The Wise Owl, The Careless Squirrel, And The Sneaky Fox
Madissen W., 8, Washington
The moral of my fable: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
In the forest there lived a fox. All the animals were afraid of him, because he liked to steal stuff from them.
One day word spread that the fox was going to steal Owl’s and Squirrel’s valuables.
Owl prepared for the fox by hiding her valuables all over her home. She hid one earring under her bed and the other in the closet. She hid her bracelet on the roof. And, she wore her necklace.
Squirrel hid all her valuables in a large cabinet.
When Fox came to steal their valuables, he only found one of Owl’s earrings. He found all of Squirrel’s valuables and Squirrel regretted that she had not hid them like Owl. Fox got to enjoy Squirrel’s valuables.
Squirrel was very angry, but Owl said to her, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
The Macaw And The Crow
Ivy V., Age 8, Washington, USA
The moral of my fable: A worm in the hand is worth two in the bush.
One day Scarlet, the scarlet macaw and Skyvolt, the crow, were catching worms for dinner. Scarlet flew down and scooped up a worm and flew back up and dropped it into her basket full of worms. Skyvolt stared at her Bestie’s, Scarlet’s, basket and said to herself, “Wow, she has hundreds and I only have one!
And her family and mine are counting on us.
Well, I better focus or there will be no dinner”.
Then Skyvolt saw a bush move. She dropped the worm she was holding, because she thought hundreds of worms were living in the bush. When she flew over to the bush all she saw was a cricket. “Nooooooo!” Skyvolt wailed as she slowly flew back.
When Skyvolt finally sat down right next to Scarlet, Scarlet said, “I saw what happened, Bestie, but don’t worry I’ve got thousands. I think that’s more than we need. Let’s go home and make dinner before our families get hungry.
Also, did you at least remember the fable lesson: “A worm in the hand is worth two in the bush?” “Oh, right, sorry, I forgot”, Skyvolt said. Then they went home and had dinner.
The Rhino And The Pandas
Tyrel S. Age 9, Idaho
The moral of my fable is: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Can a bully be a friend? Find out in the story of Mathew, the rhino and Wyatt, the panda.
Once upon a time there was a panda named Wyatt and a rhino named Matthew. Wyatt lived in the jungle and Matthew lived in the Sahara. Wyatt liked visiting new schools, teaching bullies why they should not hurt others. Mathew, the rhino was the hardest one to teach.
Wyatt was all excited to come to the Sahara school. What he didn’t know was that there was a new bully who even made fun of the other bullies and immediately started making fun of Wyatt. Wyatt was so annoyed that he wanted to yell at Matthew.
Then his friends encouraged him not to. They said, “Have faith. Don’t fail now. These kids need to see that what you’re teaching them is possible! And if you give up, they’ll turn back to their old ways.”
Finally, Wyatt went over and said, “Matthew, I noticed that you always stand, play and eat by yourself and I wondered if you wanted to play with me? I’d like to be your friend.” For the first time ever Matthew found out what it was like to be a friend.
From that day forward, Matthew started to be a friend too. He realized that he should do unto others what he wanted to them to do to him.
Anthony David V., Age 23, Florida
The Apricot Tree
The moral of my fable is: Do not take more than you need because it will lead to others not being able to have what they need.
A man came upon an apricot tree, whose grounds were surrounded by its own fruit, yet whose branches were still full of apricots.
This man filled his bags with all the apricots from the ground saying to himself, “This is more than I need, but what could be the harm in that?”
A second man came upon the apricot tree and saw that it was full of fruit. He climbed the tree and filled his bags with all the low hanging fruit.
This second man then told himself, “This is more than I need, but what could be the harm in that?”
A third man came upon the apricot tree and saw that it only had fruit upon its high branches. In order to get the apricots safely, he chopped down the tree and filled his bag with the last of the fruit.
This third man then told himself, “This is more than I need, but what could be the harm in that?”
Michael C., Age 8, Texas
Observe Carefully To Accurately Judge Others
The moral of my fable is: Don’t judge the outside. Look on the inside.
One day there was a rainbow-colored toucan named Bob, and a hard, gray tortoise named Aiden that lived in a rain forest. They met down by the river. Aiden asked Bob, “Do you want to come to my house? It may be small, but it’s perfect for me.”
Bob said, “Sure.” Then, when they got there, it started to rain. Aiden said, “Sometimes when it rains, I let the monkeys in.” Bob thought that monkeys were stinky, dull and ugly. Then Bob said, “Why don’t we go to my house. But don’t touch anything you ugly creature.”
Aiden thought about how Bob seemed mean to other creatures. He said, “You are perfect on the outside, but are selfish, mean, and judgmental on the inside.”