Star's Interview--the Year Monster

　　(Written by Tina; Level: Middle)

　　Anita: Hello, everyone, Happy Chinese New Year! Today we’re gonna interview a very special guest. You’ll never guess where he’s from. Now let’s welcome – the Year Monster!

　　(Big Applause)

　　(Giant Monster with horns comes in, trembling)

　　Year Monster: He…hello. I…I’m the Year Monster. (Audience cheers) Please…please don’t cheer…I’m really afraid of noise.

　　Anita: OK, Mr. Year Monster. Welcome to Ladder AI Magazine. You don’t look as scary as the legends say. Are you sure you are the Year Monster?

　　Year Monster: Thank you. It’s really me. But I didn’t mean to scare people on that Chinese New Year all those hundreds of years ago. That year I had just woken up and I was on my way out of my residence when I suddenly yawned. It was a huge yawn…and…probably I was so ugly that people were very frightened… and things just happened that way… I… I swear I didn’t mean it!

　　Anita: Easy…easy. Take a deep breath. Calm down, please. I can see what a nice guy you are. Well, in fact, I don’t think you look ugly…though perhaps a bit special.

　　Year Monster: (Crying loudly) Wa~~~~!

　　Anita: OK, OK, slow release…. Let’s talk about you a bit more so we can understand you better, OK?

　　Year Monster: (weeping) OK.

　　Anita: Are you really afraid of anything red?

　　Year Monster: Yes. I’m terrified by the color red because my mom used to make me wear red as a child. Once I grew up I just couldn’t stand anything red anymore.

　　Anita: I see. So how about fire and noise?

　　Year Monster: Oh I have glaucoma. That’s why I can’t see fire at night. I spent most of my childhood in the country. So I don’t like noise, either.

　　Anita: Wow, sounds like you are just like the rest of us.

　　Year Monster: Yes, it’s true. It’s just that I don’t look like normal people.