Bush Ten (and back again) by Matt Zurbo Tommy and Sam went fishing. All was quiet in the bush. No wind, no sound. (Two kids walking to billabong jetty with rods.) Not a single fish was found… (Boys bored. Lines in water.) Until… 1 drop of water, (Falling off a blade of grass.) caused 2 … Continue reading Day 125: Bush Ten (and back again!)

I Hate My Curly Hair! by Matt Zurbo   Louie had a problem he didn’t want to talk about. (Louie, curly black hair, looking vexed.)_ Until… “I hate my curly hair!” one day he blurted out. (Gnashing teeth, pulling at hair.) “Huh? So it’s curly, so what!?” Silly Sally said. “No-one else,” Louie wailed, “has … Continue reading Day 124: I Hate My Curly Hair

The Roundest Object in the World by Matt Zurbo Dragons are special and rare. It takes a miracle for one to be born. (Image of the sky, nothing in it except a cloud or two.) Amie didn’t know this when she set out to find the roundest object in the world. She wasn’t even sure … Continue reading Day 123: The Roundest Object in the World

Spinning Top by Matt Zurbo Little Herriet never realised, when she talked to her toys, that they often talked back, in the way they made their noise. Ding-a-ling! Clunk! Ka-pssssh! Then one night, when she slept, they talked amongst themselves. The slobber-soaked textas, bouncing balls and garden elves. “This is what I think,” the spinning … Continue reading Day 122: Spinning Top