Three Children at a Bus Stop Make the Best Philosophers
Darius asks the question, and Ronnie chants, “I know! I know!”, but Sally is the oldest, so she goes first.
Sally: I believe that when we’re away at school, Mommy recharges at home!
Ronnie: Recharges?!
Sally: Uh-huh! Like a big ol’ battery!
Sally: As soon as our bus leaves, she zombie-walks home-
Darius: No!
Sally: Yes! -all the way into the basement-
Darius: No!
Sally: Yes! -where she keeps her secret recharging station!
Darius: No!
Sally: Why else does Mommy always say she needs to recharge? It must be true.
Ronnie jumps to her feet.
Ronnie: No, no, no! That’s all wrong! I know what really happens, because I saw it myself!
Sally: Hmpf! Well go on.
Ronnie: It was the day I threw up all over the couch, –
Darius: Ick!
Ronnie: -the floor, the door mat, and the-
Sally: Okay, okay! Enough!
Ronnie: Mommy tucked me into bed and sent you two off to school. When she returned…
Darius leans in, anticipating.
Ronnie: She came into my room, grew ten extra arms and started cleaning everything!
Sally: Baloney!
Darius: No! She’s onto something! All of our rooms are always clean when we come home from school…
Sally: You really believe her?!
Darius: Not quite…Ronnie, you’ve got the right idea, but…
Darius pats Ronnie on the shoulder, apologetically.
Darius: Mommy actually uses her ten arms to search our rooms for food!
Sally and Ronnie: Baloney!
Darius: I proved it myself! One day, a bag of my chips disappeared while I was away at school…
Ronnie: Did you call the cops?
Darius: No – the next day I hid a pack of four cookies under my pillow and…
Sally and Ronnie: And?!
Darius: When I came back, there were only three left!
Ronnie: No!
Darius: Yes!
Sally: Maybe, when Mommy has the whole house to herself, she recharges, grows ten arms, and then eats our snacks.
Darius: Agreed.
Ronnie: Hey! What about my idea?
Darius: Sorry Ronnie-
Darius pats Ronnie on the shoulder, apologetically.
Darius: It’s been settled.
The bus arrives. The kids climb aboard, headed for home.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleA fun story, Nico, and a great title!
Hello Nico. I enjoyed this story. The picture and the title pulled me in, but once I started reading I couldn’t stop. Great job of writing from a kid’s point of view.
Your story gave us an insight of the hard work of a housemaker… from a kid’s point of view, Mamma is a super hero!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHa, ha, it’s not often that children are aware of the many tasks that a Mother does, so it’s a nice fun spin to see how they think their Mother manages. I enjoyed the way you put this across.
Just perfect and the title makes it whole. Reading the title made me want to dive into the story, a bit like that of the 3 billboards film.
First, you picked the very nice title for your story, very intriguing and interesting. Second, When I read the whole story it makes me laugh ? I feel I was there at the bus stop and having fun while listening to the three little funny children, having their arguments on… Read more »
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