Speaker 1: Welcome Back Friends to short Stories for Kids.
Speaker 2: The Magic Paint Brush of Wonderland. One rainy day, Don
sat in her bedroom painting a picture of a cat
in the Big Sketch book her mom had bought her.
The cat was a mix of white and ginger and
had a big smile on its face. Boy Don really
wished she could have a cat of her own, but
her mom was allergic. How unfair. If Don had a cat,
she would love and cuddle the cat all day long.
As Down went to finish painting the cat's eyes, she
realized she'd run out of black paint. Oh no, she
couldn't paint the whiskers and pupils. Down searched around and
couldn't find another black paint. What could she do? Dawn
went downstairs unhappy. There had to be something somewhere she
could use for the painting. As she searched the drawers
and cupboards around the house, she soon realized there was nothing.
How disappointing. Then Dawn heard something at the front door.
She ran to it to see what it was. There
was a flyer pushed under the door jam. Dawn picked
it up and read it. Ever run out of paint? Well,
never again with our new, super duper all new space
aged Wonderbrush. You'll have all the colors you'll ever need
with a single brush. And if you want a free
trial of Wonderbrush, fill in the coupon below and we
will send you your very own Wonderbrush. Wonderbrush. Dawn gasped,
that sounds great. She ran to the kitchen, grabbed a pen,
and filled out the little coupon at the bottom of
the flier. Then she ripped the coupon off, ran to
the mailbox at the corner of the street and posted it.
How long will it take? Probably weeks, maybe a month,
Don sighed, At least she tried. She walked back home,
and the second she closed the door behind her, the
doorbell rang ding dong. Don opened the door and a
delivery man stood there holding out a package. Special delivery,
he exclaimed. Don took the package. No way it could be.
Thank you, the delivery man said, and walked off down
the street. Don shut the door and ripped the package open.
She couldn't believe it. It was the Wonderbrush. It was
here already, but how could that be? She only posted
the coupon less than ten minutes ago. Don couldn't explain it,
but she wasn't complaining. She ran upstairs and unwrapped the
wonder brush from its plastic wrapper. It looked like a
normal brush, like the one you would use to paint
a house, But when you pressed a button on the side,
it became smaller and thinner, just right for a cat's whiskers. Awesome,
Dawn exclaimed. Then if you pressed another switch, you could
change the brush's color. That's great, Dawn cried with joy.
She painted the cat's eyes and whiskers with the wonderbrush
and stood back to inspect her work. The big, ginger
and white cat looked perfect. Then, to Don's amazement, the
cat turned and looked at Dawn. And even more amazing
was that he spoke, Hi, Don, Thanks for the whiskers.
Don's mouth fell open. You can speak, Are you alive?
But you're a painting. When you use wonderbrush, everything you
paint becomes real, said the cat. The cat turned and
jumped from the pages of the sketch book and landed
in Don's lap. She stroked the cat. He certainly felt real.
Why don't you call me whiskers, said the cat. I
think it's quite a fitting name. Sure, said Don. The
cat jumped up on the bed. But my mom is
allergic to cats, Yes, said Whiskers, But I'm a painted cat.
I bet you she'll never be allergic to a painted cat.
Maybe not, Don said, with a shrug. Can I paint
anything and it will come to life? Not just come
to life? Say, for instance, if you painted a new bike,
you could peel it from the page and write it
in reality. Wow, Don gasped, I could use a new bike.
Don painted a brilliant pink bike with the wonderbrush and
then reached in and ripped it from the Suddenly she
had a bright, brilliant pink bike standing next to her.
As real as she was. This is super the best ever,
Don cried. But what did she really need? She could
paint random things all day long, but could she think
of something that would really be helpful and make a difference.
Don remembered that there were some woods near her school,
and she always thought that the birds there could use
some little bird houses in the trees. Don quickly painted
all the bird houses full of birds in a picture
of the trees next to her school. All of a sudden,
there was a knock on her window, and Don ran
over to see what it was. A bird was there,
floating up and down. Don opened her window and the
bird began to speak.
Speaker 3: We just wanted to say thanks for the houses. They
are going to be great. This when when it gets cold,
you can talk to Don.
Speaker 2: Said, of course, said the bird.
Speaker 3: Once you start using magic, you can see and hear
all sorts of things. Really, you can see and hear
how things really are. Everything has a voice if you listen.
The bird flew off and Don closed her window. Don
picked up the wonderbrush and inspected it.
Speaker 2: It's magic, she said, of course it is, said whiskers,
and the bird is right now. You can hear all
the animals in the world. Don thought about this. She
truly loved animals more than anything. She could use the
wonderbrush for selfish things she wanted, but with the power
of the Wonderbrush, she could do lots of good for
all the animals that didn't have a voice. So Don
decided to do some more paintings. She painted that all
the animals at the zoo had huge, vast spaces to
live in, not just cramped little ones. That all the
wheels in the ocean could be free and happy, and
that all cats and dogs worldwide would always be protected.
Don had a big heart, and with the magical Wonderbrush,
she could share her love with everything that needed it.
That night, when her mom came home, she saw Whiskers
sitting on her bed. What is he doing in here?
Her mom said, he's my friend. Dawn quickly replied, you
know I'm allergic. If I sneeze in the next ten seconds,
he'll have to go. Her mom counted down from ten, ten, nine, eight, seven,
Please don't sneeze, Please don't sneeze, six, five, four, three,
please please please please two one. Her mom didn't sneeze. Yeah, okay,
Her mom said he can stay. Whiskers gave a great
big meow and Dawn laughed, and from that day on,
Whiskers and Dawn painted picture after picture to make the
world a better place.
Speaker 1: The end