Transcript for Parent Storytellers
Oni Pepperoni put on his black cape and adjusted his mask with little eye holes. Today he was going to be a villain, and he had big plans for his villainous day ahead. He was feeling very excited about all the mischief he was going to make.
“Today,” Oni announced to his reflection in the mirror, “I’m going to be the greatest villain of all the villains! But not the mean kind – the fun kind!”
Oni had a special villain tool that he was very proud of – a freeze gun that looked like a big water squirter painted silver. But instead of hurting anyone, it just made everything nice and cold so he could ski everywhere he went.
“Time to test my freeze gun!” Oni said excitedly.
He pointed his freeze gun at his backyard and pressed the trigger. WHOOSH! A stream of sparkly, cold air came out, and suddenly the grass was covered in perfect, fluffy snow.
“Perfect!” Oni laughed. “Now I can ski to the store, ski to the park, ski everywhere!”
Oni put on his bright red skis and his matching helmet. He had been practicing skiing for months, and he was getting pretty good at it.
As he skied down the hill behind his house, Oni decided to show off his skills. First, he did a little jump – and landed perfectly!
“That was easy!” he called out. “Time for something harder!”
Next, he tried a backflip. Round and round he went in the air, landing with a soft thud in the snow.
“Whoa! That was awesome!” Oni cheered.
Then he attempted a front flip, spinning forward through the air like a tumbling snowball.
“I’m getting good at this villain skiing thing!” he said proudly.
For his next trick, Oni tried a 360-degree spin, twirling around and around like a spinning top before landing gracefully.
“And now,” Oni announced dramatically, “for my most famous trick of all – the Pepperoni Wiggle!”
The Pepperoni Wiggle was Oni’s special move where he wiggled his whole body while spinning through the air. But as he launched into the air, wiggling and spinning, something terrible happened.
JINGLE! JANGLE!
“Oh no!” Oni cried as he watched his house keys fly out of his pocket and disappear into the snowy air below.
“My keys! How will I get back inside?”
But then Oni remembered – he was a villain, and all villains had special suits! As he pressed a button on his cape, two big wings sprouted from his back, just like a superhero’s cape.
“Flying villain mode activated!” Oni shouted as he soared through the air, looking for his keys.
As he flew around searching, something strange happened. His skis, which had fallen off during the Pepperoni Wiggle, suddenly flew up and reattached themselves to his feet!
“Well, that’s weird,” Oni said, looking down at his feet. “But I have a better idea!”
Oni reached down and pulled his skis off. “I’m going to try something even more fun – booty sliding!”
And with that, Oni sat down on his bottom and started sliding down the snowy hill like a human sled.
“Wheeeeeee!” he shouted as he picked up speed. “This is super fast! I love sliding on my booty!”
Down the hill Oni went, faster and faster, his cape flapping behind him like a flag. He slid past surprised snowmen, over small bumps, and around trees.
He slid for what felt like hours (but was probably only about ten minutes) until he finally slowed down and came to a stop near the bottom of the hill.
As Oni stood up and brushed the snow off his cape, something amazing happened. He felt a strange tingling sensation all over his body.
“Whoa!” Oni exclaimed. “I think I just gained superpowers from all that sliding!”
To test his new abilities, Oni looked toward his car, which was parked way up the hill. He bent his knees, took a deep breath, and jumped with all his might.
BOING!
Oni flew through the air like a superhero, soaring over trees and snow banks. He landed perfectly in the driver’s seat of his car!
“That was incredible!” Oni laughed. “Being a fun villain is the best!”
Just then, he heard a familiar voice. “Oni! Is that you?”
Oni looked around and saw Betty, bundled up in a warm winter coat, walking by with a sled.
“Hi Betty!” Oni called out, still sitting in his car. “I was just practicing being a silly villain!”
“That looked like fun!” Betty said with a smile. “Can you teach me how to do the booty slide?”
“Of course!” Oni replied. “But first, I need to use my freeze gun to make a perfect sledding hill for us!”
Oni aimed his freeze gun at the hill and created the most perfect, snowy slope Betty had ever seen.
“Wow!” Betty exclaimed. “This is going to be the best sledding day ever!”
And so Oni Pepperoni, the world’s silliest villain, spent the rest of the day teaching Betty how to slide on her booty, do snow angels, and have the most fun a pretend villain could have.
As the sun began to set, Oni realized he still hadn’t found his keys. But when he reached into his cape pocket, there they were!
“They were there the whole time!” Oni laughed. “I guess being a silly villain means silly things happen!”
Betty giggled. “Maybe tomorrow you can be a silly superhero instead!”
“That’s a great idea!” Oni said, already planning his next adventure. “But first, let’s go inside and have some hot chocolate. All this villain work has made me thirsty!”
And with that, Oni Pepperoni and Betty headed inside, already planning their next snowy adventure.