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Alex H.
\n\"Alex_Ho\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How the Wolf got his howl
\nWolf was staring at the Moon. Wolf was sad. He wanted to communicate with the Moon.
\nOne day, he saw Dog. Dog was barking at the Moon. Moon said \u201chello Dog\u201d. Wolf was jealous.
\nHe tried to bark but nothing came out. Dog felt sorry for wolf. Dog wanted to teach Wolf how to bark.
\nDog taught Wolf over and over and over, but poor Wolf could not bark. But he kept trying and trying and trying.
\nFinally, Wolf tried to bark one last time and a big sound came out of his mouth. But it was not a bark. It sounded like a big \u201cah ooooh!\u201d When Moon heard it, he said, \u201cHello Wolf!\u201d Wolf was very happy.
\nBecause Wolf kept trying, he was able to communicate with Moon.
\nBy Alex H.
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Amanda L.
\n\"Amanda_Liang\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How the Rabbit got his Long Ears
\nOne day, turtle was talking to himself. He was asking questions about where he lived. Rabbit heard Turtle talking. Rabbit hopped to Turtle and Turtle asked \u201cWhere do I live?\u201d Rabbit replied, \u201cTurtle, you live in the swamp.\u201d Turtle slowly walked to the swamp and fell in the muddy water. Rabbit was laughing when he saw Turtle fall in the swamp. Raven saw that Rabbit was being mischievous. Raven flew down to Rabbit and said, \u201cRabbit, I saw what you did there. You told a lie to Turtle.\u201d Rabbit said \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I thought Turtle lived in the swamp.\u201d Raven, however was smart. He knew that Rabbit was just having fun with Turtle. Raven thought of a punishment. Raven gave Rabbit ears that grew every time he lied. Now, every time Rabbit lies to someone, his ears grow longer.
\nBy Amanda L.
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Brian T.
\n\"Brian_Truong\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Raven Learns to Catch Salmon
\nOne day Raven was flying above a forest and he was starving. Then he noticed a river with plenty of salmon to eat. Raven found some salmon on the ground next to that river and he decided to fly towards it. Raven returned to the same spot 5 days in a row and ate all the salmon that was left on the ground next to the river. On the fifth day, however, orca came out of the ocean to confront Raven who had been stealing his food. Orca told Raven not to eat all of his salmon. Raven explains to Orca that he\u2019s starving and that he can\u2019t catch his own food. Raven apologizes to Orca because he didn\u2019t know that half of the salmon that he ate was Orca’s salmon. Orca wasn\u2019t mad, but he was calm and said that it was okay because he was going to teach Raven how to catch food his own food so that he can get food for himself instead of stealing other animals food. Orca shares some of his food with Raven. Then Orca teaches Raven how to catch\/hunt for salmon. First he has to fly up and fly above the river until he sees a salmon jumping up and down then he has to dive down and hold the salmon in his beak. Then Raven tries it and he\u2019s not successful. But, Raven keeps on trying even if it takes him one or four months to be successful. Then one day, he succeeded to catch 2 salmon. Raven thanks Orca and tells him that he will not be greedy anymore.
\nBy Brian T.
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Bryan L.
\n\"Bryan_Ly\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Racoon Got His Stripes
\nOne day Racoon was starving and saw a cabin in the forest and there were dead fish on the ground. He walked up to the fish and ate all of them. The next day Racoon did the same thing. One day Octopus overheard Old Man complaining about racoon stealing his fish. Octopus turned into a Raven and watched Racoon. Raven flew to Racoon and told him \u201cRacoon can you please stop eating Old man\u2019s fish?\u201d Racoon replied \u201cNO! Mind your own business Raven\u201d and continued to eat Old man\u2019s fish. Racoon continued to eat and eat which led Old Man to starve.
\nSo one day Racoon was resting on the beach Raven turned back into an Octopus and sprayed Racoon with ink as a punishment for stealing fish. When frog walked by he welcomed the new animal because he didn\u2019t recognize Racoon. Racoon said it\u2019s your friend Racoon but Frog did not believe him. So Racoon tried to wash it off but couldn\u2019t. So Racoon went up to Octopus and asked him to take it off but Octopus refused take it off. Racoon asked \u201cwhy?\u201d Octopus said \u201cyou are stealing fish from Old man and I will not take it off until you learn your lesson\u201d no one knew Racoon, When he came back to his family they told him to get away because they didn\u2019t recognize him. He felt all alone because no one recognized him so he stopped taking fish from Old Man and went to get his own fish instead of taking Old Man\u2019s own fish. When Octopus saw, that he took the ink off and Old man got his fish back and wasn\u2019t hungry anymore Racoon learned not to be greedy.
