I used to tell this story to TJ before bed. I would let him fill in the blanks. I am pretty sure that this is where the tradition of telling a story without a book came from in our house. John has taken it and run with it and tells really good bedtime stories to TJ without a book.
Tonight's story - the Black and White Dinosaur - was inspired by the homework that TJ and I did together earlier.
Once upon a time, two flowers named (fill in blanks - he would always say TJ and Mama) were walking down the street. The flowers were (fill in the colors).
They were walking down the street, singing "du du du du du du", when they came a great big crocodile. (maybe it was alligator, I don't remember.)
They looked at each other and said "AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGHHHHHH" and ran as fast as they could.
The crocodile chased them and said to them "No wait! Wait! I have a question for you."
So they stopped. The crocodile said "I would like you to come and live with me in my crocodile house."
So, TJ and Mama had to discuss it because they didn't think it was a good idea to make fast decisions.
They went to check it out and it was a beautiful crocodile house and they ended up living there, happily ever after.
The End.