Today’s post is in honor of Beck, who’s STILL writing horror stories based on children’s books/shows.

For those who don’t have kids the right age to know the show Caillou (KI-YOO) is, here’s a little taste of the horror :

Did you watch? HE’S a kid you’d want yours emulating, right? Well, my son LOVED it which means I was subjected to it enough that this story practically wrote itself.

So without further ado, I present:

Caillou Takes His First and Final Plane Ride

Caillou had never seen a building so BIG before!

“Mommy, is this where the airplane is?”

“Yes, Caillou. But it’s on the other side of the terminal. We need to walk fast to get to it.”

“But then you’ll get to see the plane through a big window!” Daddy chimed in.

Caillou was so excited that he couldn’t stop jumping around!

“Now Caillou, take my hand. Let’s catch up with Mommy and Rosie.”

Caillou liked holding hands with Daddy. And he liked it even better when Daddy started carrying him and RUNNING!

“Daddy, why can’t we talk about bombs in SE-CUR-I-TY? Is that a magic wand in the policeman’s hand? Why is he waving it around you?”

Daddy took a long time in the security place. But after he repacked his bag, Caillou, Mommy, Daddy, and Rosie finally got to where the plane was.

“Daddeeeee! you promised that I could give the man the ticket!”

“You’re right, I did! But look! It’s time to get on the plane, so we have to hurry!”

Daddy pulled Caillou into a long hallway and through a door where a smiling lady said hello to Caillou and Rosie.  Then they walked past rows and rows of seats to find the ones that matched their tickets.

Caillou and Rosie were so excited!

“AIRPAYNE!” said Rosie.

“Look, Mommeee! Is that the wing? Who are those people on the ground? Why do they have headphones? Where did you put my backpack? Can I have a snack? I’m thirsteeeeee!”

“Now Caillou, why don’t you look out at the wing? We’ll get something to eat and drink very soon.”

Caillou did NOT want to wait, so he swung his feet back and forth, kicking the seat in front of him. He found out that he could make it shake, AND it made a lot of noise!

Daddy and the man in front of Caillou’s seat whispered for a very long time, and then Daddy offered Caillou a cookie if he’d stop kicking.

“Is it chocolate chip?” asked Caillou. It WAS! So Caillou stopped kicking and looked out the window at the clouds.

Soon the plane was moving! And then it was flying up in the SKY!

“Daddeeee, my ears hurt! I don’t WANT to plug my nose! Do you have any BUBBLE gum? I don’t like this gum! I need my blanket! Miss Flight Attennnndant! May I please have a blanket? Daddeeee, she says they’re out of blankets! I want YOURS!”

“Now Caillou, we have plenty of blankets. You can have Mommy’s,” said Daddy.

Mommy stared at Daddy. But then she stepped across the aisle, leaned over Daddy, and gave Caillou her blanket.

“Caillou, Rosie is going to sleep. It’s time for you to sleep too. We’ll wake you in the morning when we land,” said Mommy after she sat back down.

“Mommeeeee, will we be there soon? WHY didn’t you pack my Teddy and Gilbert? Does Auntie live in a castle in England? When will I see knights and princesses? How far are we from there?”

That was strange. Caillou was sure Mommy had heard him, even way across the aisle. But Mommy wasn’t looking at Caillou. Instead, she was smiling at the passengers in the seats nearby, even though they weren’t smiling back.

Caillou wondered when Daddy would be back from the potty. As soon as Daddy had asked him and walked down the aisle, he realized he needed to GO.

Caillou was about to ask Mommy about Daddy when he saw a flash outside the window. It was lightning! Caillou wasn’t scared of lightning anymore because he’d promised not to be when Daddy bought him a pony.

But there was something else outside! It looked like a funny man in a gorilla suit! And he was looking at Caillou! Caillou waved at the funny man!

“Mommeee! Stop talking to that lady! Look what I just found! A funny man is outside of the plane!”

Mommy didn’t seem to hear Caillou. But it was okay, because the funny man was still smiling at him. At least Caillou thought he was smiling. He did have very large teeth. Now he was pulling wires out of something on the wing. Oooh, look! Fire! The funny gorilla man was making a fire up in the SKY!

Just then Caillou heard a voice on the speaker telling people to fasten their seatbelts. But if Caillou did that, he wouldn’t be able to see out the window! He might miss the next funny thing that the gorilla man did!

“Caillou, it’s time to sit down and buckle up! Won’t that be fun?”

Caillou saw that Daddy was back.

“But Dadddeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I don’t WANT to buckle up! I might miss the funny man and the fire!”

Then the floor suddenly tipped, and Daddy almost fell on TOP of Caillou! When he got back in his seat, he pulled Caillou down and buckled his seatbelt for him!

“Daddy! I wanted to do it MYSELF! Why did the floor move? That lady over there is screaming. Why is she doing that? What are those things that just fell from the ceiling? What’s OX-Y-GEN? Oh! That’s neat! I want to put it on myself! Daddeeeeee!”

“Caillou! Sit still and be quiet!”

Daddy had never talked to Caillou that way before! Caillou started to cry. And then he suddenly remembered:

“Daddy, I have to go potty RIGHT NOW.”

But Caillou couldn’t hear Daddy’s answer because just then the floor dipped and the lights went out.

“AIRPAYNE!” Rosie yelled. And everybody else was yelling too!

END

(Special thanks to Rod Serling and William Shatner
for their part in this story’s inspiration.)

(Also? I pink fuzzy heart YouTube. Click above to
see the Twilight Zone episode in three parts.)