\nBy Bryan L.
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Dakota W.
\n\"Dakota_Whonnock\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Eagle Learned to be Courageous
\nOne day long ago, long before Eagle was known as the mightiest and most brave bird, there were a couple of young Eagles. One day they were having a conversation while they were soaring high in the sky above their territory. Female Eagle started the conversation by saying \u201cEagle, are we ready to start, well\u2026 umm\u2026 raising a family of our own?\u201d Male Eagle replied \u201cHmmm, maybe I\u2019ll think about it.\u201d They enjoyed about another five minutes of their flight and then spent the rest of their day by the nearby stream trying to fish for salmon and succeeding with two pretty fine salmon each.
\nFinally just right before sunset while they were flying back to their forest, Male Eagle answered \u2018\u2019YES! I think it is time to start raising a family of our own.\u201d Female Eagle said \u201cI think we shall start mud collecting and twigs for our nest tomorrow, early in the morning perhaps just after dawn.\u201d And as they had planned they started collecting the material for the nest a little after dawn. Then they did more twig and mud collecting the following day, and every day after that.
\nJust after dawn their nest started taking form then it was completed by Male Eagle. The nest was ready just in time for the eggs which were laid a couple days after the nest was completed. There were four baby eagle eggs. Almost a week and a half after Female Eagle laid the eggs Male Eagle tried his best to hunt for both himself and Female Eagle because Female Eagle had to do the job of keeping the eggs warm.
\nThe eggs hatched and there were two male and two female baby eagles. Male Eagle was now Father Eagle and Female Eagle was now Mother Eagle. Baby Eagle has two sisters and one brother. After months of Mother and Father Eagle trying to teach the baby eagles life skills to be able to live independently, all the eagles except one knew how to fly and or hunt salmon. One day Father Eagle grew impatient and forced Baby Eagle to try flying. He flew but he fell half-way down to the ground because he didn\u2019t know how to believe in himself yet.
\nBaby Eagle lay there for days starving until a young girl wandering in the forest looking for berries for her village\u2019s feast, noticed Baby Eagle and gently lifted him up and took him back with her to her village. (The village was next to the forest she lived in). After she nursed him back to health and fed him lots of salmon she told him \u201cDon\u2019t fly or hunt and just rest until you get better.\u201d She noticed that he could not fly or hunt like the rest of the eagles. She told him one night \u201cNever lose hope, never lose hope.\u201d She kept repeating this until he fell asleep.
\nThat night he had the most magical dream about his siblings flying off and learning how to hunt. He magically learned how because he dreamed of his brothers and sisters learning how to fly. The next day he was inspired to fly and hunt. To this day Baby Eagle stays mighty and courageous because of one normal village girl.
\nBy Dakota W.
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Derek N.
\n\"Derek_Ng\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Wolf Got Its Food
\nOne day in the Great Bear Rainforest, a wolf was setting up a trap. Wolf had been using them for a while, but now, Wolf realizes his traps are not working because the animals have gotten used to them. As a result, Wolf has no food to eat and he\u2019s starving. He needs a new technique but is afraid that he might get hurt fighting with other animals. Meanwhile, a hunter hears Wolf complaining a kilometer away. Hunter runs to Wolf. \u201dYou look like you need help,\u201d says the Hunter. \u201cYes, I need help badly,\u201d Wolf replies. Hunter tells Wolf to respect nature by not capturing animals with traps. He also teaches Wolf to sneak up on animals rather than capture or attack them. The Hunter takes Wolf to one of Wolf\u2019s unstable and unsafe traps. \u201cLook Wolf, your traps are designed to capture and never let go,\u201d he says. \u201cYes, that\u2019s the point,\u201d Wolf replies. \u201cI want you to try the new techniques that I taught you,\u201d Hunter informs. \u201cIt would be better for nature,\u201d Wolf tries it for a month, but in the beginning he is not successful. As Winter arrives, Wolf\u2019s perseverance finally results in him learning how to gather food. Today, Wolf knows how to hunt quietly, and how to respect all living things.
