title: There Was a Gross Zombie Who Swallowed a Plane
author:  Sam Knight 
description: Perfect for the kid who is learning to read and likes gross things! It's gross, but not too gross! (Okay. Maybe it is.) The repetitive rhyme helps kids to learn to read, the "ick" factor keeps them motivated!<div></div><div>My kids got involved in this project and helped me pick out what gross things the zombie should eat. Since these are the same kids who were *slightly* involved when I made Chunky Monkey Pupu, it should be no surprise as to what I had to convince them the zombie would NOT eat!</div><div></div><div>(If you read Chunky Monkey Pupu, you might notice him hiding in the background of this story in a couple of places!)</div>
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  ![](../Images/p2_2.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER ZERO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THE PREQUEL
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  T he speeding motorcycle took the sharp corner so fast in the darkness that
  both policemen in the pursuing car shouted "Whoa!" Sergeant Fisher slammed his
  large foot on the brake, thinking that the boy who was riding pillion was sure
  to be flung under his wheels; however, the motorbike made the turn without
  unseating either of its riders, and with a wink of its red tail light,
  vanished up the narrow side street.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "We've got 'em now!" cried PC Anderson excitedly. "That's a dead end!"  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Leaning hard on the steering wheel and crashing his gears, Fisher scraped half
  the paint off the flank of the car as he forced it up the alleyway in pursuit.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  There in the headlights sat their quarry, stationary at last after a quarter
  of an hour's chase. The two riders were trapped betw