One cold winter night, Alvin mouse sat curled up in his house. He was shivering and his tummy was empty. This was the coldest winter he had ever known. He looked outside - snow had covered everything. His tummy rumbled - he was very, very, hungry.
He decided to go out to look for food. He ran outside, scurrying this way and that way, searching everywhere but he did not find anything to eat. No nuts, no bread, no fruits, not even any thrown away crumbs.
Alvin was sad - he looked up into the sky and wished he could find something to eat. He saw the stars twinkling, the dark clouds moving and he felt the cold wind blowing. Suddenly, Alvin jumped. He saw cheese. It was the biggest, roundest, yellowest block of cheese he had ever seen. It just sat there right in the middle of all the stars.
"Wow!" screamed Alvin, "If I can get that ball of cheese, I will not go hungry for a long long time. " He started running towards it. He ran up the tallest tree, but the cheese was still too high. He had an idea... He remembered the mountain on the other side of the river. "I am sure to reach that cheese if I climb the mountain." thought Alvin. The river was icy cold but Alvin jumped in and swam across. He ran and ran till he reached the top of the mountain. There - the cheese seemed close enough now. He jumped - No! he could not reach it. He tried again and again, till he fell down exhausted.
Grandfather Cloud had been watching him all the time. He felt sorry for Alvin and came down to the mountain. "Hop on little fellow," said Grandfather Cloud, " let's go get you some cheese." Grandfather Cloud was soft and cosy. Alvin snuggled into him. They lifted into the sky and reached the big round ball. Grandfather cloud picked it up and gave it to Alvin. Alvin ate as much as he could. He felt much better. "Can I take it home with me?" he asked. "Why don't we leave it right here" said Grandfather Cloud, "I will drop you a piece every day." "That's a lovely idea - said Alvin, " All that cheese could never fit in my tiny home." Grandfather Cloud dropped Alvin back home.
Each night Grandfather Cloud sends Alvin a piece of cheese from the sky. Alvin will never be hungry again.
If you go out and look into the night sky you will find that big ball of cheese sitting right in the middle of the twinkling stars and every night you will actually see it getting smaller and smaller. And when the cheese is over, Grandfather Cloud will make sure that there's a new one - the biggest, roundest, yellowest block of cheese.
Note to parents:
I believe that children love listening to stories. I try and sit with my kids as often as possible to tell them a story. I ask them to close their eyes and imagine the scene of the story - just like they were watching a show on TV. Please, please, please be excited, feel sad, fall down tired and snuggle up with the kids as you read along and if you have a little time and your kids enjoy this story, let me know.
This story in particular came to me as I was trying to explain the waxing and the waning of the moon to my son. And it just came to my head - my son will soon learn the science behind it. But is not childhood all about the wonder of the world, the brilliance of imagination and the joy of silly laughter?
If you read all of that - Thank you for your time.
He decided to go out to look for food. He ran outside, scurrying this way and that way, searching everywhere but he did not find anything to eat. No nuts, no bread, no fruits, not even any thrown away crumbs.
Alvin was sad - he looked up into the sky and wished he could find something to eat. He saw the stars twinkling, the dark clouds moving and he felt the cold wind blowing. Suddenly, Alvin jumped. He saw cheese. It was the biggest, roundest, yellowest block of cheese he had ever seen. It just sat there right in the middle of all the stars.
"Wow!" screamed Alvin, "If I can get that ball of cheese, I will not go hungry for a long long time. " He started running towards it. He ran up the tallest tree, but the cheese was still too high. He had an idea... He remembered the mountain on the other side of the river. "I am sure to reach that cheese if I climb the mountain." thought Alvin. The river was icy cold but Alvin jumped in and swam across. He ran and ran till he reached the top of the mountain. There - the cheese seemed close enough now. He jumped - No! he could not reach it. He tried again and again, till he fell down exhausted.
Grandfather Cloud had been watching him all the time. He felt sorry for Alvin and came down to the mountain. "Hop on little fellow," said Grandfather Cloud, " let's go get you some cheese." Grandfather Cloud was soft and cosy. Alvin snuggled into him. They lifted into the sky and reached the big round ball. Grandfather cloud picked it up and gave it to Alvin. Alvin ate as much as he could. He felt much better. "Can I take it home with me?" he asked. "Why don't we leave it right here" said Grandfather Cloud, "I will drop you a piece every day." "That's a lovely idea - said Alvin, " All that cheese could never fit in my tiny home." Grandfather Cloud dropped Alvin back home.
Each night Grandfather Cloud sends Alvin a piece of cheese from the sky. Alvin will never be hungry again.
If you go out and look into the night sky you will find that big ball of cheese sitting right in the middle of the twinkling stars and every night you will actually see it getting smaller and smaller. And when the cheese is over, Grandfather Cloud will make sure that there's a new one - the biggest, roundest, yellowest block of cheese.
Note to parents:
I believe that children love listening to stories. I try and sit with my kids as often as possible to tell them a story. I ask them to close their eyes and imagine the scene of the story - just like they were watching a show on TV. Please, please, please be excited, feel sad, fall down tired and snuggle up with the kids as you read along and if you have a little time and your kids enjoy this story, let me know.
This story in particular came to me as I was trying to explain the waxing and the waning of the moon to my son. And it just came to my head - my son will soon learn the science behind it. But is not childhood all about the wonder of the world, the brilliance of imagination and the joy of silly laughter?
If you read all of that - Thank you for your time.
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