Pranksters

Hannah Kouvaris

Hannah Kouvaris

Age 0-9 category | Fall into Fiction Short Story Contest 2024 | San José Public Library
It was April Fool's Day in the unicorn world. There were four groups of unicorns–the Red Group, the Blue Group, the Purple Group, and the Yellow Group. You see, the Blue Group forgot it was April Fool's, but the Purple Group didn't. When the Blue Group—Lily, Sophia, Emerald, and Lucy–woke up, they put on their lotion. Eeek! The Purple unicorns Ethel, Luna, Sky, and Emse had swapped their lotion with itch cream. The Blue Group didn't know who had done it, but soon they figured it out. It was the Purple Group's idea! After that, the Blue Group and the Purple Group continued to play jokes on each other.
Later that day, when Sophia and Sky saw each other at guitar practice, Sky asked Sophia why she and the Blue Group kept playing jokes on them. Sophia said to Sky, "I don't know, the Purple Group started it." Sky disagreed, but Sophia reminded her that the Purple Group had switched out their lotion with itch cream first.
Sky began to laugh. "You're right! I keep forgetting it's April Fool's Day. We did prank you first. Do you forgive us? Can we still be friends," asked Sky.
"Best friends," said Sophia.
You might think that was the end of the story, but it's not. The Red Group and the Yellow Group decided they wanted in on the fun so they started playing jokes too. Even though they didn't realize it was April 1!
When the groups left for dinner, the Red Group–Emma, Emilia, Emily, and Mia–hid in the bushes by the door and surprised them by slapping pies in their faces. The other unicorns weren't happy. They went back inside and had to sneak out to get dinner! They went to their favorite restaurant, Bunny Burgers. When they were done, the Yellow Group stayed behind to pay. When they came out, the Red Group offered them a present. When the Yellow Group started to unwrap the box, it burst open and scared them. The Red Group began to laugh.
"What was that about?" cried the Yellow Group.
"It's April Fool's Day," replied the Red Group.
"Ooooh," said the Yellow Group.
"We get it," chuckled the Purple and the Blue Groups who were waiting nearby.
"Let's have an April Fool's do-over tomorrow. We can all play jokes on each other," suggested the Yellow Group.
All the unicorns agreed that was a great idea and it was so much fun! There were air balloon jokes, inside jokes, and so much more.
The end.
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