Children’s story about monster: The Monster with Glasses
Wearing glasses made the monster seem less intimidating, but much more warm and friendly.
1. A Nearsighted Monster
During an eye exam, the doctor told the monster, “Unfortunately, you need to get a pair of glasses.” Glasses? No way! How could he wear glasses? The monster was shocked; he definitely didn’t want any glasses. “I’m not a cobra, I’m a monster—a real big guy! What kind of monster wears glasses while roaming the streets?” The monster was adamant about not getting glasses, worried that if he wore them, no one would recognize him.
But his vision was terrible. He kept bumping into lampposts and often greeted strangers by mistake. One time, he mistook an alien vegetable for his good friend, the porcupine, and insisted on inviting it over to his house. This caused the alien vegetable to miss the last intergalactic train of the month, and now it had to wait another month to go home.
Even worse, the monster lost his job because he was a mailman—a mailman who couldn’t read house numbers.
“Why do you keep delivering the wrong mail? I don’t think this job is right for you,” the boss said angrily.
The monster felt sorry, but what could he do? Not wearing glasses was indeed a bit of a problem. But the idea of a monster wearing glasses just sounded ridiculous.
2. The Monster Puts On Glasses
One day, the monster heard about something called contact lenses—tiny, thin lenses that you wear on your eyes, which no one could see. “That sounds good. With these, no one will even notice I’m wearing anything.”
The monster went to the optical store full of hope. “I want the most invisible lenses you have,” he said. After measuring his vision, the store clerk chose the lightest, thinnest contact lenses for him.
“Could you crouch down a little more?” the store clerk asked while teaching the monster how to wear contact lenses. What a huge guy he was, yet his eyes were so small.
“Don’t be afraid, just open your eyes.” She had already said this three times. The monster had to explain apologetically, “I’m sorry, my eyes are open, and I’m trying my best to open them as wide as I can.”
Even with his eyes wide open, they still looked like slits. The store clerk, who had never encountered such a small-eyed customer before, smiled apologetically. After much effort, she finally helped the monster put on the contact lenses.
With the lenses, everything became much clearer. The monster was overjoyed as he weaved through the busy streets and wandered in the crowded malls without worrying about breaking something anymore.
But the good times didn’t last long. Because the monster’s eyes were so small, putting in the contact lenses each time was a real hassle. After wearing them a few times, his tiny eyes became inflamed. Soon, his eyes turned bright red. When he went to a restaurant to eat, the waiter mistook him for a rabbit and brought him carrots as an appetizer.
“This is too much! Does a rabbit have a body as big as mine? Does a rabbit have a tail as agile as mine? And I don’t even have a white fur coat!” The monster, furious, took off the contact lenses and got so mad that he wanted to breathe fire. But since he couldn’t see clearly, he accidentally drank cola through his nose. When his nose got wet, he couldn’t breathe fire anymore.
“I’m such an unlucky monster,” the near-sighted but glasses-less monster muttered as he bumped into various buildings on his way home. Rubbing his red nose, which still couldn’t breathe fire, he complained, “It’s so cold. A monster that can’t breathe fire might just be the weakest monster in the world.” Since he couldn’t breathe fire, he couldn’t light the stove, and he paced back and forth in the cold room, thinking that he’d have to visit his mom tomorrow to ask her to knit him a sweater.
3. A Monster That Can’t Breathe Fire
Early the next morning, before the sun even rose, the monster set off. He tried hard to figure out the directions but still got lost. Was that red door his mom’s house? The monster knocked loudly with his big paw. The people inside were terrified and pushed against the door, yelling, “Don’t come in! This isn’t your house, you’ll break our wooden floor!”
Maybe it was that orange-red door? The monster knocked loudly again, shouting, “Mom, open the door!” A little boy stuck his head out from the second floor and said, “Big guy, you’ve got the wrong place. Only my mom lives here, not yours. Go away!” The monster was really angry, but since he couldn’t breathe fire, even if he was mad, he couldn’t scare the kid like a fire-breathing monster could.
The monster searched until nightfall before finally finding his mom’s house. He threw himself into his mom’s arms and said, “Dear mom, I’ve missed you so much! I’ve been so unlucky lately, you have to listen to my story.”
The monster told his mom all about the glasses, and as she knitted a white sweater for him, she said, “It doesn’t matter what you wear, I’ll always recognize you!”
Really? Maybe even if the monster wore glasses, he’d still be a big guy.
With his mom’s encouragement, the monster finally decided to get a pair of glasses. On the way, he even tripped and fell.
4. The Monster Falls in Love with Glasses
“Please find me a pair of black-rimmed round glasses like Harry Potter’s,” the monster said, and got himself a pair of black-framed glasses for nearsightedness.
“Hmm, you look like a big, gentle giant,” the store clerk said admiringly. “You’re the most refined monster I’ve ever seen.”
The monster with glasses was very pleased, but he was still worried that others wouldn’t recognize him. He cautiously greeted people on the street.
“You look like you’re in a good mood, Monster,” the bread seller granny said.
“Monster, can you help me get my kite down?” a little girl asked, tugging on his tail.
“Big guy, my child really admires you. Could you breathe fire for her?” a mother requested.
The monster was overjoyed. Even with glasses, everyone could still recognize him. With glasses, everything was so clear, and he would never drink through his nose again. Breathing fire? That was a piece of cake!
The delighted monster headed back to his mom’s house and on the way, he met the alien vegetable rushing to catch the intergalactic train.
“I’m hurrying to catch the train, so there’s no way I can visit your house today. But thanks, kind monster,” the vegetable said before quickly running off.
The alien vegetable left the monster confused. He tried hard to remember where he had seen this little guy before.
The monster, now with glasses, easily found his way back to his mom’s house. His mom hugged him and said, “My son is such a handsome monster, and I’ve finished knitting your sweater.”
His mom recognized him instantly, and the monster was so happy. Overjoyed, the monster suddenly yelled out, “Dear mom, you should get a pair of glasses too! You knitted the collar of the sweater onto my tail!”
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
