Short Bedtime Stories Presents: Ben Ventor's New Straw Invention

A Story For Kids Presents: Ben Ventor's New Straw Invention

Ben's family loved going on picnics. They loved them so much they would even go on snow picnics in the winter time.  During the snow picnics, the kids would get all bundled up and head out into the cold.

     "Ben, can you grab the drinks from the kitchen?" asked Ben's dad, as he was loading up all of the sandwiches into the trunk of the van.

     "Oh, really, Dad," answered Ben, kind of annoyed by this request. "Can't we get Fran to do it?"

    Ben's dad looked up from the trunk at Ben like he had lost his mind.

    "How is Fran going to carry the drinks?"

    Ben knew exactly what his dad was talking about. In fact, this was why Ben did not want to carry the drinks. They were way too heavy. In Ben's mind, no one short of the Incredible Hulk would be able to lift the two ton juice boxes.

     As Ben moved inside, he began thinking of a new way to solve the "heavy drink" problem.  Actually, it wasn't until two picnics later that Ben was able to reveal is new invention.

     "Ben, grab the drinks," his dad said again, getting into the van.

     "I already did, Dad," answered Ben.

    "I did not see them back there," answered Fran.

    "Are you sure you got them, Buddy?" His dad asked looking into his rearview mirror at Ben who had already jumped into the back of the van and closed the door.

    "Trust me," Ben said, winking at his dad.

    Something about the wink let Ben's dad know that he was up to something, and the family would surly get some kind of invention treat at today's picnic.

    When the family was getting all of their food out of the car, everyone had their own job. Ben's mom carried the fruit, Ben's dad brought the sandwiches, Fran grabbed the paper plates, and Peter held the napkins. Of course, by the time the Ventors had arrived at their picnic site 20 feet away, Peter had lost half of the napkins in the wind and eaten another two.

     "So, Ben," said Fran, hoping to get Ben in trouble, "where are the drinks. Those straws you have aren't going to do us much good without something to drink."

     "These straws are the drink," answered Ben, handing one to each of his family members.  "I call them sippy straws."

     "How do they work?" asked Ben's mom, looking for where the drink would come from.

     "You just say out loud whatever you want to drink and suck through the straw,” said Ben proudly.  “It will do the rest."

     "It turns the air into drink?" asked Ben's dad.

     "Yep," give it a try, invited Ben.

    One after the other, each of Ben's family members spoke out loud what they wanted to drink.

    "Grape juice," said Fran, and received a mouth full of grape juice.

    "Root beer," said Ben's mom and was pleasantly surprised by the drink immediately sucked into her mouth.

    "Give me two pina coladas," sang Ben's dad as the chilled pina colada ran into his mouth.

    "Slushie," said Peter and received his first head freeze.

How much the sippy straw sold for:  He gave this one away

What Ben bought with the money:  He just felt good for doing something good.

How the sippy straw is used today:  He eliminated thirst in the world.




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