\nBy Derek N.
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Erica L.
\n\"Erica_Luu\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How the Salmon got his scales
\nOne day a long time ago, Salmon had no shiny and strong scales, Salmon was an easy predator.
\nOne day in the ocean, Orca was on his daily swim to find food. Naturally Orca always tried to eat salmon because he was so easy to find, although he was much faster than Orca. Today Orca had no energy to chase Salmon so he said with a wicked grin \u201cjust wait and see Salmon, just you wait.\u201d
\nUp above in the sky, Eagle was listening to Orca and heard his devious plan, Eagle felt sorry for salmon so eagle hatched a plan.
\nThe next day Orca sneaked up on Salmon, but all of a sudden Eagle swooped down and poured a liquid on Salmon, who began to grow a beautiful armor of orange scales. When Orca tried to eat salmon nothing happen to Salmon but Orca lost some of his teeth, he tried again and again to eat Salmon but he ended up losing all his teeth. Orca learned a valuable lesson not to bully people or animals. Salmon was so happy that he had strong scales and he could camouflage. And that is how salmon had his scales.
\nBy Erica L.
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Giordano M.
\n\"Giordano_Mezzomo\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How the bear got mad at the humans
\nIn the forest a long time ago, a bear was hunting for food for his family when he saw a bunch of hunters hunting for other bears. Bear got angry and went home to tell his family. His family was also angry so bear went out to find those hunters. When he found the hunters he said with anger: \u201cStop hunting our kind\u201d! \u201cFine, we promise we will not hunt any more bears\u201d said the hunters. So the hunters fled and went away. Bear accepted the promise and went home. The next morning bear could not believe his eyes when he looked around the forest. He saw the hunters hunting for more bears! So bear got even angrier. So bear went straight to the hunters and said \u201cYou broke your promise and now you will get what you deserve\u201d. So bear smashed the ground with his fists and hit the ground so hard, grass came out of the ground. Since bear was still angry, he used the magic in his hands to make one of the hunter\u2019s kids to come in his hands. All the hunters said \u201cNo do not hunt our kids. We swear we will not hunt any more bears\u201d! So bear made the kid go back to where he came from and the entire group of hunter\u2019s ran away in fear. And that is how Bear got mad at the humans.
\nBy Giordano M.
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Gregory L.
\n\"Gregory_Lee\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Raven Catches Fish
\nOne day Raven was flying over the lake complaining about how he can\u2019t catch any fish. \u201cThese fish sure like me today,\u201d Raven said in a sarcastic voice. Then Raven sees Seawolf catching and eating all the fish in the lake. Raven flies toward Seawolf \u201cHello Seawolf, I was wondering if you could use your powers to knock the waves up so I can catch all the fish just like you?\u201d asked Raven. \u201cSure, I can help you catch fish by knocking up the waves with my powers,\u201d Answered Seawolf. So the next day, Raven saw that the waves were high in the air. \u201cNow this is what I want to see\u201d said Raven. Raven flew toward the lake and ate all the fish he could eat. Everything was going great but the waves were soaring so high in the air that the waves were landing on the village, and the houses were getting wrecked. \u201cWhat have I done I\u2019m ruining the village \u201cJust so I can catch and eat fish\u201d Raven thought in his head. Raven then flew to the place where Seawolf was knocking up the waves. \u201cSeawolf\u201d! Cried Raven \u201cCan you stop knocking up the waves\u201d. The waves are going up so high that they are destroying the village\u201d said Raven. \u201cOk, I shall stop knocking the waves up\u201d answered Seawolf. \u201cNow, I understand that I cannot be selfish. \u201cMy actions affected others,\u201d said Raven.
\nBy Gregory L.
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Jason L.
