Out in the wide savanna of Africa, there lived a family of elephants. They treated each other as family, and each one loved and cared for the rest. There were many elephants in this large family, and in the summer, they all took a trip to the water pool to celebrate and enjoy one another's company. It was a yearly excursion, and all the young elephants looked forward to it and talked about it all season long. One young elephant, named Willow was especially excited for this trip, and he asked his mother every single solitary day how close they were to going. "We'll leave there in a few weeks, Willow," his mother said to him, smiling. "Just you wait. You will have a wonderful time, I’m sure." Willow could barely contain himself. "Mom! Mom!" he asked the next day, "How many more days? How many?!" he was jumping up and down with excitement. His mother, again, told him, "Just wait, Willow. Just wait." so Willow waited. And waited. And waited. And each day it got harder and harder for him to hold in is excitement. When he asked again, his mother scolded him and told him to find someone to play with, so he would have something to do to take his mind off. So Willow went out to find someone who would help him pass the time. He asked many of his fellow elephant friends if they could spare some time to keep him company, but all were preparing for the upcoming trip. Willow sunk his head low, gloomy and sad, and walked on, raking his brain for any other friends that he hadn’t thought of. All of a sudden, he remembered his friend Anita, a zebra who lived nearby. "Anita surely isn't busy right now! She's a zebra, so she doesn't have to prepare for the trip to the water pool!" He thought happily. He made his way to the zebra herd. When he arrived, he found Anita off by herself; her graceful neck bent low, her warm eyes droopy and melancholy. Elephant raced up to her, full of excitement, "Hey! Anita! Do you want to play with me?" He barely wanted to hear her answer. He just knew she'd say yes. Anita regarded him sadly, her face still downcast. "Sure. I'll play with you, Willow." She murmured. Willow was surprised at her tone. She was usually so happy and energetic. He stopped jumping and instead went to her, carefully asking his next question. "What's the matter, Anita?" She lifted her eyes to his. "The other young zebras went out to play and they didn't ask me to come," Her eyes brimmed with tears. Willow felt sad for her, then angry at the other zebras. "Why would they DO that?! You are so much fun to play with!" He exclaimed. "I don't know." Her voice was nothing but a whisper. Willow was overcome with anger, and all he could think about was getting back at the zebras who had hurt her feelings. Just then, Willow had a better idea. "You don't need to go with the other young zebras, Anita." He said, watching as her eyes lit up with curiosity. "Because you are coming with the elephants on our trip to the water pool!" Anita stood up straighter, her ears perked in listening. " But that trip is only for elephants. You couldn’t possibly bring me along. I'm not part of your herd," she noted, her eyes becoming gloomy again. Willow considered what she said. "No. It doesn't matter. We’ll take you in. We'll take you with us. It's never been done before, but the other elephants won't mind." Anita was still anxious. "But......but that wouldn’t be right...that's something special only the elephants do." Willow was firm with his next answer. " Not anymore." He smiled, and Anita's downcast face lit up and her mouth twisted into a grin. So Willow went home and asked his mother elephant if Anita could come with them on the trip. "Well, it's never been done before, but I’d love to have her with us. I'm sure the rest of the elephants will treat her as family." So Anita came with Willow and the herd of elephants on their trip to the water pool, and they treated her as one of their own, loving her and including her like she was part of them. Next time Anita was upset, or anytime she felt left out, she knew just where to go. She went to Willow and the elephants, who welcomed her into their family and never made her feel alone.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Journal #2
Out in the wide savanna of Africa, there lived a family of elephants. They treated each other as family, and each one loved and cared for the rest. There were many elephants in this large family, and in the summer, they all took a trip to the water pool to celebrate and enjoy one another's company. It was a yearly excursion, and all the young elephants looked forward to it and talked about it all season long. One young elephant, named Willow was especially excited for this trip, and he asked his mother every single solitary day how close they were to going. "We'll leave there in a few weeks, Willow," his mother said to him, smiling. "Just you wait. You will have a wonderful time, I’m sure." Willow could barely contain himself. "Mom! Mom!" he asked the next day, "How many more days? How many?!" he was jumping up and down with excitement. His mother, again, told him, "Just wait, Willow. Just wait." so Willow waited. And waited. And waited. And each day it got harder and harder for him to hold in is excitement. When he asked again, his mother scolded him and told him to find someone to play with, so he would have something to do to take his mind off. So Willow went out to find someone who would help him pass the time. He asked many of his fellow elephant friends if they could spare some time to keep him company, but all were preparing for the upcoming trip. Willow sunk his head low, gloomy and sad, and walked on, raking his brain for any other friends that he hadn’t thought of. All of a sudden, he remembered his friend Anita, a zebra who lived nearby. "Anita surely isn't busy right now! She's a zebra, so she doesn't have to prepare for the trip to the water pool!" He thought happily. He made his way to the zebra herd. When he arrived, he found Anita off by herself; her graceful neck bent low, her warm eyes droopy and melancholy. Elephant raced up to her, full of excitement, "Hey! Anita! Do you want to play with me?" He barely wanted to hear her answer. He just knew she'd say yes. Anita regarded him sadly, her face still downcast. "Sure. I'll play with you, Willow." She murmured. Willow was surprised at her tone. She was usually so happy and energetic. He stopped jumping and instead went to her, carefully asking his next question. "What's the matter, Anita?" She lifted her eyes to his. "The other young zebras went out to play and they didn't ask me to come," Her eyes brimmed with tears. Willow felt sad for her, then angry at the other zebras. "Why would they DO that?! You are so much fun to play with!" He exclaimed. "I don't know." Her voice was nothing but a whisper. Willow was overcome with anger, and all he could think about was getting back at the zebras who had hurt her feelings. Just then, Willow had a better idea. "You don't need to go with the other young zebras, Anita." He said, watching as her eyes lit up with curiosity. "Because you are coming with the elephants on our trip to the water pool!" Anita stood up straighter, her ears perked in listening. " But that trip is only for elephants. You couldn’t possibly bring me along. I'm not part of your herd," she noted, her eyes becoming gloomy again. Willow considered what she said. "No. It doesn't matter. We’ll take you in. We'll take you with us. It's never been done before, but the other elephants won't mind." Anita was still anxious. "But......but that wouldn’t be right...that's something special only the elephants do." Willow was firm with his next answer. " Not anymore." He smiled, and Anita's downcast face lit up and her mouth twisted into a grin. So Willow went home and asked his mother elephant if Anita could come with them on the trip. "Well, it's never been done before, but I’d love to have her with us. I'm sure the rest of the elephants will treat her as family." So Anita came with Willow and the herd of elephants on their trip to the water pool, and they treated her as one of their own, loving her and including her like she was part of them. Next time Anita was upset, or anytime she felt left out, she knew just where to go. She went to Willow and the elephants, who welcomed her into their family and never made her feel alone.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment