Laziness Gets You Nowhere!
In our second unit, Fables, we learned about the cultural morals and background of stories told around the world. We learned what and how symbolism and symbols are used in stories. We also learned how authors use stereotypical characteristics of animals to help readers recognize and identify a character. We learned about the different types of characters there are within a story. For this AP, we had to create our own fable. Our fables had to use animals and give them human characteristics in order to portray a certain moral. I created my own fable with some background in my life. The moral in my story is about laziness. Read my fable to find out the Tale of Kimba the Lion.
The Lazy Lion
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| CH. ¨Lion.¨ 2019 |
Kimba loved the sun. He adored it's warm and radiant beams of light it sent across the vast savannah he called home. He loved to bathe in the sun’s outstretched rays, reaching out to lull him back to sleep. Today was not one of those days. Kimba was then pulled out of his trance by the rumbling voice of his mother.
¨Kimba, get up now. If I have to tell you one more time, you're going to be in a lot of trouble!¨ Kimba's mother roared.
̈ Okay Mama,̈ he muttered, ̈ I am coming.¨ Kimba slowly opened his eyes, not wanting to let the light in, but it didn’t matter what he wanted. He had to get up, even though he thought it was worse than almost getting bitten by the alligator down by the local watering hole.
̈Alright now, hurry up quick!¨ Kimba's mother puffed in his ear. “ You need to go to school, you do not want to be late on your birthday.¨
¨I know, I know Mama! Don’t you worry about me,̈ Kimba said. He then nervously stepped out of the safety of his pride's acacia tree and onto the vast African Savanna. After what seemed like five hours under the hot sun, but we all know it was more like five minutes, Kimba came across another acacia tree and decided to take a nap. As he dozed off once again, he dreamed of himself running across the valley while chasing the neighboring antelope and striding through the cool glistening water to scare a flock of cranes. He only awoke to the ferocious grumbling that occurred in his tummy and the extreme desert-like dryness of his mouth.
̈ Uh oh, what time is it?¨ The sun was burning down on to his dust matted fur and collected itself into a cloud as he jumped up. ¨ I have to get to school, I should hurry!¨ He ran, and he ran, and he ran till he reached another watering hole. He jumped in and washed off all the dust and dirt. ¨I should go to school now,¨ Kimba exclaimed.
¨Sssslow down there.¨ Hissed this new stranger, ¨where do you think you're going little lion?¨
¨Ohh, hello Mr. Python. I am just heading to school,¨ Kimba mumbled. ¨I should go now.¨
¨Nonsssensssse,¨ he hissed. ¨I heard today wassss your birthday, ssssso you sssshould ssssit down and relax.¨
¨Okay if you say so.¨ Kimba decided that he was too tired to continue at this time. He was going to listen to Mr. Pythons' advice and take time to lounge in the cool and refreshing water.
After what seemed like an eternity, Kimba felt a nice breeze run through his mane. He looked up and saw that a lot of time had passed since he had entered the water. And just like a flash of lightning, Kimba was up and running.
¨WAIT!¨ Mr. Python hissed angrily, ¨Where are you going?!¨
¨I have to get to school,¨ roared Kimba. ¨Have a good day!¨ Just like that, Kimba was off, sprinting across the valley as fast as his paws could take him. As he approached his school, Kimba saw that he had missed the entire day. And all that was left where the lonely remains of a party, clearly meant for him, that he never showed up to. This made Kimba very sad, so he sulked all the way home, thinking about how disappointed his friends must be in him. Kimba was also scared that he had upset his mother. By the time he made it home, dinner was just ending.
“Kimba, where have you been?” His mother roared, “ we thought you were dead. Oh my sweet baby, are you all right?”
Kimba replied reluctantly, “ yes Mama. I am okay, I am not hurt at all.”
“Oh well, you are in big trouble now,” his mother snarled. Finishing off their meal of meat, the rest of his pride dropped the remaining scraps at his feet and made their way up the acacia tree. “Now, you don’t get a party, but, you also only get the scraps of our food. If only you made it to school on time and then home on time, maybe, one of these days, you will learn your lesson.” And with a swish of her tail, Kimba's mother made her way up the tree to join the pride. This left Kimba to reflect deeply on the choices he had made today as he absorbed the last bits of the sun as it slowly set across the vast African Savannah.
¨Kimba, get up now. If I have to tell you one more time, you're going to be in a lot of trouble!¨ Kimba's mother roared.
̈ Okay Mama,̈ he muttered, ̈ I am coming.¨ Kimba slowly opened his eyes, not wanting to let the light in, but it didn’t matter what he wanted. He had to get up, even though he thought it was worse than almost getting bitten by the alligator down by the local watering hole.
̈Alright now, hurry up quick!¨ Kimba's mother puffed in his ear. “ You need to go to school, you do not want to be late on your birthday.¨
¨I know, I know Mama! Don’t you worry about me,̈ Kimba said. He then nervously stepped out of the safety of his pride's acacia tree and onto the vast African Savanna. After what seemed like five hours under the hot sun, but we all know it was more like five minutes, Kimba came across another acacia tree and decided to take a nap. As he dozed off once again, he dreamed of himself running across the valley while chasing the neighboring antelope and striding through the cool glistening water to scare a flock of cranes. He only awoke to the ferocious grumbling that occurred in his tummy and the extreme desert-like dryness of his mouth.
̈ Uh oh, what time is it?¨ The sun was burning down on to his dust matted fur and collected itself into a cloud as he jumped up. ¨ I have to get to school, I should hurry!¨ He ran, and he ran, and he ran till he reached another watering hole. He jumped in and washed off all the dust and dirt. ¨I should go to school now,¨ Kimba exclaimed.
¨Sssslow down there.¨ Hissed this new stranger, ¨where do you think you're going little lion?¨
¨Ohh, hello Mr. Python. I am just heading to school,¨ Kimba mumbled. ¨I should go now.¨
¨Nonsssensssse,¨ he hissed. ¨I heard today wassss your birthday, ssssso you sssshould ssssit down and relax.¨
¨Okay if you say so.¨ Kimba decided that he was too tired to continue at this time. He was going to listen to Mr. Pythons' advice and take time to lounge in the cool and refreshing water.
After what seemed like an eternity, Kimba felt a nice breeze run through his mane. He looked up and saw that a lot of time had passed since he had entered the water. And just like a flash of lightning, Kimba was up and running.
¨WAIT!¨ Mr. Python hissed angrily, ¨Where are you going?!¨
¨I have to get to school,¨ roared Kimba. ¨Have a good day!¨ Just like that, Kimba was off, sprinting across the valley as fast as his paws could take him. As he approached his school, Kimba saw that he had missed the entire day. And all that was left where the lonely remains of a party, clearly meant for him, that he never showed up to. This made Kimba very sad, so he sulked all the way home, thinking about how disappointed his friends must be in him. Kimba was also scared that he had upset his mother. By the time he made it home, dinner was just ending.
“Kimba, where have you been?” His mother roared, “ we thought you were dead. Oh my sweet baby, are you all right?”
Kimba replied reluctantly, “ yes Mama. I am okay, I am not hurt at all.”
“Oh well, you are in big trouble now,” his mother snarled. Finishing off their meal of meat, the rest of his pride dropped the remaining scraps at his feet and made their way up the acacia tree. “Now, you don’t get a party, but, you also only get the scraps of our food. If only you made it to school on time and then home on time, maybe, one of these days, you will learn your lesson.” And with a swish of her tail, Kimba's mother made her way up the tree to join the pride. This left Kimba to reflect deeply on the choices he had made today as he absorbed the last bits of the sun as it slowly set across the vast African Savannah.
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