Page 39 - Storytime - Issue 32 (April 2017)
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Moscione wasn’t happy. He loved “I don’t believe it!” cried Moscione.
idling about, but he packed his bag,
said farewell to his family and set off “It’s true. I’ll show you!”
for the city. Just then, a deer came bounding
towards the tree and, when it spotted
After a while, he met a young woman,
Moscione, it darted away.
who was sitting in the shade of a tree.
Lightning let it get a head start, then
“Good afternoon,” said Moscione.
she sprinted towards the deer at
“May I join you?”
incredible speed. In four steps, she
“Yes,” said the woman. “My name is had overtaken it.
Lightning – pleased to meet you.”
“Amazing!” called Moscione. “Will you
“Lightning. That’s an unusual name,” join me on my journey? I will pay you
said Moscione. very handsomely.”
“Not when you see what I can do,” “Why not?” agreed Lightning, so they
said the woman. “I can run faster set off along the road together.
than lightning.”
Think About It!
There is a moral that goes with this story –
it’s better to be a fool who surrounds yourself
with clever people than a clever person who
surrounds yourself with fools. Do you agree?
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