Retelling a Story: The Three Bears

There once was a girl named Goldilocks. Her mother had told her not to go by the woods, but one day she saw some beautiful flowers that she had to pick right where the woods started. But then she saw more and more and wandered into the woods even though her mother had told her not to.


Then, she was starting to feel kind of hungry. So she wandered around. And then, after a little while, she found a cottage. She looked through the keyhole and peered around. She saw that no one was home. So she went inside.


She found three bowls of porridge on the table. She first tried Papa Bear's but it was too hot. Then she tried Mama Bear's but it was too cold. Then she tried Baby Bear's and it was just right. And she ate it all gone.


Then she started to feel a little drowsy. She remembered it's past her naptime. So she went into the living room and found some lovely chairs. She first tried Papa Bear's but it was too hard. Then she tried Mama Bear's but it was too soft. Then she tried Baby Bear's and it was just right. But it wasn't long before she sat the bottom part out of it.


So she went upstairs and found three beds. She first tried Mama Bear's but it was too high at the head. Then she tried Papa Bear's but it was too high at the foot. Then she tried Baby Bear's and it was just right. And she decided to take a snooze.


She didn't stir a bit when the door opened. Then Mama Bear said in her medium voice, "Someone's been eating my porridge!"


Then Papa Bear said, "SOMEONE'S BEEN EATING MY PORRIDGE!"


Then Baby Bear said, "Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all gone!"


Then they looked in the living room. Papa Bear said in his great, rough, gruff voice, "SOMEONE'S BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!"


Then Mama Bear said in her medium voice, "Someone's been sitting in my chair!"

Then Baby Bear said in his wee, little, tiny voice, "Someone's been sitting in my chair and they broke it to pieces. Ohhhh!"


So then they decided they better check out the upstairs. Then Papa Bear said in his great, rough, gruff voice, "SOMEONE'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED!"


Then Mama Bear said in her medium voice, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed!"


Then Baby Bear said in his wee, little, tiny voice, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed and they're still in it!"


Goldilocks was dreaming so she thought that Papa Bear's rough, gruff voice was in her dream and she thought that Mama Bear's medium voice was in her dream, too. Then Baby Bear's voice was so shrill, she woke up at once. And then once she realized that there were three big bears standing right in front of her, she ran home as fast as her little legs could carry her and never came back again.

Journal: January 29, 2008

I went to a resling trnoment. I got 4th plays. I got to resl 2 times. I allso got a resling trnoment tee shert. I like resling. My fraverit moov is singgl lig take doun [single-leg takedown].

Double O Doggy and the Case of the Crooks

Muffy the Magnificent and her assistant Minnie the Magic were on a case of the crooks who stole the kibbles from Miss Ali Abu. Double O Doggy is actually Muffy, but she doesn't want to reveal her secret identity, and Minnie the Magic is Super Spy. They found a trail of footprints.

Double O Doggy said to Super Spy, "Give me a magnfiying glass! I want to see these footprints."

"Okay," said Super Spy. Double O Doggy used her Super Dog-ifier to see the footprints up close. They led to an old doggy fort in a hollow tree. The found a doggy crook named Kibble Crook Crock. He loves stealing kibbles. His owner won't buy him any so he figures he just take the kibbles.

Muffy the Magnificent said, "Missy Ali Abu, we have found who has been stealing your kibbles. It is Kibble Crook Crock. His owner won't buy him any kibbles, especially the new and improved brand, which I see you have. We will write Kibble Crook Crock's owner a note that says, Your dog has been stealing Miss Ali Abu's new and improved kibbles," which is just what they did.

They wrote him a note that said:

Your dog is going around stealing Miss Ali Abu's new and improved kibbles. Please tell your dog to stop. Can you please buy your dog some new and improved kibbles so we don't need to keep trying to catch him. Thank you.

Signed Muffy the Magnficent and Minnie the Magic

The owner replied, Surely, I understand. I will buy my dog some new and improved kibbles.

And that's just what he did. And Kibble Crook Crock lived happily ever after.

Friday Stories: Is Zero Powerful?

Is zero Powerful? Yes or no? By itself, it is nothing. But add it to other numbers and they can be very, very big. Take one, for instance. It's not very big, is it? Add a zero to one, and you get ten. Add another zero, then you get a hundred. Another zero and you get a thousand. Zero is very weak alone, but add it to other numbers, and it is very, very big, just like every other number.