Help! A Story Of Friendship
by Holly Keller
In this fable-like story Mouse hides from snake because he
has heard that they are dangerous. As he looks around nervously, he falls into
a hole and hurts his foot, and can’t get himself out. His friends can’t help
him out either; Squirrel is afraid of the dark, the hole is too narrow for
Rabbit to hop out of, and Hedgehog is too prickly to carry him. Ironically, only
Snake can help him, and he devises a way to rescue his friend without
frightening him. When he sees who saved him, Mouse is ashamed and tries to make
up for it. This story portrays the saying of “don’t judge a book by its cover”.
Mouse listens to gossip, and bases his judgment off of what other people had
said. In the end, if it wasn’t for Snake, Mouse would still be stuck in that
hole. This story enhances a child’s emotional intelligence by showing them that
they can find friendship in unusual places, and that they should be weary of
gossipers.
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