Rejection and the story of Gems

                                                                            Raccaroo was feeling a bit sad.

                                                    

His brother Giovanni had been chosen for adoption and was living happily with a new family. Even though Raccaroo was happy for his brother , it hurt his feelings to not have been picked.

 This really broke the Headmistress' heart to hear her darling Raccaroo say such things. She knew all about the pain of rejection , but she knew some other things , too...

        So she scooped little Raccaroo into her arms. " Let me tell you a story" she began......

 " You were born with a sparkling gem inside of you. It means that you are a special and wonderful monster. Your gem is powerful , and it twinkles and shines within you."

 " One day soon , your gem is going to collide with another gem , because others have them too. And when this happens my little one , glitter will float all around you and fill the air, we call it love."












Raccaroo thought hard about the Headmistress' story and about Gems....

"Of course it is true" replied the Headmistress. " Goodness , haven't you ever looked in your pocket?"

                                                                 and in fact...

                                                           he never had!

 But there it was! Raccaroo's little gem! And knowing it was there , he felt a lot less sad and alone.

                                        Just as the Headmistress knew he would. 

Fixing the broken piece

The days had become dark and lonely in the Orphanage for Wayward Monsters.

Days and weeks went by in which no new monsters were born........

  And none were adopted either. 

The Headmistress was very unwell. She spent whole days in bed . She didn't smile or laugh.  The monsters were very concerned and they didn't know what to do.

"Oh dear Headmistress , won't you get out of bed today? " the monsters pleaded.  " You could make a new monster , a little brother or sister for us to play with"

"I'm sorry I can't do it today"  replied the Headmistress . " Now please , leave me alone." 

       " But what is the matter?" the little monsters asked her. " Are you sick? Are you hurt?" 

        " Yes , my loves , in a way."  the Headmistress replied . " I have a broken heart." 

                            " Which piece is Heart? "  Giovanni asked . " Is it this piece?" 

" Or this piece?"   asked Saburo. The monsters didn't know which part was her heart. To them it seemed that their Headmistress had so very many strange parts on her body.

" No , darlings. My heart is an inside piece , you can't see it"  replied the Headmistress. " Now please , let me go back to sleep , my heart is in terrible pain , and I need to dream to forget it."

The monsters thought a lot about the broken piece called heart that their Headmistress had. They loved her so dearly and wanted to help her , like she had helped them all the times they had broken parts.   They wondered to themselves what she would do.

" Maybe she needs some more stuffing , and that would explain why she is lying so flat all the time , too"   offered Giovanni. 

" Or maybe we could stitch it up with a needle and thread , like Headmistress did for Saburo when his ear fell off last month , remember?"   Said Raccaroo



  





And so the monsters devised a plan to help their Headmistress fix the broken piece...

Saburo helped Raccaroo load his pouch with threads and needles and pair of yellow handled scissors from the Headmistress' sewing desk.

And together they dragged the heavy bag of stuffing out of the sewing room and into the bedroom....

 and onto the Headmistress' bed where she lay asleep and dreaming.......   

And just as the monsters where about to cut her open to repair the broken piece of their beloved Headmistress....

She awoke! " My goodness monsters! , what on Earth are you doing?!" exclaimed the Headmistress.

"We wanted to help you sew up the broken heart piece" said Giovanni. " We wanted to help you the way you have always helped us."  

" Because we love you so , and we feel so sad when you cry."  Whispered Saburo , who was starting to get a little teary-eyed . In fact , they all were getting a bit weepy , the Headmistress included.

" Oh my loves." cried the Headmistress , scooping the monsters into her arms . " That is the most thoughtful and wonderful thing you could do. And you know what ? It's helping . Just that little act has helped to sew up my broken heart piece a small bit ."  she wept as she hugged them. " I am so grateful to have the love of my monsters , and please , don't be sad. Right now I cry , but I won't always , not forever. Soon we will laugh and smile again , I promise. And in the meantime , I'm going to really try and make more monsters , no more sleeping all day." 


                    






  And that is how they carried onward , little steps at a time , together. 

 

Puppets vs. Monsters

Some may not know that the Foster Monster Orphanage for Wayward Monsters houses puppet monsters as well as regular plush monsters. While all the monsters are considered Orphans , there are sometimes rumors floating around the house that the puppets are...different. In this story , Gustav , the newest Orphan , learns a bit about the puppets.

 

* Mrs. Jackson is the meanest guard of the Orphanage. She is always on the lookout for monsters having fun so that she can put a stop to it. All the Orphans fear and despise her.

Gustav decided to go to the Headmistress for advice. 

"What?! Of course the puppets have souls! My goodness , they are Orphans just like the rest of you! You mustn't listen to Mon-Mon , his heart is becoming very bitter from too many long months in the Orphanage. I'm going to have a word with him."

And So

 "Go ahead , apologize to them"

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The Escape Plan

The Orphans are too silly to focus seriously on escaping.  This story features MonMon (yellow) , the oldest monster in the Orphanage. It also stars the youngest monster in the house ,  Paprika. The only sure escape for these two is adoption! Don't forget to visit www.fostermonsters.com to learn more about the plight these two brave creatures are facing!