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Welcome to Storyline Online. |
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I'm Lily Tomlin and today I'm reading Hey, That's My Monster |
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written by Amanda Knoll and illustrated by Howard McWilliam. |
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Tonight, when I looked under the bed for my monster, I found this note instead. |
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So long, kid. |
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Gotta go. |
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Someone needs me more than you do. -Gabe |
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What?! Gabe was MY monster! |
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Nobody needed him more than me! |
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But someone sure DID need a monster - my little sister Emma. |
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Now that Emma slept in a toddler bed, she like to... |
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...climb out, roam the house, and play noisy games at night. |
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I knew a monster would keep her in bed so she could fall asleep. |
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But not MY monster! |
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I had to get Gabe back. |
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I tiptoed across the hall to Emma's room. |
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She wasn't even there. |
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But Gabe was! |
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I gulped, zoomed across the carpet, |
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and leaped onto Emma's bed before Gabe could grab my toes. |
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"Gabe, " I whispered. |
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"Please go back to our room. |
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I'll get Emma to sleep." |
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"You?!" he snorted. |
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"You're gonna get her to sleep? |
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Ha! That's a good one! |
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But you know what? I like you, kid, so I'll give you three chances. |
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If she's not asleep, I'll be back!" |
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And Gabe was gone. |
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Just then Emma toddled into the room. |
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She clearly needed a monster. |
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Maybe she didn't know how to get one. |
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But I did. |
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"Hey, Emma," I said. |
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"Let's play. |
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Can you knock on the floor?" |
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Emma knocked - with a dinosaur. |
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It worked. |
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I heard some creaking under Emma's bed. |
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Then something sniffled. |
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It squelched and dripped. |
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So far so good, I thought. |
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This monster sounds scary enough for Emma. |
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But Emma kept on playing. |
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A slime-covered monster slid out. |
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It oozed toward Emma. |
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"Icky!" she laughed, wiping one of the monster's noses. |
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"Icky! Wipe!" |
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Emma wasn't scared at all! |
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"Excuse me," I said to the mucus monster. |
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"I didn't catch your name." |
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"By dabe is Agatha," she said through stuffed noses. |
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"Tibe for bed, Ebba." |
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Emma giggled and wiped some more. |
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I knew this wouldn't work. |
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"Thanks, Agatha. |
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Nice try. |
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But I think we need a monster with claws." |
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Agatha snuffled, and then she was gone. |
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"Emma," I coaxed again, "knock knock." |
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She knocked on the floor - with a teapot this time - |
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and I heard more creaking. |
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Then a slippery tail slithered out from under the bed. |
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The second monster rasped, "I'm Cynthia." |
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Much better, I thought when I saw the jagged claws. |
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Cynthia might be the perfect monster for Emma. |
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But Emma blinked and said, "Pretty!" |
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Then she decorated Cynthia's tail with bracelets. |
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"Ugh," Cynthia snarled. |
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"I'm not here to play dress up! |
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I'm here to scare you into bed!" |
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Cynthia rattled louder, but Emma danced to the beat. |
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"I'm sorry, Cynthia," I said. |
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"This isn't going to work." |
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"Well, I never!" she sniffed, and then she was gone. |
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"Cynfia, come back!" |
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Emma demanded, stomping on the floor. |
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Excellent, I thought. |
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Maybe that would summon the perfect monster for Emma. |
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Tentacles swarmed from under the bed, and an icy voice called, "Whooooo......" |
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I shrank back in horror, but Emma was enchanted. |
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"Whooooo's out of bed?" the monster continued. |
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"Come to Vla-a-adimir...." |
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Emma high-fived one of the tentacles, and the third monster emerged. |
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I already had doubts about this one, but he was my last chance. |
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"Vladimir," I asked. |
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"can you get Emma to sleep?" |
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"Yes-s-s-s," he hissed, reaching for Emma. |
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"I can GET her!" |
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Emma giggled and hopped over the tentacles like jump ropes. |
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"Oh, no!" I blurted. |
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"She's not supposed to be having fun! |
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This'll never work!" |
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Vlad's tentacles drooped, he slunk under the bed, and he was gone. |
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"Sorry, Vlad..." I called. |
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Boy , was I sorry. |
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I was about to lose Gabe - forever. |
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Now Emma was coloring. |
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And singing. |
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"Blabamir, bla, bla, Cymfia, ya ya, Agafa, fa, fa..." |
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Gabe must have heard her, because he was back. |
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"That's it, kid," he grunted. |
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"You had your three tries. |
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Now it's MY turn. |
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Gabe's green ooze sizzled across the floor as he growled, |
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"Put. |
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The crayon. |
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Down." |
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Emma peered at my hulking, sharp-clawed monster and said, "Fuzzy." |
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"Hey, Gabe!" I cheered. |
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"Emma isn't afraid of you!" |
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"WHAT?!!" |
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Gabe burst out from under the bed and loomed over Emma. |
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Steam spurted from his ears. |
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"Get. |
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Into. |
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Bed!" |
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Gabe thundered. |
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Emma hopped up. |
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But she kept singing, "Fuzzy, fuzzy monster." |
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"Gabe," I said, "Emma's not scared enough to fall asleep. |
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Please, let's go back to our room." |
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"No can do, kid," Gabe growled, "I may not be the perfect monster for Emma, |
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but I'm the best so far. |
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At least she's in bed now. |
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I gotta stay here. |
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You're on your own." |
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I knew Emma needed Gabe, but he was MY monster. |
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How was ever going to get to sleep without him? |
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Just then, we heard a tiny noise. |
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hic. hic. hic. |
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Emma froze. |
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Gabe and I peered under the bed. |
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"Stella, what are you doing here?" |
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Gabe asked. |
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"Hi, Gabe," Stella said, tugging on her tutu. |
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"You forgot - hic - your snack. |
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Mama thought - hic - you'd be hungry, so she - hic - sent this." |
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Who knew? |
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Gabe had a little sister too! |
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I thought Stella's hiccups were cute, but Emma obviously didn't. |
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Stella sure noticed. |
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She tiptoed closer, hiccupping with every step. |
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hic. hic. hic. |
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From under the covers, Emma squeaked, "SHOO!" |
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"Shoo?" |
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Stella repeated. |
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"Oh! Shoe! |
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That's where toes go. |
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I loooove toes." |
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Stella crept toward Emma's feet. |
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Emma squealed, scrunched in her feet, and giggled, "No toes, no toes!" |
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Gabe laughed. |
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"Stella, it looks like you're the perfect monster for Emma. |
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Now, if you don't mind, you can get her to sleep while I get back to what I do best." |
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Stella nodded. |
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"Hic!" |
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I sighed with relief and switched off Emma's lamp. |
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Then I ran to my room, leaped into bed, and scrunched in my feet so Gabe couldn't get them. |
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I shivered happily. |
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Emma had Stella. |
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I had Gabe. |
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Everything was back to normal. |
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I shivered again. |
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We'd all be asleep in no time. |
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The end. |
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I enjoyed reading this book so much. |
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It was so much fun. |
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And I hope you enjoyed listening to it and you enjoy reading it. |
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That's the most fun. |
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Is you read it yourself and then you imagine the monsters and you imagine all the noises |
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they make and the "ooo's" and the slithering. |
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And that's how it is when you read. |
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Every book you read takes you into another world. |
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Thank you for watching Storyline Online. |
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Make sure you check out our other stories. |
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And keep watching and keep reading. |
