(Or one babe in particular.)
The following comes from a very special third-grader I know. He LOVES to write stories. This one is a “pourquoi” story– basically a fable intended to give a reason why something is the way it is. I think it’s pretty cute, so I just had to share. (Keep in mind he still has a lot of learning to do, grammatically-speaking… such as keeping punctuation WITHIN the quotes!)
Why Cats Have Fur
A long time ago cats had no fur. Dog and Raccoon made fun of Cat. Then Cat got sad and asked for another life with fur. He gave up one of nine lives.
All the other animals were jealous of this. “Why does Cat get 9 lives?!”, exclaimed Dog. “I don’t know.” But Cat didn’t get fur. Then Cat saw some dog fur and took it. Then Cat made it how Cat wanted. Cat told Cat’s friends how to make it. They made a den and they were happy.
But not for Dog. Dog growled so loud he woke everyone in town! The cats were happy to not be made fun of.
The End
THIS cat has NO fur!
Can you TELL which household pet this kid prefers? Pretty obvious, I guess. Well, he’s allergic to dogs, so that’s partly why.
It’s funny that he wrote this because I have a WIP entitled How Bull Lost His Feathers— not that bulls ever HAD feathers. (Well… maybe they did?)
Kid Lit Dish 