by Ruby Diamond

Created on: June 13, 2008

Short Stories 4 Children

IT IS MINE
Jimmy sat in the middle of room with a sad look on his face.
Mother was gathering some laundry when she noticed Jimmy's sad face. She stood by his bedroom doorway.
"You look sad, Jimmy," Mother said.
"My tooth is loose," he said with frown
He wiggled his front top tooth with his fingers and it was loose.
He wiggled his front top tooth with his tongue and it was loose.

"I don't want to lose my toothit is mine!"
Mother smiled and sat next to Jimmy.
" May I see that loose tooth."
Jimmy smiled. Mother said, "Open wide."
Mother smiled and gave Jimmy a big hug.
"Follow me," she said as she walked into the bathroom.
Mother gave Jimmy a hand mirror to hold in his hand.
"Here is a mirror to look at your tooth," she said gently, " Now open wide and what do you see?"
"I see my teeth," Jimmy said.

"Now tell me what you see when I move your loose tooth back but please tell me when it hurts, okay?"
"Okay, "Jimmy said smiling.
So Jimmy opened his mouth wide and mother gently moved the tooth back.
"Now what do you see, Jimmy?"
Jimmy grinned and said, "I see another tooth."
For the rest of the day, Jimmy smiled and told everyone in his class about this tooth being loose.

TO HELP

Laura loves to help.

She helps with washing the windows.

She helps with folding clothes.

She helps with feeding the dogs

She helps with the lawn that needs to be mowed.

She wants to help sew

She wants to help with hammering nails to the wall

And dial the telephone to make a call

Father says no

When she wants to help cook at the stove

Mother says no

She wants to help brother with his Legos

But brother says No

What can Laura do when she wants to help with things too dangerous to do?

Mother and Father gave Laura something to listen to.

The music made her smile and calm her mood.

HELLO PICKLES

Sara is a little girl with lots of energy. She loves to run, dance, sing and play.

When she is not comfortable with something or unsure of what to say, she would say, "Pickles." Mary Bancud-Bettis Page 3 6/12/08
One day her father brought something for her to eat in her roomSara replied, "Thank you pickles!" Father didn't understand why she would say pickles but left Sara's room confused.
Another time Sara went into her brother's classroom to look at the fish. Her brother's teacher Ms.Kibb talked to Sara about fish. After the teacher was done with sharing fish information with Sara, she replied," Thank you Pickles!"
Mother talked to her outside and said her name is Ms. Kibb not Pickles.
Sara came across another person,

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