| Turkey
and Owl |
| Hadley, 11, Wyoming |
| Moral:
Don't believe every thing your told. |
| My
fable: One day Turkey was walking along and he
met Owl and said, "Mr. Owl are there really poison apples?" gobbled the Turkey.
"NO! Where on earth did you hear that?" hooted the
Owl. Turkey replied efficiently, "Mr. Fox."
The next day Turkey met Owl and asked, "Owl, are there
10 foot tall rabbits?" "NO! Where did you here that?"
The turkey replied hesitantly, "Mr. Fox," and he
dashed away flapping his wings.
Had I not asked him that, he might not have run away," and he went off
flapping his wings.
Then he saw Mr. Fox. He explained what had happened and
the Fox replied, "Oh hum, now I'll think about what I say now," and he proudly
trotted off. Then the Turkey came and said, "What shall I do about Mr. Foxe's
tall tales?"
The Owl replied, "I dont think you will have
anymore problems if you quit believing everything you hear." |
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| A
Nutty Story |
| Shaun, 12, Wyoming |
| Moral:
Don't put off for tomorrow what you can get done today. |
| My
fable: Once, a squirrel named Nutty was moping
while doing his tremendously huge list of chores that just kept on growing.
On the other hand Wally the chipmunk, Nuttys brother,
was running and hurrying as fast as he could so that he could go outside and play before
it got dark. But when Wally went outside to play, Nutty wanted to go outside to play
too. So he decided that he would finish his chores the next day.
The next day came, then the next. Five days later Nutty
still didn't have his chores done. Then, the next evening, Wally and Nuttys
family got a call stating that they had won a trip to Disney World and their plane would
be flying out the next morning.
Nutty and Wally were very excited to go on the trip, but when
the family was getting ready to go to the airport, Nuttys parents told him that his
chores had to be done before he could go anywhere. So Nutty didn't get to go to
Disney World with the rest of his family. |
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| The
Mouse and The Dog |
| Cheyna, 13, Wyoming |
| Moral:
Don't believe everything you are told. |
| My
fable: The mouse and the dog are two very best
friends and go to a school together. Playing is the number one thing to do on their
list. One day, they saw each other in the hallway.
Hello Shi Tzu! squawked the mouse in a rudely
stuck up voice.
Hi Cheesy! yelped the dog with a friendly voice.
So proud I am of you! shrieked Cheesy.
Proud about what? Shi Tzu asked questionably.
You are getting the award for the most friendly in the school and I am getting the
award for the most popular!! bragged the mouse skipping down the hall.
Oh! exclaimed the dog, Cool and thanks for the info!
Well, I have to go. I am late for class. See you at the awards tonight!!
laughed Cheesy.
Okay! Shi Tzu told him excitingly. So they went to the awards and Cheesy got
his award for the most popular.
Up next, the most friendly in the school award goes to
announced the
award giver while watching Shi Tzu bounce in her chair, Mrs. Bored O' Collie!
What? thought she to herself. The next day Shi Tzu walked up to Cheesy.
That was one cool award! exaggerated Shi Tzu.
Yeah! To bad you
Good-bye Mr. Cheesy! interrupted the dog. From then on they were not
friends because one couldn't trust the other. Cheesy found a new best friend. |
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| The
Snail and the Grasshopper |
| Gracie, 12, Wyoming |
| Moral:
Don't put off tomorrow what can be done today. |
| My
fable: One day as Miss Snail was doing her
work. She saw Mr. Grasshopper lounging in the sun. "Mr.
Grasshopper," called the snail, "What are you doing lazily sunbathing?
Don't you know winter is coming soon? You should be gathering food as I am for you
and your family."
"Miss Snail, my actions are not of your concern,"
the grasshopper answered sharply. So proud of his reply, Mr. Grasshopper turned back
to finish the rest of the day in laxity.
A few weeks later winter was beginning and Miss Snail had a
family feast planned. Before they began to eat, they heard a knock on the door.
Cousin Phil opened the door only to find Mr. Grasshopper kneeling on the front
porch.
"Had I listened to Miss Snail, I would have copious
amounts of my own food, but instead I put everything off to the next minute!"
Grasshopper exclaimed quietly as he collapsed in the doorway.
Phil brought him inside to warm him up and Miss Snail fed him
her bean stew and bid him farewell. Grasshopper padded home with a parcel of herbs
under his arm. |
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| The
Panda And The Bear |
| Alicia, 12, California |
| Moral:
Don't bother others because then you won't be liked! |
| My
fable: One day an evil Bear and a kind Panda
were in the park of "Townsville." The Bear was an evil, gigantic, ugly
Bear. The Panda was nice, kind, beautiful, and tender.
The bear would always go to the park and harass the
vulnerable Panda. The Panda was sitting down on a swing. Suddenly, the ugly
Bear went up to her and said, "You are the ugliest Panda ever." Since the
Panda was so sensitive, she started to weep. The poor Panda thought to herself,
"I think that the evil Bear wants me to live through a torture chamber."
