30 Days: "There's a Big Humongous Scary Monster Under My Bed"

There’s a Big Humongous Scary Monster Under My Bed

By Jennifer Jones Smith 

I know there is a big humongous scary monster under my bed because

I can hear him snore at night.

Sometimes he moans and groans

like he is having a nightmare.

And he smells really bad!

You can never be too careful when you have

a big humongous scary monster under your bed.

If I hang my book over the edge of my bed

Maybe he will take it.

If I dangle my feet over the edge of my bed

Maybe he will tickle my toes.

Or worse, if I peek over the edge of my bed

Maybe he will bite my nose off.

That would look awfully silly!

Maybe he is a slippery slimy monster

With an eyeball in the middle of his forehead.

If he slobbered a wad of slime on me

I’d be trapped in bed forever!

If he is a monster from outer space

he might put me in his flying saucer

and take me far away!

Maybe he is a dinosaur monster

with gigantic teeth like a t-rex.

He could eat me in one huge bite!

I want to get that big humongous scary monster

out from under my bed.

If I turned on my mom’s opera music

and sang along as loud as I could

would he leave or just cover his ears?

If I put my pet tarantula under the bed

would it scare him away

or would he just gobble it up like a snack?

Ah, hah! A snack. That’s an awesome idea!

Mom made my favorite today—peanut butter cookies.

I’ll hide a cookie under my pillow for tonight.

It’s bedtime. Time to get that big humongous scary monster

out from under my bed.     

I’ll make a trail out my door.         [He is breaking the cookie and making a trail from the     

                                                             bed out his door.]

Now I’ll wait in bed until that big humongous scary monster

comes out from under my bed.

SNIFF! SNIFF! SNIFF!                                           [The monster under the bed is sniffing.]

I hope he doesn’t see me.                         [The boy covers his eyes with his hands.]         

CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!                                       [The monsters claws are tapping the floor as he

                                                                         climbs out from under the bed.]

                       

I hope he doesn’t scratch me.                   [Boy puts pillow in front of front of face.]

CRUNCH! MUNCH! CRUNCH!

I hope he doesn’t eat me!                          [Boy hides under bed covers.]

I think he’s outside the door now.

I should shut it.

But what if he gets me?

AAAAAAAA!                                                    [The monster jumps in bed with the boy.]

LICK! LICK! LICK!

Oh, Skippy!

I’m glad YOU were the big humongous scary monster under my bed!