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BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - Liza of the Lambs (17th Jun 2007 - 18:12:40) As all the "Grown-up's" seem to be having so much fun with jokes, limericks, odes etc. what about bedtime stories for kids, maybe in instalments? Have plenty of time to dream up funny nonsense for them whilst pampering the sweet peas.

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - gen (17th Jun 2007 - 18:45:48) More Janet the Planet, please!

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - gen (17th Jun 2007 - 19:39:51) Silly bedtime story Once upon a bedtime There was a funny fairy rhyme About a witch - a really good one Who only magicked things for fun. She turned my dog into a cat A ginger cat - fancy that! Then my brother was bear We held our breath and didn’t dare To breathe or make a noise until He changed back into little Phil! And then she tried to make a spell With things that had a horrid smell. Our Mum got quite fed up with that And said she didn’t like the cat, So please give back our dog right now Instead she magicked a big black cow. Imagine that, in our small hall Fat black cow, wall to wall. The witch was startled, we could tell, And tried to rectify the spell. And when the cow began to moo The witch was quite embarrassed too. ‘I want my dog back!’ Mum was cross And we all know that she is boss. So did the witch, for straightaway She magicked up a big bouquet Of sweet peas straight from Liza’s farm And then with three waves of her arm Our dog was back, the cow was gone The witch flew off, sat upon Her broomstick, flying to the stars For all we know she lives on Mars. Her neighbour is our old friend Janet Who lives upon another planet And that’s another story…

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - Liza of the Lambs (17th Jun 2007 - 19:52:53) The odes and lims etc have been fun, there's so much talent out there, but when you start to think and speak and SHOP in rhyme I guess it might be time to steady-away a bit (AS at the big S you could find yourself saying:- How much is this sausage? I need to know now 'Cos the label's all soggy (And then because you're in a bit of a hurry, and can't find anything to rhyme with now you have to say):- I can't see if the flipping thing is still in date! (Which is all quite annoying). So perhaps it's time to gently get some bog standard prose going - and could be some fun for the Kids? PS Janet's e.mailing me about what she's been up to - duz anyone wan't 2 know?

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - Steve Read (17th Jun 2007 - 20:28:51) No!

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - Liza of the Lambs (17th Jun 2007 - 21:12:37) Sorry Gen (Whoever you are, has anyone got to the bottom of it yet?) Posted before I read your fantastic poem. To be honest - don't think many bods are very interested in Janet's antics at the moment (but thanks for the suggestion) so perhaps I''ll put her on hold for now; and the bedtime stories? I'll just wait and see.

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - gen (17th Jun 2007 - 22:03:30) Liz Naughty!

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - Liza of the Lambs (17th Jun 2007 - 22:27:16) OK Steve - understand your point of view - No pretty much says it all - Cheers!

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - gen (17th Jun 2007 - 22:58:57) Liz I would have thought that there was room for Janet, if you get news from her... After all, nobody is forcing anyone to read anything, there are plenty of other threads to pursue for those who are otherwise inclined. Makes a change from Big S (and little m). I am sure Steve will now come up with a thread of riveting originality and we shall all join in as ever. Over to you, Steve!

Re: BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE ONES - gen (18th Jun 2007 - 07:40:38) Liza It is easy to feel knocked back when someone doesn't seem to like the little gems you are producing, (for little gen!), but probably the rhymes don't appeal to men so much as they do to women. Men mostly like factual, logical things (although John W seems to appreciate them) because their brains are different). My husband finds them trivial as well, but there is always part of your audience who will be delighted by the clever little twists of your amusing little snippets. This sort of blog is perhaps more approriate for funny rhymes than for prose, especially if they had something to do with the subjects that currently interest people. Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't imagine really writing a story to put on the website unless it had a separate type of link that indicated that it was for stories only. Then only people wanting to read them would link up to read them. I think that people have to some extent enjoyed tuning in and adding a verse or too - just see how long it's stayed near the top. So don't be put off and BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! If you want to get in touch with me, I give our Editor the absolute right to pass my email address on to YOU ONLY and maybe we could talk sometime. If you want to write stories, I can help you.

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