The Bumblebee Olympics

by Carson Patton, Cylie Allen, Malia Moore Woodard, Shawndale Meeks, Jr., and Teena Hughey

Once upon a time there were bumblebees whose favorite thing was bumblebee school.

This is where they learned to pollinate coffee trees, that coffee trees are 17 feet tall, and that coffee trees have cherries with two beans inside that are roasted and turned into coffee for old people. When bees get the pollen, they’re relaxed and happy. Watching TV makes them happy, too. 

One bumblebee was in the mathematics club and loved to learn algebra with her favorite teacher, who loved working, so she had almost 5,000 bumblebee mathematics stores. This bumblebee had traveled to 14 places: Canada, the Philippines, New York, London, Paris, Australia, Africa, Italy, Los Angeles, Georgia, India, Egypt, China, and Miami. Her name was Kim, and she also decided to join the cheer team. 

Another bumblebee was the quarterback of the football team, and he threw the ball with all six legs at once. He could fly with the ball at 15 mph. His wide receiver had sticky pollen gloves to catch the ball. His name was Carson, and he used to wrestle with the WWE.

Another bumblebee was on the cheer team. Her name was Stumpy. She had a special dance. One bumblebee was a tennis player named Stormy. She was so good that Serena Williams wrote her a letter and said that she was her favorite player. And one more bumblebee, Shawndale, was a baseball player. He could hit coffee beans at a rate of 70 mph. 

Their school was on top of a hill, next to a coffee tree. There was a waterfall that went down to the beach. And on the beach there was a giant slide. It smelled like water and fresh air. They could touch the river. And they could see bees quickly getting pollen. 

And next to the giant slide was a football field. 

And that’s where they played in the Bumblebee Olympics, where the whole school had to work together. And this is how they did it . . .

The games began and both the football and baseball teams were winning. 

Stumpy, Stormy, and Kim were on the cheer team that was cheering for Coffee Tree Academy. They were competing against Big Bad Academy. 

The last quarter was finally here. Kim and Stormy finished their best cheer: “C-O-F-F-E-E!”

Right after Kim and Stormy joined in the game, they passed the winning pollen catch to Carson for a touchdown! After the game ended, they saw that Shawndale’s baseball teammates were restless. So Kim, Stormy, and Carson joined in the baseball game. 

AND THEN THEY WON . . . 199 points to 0!

They did back handsprings. They said, “Good game!” They got presents. And ended with an aerial and a cartwheel with no hands. 

After they left the Bumblebee Olympics, they saw . . . Simone Biles!