A gir L w ENT fi S hi N g

by Shakira Gardner

there lives a big girl. Her name is Missey Mayson. She likes eating, singing, spelling, sleeping, and drinking. She lives in Alabama. She cannot twirl, speed, or giggle. She is nineteen years old. She can cartwheel, back-flip, swim, jump, and swing. She is black. She is small to her family. She has ten brothers and sixteen sisters.

On Monday, Mayson went fishing. She got a big fish. But it was big. Suddenly the fish bit Mayson on the ear. Mayson screamed.

Moral: Do not go fishing for a big fishy.

by Samantha Butler

maggie loves to try to catch Jerry the mouse all the time. Jerry is smarter than Maggie. Maggie always fails in her plans. Jerry always gets away.

One day, Jerry went on vacation way earlier than Maggie got up. When Maggie got up, she tried to get the tiny mouse who was filling in for Jerry.

Maggie did not know that Jerry was gone for the week. Anna was the name of the littlest mouse.

A week later Jerry came back! Anna left. Maggie and Jerry were happier together than being away from each other. And Maggie was back to chasing Jerry like she should be.

They lived happily ever after.

Moral: Mice can be smarter than cats.

by Tristan Williams

once there Was a tiger named Alvin. He liked to read and dance and fight. He growled loud and scratched and ran fast and counted and flipped. He lived in Africa. He was fourteen years old. He saw a zebra in a pond. He thought that he could go in and take a sip, but when he walked in, he froze straight up. The zebra laughed at him.

Moral: Think before you do something.

P.S. He never takes a bath.

by Dwayne Johnson

once upon a time, there was a dog named Duke. He was the best at spying. He spied on everyone, and I mean everybody. Frogs, teachers, and even aliens.

One day, he spied on his best friend, Chuckie, and he almost got caught. When his friend turned his head, Duke squatted down so Chuckie wouldn’t see him. He didn’t want anyone to know his secret. He was a spy.

His friends were really tired of being spied on all the time. So, they decided to play a trick on Duke. They invited Duke over to Chuckie’s house. When Duke walked in, they had a sign that said, “We know your secret!”

Duke said, “I’m not a spy!”

Chuckie replied, “Are you sure?”

Duke felt sad because he didn’t want to lie to his friend. So he said, “I give up! Now you know my secret. I really am a spy!” Duke asked, “Are we still friends? I won’t spy anymore.”

His friends told Duke they were happy because they did not like being spied on. They celebrated with

Don’t Stay Up So Late

a party. Now every March 19 they have a party to celebrate Duke not spying anymore. It is a holiday for him.

Moral: Don’t lie to your friends.

by Sophie Mosher

once there Was a blue Jay named Sophia. She lived in the forest in Washington D.C. She loved to fly. But one day, she broke her wing in a flying accident. Ever since then, she thought she couldn’t fly. “How I wish I could fly,” she would say. Every day, her babies would encourage her. Each day she would get closer to the starting area, until one day, she was all the way there. Finally, she jumped and started flying. She circled around the tree that was in the front yard. The next day, she flew a little farther, just to make sure the she could still fly. The next day, she felt so happy with herself that she just knew she could fly. Sophia felt so content with herself that she thought she could do other things she thought she couldn’t do, like driving, writing, and swimming. Sophia tried driving; it was really fun! Next she tried writing. “Hey,” said Sophia, “this is kind of fun.” Then Sophia tried swimming, but she started drowning. She saved herself just in time. “Maybe I can’t do everything,” she said.

Moral: Try before you say can’t.

by Tre’von Crawford

one day, a tiger was looking for food. The tiger’s name was Tre’von. He was hunting for a zebra, but he forgot to take a nap. He tried to catch the zebra. He took a nap because he was tired. He woke up with a lot of energy. He caught the zebra and brought it back home. Tre’von is a sneaky tiger, you better watch out.

Moral: When you need a nap, take it!

by Anna Lehr

once, in the White house, a cat slept in the sun. Then some mice came along and challenged the cat to bake a pizza. The cat said yes, and the mice said, “Okay, but we’re going to make pizza for the people who live here, so make sure you make it awesome.”

They went to the kitchen to tell the cooks they were cooking pizza. They started. The mice put white cheese and crunchy peanut butter on their pizza. The cat put fish and lots of meat on his. They put them into the oven. The pizzas were not good, so they tried again. Those were not good either, so they used teamwork and made a delicious pizza.

Moral: If you use teamwork, it will be done better and faster.