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Reading Notes: The Quarrel of The Quails by Ellen C. Babbitt -There were a group of quails living in a forest and the wisest was the leader -A man lived near the forest and he liked to catch the quails and sell them in town -The wise Quail came up with a plan to escape the net of the fowler -The fowler and his wife were angry that he had not been making any money -The quails began to argue and they took sides -Because they were divided, they were not able to escape the net and they were sold at the market                                                                   The Wise Quail Leader    

Find the Updated Version of my story here . Friends Help Friends Like always, Julia is sitting in a large, plush chair in her favorite coffee shop in New York City. Normally, Julia would be sitting peacefully while sipping her coffee and letting the words flow into whichever story she was writing. Today is different, Julia is tense and cannot find any words to type into her computer. She is not comfortable and she fears she will not meet the deadline for a short story that she has been tasked to write. Julia knows that if she misses the deadline her editor will not be happy. As Julia sits and contemplates her dilemma and thinks about how she could fix the issue, her six friends walk into the coffee shop and slump down on the worn, orange couch. She talks to them about her issue and they all jump at the chance to help her. Chandler suggests that she do a comedy bit. Julia quickly shoots this down — she is anything but comical. Rachel suggests that she write about f...

Reading Notes for The King's White Elephant by Ellen C. Babbitt -Carpenters who lived on the river bank would go by boat into the forest daily to cut down trees for lumber -One day an elephant approached the carpenters and was limping. They removed a splinter from his foot and washed out the wound -Because they had helped him, the elephant wanted to repay them. -He helped pull down trees, move the lumber, and move their tools. -In turn, the carpenters fed him well all day -The old elephant had a son who was all white. He wanted to teach his son how to help the men -The white elephant helped the men and was fed by the men -After working all day, the white elephant liked to play in the water with the carpenters' children -One day the King came and saw the carpenters and he saw the white elephant -He paid a large price to the carpenters and took the white elephant as his own and took care of him every day.                     ...

Reading Notes for The Sandy Road by Ellen C. Babbitt -There is a merchant. He and his team travel by night on the desert sand because it is too hot during the day. -One man knows the stars and he is the driver -They stopped at the break of day to eat and lay down to rest -They traveled this way for many days -One man suggested they throw out their water and food since they were approaching the city -That night, the driver fell asleep and the oxen turned back. They ended up in the same place. -They had no food or water -The merchant went in search of water for his men -He came upon a tuft of grass and began digging -There they found a rock that they knew had water beneath it -They struck the rock and found a well of water -They drank and bathed in the water and then headed to the city to sell their goods -They then returned home                                         ...

Looking Back As Julia sat on the big comfy chair by the foggy window in the coffee shop she took in everything. It was a normal New York afternoon, cloudy skies, a brisk breeze, and the sky looked as if it was about open up heavy rains on the city. In this moment, Julia could not be more content. She was looking out on her favorite city while sipping the best latte. She thought to herself, “ my life is perfect, I cannot believe I almost missed out on this ” .   Julia thought back to a year ago when she refused to move to New York City because she was afraid and did not think she would be successful. She remembered arguing with her parents and telling them that they had no business in where she lived and that they should stop pressuring her to move. Julia almost let out a small giggle because she was so silly to think that this move would have been anything but beneficial. When Julia first arrived in New York, she was really here for the inspiration that this big city w...