Fables by Jonas and Leslie

I had Jonas and Leslie write fables this month for school, and they enjoyed them so much. They've eached picked their favorite (possibly their shortest for typing reasons...), typed it up, and illustrated them. Last night for Family Home Evening the kids even acted them out. That was something I should have recorded, but didn't. Oh well.

Here they are:

THE CHEATING RACCOON AND THE HONEST DOG
by Jonas


Once upon a time there was a race between a raccoon and a dog. As soon as the whistle blew, they started off, neck to neck. Then, they saw a big hill ahead. The dog immediately started climbing up the hill, but the raccoon looked and saw a faint trail. So the raccoon went on the trail, and found it was going the direction he wanted, with no hills! He ran on and on. Meanwhile, the dog plodded over the hill to the finish line. He crossed the finish line and got a medal. An hour later the raccoon was found knee-deep in a swamp, stuck.


MORAL:
Don’t cheat, honesty is the greatest medal of all.





THE ARGUMENT
by Leslie


Once upon a time, two boys were coloring, Henry and Jack.
Jack said, “Doesn’t mine look beautiful?”
Henry responded, “Yes, but mine looks better.”
“It does not!” Jack said, “Mine does!”
“Yours is pitiful!” Henry said.
“Pitiful? Pitiful?! Yours is the one that’s pitiful!” said Jack.
Soon they both felt bad.
“Sorry,” said Jack. “I should of…”
“I should be the one to be sorry.” said Henry. They hugged and felt better.
“Wow!” said Henry. “Yours is beautiful!”
“Well,” said Jack, “Yours is awesome!”

THE END

Moral: Don’t try to be better than others.