Short Stories for Children
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This is a collection of short stories for children. Each story has a lesson that children need to learn such as: listening to parents, obeying parents, learning about forgiveness, learning to share, being organized, caring for your possessions, being in control of emotions, telling the truth, being honest, dealing with death and life, being aware of strangers, letting go of possessions, dealing with reality, and giving to others. There are also questions at the end of each short story to help children develop reading comprehension.
Janet Blaylock
Janet enjoys reading and writing Christian Mysteries as well as Crime Fiction and the subgenres. She has always been interested in reading and writing mysteries because she grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins. She enjoyed the characters, their situations, and attempted to solve the cases with them. As a result of her desire to read Mysteries and Crime Fiction, she wanted to learn how to write them, so she continued studying these genres and writing short stories and books in order to have her books published someday. In June, 2007, Janet reached one of her goals, which was to be a published author. She is a published author through lulu.com, and she has written over 20 books that can be purchased through lulu.com. Janet works at home as a full-time freelance writer. She has written book reviews, articles, columns, How-To Guides, correspondence courses and taught them, lesson plans, and books for children through adults and published them. Janet is also a Channel Steward for the Early Childhood Education Channel at Helium. She has two Bachelor's Degrees: BGS Degree in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Kansas and a BA Degree in English with a writing emphasis from Washburn University.
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Short Stories for Children - Janet Blaylock
Title/Copyright Page
Short Stories For Children
Written by Janet Kay Blaylock
Edited by Brenda Willmore
© April 10, 2007 by Janet Kay Blaylock
Published by Janet Kay Blaylock at Smashwords
Smashwords Edition, License Notes
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Dedication Page
This collection of short stories is dedicated to the following people:
In memory of my parents: Gladys and Arthur Blaylock, Jr.
My brother: Larry and his wife Jan
My niece and nephew: Nicole and Brandon
Contents
Preface
Elements of Fiction
Lori’s First Puppy
Lori’s First Daycare
Susie Learns to Forgive
Susie Learns to Share
The New Creation
Miranda's New Room
Tammy’s Temper
Timmy’s Lies
Billy’s Puppy
What Happened to Billy?
Where's Timmy?
Mommy, Daddy, Where Are You?
The Surprise
The Haunted House
The Christmas Presents
Preface
Each story has a lesson that children need to learn such as: listening to parents, obeying parents, learning about forgiveness, learning to share, being organized, caring for your possessions, being in control of emotions, telling the truth, being honest, dealing with life and death, being aware of strangers, letting go of possessions, dealing with reality, and giving to others.
These stories are for elementary students from kindergarten through fourth grade as well as for students who are having trouble with reading comprehension.
Elements of Fiction
In order to understand the stories, you need to know about the elements of fiction. Authors want readers to understand what they are reading and to learn from the stories.
Setting – The setting is where the story takes place.
Characters – The characters are the people or animals that are in the stories. The main character experiences some kind of trial and learns how to solve the trial in a positive way.
Theme – The theme is the main idea of the story. Authors have a specific reason for writing their stories.
Plot – The plot is the structure of the story. These stories are character-driven, which means that the characters learn something from their mistakes.
Lori's First Puppy
Lori Jones, who was six-years-old, had long, straight, black hair. She wanted a puppy to play with since she was an only child. Lori's parents took her to the Humane Society to buy her a puppy. Miss Randall, who was dressed in blue jeans and a red and white striped blouse, greeted them. May I help you?
"Yes, we're looking for a puppy for our daughter, Lori. We want
to have a small breed because he'll stay inside most of the time," Mrs.
Jones replied.
Follow me, and I'll show you the dogs we have here,
Miss Randall said, as she opened the door that led to the cages. As they entered the room, they heard a lot of barking. They looked around and saw several different kinds of dogs. They saw small dogs like Chihuahuas, medium dogs like Poodles, and large dogs like Collies. They also saw mixed breeds such as a Cocker Spaniel-Terrier. There were different colors such as black, white, brown, gray, and dogs with a mixture of colors. After they looked around, Lori turned to her mother and said, I can't find a puppy I like.
Maybe you'll find one in here,
Miss Randall said, as she turned and looked at Lori.
They entered another room and looked around, and Lori suddenly spotted a small brown and black Terrier-Chihuahua.
How old is this puppy?
Mr. Jones asked.
Three months,
Miss Randall replied.
That's a good age. Is he healthy?
I think he is, but you should take him to a veterinarian to make sure he's okay.
Can we see him out of the cage?
Mr. Jones asked.
Sure.
Miss Randall opened the cage, and the puppy ran out and ran around the room. Finally, he ran up to Lori. Lori picked him up, and he licked her. Lori started laughing, as she hugged him.
Daddy, I like this puppy. Can I have him?
Are you sure this is the puppy you want?
her father asked.
Yes, Daddy.
Okay. We'll take him.
Can you recommend a good veterinarian?
Lori's father asked, as he signed the adoption papers.
Yes, Steve Nelson is good.
Thank you.
Mommy, Daddy, I want to name him Toby.
That's a good name, Lori,
her mother replied.
After they left, they went to buy some dog food and other things Toby would need. Lori and her father walked into the store while her mother stayed in the car with Toby. They looked down the aisle of the dog supplies. Daddy, look at all of the different kinds of canned and dry dog food. Which kind are we going to buy? There are so many,
Lori asked.
I don't know.
Maybe we can buy some canned and dry dog food,
Lori suggested.
That’s a good idea.
Daddy, Toby needs some treats,
Lori said, as she looked at the different kinds of treats.
You could train him and give him a treat after each new trick.
Oh boy. I can't wait to teach him tricks.
Lori looked at all of the different kinds of dog food. Maybe we should ask somebody. I know! We can ask the doctor, she thought. Daddy, there are so many different kinds of dog food. Maybe we should ask Toby's doctor what to buy.
That's a good idea. We can go ahead and buy a dog bed and pillow, a collar, a leash, and the dog bowls for the food and water.
They found a red collar and a red leash for Toby. They also bought two small plastic bowls for food and water. Then, they found a dog bed with a pillow.
"We didn't buy the dog food because