\n\"Jason_Liang\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Octopus Got Eight Legs
\nOne day, Raven was soaring in the sky when he noticed Octopus tearing up buildings with his strength. Raven flew down and heard Octopus saying, \u201cI am the strongest and most handsome creature. \u201cYes, only I Octopus has talents,\u201d yells Octopus. \u201cI am the best, giant, human,\u201d says Octopus. \u201cStop destroying things right now! If you don\u2019t, you will get punished,\u201d yelled Raven. Octopus smiled and grabbed Raven with his two strong legs and threw him into a tree, leaving him dizzy. When Raven recovered, all the buildings in the village were destroyed. Raven flew to Octopus with all his might and turned him, using his magic powers, into a small eight legged freak. Octopus changed rapidly from a giant human to a tiny eight legged worm. Octopus tried to lift up Raven but he was too weak. Octopus swam into the dark ocean, where he could protect himself from bigger fish that could attack him. Owl came to help Octopus when he heard him weeping. He saw Octopus on the beach crying. Owl asked \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d \u201cRaven turned me into this!\u201d he replied as he turned around. \u201cMy life is a lot harder now. Bigger fish are attacking me, and I can\u2019t even defend myself. Creatures are also a lot scarier. I just wish my life could be the same as before. I promise that I will change my ways. I\u2019ll even help the villagers build their buildings again.\u201d added Octopus. \u201cOctopus, I think you finally understand what you were doing wrong. I believe that you need to apologize to the villagers.\u201d said Owl. Octopus nodded and understood what he needed to do. The next day, he went back to the village and apologized, and then he helped the villagers rebuild their houses. Raven came by and heard this and decided to turn Octopus back to his normal self. Octopus, however, still needed his eight legs to help the villagers rebuild their houses faster. Raven simply nodded and used his magic powers to give Octopus his eight legs once again.
\nBy Jason L.
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Jela L.
\n\"Jela_Lorete\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How the Butterfly Learned to Fly
\nOne day in the village, Butterfly decided to look out at the clouds. She then noticed many animals with wings flying, but since she didn\u2019t know how to fly, she walked to the forest and started to flap her wings. While Eagle was flying up in the sky Eagle heard Butterfly crying and complaining so he swooped down into the forest. Eagle asked Butterfly \u201cWhy are you crying?\u201d Butterfly said \u201cI can\u2019t fly! Every animal with wings in the village can!\u201d Butterfly suddenly said \u201cEagle, can you make me into a bird like you?\u201d Eagle then replied \u201cOkay, but your flying will still be the same.\u201d Butterfly replied \u201cOh, what do you know Eagle?\u201d Eagle gave in to Butterfly\u2019s wishes and concentrated his powers to transform Butterfly into an eagle like himself.
\nBut even as an eagle Butterfly still couldn\u2019t fly. She realized that trying to be someone other than who she is, is not the answer. Butterfly went and asked Eagle to transform her back into a butterfly and if he could help her learn to fly.
\nAfter many years of practicing Butterfly finally reached her goal and learned to fly with Eagle\u2019s help and her own determination. Butterfly also learned that you can do many different things if you try very hard and have help from some friends.
\nBy Jela L.
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Jela L.
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John Z.
\n\"John_Zheng\"<\/a><\/td>\n		The Wolf That Tried His Best
\nOne day in the woods, Wolf was racing with a group of wolves when he started to get mad. Raven was watching Wolf. Raven flew down and asked Wolf, \u201chow come you\u2019re so mad every week?\u201d Wolf answered, \u201cBecause I always lose the race\u201d. Wolf didn\u2019t think that he could ever win. Wolf told Raven that there is going to be a prize for first place. \u201cI\u2019m not even going to try to win\u201d, thought Wolf, \u201cbecause I do not even have a chance to win\u201d.
\nRaven asked Wolf if he wanted any super powers to which Wolf replied yes. Raven said that he will give him super powers if he trains hard and tries his best to win. Raven had a plan. Raven gave Wolf powers but Wolf didn\u2019t know that the super powers only lasted for one day. And since the race is next week, Wolf wouldn\u2019t have the powers during the race.
\nFor the next seven days, Wolf trained hard for the race with his new special powers. On the day, Wolf was very confident of his abilities. Once the race started, Raven watched Wolf win from the top of a tree. After winning. Wolf was so happy and he came over to thank Raven for his help. Raven told Wolf the truth. He explained that he had done it on his own without any special powers. Wolf was surprised but happy with his effort. Wolf decided to share his prize with Raven.
\nBy John Z.
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Karen W.
\n\"Karen_Wang\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How the Turtle got its Shell
\nOne sunny day, Turtle was crawling around the ocean. He wasn\u2019t the only one there. Squirrel was sitting on the tree nearby chewing on acorns. Squirrel sees that Turtle only has a wrinkled back so he decided to \u201cplay around\u201d with Turtle.
