Stanley

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Stanleys Closet Monster
By Stacy Bell
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Stanley is a brave little boy who is hardly
afraid of anything. But there is one thing that
he IS scared of monsters.
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One day, Stanleys best friend John came over to
spend the night. While they were sleeping,
something woke them up.
What was that?
What was that?
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There were strange noises coming from Stanleys
closet.
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A monster! whispered John. A big, scary,
CLOSET monster! shouted Stanley. But neither of
the two boys were brave enough to go close the
door to the closet. So they tried to go back to
sleep.
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The next morning, when Stanley and John were
getting ready to go play outside, Stanley
couldnt find one of his shoes.
Where is it?
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Its HUGE!
He ran to his dad and said, The monster in my
closet ate my shoe!
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Stanley, there are no monsters in your closet,
said his dad, and he went into Stanleys room and
opened his closet to prove to John and Stanley
that there really werent any monsters in
Stanleys closet.
See! No monsters!
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But dad! We heard him last night! argued
Stanley, and he ate my shoe too.
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No, Stanley. I am sure you just misplaced
your shoe and we will look for it some other
time, reassured his dad. So the two boys
went outside to play.
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Later that day, John and Stanley decided to play
a game in Stanleys room. While they were
playing, they heard the noises again.
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Once and for all, John and Stanley decided to
stand up for themselves and fight the monster.
They got their plastic swords and armor, and with
war paint on their faces, they entered the closet
together.
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Maybe he was right.
At first they didnt see anything and so they
thought that maybe Stanleys dad was right, and
there really wasnt a monster in his closet.
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Then, the noise was there again, and this time
they knew where it was coming from. Crouched in
the corner behind Stanleys clothes was the
monster. But it wasnt a big, ferocious, hungry
monster it was little and shaking like a leaf
from fear.
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Its a baby monster, explained John. Come
on out little fella, encouraged Stanley, we
wont hurt you. The little monster looked at
them and eased his way into the light. Although
he wasnt the prettiest monster, he seemed
friendly. In fact, he was more scared than
Stanley and John were.
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Whats your name? asked Stanley.
Whats your name?
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Im sorry.
O-O-Oliver, managed the little monster. The
monster handed Stanley back his shoe and said, I
am sorry for taking your shoe. I didnt want to
eat it, only to look at it.
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Its okay! forgave Stanley. But Oliver, how
did you get in my closet? he wondered.
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Well, one night you left your window open and it
was cold outside. I needed somewhere to hide, so
I crawled in through the window and slept in your
closet.
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I got really comfortable and found some really
cool toys, and so I just decided to stay,
explained Oliver.
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Goodnight Stanley!
Goodnight!
From that day on, neither Stanley nor John were
afraid of closet monsters, and they each also
made a new friend, and every night they would
say, Goodnight! to their new friend.
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The End!