Rise of the Shrimpanzees

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There was a beautiful island in the middle of the Baffin Bay, near Greenland. Two monkey tribes lived on the island; the island was called the Island Island of Islands. They shared the island peacefully. On the west side of the Island Island of Islands, where King Shrimp ruled, living conditions were deteriorating. Food was becoming scarce and the Shrimpanzees, (half monkey, half shrimp animal, a spell cast long ago by King Shrimp on his followers) were dying sooner than their counterparts living under King Steve’s rule. That is when King Shrimp began to make a plan to take over the entire island, King Steve’s region. King Steve was a fabulous person. He was fair, kind, calm and a regular chimpanzee. On the other hand, King Shrimp was unfair, mean, and wanted the island to himself. He was also a Shrimpanzee, not married, the exact opposite of King Steve. King Steve wanted to share the island peacefully. Before King Shrimp could start planning, he had to see what King Steve was doing. He sent one of his spies to dress up as a chimpanzee, and see life was like on the other side.
When the Shrimpanzee came back, King Shrimp was furious! The chimpanzees were absolutely fine, they grew their own food and everything was perfect. “I’m gonna overthrow em’!” yelled King Shrimp.
“How are you going to do that sir?” The Shrimpanzee guard was skeptical.
“I’m gonna gather all me army an’ I’m gonna plan a sneak attack on ‘em,” King Shrimp said in a sinister voice. King Shrimp spent the next several days and nights plotting.
The day finally arrived; the day King Shrimp could get his revenge.

Chapter 2
“All me troops ready?!” Barked King Shrimp
“Yes, sir!” Shouted the soldiers
“Are you ready?” King Shrimp yelled
“Yes, sir!” Shouted the s...

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...orming! There were screams of shock everywhere.
All of the chimps that had just transformed were looking around, looking so confused. King Steve asked the nurse to put them in beds, and let them rest. As the nurse did so, everybody was going to their rooms and to tidy up all the mess inside and outside the castle.

Three years had passed since the war. King Steve was the king of the island, and everybody admired him as king. The conflicts had ended. King Shrimp’s extravagant castle was destroyed and the land was better utilized for farms and houses. The king didn’t just rule the island, but he stood by the people and supported them. There were no complaints and never a shortage of supplies. New tribes arrived at the island, every tribe loved it there, and the chimpanzees always greeted them with love. The chimpanzees permitted them to stay as long as they needed.

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