I Hate What Mum Cooks For Dinner
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Jett Barker, Grade 3
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Short Story
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2019
I asked my Mum what was for dinner? She said that we were having pescety bollernas. Thats like grubs and worms in my world. I begged her, I'll have anything besides that but she said no. I guess I had to eat it. So I got my spoon and scooped up the first mouthful. It looked so slimy and juicy. SLUGS, BUGS, WORMS and SNAILS! For dinner! Gross, right. I had to have the whole bowl, I ate it all, it was disgusting.
After dinner I went for a shower. I could feel all the grubs and bugs in my belly. Wiggiling and squiggiling. I got out of the shower, soaking wet and all the water was creating a big puddle on the bathroom floor. I slid across the floor crashing heavily on my bottom, ouch! I grabbed the bathroom benched an pulled myself off the floor, snatching my towel. I was cleaning my teeth and the leftover food, still in my mouth, felt like worms slithering inside me. I got the toothpaste and toothbrush and fought off the worms in my mouth. I was relieved but I still had the disgusting taste in my mouth. Now they were peppermint flavoured bugs.
I went to go give my Dad a hug goodnight but I couldn't keep still. My Dad said, "do you have ants in your pants?" "NO" I said, "I have bugs in my belly." I ran around the house screaming “the bugs, the bugs!”
It was time for bed. I wasn't ready. The slugs, bugs, worms and snails were still in my belly, the horrible taste was still in mouth. I couldn't go to bed yet. I crawled up the stairs and rolled down the hallway, "my belly, my belly" but no one was listening. My Mum and Dad won, I was finally in bed.
I was in bed but could not sleep. I was tossing and turning, wrigilling and jigilling, it felt like ages before I fell to sleep. In the morning I could hear the birds chirping. I was scared that they wanted the fat juicy worms from my belly. I raced down the stairs to have my breakfeast, phew, no sign of worms. As I walked out the front door I turned and yelled "Hey Mum, What’s for dinner tonight"...