\nSo suddenly out of nowhere, Turtle felt something pointy and hard on his back. He turned around and realizes that Squirrel has thrown an acorn at his sensitive back. Turtle asks, \u201cSquirrel? Would you stop throwing acorns at my back? I\u2019m getting a lot of acorn dents!\u201d Squirrel replies, \u201cNo way! This is way too fun! You can\u2019t stop me because you can\u2019t catch me! Ha Ha!\u201d
\nTurtle tries to run away from Squirrel but as you know, turtles are slow. So Turtle crawls to the King of Wishes, Orca, for help. Turtle slowly enters Orca\u2019s lair. Turtle has this uneasy feeling, and that is fear. Turtle is scared of Orca because Orca is huge! Turtle starts to turn around and crawl out of Orca\u2019s lair.
\nOutside the lair, Turtle sees Raven. Raven notices Turtle\u2019s frightened face and asks Turtle,\u201d What\u2019s wrong Turtle?\u201d Turtle replies,\u201d Squirrel has been throwing acorns at my back. I was going to ask Orca for help, but I\u2019m too scared of him. Now I don\u2019t know what to do!\u201d Raven thinks about it and finally says,\u201d Turtle, you should be taking risks and be brave. I think you should just overcome your fear, take a deep breath and just walk in Orca\u2019s lair. Anyway, this is for your good, isn\u2019t it?\u201d Turtle nods. Turtle takes a slow breath and crawls into Orca\u2019s lair.
\nOrca hears some footsteps and booms,\u201d Who\u2019s there?\u201d Turtle replies.\u201d It\u2019s me, Orca. I have come to get something to protect my back because Squirrel kept on throwing acorns on my back.\u201d Orca says, \u201cVery well. I will now give you a hard shell to protect your back.\u201d Orca does his magic. When Turtle blinks, there was his shell. Now, whenever Squirrel throws an acorn at Turtle\u2019s shell, it bounces back and hits Squirrel!
\nBy Karen W.
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Khang N.
\n\"Khang_Nguyen\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Wolf learnt to be Part of a Team
\nOne sunny day in the Spring Wolf, Rabbit, Beaver and Raccoon were about to have a race in the forest. Wolf was the fastest in the group. They were put into teams. Wolf and Beaver were teammates. When the race started, Wolf sped off and left everyone behind him including his partner Beaver who I was tailing in the back. As Wolf is speeding to the finish, he looked back only once to notice Beaver way back. He thought very hard but never stopped to help Beaver. Rabbit who was in second place called to Wolf \u201cyou know you can\u2019t win until your teammate crosses the finish line\u201d. Wolf thinks even harder but he does want to then rabbit uses his powers to change Beaver and Wolf\u2019s bodies. Wolf doesn\u2019t know that he is Beaver because Beaver, Rabbit and Raccoon are camouflaged to look like they are invisible. When Wolf looks down and see that he has Beaver\u2019s paws he screams out \u201cwhat is happening!\u201d Rabbit laughs and tells wolf \u201cthis is what Beaver feels\u201d. When wolf feels how Beaver feels he comes up with a plan to win the race. He tells Rabbit and Raccoon to wait for beaver so that they can all make it to the finish line together. They all agree and once beaver catches up with them they all run together to the finish line. Once the race was over Wolf said \u201cIt is nice to work as a team to finish a task\u201d and that is how Wolf learnt to be part as a team
\nBy\u00a0Khang N.
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Kianna W.
\n\"Kianna_Weir\"<\/a><\/td>\n		Owl\u2019s Fight Through Winter
\nOne day Hummingbird came home and said \u201cI\u2019m so tired, I\u2019m going to have a nap.\u201d Owl came and said \u201cYou\u2019re not the only one, I have eaten insects for winter. Is that all you\u2019ve done?\u201d asked Hummingbird. \u201cYes,\u201d said Owl. Hummingbird said, \u201cAll day and night, you\u2019ve been sitting on your nest while I get ready to migrate for the winter. I have gone from garden to garden getting nectar. I have gone by trees to pick and eat the insects.\u201d \u201cDid you get insects for me too?\u201d asked Owl. \u201cYes, but next time you have to catch your own.\u201d A few days passed and Hummingbird finished getting ready for migration but Owl had just started. Owl freaked out because he just realized that he\u2019d done nothing to get himself ready for winter. Then he started sleeping a lot during the day. At night he looked for insects and small animals. He did this for the whole week.
