)

Narrator- Someone had pranked Teddy

Teddy- Zoey, what day is it?

Narrator- Zoey is Teddy's best friend.

Zoey- It's April 1st

Teddy- Great the day of Pranks, my least favorite day along with Halloween

Narrator- When Teddy got home from school, her cousins laughed at her.

Ellie - Oh Teddy did you cast a spell on your self, to change your hair color?

Teddy- No, it's April fools day so I got pranked

Ellie- Ha talking about giving us a lesson for putting a curse on us

Teddy - Once again it wasn't a curse, if it was you would till be a parrot

Ellie- That purple paint suits you along with the dark clothes, you have on. You look like a wicked witch.