The document contains two short stories submitted by children in response to the prompt "I wonder what caused this expression...". The first story is about a half-person half-donkey running away from animal creatures called Schoodlers that can throw their heads and wanted the half-donkey for soup. The second story is about a wizard that turned people and animals different colors with his magic, including turning a donkey named Tic brown and blue and trapping him in a ball before turning into a dolphin.

1. I wonder what caused this expression...

2. I wonder what caused this expression Well, this half-person/half-donkey was running away from the Schoodlers. The Schoodlers are an animal that can throw their heads off at people. The Schoodlers wanted the half-person/half-donkey for soup. That's why the half-person/half-donkey was so afraid. Amen. ch ~ age 11

3. I wonder what caused this expression Once upon a time there was a wizard that turned everyone brown, except fleas. And he turned them blue. But there was a donkey that the wizard was afraid of named Tic-Tack-Toe. He liked to be called Tic. One day Tic went to a pond. All of the sudden the Wizard caught him in a ball. Then the wizard turned into a dolphin and swam into the water. Then the dolphin came up with spaghetti. Then Tic was free but not before being turned brown. Then the wizard died and everyone lived happily ever after (except the dogs because everyone knows that blue fleas are the worst). The End bh ~ age 9

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