Don’t Stay Up So Late

the ostrich walked the princess home to her castle. When they arrived at the castle, Princess Vanae saw a fox and began to scream!

“What’s happening?” asked the ostrich. “Are you scared?”

“Yes!” screamed Vanae. “There’s a big fox!”

The ostrich fought the fox and scared the fox away.

“Thank you for saving my life!” said Vanae.

“You are welcome, your majesty,” said the ostrich.

“You are my best friend!” said the princess. Princess Vanae and the ostrich were friends for the rest of their lives. They lived in the big, blue castle and played games all the time. They also watched a lot of TV.

Moral: Always stick up for your friends.

by Diamond Coates

once upon a time, there were two twin squirrels named James and Private. They were playing outside and thought they saw a mermaid sitting on the huge rock in their backyard. The mermaid waved to James and Private and asked them to come over. The twin squirrels ran inside to tell their mom. She came outside, but the mermaid had disappeared.

Mom asked, “Was there a real mermaid on that rock?”

Private answered, “Yes, Mom.”

Then James said, “No, we made it up.”

Mom said, “No lies.”

Moral: Do not lie.

AS S i N gi N g

by Taleia Tooson

the dog Was being kind to the birds. He didn’t want them to go away because then he would not have anybody to watch him sing. He wanted everybody to enjoy his music at the concert. Everybody could sing along, even the birds. When everybody enjoyed his music, he was happy.

Moral: Be kind to others.

by Isabella Pusateri

once there Was a monkey named Banana and a jaguar named Spot. They both lived in the jungle. Banana liked to play, sleep, eat, swim, and make things. He could not sing. Spot could sing. One day Spot said, “Can you sing?”

Banana said, “Yes!”

Then Spot said, “Let me see tomorrow.”

But tomorrow, when he started to sing, he could not do it!

Spot said, “I knew it!”

Moral: Don’t tell someone you can do something you cannot do.

by Devin Williams

once upon a time, there was a big, sneaky tiger named Joe. Joe lived in the hot state of Arizona. His favorite thing to do was to drink water and bite his friends.

One day, while Joe was at the water hole, he saw his best friend. Ryan was lying in the sun. Ryan was a twelve-year-old boy who was tired from working all day and had decided to relax in the sun.

Joe tiptoed up to Ryan and nibbled on Ryan’s belly button. Ryan woke up and was very angry. He did not like to be nibbled on. “I am not your friend anymore!” cried Ryan as he walked away.

Joe ran after Ryan and cried, “Please, be my friend. I won’t bite you anymore!”

“Okay, I will be your friend,” said Ryan. They lived happily ever after.

Moral: Never be friends with a tiger!

by Isaiah Hartford

once upon a time, there was a boy named Jake Up. He went to school but he did not pay attention to the nice teacher. He couldn’t do his work at school, but he could run fast outside at recess. He could be nice to people that were nice to him. He was a nice kid, but not to Isaiah or his cousin, Chaz. Jake Up got suspended. He got into trouble with his family. He learned to be nice and pay attention.

Moral: Pay attention.

mr S . TODD LEA r NS A LESSON

by Chrissy Schonfeld

mrs. todd, one day, ate so much food. She became very ginormous and was always fat. The next day, all she had to eat was a lot of candy, and she ate too many chips.

Mrs. Todd learned never to do it again. Actually, one day, she was skinny again.

Moral: Never eat too much food every day.

by Savannah Heard

there Was a cat named Zachary. He lived in China once, and then he moved to Mexico.

His favorite food was pizza. He liked pizza when it was hot and sometimes even when it was cold. He loved pizza with lots of cheese and pepperoni. Zachary loved pizza so much that sometimes he would steal other people’s pizza. He would sneak up very quietly on his very quiet cat-feet.

One day, Zachary decided to steal Karla’s pizza. Karla was a pretty cat who lived next door.

“Where did my pizza go?” shouted Karla. “I just had it.”

She called the police, but all that was left were a couple of crumbs and one tiny cat footprint.

“A-ha! ” The policeman said. “There must be a cat pizza thief on the prowl!”

Zachary was such a good hider that no police could ever find him. Zachary saw Karla from his hiding place. Karla looked so sad and lonely without her pizza that Zachary decided to give it back. Karla was