The Lion and the Mouse

Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the
lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.

"Pardon, O King!" cried the little mouse. "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who
knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!

The lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him go.

Sometime later, a few hunters captured the lion, and tied him to a tree. After that they went in search of a wagon, to take him to the
zoo.

Short StoriesJust then the little mouse happened to pass by. On seeing the lions plight, he ran up to him and gnawed away the
ropes that bound him, the king of the jungle.

"Was I not right?" said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.

MORAL: Small acts of kindness will be rewarded greatly.

Goose with the Golden Eggs

Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they
were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.

They imagined that if the bird is able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all
that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.

Goose with the Golden Eggs StoryHowever, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of
any other goose!

MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

The Cunning Fox and the Clever Stork

Once upon a time, there lived a very cunning and mischievous fox. He used to speak to other animals sweetly and gain their trust,
before playing tricks on them.

One day the fox met a stork. He befriended the stork and acted like a very good friend. Soon, he invited the stork to have a feast
with him. The stork happily accepted the invitation.

The day of the feast came, and the stork went to the foxs house. To her surprise and disappointment, the fox said that he could not
make a big feast as promised, and just offered some soup. When he brought the soup out of the kitchen, the stork saw that it was in
a shallow bowl!

The poor stork could not have any soup with its long bill, but the fox easily licked the soup from the plate. As the stork just touched
the soup with the tip of its bill, the fox asked her, How is the soup? Dont you like it?

The hungry stork replied, Oh it is good, but my stomach is upset, and I cant take any more soup!

Im sorry for troubling you, said the fox.

The stork replied, Oh dear, please dont say sorry. I have some health problem and cannot enjoy what you offer.

She left the place after thanking the fox, and inviting him to her house for dinner.

Cunning Fox and the Clever Stork StoryThe day arrived and the fox reached the storks place. After exchanging pleasantries, the
stork served soup for both of them, in a narrow jar with a long neck. She was able to have the soup very easily with her long bill, but
the fox obviously could not.

After finishing hers, the stork asked the fox if he was enjoying the soup. The fox remembered the feast he himself had given the
stork, and felt very ashamed. He stammered, IId better leave now. I have a tummy ache.

Humiliated, he left the place running.

Moral: One bad turn begets another

The Hare and the Tortoise

There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to
a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.

The Hare ran down the road for a while and then paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to
win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"

The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."

The Hare and the Tortoise StoryThe Tortoise walked and walked, never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise that they woke up the Hare. The Hare stretched, yawned and began
to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise had already crossed the finish line.

MORAL: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE

The Devoted Mother

A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their mother
and quack-quacking along the way.

All of a sudden, the mother duck saw a fox at a distance. She was frightened, and shouted, Children, hurry to the lake. Theres a
fox!

The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. Then she began to walk back and forth dragging one
wing on the ground.

Short Stories - Devoted Mother 2When the fox saw her, he became happy. He said to himself, It seems shes hurt and cant fly! I
can easily catch and eat her! He ran towards her.

The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldnt be able to harm her ducklings. The
mother duck looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved, so she stopped and took a
deep breath.

The fox thought that she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She
landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her.

The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings. The mother duck had tricked him cleverly. Now he could not reach
them because they were in the middle of the lake.

olympic-granny

When Grandma goes for gold in

The Olympic games this year,
Shell laugh at her competitors
And make them quake with fear.
Shes ninety-nine years old
But, in athletics, shes been blessed.
The trouble is she cant decide
Which sport she plays the best.
Shes such an ace at archery.
Shes queen of the canoe.
Shes tough to top at taekwondo
And table tennis too.
She dominates the diving board.
She tromps the trampoline.
At lifting weights and wrestling
Shes the best youve ever seen.
She speeds across the swimming pool
To slake the summer heat.
On BMX and mountain bike
She simply cant be beat.
Shes highest in the high jump,
And a champ at hammer throwing,
Magnificent in marathons,
Remarkable at rowing.
She beats the best at boxing.
At the pole vault she is peerless.

Her fencing is the finest;

She is positively fearless.
Shes masterful at basketball,
She truly rules the court,
And equally incredible
At every other sport.
But what we find astonishing
And something of a shocker
Is how she wins all contests
With her wheelchair and her walker.

Jim Sox

Hes Mr. Athletic,

the coolest of jocks,
the schools fastest runner:
His name is Jim Sox.
Hes fearsome at football,
terrific at tennis.
At baseball and basketball
Jim is a menace.
Hes always the winner.
There isnt a sport
where Jim doesnt rule
as the king of the court.
Hes equally blessed
on the field and the rink,
but all of that exercise
gives him a stink.
And so in our schoolyard
the greatest of knocks
is telling a person,
You smell like Jim Sox.

The seefood diet

Ive started on a seefood diet.

I highly recommend you try it.
You eat whatever food you see;
a grape, a crepe, a pear, a pea,
a candy cane, some bubble gum,
a piece of pie, a peach, a plum,
banana pancakes, chicken legs,
a dozen donuts, deviled eggs,
spaghetti noodles, sirloin steaks,
vanilla ice cream, birthday cakes,
a hundred pizzas, chocolate mousse,
and gallon jugs of apple juice.
The seefood diet. Just cant beat it.
Whenever you see food, you eat it.
Im pretty sure you wont lose weight,
But, what the heck? The food is great!

Dizzy Dotties Dog Salon

At Dizzy Dotties Dog Salon

well fix your fidos fur.
We will clip and comb his canine coat
and color his coiffure.
We will primp your pomeranian
and gussy up your pug.
We will brush your beagles back
and scrub his scruffy little mug.
Could your poodle use a crewcut?
Does your boxer need a bob?
Want an afro for your spaniel?
Come let Dotties do the job.
Get your setter new extensions.
Send your shepherd for a shave.
Bring your harrier for highlights
or your whippet for a wave.
From a bouffant to a beehive,
from a buzz-cut to a bun,
all the hair-dos here at Dotties
are affordable and fun.

Drive your doggy down to Dotties

for our groomings and shampoos,
where we dont do cuts for kitties
but we do do doggy dos.
--Kenn Nesbitt

If you give a mouse a motorcycle,

dont be too surprised
if he starts behaving strangely
once he knows hes motorized.

He may act a bit bizarrely.

He may dress a little weird.
He might buy a leather jacket
and then grow a honkin beard.
When he straps a helmet on his head
and boots upon his feet,

then youll see him pop a wheelie

and go racing down the street.
Pretty soon hell find hes fond
of doing motorcycle tricks.
Hell be jumping over cars and trucks
and buses just for kicks.
Hell start working at the circus
where hell take away your breath
as he rides with other rodents
in the flaming cage of death.
When he accidentally crashes
hell have no more fun and games;
just the screech of twisting metal
as his bike explodes in flames.
And without his motorcycle
hell be fired from his job.
Hell become depressed and lonely
and a sad and smelly slob.
And the only way to save him
from this misery and pain
is to buy another motorbike
so he can start again.
So remember this advice:
Dont even trust him with your keys.
If you need to give a mouse a gift,
its best to stick with cheese.

COMPILATION
OF SHORT STORIES
AND POEMS

Name: Jesiemer L. Ang

Grade: 5 Garnet
Teacher: Ms. Limpin