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 magical butterfly

By: Rohan
Three words: Butterfly, Singapore, Light
Word-giver: Pratya
Date: 3, Oct, 2009

Once upon a time, there lived a butterfly named Sally. Sally flew to Singapore. In Singapore, it was light and bright. But, Sally did not want the light. Sally said "Abracadabra" and so the electricity went off. Sally was happy because there was no more light.

THE END

Problem: There was light and Sally did not like it.
Solution: Sally said abracadabra.
Moral: Magic works.

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The foolish boy

By: Pratya
Three words: Singapore, Butterfly, Light
Word-giver: Pratya
Date: 3, Oct, 2009

There was once a boy named Mohan. He lived in Singapore. He loved to play with butterflies. His mother always told him "do your homework on your own. Then play with butterflies". So he obeyed. One day, when he went out to play, he saw a big butterfly. He thought it was going to harm him. He cried and cried until he ran home. Then he stopped crying. When he went to bed, he dreamed of that big butterfly.

The next morning, he brushed and went downstairs for breakfast. He felt much better. When it came to going out to play, Mohan said "NO!". His mother asked "what happened?". Mohan told her the whole story in one breath. His mom took Mohan out and recognized the butterfly. She gave it some milk. The milk was shining because of the Sunlight. When the butterfly finished drinking, it told Mohan "I just wanted to be your friend!". Mohan felt foolish that he was scared of the butterfly.

THE END
Problem: Mohan was scared of a butterfly.
Solution: It was not harmful.
Moral: Don't jump to conclusions.

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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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The Wise Cat

By: Pratya
Moral: "The oldest is the wisest"
Giver: Teacher
Date: 7, Sept, 09

In a big forest, there lived a cat, a dog, and a frog. One day they went to a river. The river was shallow. The three friends sat beside it. Then they saw a crocodile and they ran away from there.

After several months, they came back to the same river. By then it had rained a lot and th river had become full. The wise cat, "Let's not go in the water". The dog said "you are just scared because you are old". The dog and the frog jumped in the river. Suddenly the crocodile started chasing them. They ran to the cat said, "Oh wise cat! We learned our lesson. The oldest is the wisest!"

THE END
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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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