\nHummingbird said, \u201cI\u2019m ready to leave for the winter. I\u2019ll see you in the spring.\u201d Owl said, \u201cThank you for sticking around and trying to help with my behaviour. I learned that I have to do work during the summer and fall to get ready for winter.\u201d Hummingbird replied, \u201cNo problem but you have to make a promise that you will get ready for winter each year.\u201d
\nBy Kianna W.
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Matteo C.
\n\"Matteo_Cannata\"<\/a><\/td>\n		Why the wolf howls at the moon every night
\nOne day, Raven went flying over the forest when he heard Wolf trying to howl. Raven noticed
\nWolf looking sad. Raven asks Wolf why he can\u2019t howl. Wolf replies \u201cI never learned how to
\nhowl.\u201d \u201cDo you want me to teach you?\u201d asks Raven. \u201cYes.\u201d said Wolf. \u201cShould we go to the
\ntallest cliff?\u201d Suggested Raven. \u201cOk\u201d said Wolf. It took Raven and Wolf 5 hours to get to the top.
\nRaven gave Wolf a bit of advice. Wolf listened very carefully. Wolf raised his neck up 3 quarters
\nof the way and didn\u2019t howl. Wolf was really mad so he walked away steaming mad. Wolf then
\nwas grumbling to himself for a few minutes then when he screamed he didn\u2019t, it was an AOOOOO, wolf
\nwas happy then and thanked and apologized to Raven. Wolf then thought to himself whenever
\nhe wanted to howl he had to get mad. Wolf was right. The next time he wanted to howl he couldn\u2019t. Again, like last time he got mad, grumbled and howled and Wolf could howl ever since then.
\nBy Matteo C.
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Matthias B.
\n\"Matthias_Bernhard\"<\/a><\/td>\n		When Nature Was Destroyed
\nThere was a large green place full of grass and animals, no trees could be found for miles and miles.
\nThere was a river going up the mountain far far away. Beside the river was a longhouse that housed
\nOnly one, Grandpa. Grandpa became impatient with his old age; this affected the animals around him.
\nOne day Whale was swimming down the stream when he noticed Grandpa planting some crops. All Whale did was watch. As days past, Grandpa would step out to check on his crops, but they never grew. After a while Grandpa got mad, and he pulled and pulled on his crops until they died. Whale, being the nice and wise animal asked Grandpa \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d Grandpa replied saying \u201cThese crops won\u2019t grow\u201d. Whale told Grandpa to hop on his back to take a little ride. Whale dove down into what seemed like the bottom of the river, but a vast and large ocean, where Grandpa met Whale\u2019s family. Whale took Grandpa to a hunting spot where he would wait for krill. Grandpa grew impatient; Whale noticed and told Grandpa \u201cif I don\u2019t wait I\u2019ll starve\u2026patience is essential\u201d. After Whale dropped Grandpa off back at his longhouse, grandpa apologized to the crops and planted new ones. Grandpa then never hurts his crops again and in return the crops grew right away.
\nBy Matthias B.
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Migue L.
\n\"Miguel_Leon<\/a><\/td>\n		How Bear And Porcupine Learned To Respect The Environment
\nOnce upon a time, Porcupine was walking in the forest when he accidently met Bear. They played a couple of games together for a while, and soon became best friends. It got dark so Porcupine said \u201cgoodnight\u201d and Bear said \u201csee ya\u201d and then they headed home. The next day, they met each other at the river and Porcupine suggested playing another game. Porcupine said the rules were to dig up a hole and fill it up with branches from trees, before breaking them into tiny pieces by jumping on them. The first one to fill the hole up with branches and break them into tiny pieces wins the game. So they began to gather branches by breaking them off the trees. By the time they were done, Bear had won the game. Soon after, they both went home. The next morning, they played the same game again and they started to collect branches but this time Porcupine won because Bear slept part way through the game. When Beaver and Owl saw what had happened to the forest, they both got angry because now Owl had no place to perch on, and Beaver didn\u2019t have enough branches to build a new dam. \u201cLook at what you two have done to our habitat,\u201d yelled Beaver and Owl. At that moment, Porcupine and Bear took a look at the forest, and realized how badly they had damaged the habitat of tons of animals. So Porcupine and Bear agreed that they shouldn\u2019t have ever done that because there are negative consequences to their actions. They knew what Beaver and Owl were experiencing. So from that day on, Porcupine and Bear said that they would never ever play that game again, and promised to start respecting the environment.
