Brite Star Critters "The Brite Star Ranch"

The Brite Star Ranch A Brite Star Critters Book Copyright © 2024 by The Brite Star Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c)3 All rights reserved.

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MissylivesattheBriteStarRanchwithher dad, Mr.G.Anotherpersonwholivesattheranch is Tom.Hisjob is totakecareof theanimalsthat live attheranch.

BriteStarRanchisafun placeto live.

Missyespeciallylovesalltheanimalsthat livethere.She likestohelp Tomtakecareof them.Infact,shelovestheanimalssomuch thatshegetsup earlyeverydayso shecan visitthembefore shegoesto school.

Missy’sbestfriends areKen,Sam,Brookeand Whitney.The four sisterslivenextdoor toBrite StarRanch.TheymeetMissyatthebarn each morningso theycansee theanimals, too.

Todaywhenthegirls metin thebarn they discoveredtwonewanimals. . . allamaand a raccoon.“Quick!Getinside and closethedoor!”

Missywhispered.

“What’s the big hurry?” Kenasked.

“Wehaveaproblem,”Missysaid. “Dad saysthere are too manyanimalshere at the Ranch.He sayswecan’t takecareof allof them.Itcostsalotof moneytoget food for them. Ittakesalot of timefor Tom todo everythingthey need.”

“But,theyneed aplacetostay,”said Brooke.“Afterall,theycamehere.If theyhad ahome,wouldn’ttheygo there?”

Whit wasn’tlistening.Bandit,the raccoon waslickingher hand. “Ittickles!”shegiggled.

“We’ve got to find a place for Bandit and Loveyllamatostay,”saidMissy.“Dad won’tlet themstay here.”

Missy paced up and down. She stopped andlookedoutthebig barndoors at the miles and miles of fields. Her friends surrounded her and waitedfor her plan.

When Missycouldn’t comeup withaplan thefriendsknewtheyhadabig problem.

The animalsneeded morethanjustaplace tosleep.Someonehadtofeed themandclean up afterthem.“Ugh. Gross,”saidSam.She wouldn’tbe anyhelp withcleaning up.

“Let’smakealist,then wecancomeup with aplan,”Kensaid.Theirlistwas:Shelter,Food, Clean WaterEveryDay,Exercise,Medical.The medicalwasgoing tobe thehardest.Could animalsrunatemperature?Could theyget a cold?

“Youforgot the mostimportantthing,” Samsaid.

“What?”Ken asked.

“Money.Wecan’tdo mostof this withoutmoney,”Samexplained.

She wasright. Missyadded Moneyto thelistin very big letters.But,howcould theyget money?

“Wearein apickle,”Whitsaid.Everyone agreed.

Solving thepicklewouldhavetowait, though.The girlshad toget toschool.They wavedgoodbye totheanimalsandclosed thebig barndoors. Thentheygot on thebus togo to school.

Assoon asthegirlsweregone, Elvisthe bear gatheredtheanimalsaround him.“We love livinghere attheRanch,don’t we?”

“Animalseverywheretalkabout whata greatplacethisis,”said Bandit.

“Then we need to do whatever we can to help Missy and her friends. Maybe Mr. G will let us staythen,”Elvissaid. Everyoneagreed tobe on good behavior.

Ms.Bettystartedclassby announcinga writingcontestwithaprize for thewinner.

Thatgot Missy’sattention.“Aprize! Maybe it’s money!”she said.

“Yeah,or maybeit’sstickersor gum.Wedon’t knowwhattheprize is,”Samsaid.She often saw thedarksideof things.

“Oh, comeon, Sam,”Kensaid,“let’sgive it a chance.The prize mightbe cashthatwillhelp us withtheanimals.Maybeit’samillion dollars!”

After class Ms. Betty asked the girls about the contest. “What will you write about?”she asked.

Missysmiled.“Well,wethinkeveryone needs help sometimes.It’simportantto help otherswhenwecan.Wewanttohelp people andanimals,too,”she said.

“Greatidea,”Ms.Bettysaid.“Helping othersisvery important.”

Missyand her friendswroteabook for the contesttogetherand. . . theywon!Mr.Gwas veryproud of thegirls.He plannedaspecial barbecuetocelebrate.Theyhappily gaveMr.G theirprize money.

“Girls,I’mproud of you.Thankyou for giving yourprize moneytohelp withtheanimals.All youranimalfriendsarewelcomehereatthe Ranch.Theyalwayswillbe!” Mr.Gsaid.

The four sistersand theirmomwere enjoying thebarbecuealong withMissy, Mr.Gand TomwhenMr.G said,“Hmmm, someone’smissing.”The girls looked around buttheythoughteveryone was there.“Who’smissing,Dad?” Missyasked.

Mr.Gopened thebarndoor andallthe animalscamerunning out!“Theguestsof honor,”he said.

The girls did winthecontestby writingabout helping theanimals.Thentheymadetheirstory intoawholebook—thisbook! The girlsand the animalswereaskedto lead theBriteStartown parade thatfall. Itwasallvery exciting.Bestof all, nowno animalis ever turnedawayfromBriteStar Ranch!

Think About It 1. What is one of Missy’sfavorite things about living at the Ranch?

2. Whatkindsof animalsliveatthe Ranch?

3. Why do Missyandher friends need tohelp withthe animals?

4. Whatdo Missyandher friends thinkisimportanttodo for other people and animals?

5. Will moreanimals get to cometo Brite StarRanchnow?

Let’s Work Together!

It’s a good thing to help other people . . . and animals.Sometimesit takes money to help. Sometimesit only takes your time. How can you and your friends worktogethertohelp others?

I will . . . *Payattentionto people andanimalsaround mewhoneed help.

• Help in anywayI can.

• Encourageothers to workasateamtohelpothers.

Helping others doesn’t alwaysmeandoing abig thing.Itcanmean being afriend tosomeonewhoisalone.Itcanmeanservingmealsin a homelessshelter.Itcanmeanreading to achild so themomcan get choresdone. Helping comesinall shapesandsizes.Itfeels good tohelp others!

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