The Beavers Winter Loge

Beavers live in homes called loges.  The busy beavers build at nighttime so their enemies cannot harm them.  Beavers work hard.  Eagerly they collect materials and then pile them up in the water.  These strong builders carefully fashion a tunnel underwater which ends at the center of their home above water.  The hard workers pack slimy mud between the sticks which their flat tails because it insulates their home from rain and cold.  There is only one entrance into the entire house which helps to keep the beavers safe.  The beavers will live in their lodge until winter's end.

Limeys

English sailors, who were once called limeys, had n awful disease called scurvy.  Then a doctor discovered that giving the sailors lime juice would prevent that.  English ships started drinking lime juice every day the disease went away.  Finally they went back on sailing.

A Giant Leap

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon on july 6 1969.  Armstrong and his men blasted off the earth.  Their rocket was so fast they mad it back in 3 days 2 reach the moon.  Then  Armstrong and Aldrin climbed landing Eagle Armstrong stepped and said "That's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind."

Whooping Cranes

Whooping cranes are excellent parents.  The male and female share their responsibilities which include constructing a nest in plants or in tall grass.  The whooping cranes equitably take turns incubating their eggs since it takes 28 to 36 days for them to hatch.  They bugle when trading places on the nest.  When they hear an enemy approach,  the cranes perform an aggressive dance because they want to keep their families for a long time.


Extinction happens when birds or animals begin to disappear.  Unfortunately, whooping cranes are in danger of becoming extinct.  One hundred years ago, thousands of whooping cranes lived in North America.  In 1941 only one colony remained which included fifteen birds.  because of sibling rivalry, only one egg out of two survived.  Strong action is needed to protect whooping cranes from extinction.

the Banana Who Cried Monkey

Deep in the jungle was a young banana who was intently watching banana peels.  He became very lonely because his parents were not paying attention to him because they were focused on being chosen to be picked off the tree.  He remembered when his father told him about monkeys.  His father remarked,  "If you ever see a monkey, be sure to call for help because monkeys are very dangerous."



Thinking to get his parents' attention the young banana called,  "Monkey! Monkey!"  His caring parents heard him, they stopped what they were doing, because they thought he was in danger, and came to him.  They didn't spot any monkeys, which caused them to be very angry, and relied,  "Don't call for us again when there is no monkey!"  He didn't call "Monkey!" for a long time but one day he grew very lonely and called "Monkey!!" once more.  His parents came hopping anxiously and again found no monkey.  They got very mad at their son and screamed,  "Don't do that again!"



Later that day, there was an actual monkey who was climbing eagerly up the banana tree because he was hungry.  The young banana noticed the monkey and called "Monkey! Monkey!"  His parents heard him but kept on doing what they were doing.  The young banana who was in awful danger called again,  "Monkey, Monk--!"  When his parents heard that they came running swiftly but it was no use.  When they arrived it was too late.  All they found at the sight was an empty banana peel.

Morale; When nothing is wrong, don't call for help because next time no one will believe you.

At The Cross

Christian was on a journey to the Celestial City which was difficult because he carried a heavy burden on his back.  The windy wobbly road had a wall on both sides named Salvation.  Christian climbed to a place where there was a cross and a tomb. As soon as Christian looked to the cross, his painful burden rolled off his back and into the tomb.  Christian felt relieved because his burden was gone.  Happily, Christian continued his journey to the Celestial City without his burden.

The Rafflesia

The Rafflesia is the largest flower in the world.  The Rafflesia grows over three feet wide and four feet tall.  The flower, which takes tow years to bloom is only open for one full week.  Surprisingly it has no stem or leaves.  It grows on the roots of another plant.  Do not get close to the blossoms which smell like rotten meat.  Because of the terrible odor of the Rafflesia it is often called ''The Corpse Flower'' or ''The Stinking Lily.''