\nBy Miguel L.
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Nicholas L.
\n\"Nicholas_Lee\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How The Rabbit Didn\u2019t Keep His Promise
\nOne day Rabbit went on a hunt for food but he had a very hard time finding food. So he asked Raven for help. Raven was very busy that day so he said no. then Rabbit bag Raven for help, finally he said OK. But you must pay me back by getting me a ton of fish. So the Rabbit said fine then. When Rabbit walked down to the water he realizes that he couldn\u2019t swim. But he knew a good friend that could swim. The Rabbit hollered out and said whale please help me. The whale loved to help Rabbit, so whale asked what Rabbit wanted him to do Rabbit said can you please get me a ton of fish? Then Whale got just under a ton of fish for Rabbit. When Rabbit was walking home he got really hungry so he ate all the fish. The day came for the exchange when Raven realizes that he didn\u2019t bring any fish, he flew to Rabbits family and took them all. After that he ran to the water and tried calling for whale again whale was very tired to he went to sleep. The Rabbit made a boat and a net to catch fish but it was harder than you think, he tried and tried but it was no use so the next day he tried again so finally he gave up. Then he spotted Whale so he hollered out and said whale please help me again. The whale swam to Rabbit and asked him what do you need this time? He said more fish, the whale swam out and got a ton of fish for Rabbit. Then he ran to raven\u2019s house and gave him the fish after Rabbit asked for his family back then raven said if you do this again I will not give you back your family. So after that Rabbit learned to always keep your promises.
\nBy Nicholas L.
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Sandra C.
\n\"Sandra_Cheng\"<\/a><\/td>\n		Bear\u2019s Lesson
\nAs Bear walks to the stream to catch fish for his family, he sees Grandfather and Grandson reeling in fish. As bear watches them, he soon realizes that they\u2019ve caught more than they can eat in a week! Bear walks towards the two with a fierce and angry look on his face. Bear yells, \u201cNEVER COME BACK! YOU ARE REMOVING TOO MUCH FISH FROM THE STREAM!\u201d Grandfather and Grandson ran off into the forest, leaving with their pails of fish. Two weeks after that incident, Grandfather and Grandson had run out of fish. Grandson cries, \u201cGrandpa, what do we eat now? Bear will not let us fish anymore because we\u2019ve taken too much fish from the stream.\u201d Grandfather realizes that they did take too much fish from the stream and goes to apologize to Bear. Bear gives Grandfather and Grandson a second chance, but if Grandfather and Grandson take too much fish again, Bear will banish them into the forest. To help Grandpa and Grandson survive in the forest, Bear kindly taught them about berries and other sources of food. Grandpa and Grandson promised Bear they will take care of the environment by taking only what they need and not to waste sources that can be used by other creatures.
\nBy Sandra C.
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Sandy D.
\n\"Sandy_Dinh\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Dragonfly Got Its Wings
\nOne day dragonfly was flying around when noticed an old lady. The dragonfly flew down to the old lady. The lady however tricks the dragonfly to give her the flying powers. After the old lady flew away with the flying powers, Dragonfly became so sad as she started crying as he walked through the forest. Then Dragonfly bumped into moose and he asked her why she is crying? Dragonfly my flying powers to an old lady she tricked me too give her powers by, telling me that if you give me the powers first I\u2019ll give you food. Oh no, said the moose. Let\u2019s go find her and ask her for your powers back. So moose and dragonfly searched everywhere. After 10 minutes Moose saw the old lady and asked if she could return the powers to dragonfly. The old lady she said yes I\u2019m tired of my flying powers! So the old lady gave the flying powers to moose. Moose went to dragonfly and gave the powers back. Dragonfly thanked him.
\nBy Sandy D.
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Victor V.
