2026 KidLit Chuckle Challenge Champion!
The adventures of a fart storm and its fairy godfather? Not my normal story material. But the 2026 KidLit Chuckle Challenge came along, and you had to pick characters from their list. So what was I to do? The whole point of the contest is the push yourself to try something new. And it has to be funny. And it has to be under 200 words. And... I won! I have been named a Chuckle Challenge Champion for 2026!
So here, without further ado, is a silly potty humor story about a fart storm named Puff. I hope it makes you laugh!
Puff’s Big Stink
by (do I have to admit this?) Mary Ann O’Rourke
Puff, the Fart Storm, didn’t like Boom, the Thunder Storm.
Boom was full of hot air.
“BOOM!”
People everywhere ran into their houses.
“Now that,” said Boom, “is a noise that people can respect.”
“Let’s hear what YOU can do, Puff.”
Puff did his best, but all he could squeeze out was ...
“THBBBBBBT!.”
People snickered and pointed at each other.
“EW! Who cut the cheese?”
Boom sneered.
“Terrifying!”
Then he blew away.
But Puff’s Fairy Godfather was watching.
Fairy Godfathers cannot stand a bully.
He whispered in Puff’s ear.
Slowly, Puff grinned.
The next day, Boom blew back into town.
“Stand back,” he boomed to Puff.
“Let me show you again how this is done.”
Boom puffed himself up.
“Here comes my BIGGEST...”
“BOOOOOOOOM!”
At that exact moment, Puff let one rip.
His Fairy Godfather waved his toilet wand.
“BRRRRR-FFFFFT!”
It filled the air with the ripest fart imaginable.
People gagged.
Eyes bugged out.
They scolded Boom.
“My eyes are watering!”
“My flowers are wilting!”
No one could open their windows for days.
Boom hurried away, rumbling pink with embarrassment.
Puff grinned.
Big noises come and go.
But a good stink ...
lingers.