Week 1 Storytelling: The Mean Bully and the Child

On the playground one day, a small child named Charlie, in kindergarten at the time, was going down the legendary slide at recess. Some even considered this slide a roller coaster because of its fast speeds and steepness. This was the Rock-Your-Socks-Off Roller Coaster. It had been named by the fifth grade class when they were just youngsters in kindergarten.

Once recess was over, his class was being called in by their teacher Mrs. Nark because the older class had arrived for their turn. This small child just needed one more thrilling ride before he headed back in with his friends to finish the school day so he headed to the slide. As he climbed the tall ladder, he looked back to his kindergarten class in a single-file line and realized they had already started back for the classroom to begin his favorite subject, science. He loved this time of day, but the slide was more important to him at the moment, so he continued on.

Next thing he knew, a big first grader named George was following him up the steps to the slide. He knew he wouldn't get his turn because this big boy was a notorious bully. He would take Charlie's turn without even a second thought.

The small boy decided to tell George that the slide was broken because he had accidentally peed on the slide early in the day. The whole slide was smelly and wet so it probably wasn't worth his time. With disgust and disdain, the bully made a mean joke at Charlie's expense and headed back down the steep ladder.

The little boy clearly made up the story so he could go on the famous slide one last time that day. While the risk was embarrassment, he got exactly what he wanted and slid down that slide joyfully as ever. This young boy was becoming a strategic little fellow.



Author's Note: This story was based on the fable "The Wolf and The Kid," from The Aesop for Children with pictures by Milo Winter (1919). It was written by Aesop. The story is about a cocky little goat who thought he could fend for himself. While his family went home, he stayed in the pasture until it was dark. The Kid then realized the Wolf would come after him if he did not head home. The scared little fellow only got half way home before he saw the wolf. Knowing his near fate, he tried to trick the wolf by telling him to play him a tune so he could be merry one last time. To the Kids luck, the nearby dogs heard this sound and jetted to his rescue. The dogs ran the bad wolf away and saved the little goat from danger.

I decided to make the story about a little boy and a bully to make it more relatable to the readers. By twisting up the end of the story, it made a shocking conclusion that gave it more of a PG rating instead of a G.

A boy hanging off of a slide. 

"Boy Straddling Slide," by ImaSwedeStock.

 Source: Deviant Art.