Susie's Tiger

By: Pratya
Three words: Tiger, Forest, Monkey / Chimpanzee
Word-giver: May Zhu and Pratya
Date: 2, Jan, 2010

There was once a girl named Susie. She lived in Africa. She had a small baby tiger cub as a pet. As days passed by, the cub grew up into a handsome tiger. Susie's mom told her that she had to return the tiger to the forest. "Aww" cried Susie. But she obeyed her mom and went to the forest. She left the tiger there and went back home.

The tiger also started to miss Susie. But he made many nice friends because Susie had taught him how to be nice. His best friend was Flora, a chimpanzee. Every day, both of them would play happily. One fine day, Flora fell into the river. All the animals crowded around discussing what to do to save her. Then, suddenly, the tiger raised his hands. He whispered in their ears. They made a big rod and finally pulled Flora out. The first thing she asked was, "did King Wenacles the Lion save me?" "No" said the animals, "the tiger did". The chimpanzee hugged the tiger.

The next day came. As the tiger was playing, an evil crazy monkey said "hmm I want to eat that tiger". He started chasing the tiger around. The tiger roared for help. Luckily Flora saw the danger and took the monkey and threw him away. The tiger said to himself "my best friend!". As for the monkey, he sat with his hands on his hips.

But, the tiger still missed his owner Susie.

THE END
Problem: The chimpanzee fell in the water
Solution: The tiger helped her and then the chimpanzee helped him
Moral: If you help someone, they will help you

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The pot of gold

By: Pratya
Three words: mermaid, rainbow, banana
Word-giver: Lavanya Aunty from Singapore
Date: 11, Nov, 2009

There once lived a mermaid named Kaylie. She lived in the Indian ocean near India. She was always kindhearted to everyone. One day when she was swimming in the ocean, she got very tired because it was night and very dark. She wished that it was not dark and she imagined that there was a big rainbow around her. But no rainbow came (of course!).

Then Kaylie swam ashore. A wise monkey sitting by the shore read her mind. He was holding a banana. He broke into half and gave one piece to Kaylie who tried to catch it. But suddenly the banana tried into a pot of gold and Kaylie was astonished! Then a rainbow appeared from the pot. An Apple came from the red part of the rainbow, an orange from the orange part, a banana came from the yellow part, a Kiwi fruit came from the green part, a blueberry came from the blue part, grapes came from the indigo part, and finally a pomegranate came from the violet part. Kaylie ate half of each fruit and gave the rest to her friends. She and her friends enjoyed the picnic.

A selfish fish passed by. It stopped when it saw the mermaids having a picnic. It sneaked to the pot of Gold near the rainbow and picked it up. The mermaids knew that the fish stole their pot of Gold. They swam to it and took the Gold right back and lived happily ever after.


THE END

Problem: The mermaid did not like dark.
Solution: The monkey gave her a rainbow and a pot of gold.
Moral: Magic can happen.

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The girl who learned a monkey pose

By: Pratya
Three words: Monkey, Tree, Yoga
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 20, Sept, 2009

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Kristen. She lived in Singapore. Every day, she went to Yoga classes. She did Tree pose. One day, when she went to Yoga, the teacher taught the class an asana called Monkey Pose. When the teacher showed them the pose, they fell down laughing - everybody except Kristen. Everyone surrounded her.

"She looks nervous!" said Bella.

"What happened?" everyone asked Kristen.

"I don't practice Yoga" said Kristen.

"You should learn how to laugh!" said a girl named Michelle who was very talkative.

When Kristen went home, she told her mother all the things she had to do. Her sister Natanya tickled Kristen to make her laugh.

The next day, Kristen and her family went out hiking. They found a monkey picking Apples from a tree. When the monkey saw Kristen, he leapt on her. "Aaaah!" screamed Kristen. Then she realized that the monkey liked her. They both played and the monkey taught her how to behave like a monkey. After that, they had to pluck apples. Kristen was the only one who could climb the tree because the monkey helped her. When they went back home, Kristen ate dinner and went to sleep.

Next morning, when Kristen went to her Yoga class, she did the monkey pose very well. Everyone asked how she had learned it. She told them how the monkey taught her the asana. Her Yoga teacher told the whole class to clap for her. So everyone clapped. When it was time to go, Kristen went to the terrace. Sitting there was the monkey.

THE END
Problem: Kristen did not how to do the monkey pose.
Solution: The monkey taught her the asana.
Moral: Animals can teach people.


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The monkey who could do Yoga

By: Rohan
Three words: Monkey, Tree, Yoga
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 20, Sept, 2009

Once upon a time, there lived a tree in a forest. The tree's name was Max. It was an Oak tree. Max wanted to look for a monkey named Alex. So then the tree found him. They both walked into a huge forest.

Then a big monster came and said "can I eat you?". But the monkey just kicked the monster out.

Do you know why the monkey and the tree were Brave?

Because they did Yoga!!!


THE END

Problem: A very scary monster came.
Solution: The monkey and the tree did Yoga.
Moral: Yoga makes you brave.

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Monkey and the secret

Title: Monkey and the secret
By: Rohan (Pratya's little brother)
Three words: Tiger, Monkey, Forest
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 8/31/09

Once upon a time there lived a girl named Radhika. She lived in a forest. But a tiger came and the tiger wanted to trick the girl. But when the tiger was there, a monkey told the girl a secret that "get an axe and the tiger will run away!". Radhika got an axe and she threw it at the tiger. The tiger ran away.

THE ENDProblem: The tiger tricked the girl.
Solution: The tiger was scared of Radhika.

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Monkey - Rohan's first story

Title: Monkey
Three words: Tiger, Monkey, Forest
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 1, Feb, 2009
Author: Rohan

Once upon a time, a tiger chased a monkey. But the monkey ran back home in to the forest.

THE END
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The Monkey who Taught the Tiger to be Good

Words: tiger, monkey, forest
Word Giver: Big Thatha
Date: June 9th 2008

There were a monkey and a tiger who were bad to each other every day. One day, they were sleeping. The tiger sneaked into the monkey’s house. Then, he took off the monkey’s cover. Then, the monkey sneaked into the tiger’s house. He painted a tiger on the mirror. When the tiger came to see in his mirror if his hair was growly, he was so surprised! He said, “WOW!” because he wished he had a tiger on his mirror. He went outside to see the monkey. He asked the monkey if he had painted the tiger on his mirror. The monkey said, “YES!”. They both became friends.

They went into the forest. They heard a noise. It went “whooooo”. A wolf was making the noise. The wolf chased them. Then when the monkey fell, he transformed himself into Hanuman. He gave the tiger powers. The wolf was scared because the tiger was chasing him. When it got dark, the tiger and the monkey went to bed.

THE END