Unmentionable facts for kids
Unmentionable is an awesome book filled with short stories by the famous Australian author Paul Jennings. It's the sixth book in a series of his amazing collections and first came out in 1991. Get ready for some wild and wacky adventures!
Cool Stories Inside
This book is packed with five super interesting tales. Let's check out some of them!
The Mouth Organ
Imagine accidentally breaking a beautiful magnolia tree! That's what happens to a girl in this story. To earn money for a new tree, she starts playing music on the street. One day, a young man with a ponytail gives her a special mouth organ. This isn't just any instrument! When she plays a song on it, everyone who hears it starts acting out the words of the song. Things get really crazy when the mouth organ gets stuck in her mouth! Her whole class tries to block their ears, but they end up chasing her, and more and more people join the chase. In a super weird twist, everyone turns into wood! Luckily, Young Ponytail manages to get the mouth organ out of her mouth, and things go back to normal.
The Velvet Throne
This story is about a young man who is super tired of his brother, Gobble. Gobble just lies around, watches TV, eats junk food, and bosses everyone around, while the young man does all the work. One day, he's had enough and runs away from home. He stops at a public toilet, but then he gets locked inside! What's even stranger is that messages written on the walls of the toilet start coming true. The toilet paper roll begins to "rock'n'roll," people gather outside and start dancing, and even a rat gets flushed down the toilet! The most surprising thing is when the ordinary toilet turns into a fancy velvet throne. When the door finally opens, the man writes a message on the wall wishing his brother would disappear. He goes home and finds that Gobble is really gone forever!
Ex Poser
What if you could tell if someone was lying, every single time? In "Ex Poser," a clever boy invents a lie detector that works perfectly! His friend thinks it's a great idea and decides to use it on the two richest kids in their class. He hopes to catch them in a lie and maybe even embarrass them a little. Imagine the secrets that could be revealed!
Sloppy Jalopy
This story starts when a boy's earrings get taken away at school. So, he buys a new one, but this earring is magical! Anyone who wears it starts attracting all sorts of rubbish. Imagine walking down the street and having trash just stick to you! This funny story was even made into an episode of the popular TV show Round The Twist.
Eyes Knows
It can be really hard when your parents are getting divorced, and you don't know who to live with. That's the tough situation a boy in "Eyes Knows" faces. To help him make big decisions, he invents a special robot man. This robot has two different colored eyes: green and red. Whenever the boy is in a tricky spot, he spins the robot's eyes. Each color leads to a completely different outcome, helping him figure out what to do!
