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Once upon a time there was an ugly dog called 

Bruce. Bruce was thinking about eating some 

delicious food because he was starving. 

He then stole a piece of fat, juicy meat from the 

local butcher. Bruce went out to the jetty with his 

piece of meat. He looked down at the water and he 

saw an ugly dog staring back at him. 

Bruce growled at the water to scare the dog off. He 

wanted to steal the meat that was in the dog’s 

mouth. In reality it wasn't really another dog, it 

was his reflection. The piece of meat fell out of 

Bruce’s mouth into the dirty, muddy water and 

disappeared. Bruce was upset and he was left 

hungry.

The moral of the story is...Don’t be greedy!

By Hugo Traino

There once was a village boy dressed in farming clothes. The boy

was a cheeky boy that loved playing tricks on the villagers. The 

villagers were working people that toiled the land. One day the 

boy was bored. He wanted to play a trick on the villagers by 

crying out “Wolf! Wolf!” from the top of a hill. The village people 

got out their weapons and ran to the top of the hill to help the 

boy and his sheep. The cheeky boy was laughing because there 

was no wolf. The three villagers walked away angrily. The boy 

enjoyed crying wolf because he thought it was funny. Each time 

he did that the villagers kept running up to him with weapons. 

One day there was a real wolf. The boy cried out “Wolf! Wolf!”. 

The villagers thought it was a joke and did not believe him. The 

wolf ate the sheep and the boy was attacked. The wounded boy 

cried to the villagers “Why didn't you help me?” The villagers 

said “We didn't believe you because you cried out "wolf" too

many times”. 

The moral of the story is... Nobody believes a liar even when they 

are telling the truth.

Once upon a time there was a mouse. The mouse was white and 

had blood shot eyes and a cut on his belly. The mouse was a 

trickster. He went into a cave in a forest, in the dead of night. He 

saw a lion in there fast asleep. The lion’s mane was black and he 

had scars across his eyelids. He was evil and thought he was 

stronger than anyone else. 

The mouse liked the lion’s mane and the mouse started to play with 

it. The lion roared “Grrrrr”. The mouse begged for mercy. 

The mouse offered to repay the favour if the lion let him go.

The lion let the mouse go. A few days later the lion walked 

into a trap and cried out for help. The mouse heard the 

lion’s cry. The mouse quickly ran to the lion’s assistance and 

saw that the lion was trapped under a thick net. The mouse 

bit through the rope to free the lion from the trap. The lion 

was free. 

The moral of the story is... Never underestimate anyone big

or small. 

Written by Justin Mares & Elijah Chester.  

Once upon a time there was a 

mouse. The mouse was white and 

had bloodshot eyes and a cut on 

his belly. The mouse was a 

trickster. He went into   a cave in a 

forest in the dead of night.   He saw 

a lion in there fast asleep. The 

lion’s mane was black and he had 

scars across his eyelids. He was 

evil and thought he was stronger 

than anyone else. 

                        The Ant and the Dove      

Once upon a time there was a black ant and a white dove. The ant fell 

into the lake. The ant could not swim and started drowning. 

There was a white dove flying up in the blue sky. The dove saw the ant 

drowning and decided to help the ant. The dove picked up a twig that 

was on the water’s edge. The dove dropped it into the water next to the 

ant. The ant climbed onto the twig and was washed onto dry land. The 

ant was grateful and said “Thanks a lot dove”. The dove flew off and 

said “No worries ant”.

The mouse liked the lion’s mane and the mouse 

started to play with it. The lion roared “Grrrrr”. The 

mouse begged for mercy. The mouse offered to 

help the lion if he let him go. The lion let the mouse 

go. A few days later the lion walked into a trap and 

cried out for help. The mouse heard the lion’s cry. 

The mouse quickly ran to the lion’s assistance and 

saw that the lion trapped under a thick net. The 

mouse bit through the rope to free the lion from the 

trap. The lion was free.

A few days later the ant saw a hunter aiming a bow and arrow at the 

very same dove. The ant bit the hunter’s leg. The hunter went “Ouch” 

and he missed the dove. So the dove flew off and as he did he turned 

around and said “Thanks ant”.

The moral of the story is… One good turn deserves another. 

By Steven Wildman

The birds and the beasts were having a battle in a clearing, 

on a hill, in the forest. The bats did not know which side to 

choose. It looked like the beasts were winning, so the bat 

decided on joining the beasts. 

A brave and powerful eagle was the leader of the birds. He 

planned another attack on the beasts. The birds then started 

to win the battle. The sly and sneaky bat tried to switch sides 

again and join the birds, but the birds said "No, go away you 

cowardly bat".

The embarrassed bat flew away and hid in the caves and the 

trees. Only at night time would the bat come out and look for 

food.

The moral of the story is...If you have a good friend don't 

choose another person over them. 

There was once a farmer who owned a dog and a donkey. He

led the animals to the field to eat but instead the farmer 

fell asleep under a tree.

Meanwhile, the donkey had a basket of food around his neck. 

The dog was starving. He asked the donkey "Please can you 

bend down so I can eat some of your food from the basket" 

but the donkey said "No, wait until the farmer wakes up, then 

he will feed you". 

Suddenly, a wolf jumped out from behind a tree and attacked 

the selfish donkey. The donkey yelled to the dog for help. The 

dog replied "No, wait until the farmer wakes up, then he will 

save you". 

The moral of the story is... Help others or they will not help 

you back.

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