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The Elephant Who Teases Monkeys |
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By Mautez, Illinois |
| Moral:
It's wrong to tease. |
| My
fable:
Once upon a time there was an elephant who
loved to tease monkeys. But the monkeys didn't do anything.
One day the monkeys wanted to scare him so he would learn his lesson.
The monkeys wore masks and when the
elephant passed by the monkeys they screamed Booooooooo! The
elephant got real scared and he learned his lesson. So
whenever he passes by the monkeys he says "hello." |
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Squirrel Learns a Lesson |
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By Anisa, USA |
| Moral: Cheating is
Bad |
| My fable:
Once upon a time there lived a fox.
He had three friends. Their names were, Bird, Horse, and Squirrel.
One day Fox and Squirrel played a game of chess. Squirrel cheated;
he moved pieces so he can win.
Fox told him, "You are cheating."
Squirrel said, "No I am not." Fox said, "Yes you are cheating."
Squirrel said, "I am sorry. I did cheat. I think you have to
teach me not to cheat." Fox said that he will give Squirrel some
advice.
What is the point of even playing if
you're going to cheat and there will be no challenge if you cheat?
"Well, I have to go," Fox said, "I will meet you here tomorrow and we
will play again." That night Squirrel thought hard about what Fox
said then he went to bed.
Well it was tomorrow so Fox went by
Squirrel's house to play chess. So they played and Squirrel didn't
cheat. Squirrel learned a lesson. |
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| Pepper |
| By Janet and
Michael, New York |
| Moral: You shouldn't do something that
you already know you shouldn't do. |
| Our fable:
Once upon a time there was a black Labrador puppy named Pepper. One day
Pepper asked his mom if he could go outside. His mom said he could go outside but he
could not chase feline.
When Pepper was outside a cat named Frisky said, "Catch
me if you dare!" So Pepper started to dash toward him. His mom was fixing
up a fabulous dinner. She saw Pepper running toward the cat so she called him inside
and Pepper got spanked. Pepper learned that one shouldn't do something he knows he
shouldn't do. |
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| Kimmy
the Cat |
| By Hillary G., Florida |
| Moral: Never lie to
your friends! |
| My fable:
There once lived a cat named Kimmy and she always lied. One day she
lied to one of her best friends. In fact it was her only friend because she kept
lying. She never ever told the truth and one day her best friend found out that she
had been lying to her. And then guess what? Yep! She lost that friend
too! |
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| The Lion and the Apple
Tree |
| By Mark H. and
Josh, New York |
| Moral: If at first you don't succeed,
try, try again. |
| Our fable:
Once upon a time there was a bear, a deer, a rabbit, and a beaver.
These animals were very hungry. In the middle of a beautiful meadow there was a big,
juicy, sweet apple tree. There were two reasons why the animals could not get the
juicy apples. One reason was because the apples they were too high. Another
reason why they couldn't get the apples was because there was a swift, sly, and fast lion
guarding the tree.
One day the deer ran in the meadow and said, "Run!
Run! A hurricane is coming!" The lion asked in fear, "What should I
do?" The deer said, "For Pete's sake, run!" So when the lion
was gone the animals went to the tree and tried to pile up the animals from biggest to
smallest to reach the apples. That didn't work, so they ran around the tree until
they were dizzy and then hit the tree. Suddenly, the apples came down! And
they lived 'appley' and dizzily after. |
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| The Two Tigers |
| By Randi and
Catherine, New York |
| Moral: Too much of anything often leaves
you with a feeling of regret. |
| Our fable:
Once upon a time there was a tiger but there was something wrong with
him. The tiger was white with silver stripes. The tiger loved himself because
he thought he was beautiful. Everyday the tiger would get more and more
stripes. The tiger loved when he got more stripes.
One day a real orange and black striped tiger came to the
forest with all of his heavy luggage. The big orange and black tiger teased the
white tiger a lot. One day the big tiger said to him, "I challenge you to a
competition so we can see who is the best tiger in all of the land." The white
tiger didn't know so he said, "Give me until tomorrow at the same time and place we
are standing now." The big tiger said, "OK, but you better not trick
me."
Night fell and the tiger still did not know what to do.
The tiger started to eat his thick vegetable stew. The next day the tiger said that
he would do it. They swung, they raced, they played dodge ball, they even lifted
weights -- but they still couldn't decide who was best.