\n\"Victor_Villavicencio<\/a><\/td>\n		How the night was created
\nOnce upon a time, Raven was resting in the mountains, when he heard a boy complaining about the day light, \u201cGrandma, I hate the day light. I see it every day and it is too hot and bright. Can I open the box with the night light? \u201cGrandma replies \u201cNO! I will not let you open the box with the night light. It\u2019s for me and for me only.\u201d When Raven heard the argument, he started to think how he could steal the box. His strategy was to try to convince Grandma to give him the box. Next day, Raven visited Grandma, but she still refused to give it to him. Raven said \u201cGrandma, please open the box with the night light. Animals cannot rest, and your own Grandchild cannot sleep. We need the night light on so we can all rest.\u201d Grandma shouted \u201cNO!\u201d with anger and greediness. Raven went back to the mountains to re-think his strategy. Grandchild went to Raven in the mountains and said \u201cwe need to get the box. I am really tired and I want to take a long nap. \u201cRaven replied \u201cokay, here is the plan. I\u2019m going to distract Grandma while you remove the box.\u201d That evening, Raven and Grandchild went over to Grandma. While Raven spoke to Grandma, Grandchild took the box with the night light and he opened the soft lighting box. The Grandchild asked \u201cGrandma, why were you hiding something so beautiful?\u201d Grandma replied \u201cI never slept when I was a little girl, so I decided to keep all the night light so everybody can experience my feelings\u201d Raven replies to Grandma \u201cI feel your pain Grandma. I have lived for many years, and I have experienced the irritating day light. I haven\u2019t slept well either, but now we can all sleep. \u201c
\nBy Victor V.
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Wilson Y.
\n\"Wilson_Yan\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Rabbit Got Long Ears
\nOne day on the mountain, a little boy challenged Rabbit to a race, but Rabbit refused so the boy made fun of Rabbit\u2019s short ears. Rabbit got angry and he said \u201cfine, I accept your challenge and I will race you\u201d. The race started at the bottom of the mountain. The little boy said, \u201cthe winner will be the one who reaches the top of the mountain first.\u201d They both dashed off. First Rabbit was in the lead then the boy took the lead, this pattern continued for a while along the path of the mountain. Suddenly they both fell. Rabbit accused the little boy and said \u201dyou pushed me\u201d, but the little boy screamed back \u201dno, you pushed me!\u201d But then they both realised the path was slippery. So the race continued through the dangers of the mountain like the snow, the cold, and the ice. They ran through the snow. Rabbit just kept going because he has fur, but the little boy got cold, so he put on his fur jacket and kept on going. Then they came on to a rocky field with bumpy roads and falling rocks, the little boy said \u201cit\u2019s too dangerous Rabbit!\u201d But Rabbit didn\u2019t care he just kept hopping and hopping until a rock fell on his ears. The little boy panicked and went to aid Rabbit. Rabbit was in pain but he didn\u2019t cry to show the boy how strong a rabbit can be even though rabbits are small. The little boy tried lifting the rock but it was too heavy, he tried kicking the rock but he hurt his leg. Finally he tried pulling Rabbit and it worked, Rabbit was free
\nfrom the rock, but due to the pulling Rabbit\u2019s short ears were now long. The little boy said to Rabbit \u201dsorry about your ears.\u201d Rabbit replied \u201dits ok I guess, I can hear better now because my ears are longer.\u201d Then Rabbit said, \u201ca lesson we both learned is think before you act.\u201d The little boy agreed with Rabbit
\nBy Wilson Y.
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\u00a0Yvonne L.
\n\"Yvonne_Le\"<\/a><\/td>\n		How Kingfisher Became King
\nIn the deep, deep forest there was a small bird that was about the same size as an adult\u2019s fist. Kingfisher was mumbling out loud and Chief heard him and was curious about what Kingfisher was saying. Chief walked closer and heard him state, \u201cI am bad at fishing but I\u2019m called the Kingfisher.\u201d Chief saw that Kingfisher was sad. So Chief decided to help him but Kingfisher said, \u201cNo, because people will make fun of me.\u201d Then, Kingfisher told Chief that his family was starving. So after he thought about what Chief had said, Kingfisher finally said \u201cOkay.\u201d Later on when Kingfisher got trained, he failed many times and said \u201cI want to give up!\u201d But chief insisted on trying again. Over time Kingfisher improved and was finally able to support his family. After a week, Chief successfully taught Kingfisher how to fish. Kingfisher gave a thank you gift to Chief. It was a basket of fish caught by Kingfisher himself! Kingfisher learned to never give up and to keep on trying.
\nBy Yvonne L.
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