When my son was four, he kept telling me he had an imaginary friend named Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba, and when I looked it up, I found out it means love. This story is from my book, Feed It to the Worms, a collection of very short stories for small children.
The Biggest Beach Towel
I know a boy named Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba. And one day, he and his mama went to the beach and sat next to another mama and her boy.
And Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba noticed that the boy’s towel had some letters on it. And so he asked the boy, “Excuse me, but what does your towel say?” And the boy said, “It spells my name. Max.”
And Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba couldn’t believe it. “Wow,” he said. “I didn’t know towels could say your name on them!”
So he asked his mama, “Mama, can I have a towel that says my name on it?” And because his Mama always gave him everything he wanted, she said, “Why of course you can!”
And so later that day, his mama called the personalized towel factory and ordered her son a towel. “Wow, that’s a mouthful,” the man told her. “Give us a couple months.”
And a couple months later, a giant box was waiting for him on his stoop. Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba Mahabba was so excited.
He and his mama took the towel right to the beach. And as soon as he got there, he ran over to Max and waited for his Mama, who was lagging a bit behind because she needed a hand truck to carry the thing.
And after they unfurled this gigantic towel, every child at the beach ran over because they’d never seen such a giant towel.
In fact, it was so big that every boy and girl at the entire beach could play on it. And so they did. And everyone had the best day they ever had.
