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The Jealous Student There she sat, trying and working hard to finish all of the projects that she had to turn in this week. She sees all of her friends who did not go to college out having fun and making money. Her friends always had the means to go and do fun things whenever they wanted and they never had to stay home and work on projects or assignments. “Oh, well.” She thought to herself and she began yet another 10-page assignment and texted her friends that she would not be able to go to the movies with them this Friday night. It isn’t that she doesn’t want to go, she just literally does not have the time to go and do things like they do. Later that evening she called her mother and told her how jealous she is and tells her mom that she just wishes she could have all of the time and money that her friends do. She tells her how much she wishes she was not stuck in school all week and in her room all weekend working on assignments. Her mother listened for c...

Reading Notes: The Princes and the Water Sprite -A king had three sons who were named: Stars, Moon, and Sun -The King promised the Queen a boon when the third son was born -The Queen waited until the third son's 21st birthday to cash in her boon. -She asked the King to give the Kingdom to Sun, but he refused because it belonged to the eldest. -Out of fear for his sons, he sent the two eldest to exile, but the third joined them -Out in the wilderness, the third son went down to a pond to gather water for them -This pond was run by water sprites and before they let anyone take their water they asked, "What are Good Fairies Like?' -The Sun answered wrong and the water sprite carried him to her cave -The middle brother went down to check on him, but he also answered wrong and was carried away -The eldest brother went to see what was going on and the water sprite tried to trick him, but he was too wise -He correctly answered the question and the water sprite said he ...

Reading Notes: The Ox Who Envied the Pig -There were two ox who were brothers and they worked on a farm -On the farm, the daughter was about to get married, and the family made plans to fatten the pig for the wedding feast -The big brother ox was upset and felt slighted because the pig ate all of the good food while he and his brother ate only straw -The older pig was also mad because the pig was lazy and they did all the work -The younger brother reminded his older brother that he should not be jealous because the pig was being fattened for slaughter -Not to much later, the pig was killed -The moral of the story is that indulgence can lead to the path of death. It seems good for a while, but in the end it will hurt you Be Content