A LESSON FOR THE CICADA

Short Story written by: Pia Zuñiga

There was a cicada who had a cold, and was at home unable to move.

Her friend the bear went to visit her and gave her special herbs to help her recover soon.

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TOD, THE SAD LION

There was a little lion called Tod living in a beautiful forest. The environment he lived in was perfect, but he felt sad.

One day he went for a stroll with his family and they went so far that they arrived to a scary part of the forest known as “The Black Forest” where all the animals were terrifying and mysterious.

All the lions in his pride avoided the black forest, Tod did also, but he had the misfortune to run off alone to the opposite side of the forest and get lost.

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THE BIG CAR

Short Story written by: Kenneth Suazo

There was a car that was always drove too fast without caring about others.

One day it was driving as fast as always when it drove into a tree and ran over a woman.

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Luckily the woman was fine, but so scared that she started to cry.

The car felt guilty and realised that it had to be more prudent when driving. A friend helped him and taught him how to respect traffic signals and speed limits and taught him road safety education.

The car has been very cautious since then and hasn´t had this problem again.

 

THE END

 

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LOLO, THE PUFFERFISH

Lolo was a pufferfish. For those who don´t know what a pufferfish is, they are fish that inflate like a balloon to show the spikes they have on their body to protect themselves when they perceive a threat.

When Lolo sees sharks or other big fish around he uses this technique to automatically protect himself.

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THE BALD SQUIRREL

Have you ever heard the story of Pita? A squirrel who lost her hair crossing a road?

Pita was a squirrel who lived in a forest.  One day she was about to cross the road when a car passed and blew smoke from its exhaust into her face. Pita began to lose her hair. She wasn´t very worried at first until she noticed that she was going bald.

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THE CALMING DOG

Short Story written by: Ulica Tizaber

Doggy´s owners lived in a little village and decided to get a dog.. It was a difficult decision, they really wanted to have a dog, but at the same time it was a big responsibility.

When they finally adopted him, they were very happy. They went out for a walk every day with Doggy and to the mountain every weekend. He was a good dog, very nice and polite.

 

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