-A long time ago, in a swamp far far underground ... there was a rat. I know, I know ... rats are usually pretty gross. But don't worry, the particular rat in our story is a really swell guy. You're going to like him a lot.- On the 12th of November, 2016, hundreds of kids who had no idea what they were getting into came together for YALLFest's Story Ball at the Charleston Music Hall and wrote a story featuring rats, a gorilla and cheese fish. Yes. Cheese fish.