The next day the orange and black striped tiger said he did
these kinds of things all the time. The tigers did that every day until the tiger
said, "I can't do this any longer. I give up because this is filling me with a
lot of regret." |
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| The Tiger |
| By Danny and
Justin, New York |
| Moral: The people who help you are often
those who are close to you. |
| Our fable:
Once upon a time, there was a tiger that was hungry. He asked everybody
for food. The lion said, "No!" The Toucans said,
"No!" Then, the whole rainforest said, "NO!!!!" The tiger
went away sad and hungry. Two days later he saw some tigers and then he realized
that they were his parents. So he asked them for food and they said,
"Yes!" A few days later he was not hungry anymore. |
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| Miranda
the Mouse |
| By Hillary, Florida |
| Moral:
Never ever judge a book by its cover! |
| My
fable: Once there lived a mouse named
Miranda. She lived in a little hole in a house down Dreary lane. There was
another hole in the house where she attends school. One day at school all of the
mice started calling her a fat little runt. Miranda cried a lot! She cried
non-stop!
A couple days after, they stopped calling her a fat little
runt. She asked why and they told her that she happened to be pretty nice.
Usually, they said, the mouse or mice that we make fun of bully us and we wanted to try it
on you. So from that day on, they stopped calling her a fat little runt and they
were her best friends. |
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| Atta
the Monkey! |
| By Hillary, Florida |
| Moral:
Never ever judge a book by its cover! |
| My
fable: Once upon a time, there lived a monkey
girl named Atta. She loved to play with toy dolls. Nobody liked her because
she was very ugly. One day she helped and old women with the door. Someone
that hated her happened to see her and said, "Hey, Atta, that was very sweet of
you!" Atta looked over her shoulder and saw her friend smile.
When Atta went to school the next day, they all wanted to sit
next to her. They all liked her, and just because she was ugly, didn't mean that
they couldn't like her.... Right? |
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| Tommy
the Tortoise |
| By Hillary, Florida |
| Moral:
Honesty is always the best policy. |
| My
fable: Once there lived a tortoise named
Tommy --- and Tommy always lied. His friend always told him to never lie
but he kept on lying. One day he lied to his mother and his friend. Eventually
his mom found out that he lied and didn't get him anything for Christmas.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, his friend got a whole bucket
of Christmas gifts! |
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| Two
Pups |
| By Hillary, Florida |
| Moral:
Never, Ever, Ever wait till the last minute to do something! |
| My
fable: There once lived two pups. They
both attended the same school. Their names were Lisa and Lucky. Lisa always
followed directions and Lucky, well let's just say that lucky was a horrible
student. There was a project due in one day and Lisa had already finished.
Lucky, on the other hand, hadn't started at all. He didn't even have the correct
materials. Lisa told Lucky that he should have started working on it a week ago, but
Lucky didn't listen.
So where was I, oh yes, LUCKY STARTED WORKING ON IT THE NIGHT
BEFORE! Well he didn't have enough time, so Lucky didn't turn in a project
--- instead, he received a zero! (Bad Dog!) |
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| Echo
the Dolphin |
| By Jared and Sam, 9, New York |
| Moral: Don't like
someone because of how they look but because of how they are on the inside. |
| Our fable:
Once upon a time, there was a Dolphin named Echo. He met a Dolphin named
Flip. Then Flip said, "No one will be your friend because you wear baby
clothes." Then Echo said, "No. At least I'm nice, and I don't care what other
dolphins wear."
The night before the first day of school, Echo couldn't sleep. So his mom said,
"Don't worry, you'll be fine!" On the first day of school, more kids liked Echo
than Flip. |
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| Lucky |
| By Stephanie and Laurel, 9, New York |
| Moral: If at first you
don't succeed, try, try again. |
| Our fable:
One day, a small brownish-reddish dog named Lucky had a problem. She could
not stand up.
Whenever she asked her brothers and sisters if she could play, they would say, "Only
if you can catch us!" But her owner encouraged her and she helped her practice
standing, and Lucky finally did it. |
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| The
Animal's Biggest Fear |
| By Niklas, Freddy, and Jonathan, 9, New York |
| Moral: Sometimes it is
best to admit your feelings. |
| Our fable:
Once upon a time, there was a Tiger that was living in the forest peacefully.
Then along came some horrible hunters hunting for that Tiger so they could take her skin
and make the skin into a coat for winter. The hunters had spotted the Tiger, and she
couldn't think of anything to do.
Suddenly, she dashed deeper into the forest. The hunters pretended to be the Tiger's prey
to fool the Tiger to come toward them. When the Tiger got tempted and got near enough,
they trapped her. When a little Mouse came along and asked if she was scared because she
was in danger. The Tiger said, "No, I'm not scared because I'm a Tiger." Mouse
said, "OK," and went back to the forest.
The hunters came back and they took her skin off of her and set her free. Then the Tiger
met Mouse again, and Mouse said, "If you had told me you were scared, I could have
helped and then this would have never happened." |
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