Brooklynn's Indian Epics Blog

S'mores: Wikimedia S'mores The wind was blowing my hair into my freshly burnt marshmallow but I did not care. My worries slowly faded away after every bite of s'mores I took. The chocolate was melted just enough that it was dripping down my fingers and the two supporting graham crackers were crumbling into pieces from the pressure of my fingers. My hands had become sticky by the time I had grabbed my wire hanger for a second round. As I stuck my marshmallow on the end and placed it into the fire I thought to myself, "Man this life is good!"  Christmas in March It was almost my turn to pick a present during my families "White Elephant" gift exchange. As I glanced around the room the smiles on everyone's faces were priceless. My step-father had gotten 2 "t-mobile" scarves and my older brother had gotten a roll of toilet paper. I had to choose wisely, to steal or not to steal. My grandmothers laughter was still filling the room as I reached ov...

 Granny's Blackie: Ellen C. Babbitt Plot: Main Events: There was an elephant given to a woman as a gift and this woman took great care of the elephant for many years. The children who lived in the same village as this woman and her elephant called her "Granny" and they called the elephant "Granny's Blackie." Blackie spent his days playing with the children, hanging out with Granny and sleeping. One day Blackie noticed that Granny was working very hard and had become very old and he decided he wanted to help. So he went out to find work for the first time in his life. He came across a man that offered him 2 pieces of silver per wagon that he pulled across the river. After pulling every wagon the man attempted to only give him one per wagon, but Blackie blocked off the wagons until he received what he was promised. Afterwards he went straight home to give Granny the silver to help her.  Character Chart:  Granny: loving, caring, old,  Blackie: playful, unaware,...

The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking: By Ellen C. Babbitt  Plot: Main Events: Two geese out looking for food run into a turtle who lives in a pond. Over a few days the geese make friends with the turtle. The geese had plans to go back to their home, but because they had made a new friend they decided to ask if the turtle would like to come along. The turtle became disappointed because he had no wings to fly to their home, the geese however offered to carry him. All he had to do was hold on to a stick with his mouth that the two geese were carrying. This plan worked well until the turtle heard children poking fun at him and he decided to talk back. This led to the turtle falling to his death at the feet of the children.  Character chart:  Turtle: talkative, or chatty  Greatest Weakness: Could not keep his mouth shut in important situations Geese: friendly,  Moral of the Story: In some situations it is better to keep your mouth shut rather than reply unnecessaril...