Short stories for children and about children!
Charlotte and William were in the back of Mum and Dad’s car. They were going on holiday. Charlotte had her favourite pink doll on her lap, and William had a book.
‘Are we there yet?’ asked William.
‘No’ laughed Dad. ‘We haven’t left town yet! Let’s play a game’.
‘I spy’ shouted Charlotte. ‘I spy with my little eye, something beginning with er – er – er…’
‘Hurry up slow coach’ said William.
‘It’s difficult‘ said Charlotte. ‘I spy something, and ‘then it disappears because we are going so fast’.
‘Why don’t you count blue cars?’ asked Mum ‘When you see one shout blue, and we’ll see who spots the most’.
‘Blue’, yelled William. ‘Blue … blue … blue…’
‘Not fair’ moaned Charlotte. ‘William’s taller than me so he sees them first, it’s not fair, it’s not fair. Are we there yet?’
‘Not yet sweetie’ said Dad. ‘Why don’t you read your book to your sister William?’
‘Alright,’ William said grumpily. ‘Once upon a time, there was a big curly sheep which….’
‘I’ve heard it before. Are we there yet?’
‘Let’s sing a song’ suggested Mum. ‘I know, we’ll sing old MacDonald had a farm!’
Mum and Dad started singing, but Charlotte and William didn’t join in. Mum looked around and they were both fast asleep.
‘Are we there yet?’ Mum asked.
Tomorrow –
In 2018 My friend Rosey. ‘Animals ‘
In 2017. Amble Bay. ‘About Arthur’
Cute story. That had the beginnings of feeling like a very long car ride.
I’ve had many a trip like that! Thanks for providing my first comment of this year’s challenge Sascha.
woot! 🙂
Geez. Reminds me of those long drives from Detroit to Florida with three boys. What was I thinking?
We’ve all been there! Cheers, Denise.
A sweet story.
Thanks so much Sadje
You’re welcome Keith.
Oh, how familiar! Yes, it’s most fun to travel when they are asleep.
Isn’t it just?
Hi Keith – we’ll all be thinking today about are we there yet … actually I think I’ll be on two feet – not in a car with kids. Enjoy the A-Z – cheers Hilary
We don’t seem to be getting any closer! Happy walking Hilary.
My son too asked the same question when we went out.And it is very irritating. good story.
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We’ll all be asking that question towards the end of April!
Still have trips a bit like that, although my kids are plugged into the phones.
Those blasted phones have their uses!
Oh! We were on a very similar journey a month ago. My five year old kept stating, ‘But I’m tired of waiting to reach…’ He started the chant exactly fifteen minutes into the trip. A very fun (for those who haven’t been on such trips) story, Keith.
Fun to look back on but annoying at the time!Cheers Varad.
Haha this reminded me of the time when mine was William’s age. Great flash. And super-accurate characterisations!
http://nilabose.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-is-forapril-z-n-aarombhothe-beginning.html
Ah, happy days! Mind you, my 40 year old daughter asked me that question last week!
Are we there yet? This has to be the most asked question of children traveling. This looks like it’s going to be a great read every day.
Universal too I imagine! Thanks so much Kalpana.
Keith,
How cute! I remember the many ‘are we there yets’ from the backseat. Even today, I’ll sometimes say to DH ‘Are we there yet?” before breaking out in laughter. Awwesome beginning for the April blogfest! Thanks for visiting this morning first post contribution of The Little Mermaid Art Sketch with ARIEL on Curious as a Cathy!!
Happy A2Zing!!
Haha! Thanks so much. See you tomorrow!
That’s a clever beginning! Looking forward to more…
John @ The Sound Of One Hand Typing
Most kind of you John
LOL – I think you’ve started us out perfectly for our trip through April!
It’s going to be quite a journey! Thanks Deborah
Fun! 🙂
I only found out abour car games recently. Hungarians don’t usually commute long enough to warrant them… My parents did tell me a lot of stories in the car, though 🙂
Happy A to Z!
The Multicolored Diary
We do play quite a lot of car games, although mobile phones are beginning to take over!
And so it starts… the A to Z Challenge… but I don’t want to reach the end of your posts. I won’t be spouting “are we there yet” during this journey!
I will be by about R or S! Thanks for joining me Trudy
Reminds me of annual trips to Wisconsin Dells in the 50s – long trip!
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You have my sympathy and admiration!!! Cheers Gail
Haha, the perfect picture of a car ride with young children.
Debbie
Years of experience! Thanks Debbie.
Sounds about right 🙂
Kids and car journeys – not pleasant as I recall! Thanks so much.
You are welcome.
ooooh I wish I had little ones to read your stories to! Thanks Keith, I enjoyed it, it made me smile.
Just pretend! Thanks so much Susan
Reminded me of our own long car rides with the kids.
https://shravmusings.com/2019/04/abhimanyu-the-warrior-prince-in-indian-mythology/
I think we’ve all been there! Thanks so much for dropping by.
Such a cute story.
🙂
Thanks so much
Aha! That’s a cute story and a great beginning. Reminded me of our trips with our son 😀 Looking forward to the next part!
Shilpa Garg #AtoZChallenge
That was cute. Thankfully, I only had a few trips with mine that sounded a bit like that. Needed the smile.
Stuart
Tale Spinning
https://stuartnager.wordpress.com/
Pleased to be of service!
That’s a nice one. Happens everytime with my 2 candies who always get bored of sitting in car on ride. Look forward to all month of stories.
I bet all us parents have heard that phrase in whatever language we speak!
Such a cute story! Loved it Keith.
Cheers
Meena
http://www.balconysunrise.wordpress.com
I remember counting games in the car with my mother, I had no siblings. We also counted coke bottles, cows snd license plates
Those were the days. The discarded bottles are still there but now they play on iPads. Thanks Jeanne