Story Prompt: Time Machine (Daisy Diplodocus)

Here is a story prompt I gave to Pumpkin, followed by her response. 


Once upon a time, two friends were walking home from school and found a time machine…

Ella and Liza got into a box, and then Liza pressed a button. Then a bright light flashed. When the light faded, they were in a place with plants, but no houses. 

ā€œI think we’re in the past,ā€ Ella said.
ā€œYeah,ā€ said Liza, ā€œI see a diplodocus!ā€ 

The diplodocus looked at them.

ā€œHello, I’m Daisy,ā€ she said. ā€œWould you like a ride?ā€ 

ā€œYes, we would,ā€ Ella and Liza said together.

ā€œThen climb onto my head,ā€ she said, and lowered her long neck.

Ella and Liza climbed on, and Daisy’s head went up. Daisy walked around and said, ā€œI eat the leaves on these trees. They’re yummy. I live with my little ones. They’re right here.ā€

And she brought them to a nest. Two little baby diplodocuses were there. 

ā€œThat’s Danny, and that’s Donut,ā€ Daisy said. ā€œThey like to play. Would you like to play with them?ā€

ā€œDo you like playing tag?ā€ Donut asked.

ā€œYeah, we do!ā€ said Liza.

ā€œDo you like to play instruments?ā€ asked Ella.

ā€œOh yeah,ā€ said Danny. 

So, Donut and Liza played tag, and Ella and Danny played instruments.

ā€œIt’s snack time, little ones!ā€ said Daisy.

Danny and Donut looked up and said, ā€œbut we’re having so much fun!ā€

ā€œBut we can have your favorite leaves,ā€ Daisy said.

ā€œOh yeah!ā€ they said, ā€œleaf quesadillas!ā€

Ella and Liza looked at each other.

ā€œDid you say you eat leaves? We brought some spinach,ā€ they said.

ā€œOoh, spinach! Is that a kind of leaf?ā€ asked Donut.

ā€œYeah!ā€ said Liza. 

ā€œWe could put them in leaf quesadillas,ā€ said Ella.

Then they all made spinach leaf quesadillas.

ā€œMmm, they’re my new favorite,ā€ said Donut and Danny together.

ā€œWait, how do you grow them?ā€ asked Danny.

ā€œWith these seeds!ā€ Ella and Liza said together. Then Liza looked at her watch.

ā€œOh no, it’s getting late. Can you take us back to the time machine, Daisy?ā€ Ella asked.

ā€œYeah, my watch says it’s five o’clock!ā€ said Liza.

Daisy took them back to the time machine. 

ā€œElla, it’s your turn to press the button,ā€ Liza said. ā€œI did it last time.ā€

The bright light flashed, and when the light faded, they were in the box outside their house.

The End



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