Manny's Tall Tale: Global Warming

You might have never heard about Manny, but today I will tell you about his greatness. So listen closely.

When Manny was born, his first words were, “doctor, don’t make me cry.” Then everyone stopped and looked at the new baby. They were amazed. From that day on no doctor ever made a baby cry.

When Manny was two years old he discovered he had the ability to change the minds of people and animals.

One day he saw his mom and his dog fighting over a biscuit. He made them break the biscuit in half so that each would be happy.

When Manny was twelve he saw his dad and the cat fighting over the litter box. So he told his dad to go up to the bathroom and the cat to use the litter box.

On the night of Manny’s twenty-first birthday—that night something powerful came and made him stronger than ever. The next day Manny was walking to the bank and he saw a robbery taking place. He stopped the robbery, made the men put the money back in the vault, and went home. Everyone was happy to know that they were safe. From that day on, whenever anyone had a boo-boo the men who were the robbers kissed it and made it go away.

When Manny was sixty years old, even though he still had his powers, one thing he didn’t have was health insurance. So he made the president give it to him and to everyone else in the world. Everyone was happy from then on until global warming melted the earth. Too bad; Manny was not as strong as he thought he was. This was too big a project for him to take care of by himself.

THE END


“Manny’s Tall Tale”
by
Enmanuel Padrón Penalva (b. 3.6.1998)
1.22.08

Happy New Year!
(c) Copyright David H. Brown and Enmanuel Padron 2008