Days went by and the beautiful Panda never saw the evil Bear
again. The Panda remembered, "I am not fond of this Bear because of the way he
treated me." |
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| Baby
Pit Bull and Beagle |
| Richelle, 12, California |
| Moral:
Don't be someone you are not. ...And don't forget who you are. |
| My
fable: Baby Pitbull was heading to Dirty City
School. While he was walking, he saw new kids going into school. Pitbull asked
them, "Where did you guys get those clothes?"
"We made them ourselves." When he got to
school, Pitbull told everything to Beagle. Beagle answered, "The clothes sound
cool but, ..." Pitbull said, "No buts, or anything." Pitbull
started to be mean at school.
The next day, Pitbull left Beagle all alone. Beagle was
lonely. Pitbull changed the way he dressed to look like the other dogs: gang
members!
A week passed. A couple of strange teens confused Baby
Pitbull for another gang dog! He got away unharmed, but he knew that he should never
dress like that again. He should be like his old self and like his friend, Beagle.
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| The
Mouse And The Cat |
| Stephani, 12, California |
| Moral:
Don't envy anyone unless you've been in his or her shoes. |
| My
fable: There were once a mouse and a cat who
were getting ready to perform in a school play. The mouse was very nervous because
she had the most important role.
The cat had a brilliant idea. The cat said to the
mouse," If you make a mistake everyone will laugh at you and hate you! "
The mouse was so scared that she replied to the cat,
"I..... I don't want to be in the play." And with that, she ran off the
stage. The cat took her place. The cat now knew how it felt to be both scared
and nervous.
From that day on the cat never scared or teased anyone.
The cat found the mouse and said, "I'm very sorry I scared you."
The two became friends. |
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| The
Blah Blah Blah 3000 |
| Kari Lynn, 13, Florida |
| Moral:
If you want something bad enough, try your hardest. |
| My
fable: Long ago there were two brothers. One
was named Billy and one was named Bob. Billy was a hard worker. He made A's on all his
assignments. He even built his family a house when his parents died. Bob, however, was
very lazy. His day's schedule was to sleep, watch television, and eat. He also loved
playing video games with his friend, Hops the frog. Hops was just as lazy as Bob.
One day Billy was cooking dinner and Bob was watching
television with Hops. When Mr. Squawk, the advertiser, came on the screen and announced
that the newest and coolest phone was out for sale. Bob wanted the phone real bad but
Billy wanted it too because he hardly gets anything for himself.
Bob called in and offered to pay a great deal of money. But
Mr. Squawk said there was something you had to do to win the phone. "What" said
Bob? "You have to build something," said Mr. Squawk. When Billy heard this he
began planning on what his carpentry work would be. Bob on the other hand began planning
with Hops. But that only lasted two minutes before they both went back to playing video
games.
Meanwhile Billy had planned for hours before deciding to
build a house. Bob had decided he and Hops would build a shed. For the next couple of
weeks Billy worked hard on his house. Bob, however, played in the trees with Hops. One day
Billy asked, "Shouldn't you be working on your shed?" "Yeah," said
Hops. "But we can do that later. It won't take long," said Bob.
Days passed and Billy's house was better looking day after
day. Bob and Hops shed however, looked like a pile of wood. Weeks went by and Hops finally
confronted Bob. He said, "Bob we need to get started on our shed if you're going to
win the phone." "Fine," said Bob. "We'll start tomorrow." The
next day Bob sat inside ordering Hops around on how to build the shed and left Hops to do
all the work. Hops got tired of being bossed around and left.
Hops never came back to Bob's house so Bob did the shed by
himself. The day of the contest came and Mr. Squawk came to judge the brother's handiwork.
After judging, he told the boys he'd give them a squawk (or call) if they won.
Later that day the boys got a call saying that Mr. Squawk
will be coming over to give one of them the phone. Bob was so excited because he thought
his wood stacked shed had won. Billy couldn't decide whether he was happy or sad. Happy
because he won or sad because his brother didn't win and thought he did.
When Mr. Squawk arrived he gave the phone to Billy. Bob was
so upset because he wanted the phone for himself. After Mr. Squawk left Billy called Hops
over so they could talk to Bob. Hops told him how he was being mean to him and telling him
what to do.
Billy told Bob that if he wanted the phone bad enough that he
should have stopped being lazy and worked a little harder on his shed. Bob learned a
lesson that day and hasn't been lazy since. |
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| The
Beat On Kitty |
| Erica, 12, South Dakota |
| Moral:
Don't beat your children. |
| My
fable: Once upon a time in a magical place
lived a cute, furry kittycat with his large and hairy parents. His parents loved him
most of the time. At other times they kicked him and locked him in his
room. Then workers from social services came to the home and took the little cute,
furry, abused kitty away. His parents never saw him again. |
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