The Elephant and the Mouse

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On October 16, 1973, Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  I was six years and seven months old, and I didn’t care a bit about that.  But I did write a story, which my teacher was kind enough to type up for me.  I then illustrated it.

Here it is:

elephantandmouse 

The text (for those who can’t see the picture):

The Elephant and the Mouse
By Eric Stone             October 16, 1973

      Once upon a time a little elephant
was walking in the jungle and he saw a
mouse.  The elephant was a little
frightened and he began to walk backwards.
He fell in a river.  When the mouse saw
the water splashing, HE started walking
backwards.  He bumped into a rock and
squeaked, "OUCH!"  He thought to himself,
"That elephant is tricky.  I guess I won’t
try to catch that elephant again!"  He
went home to his family.
      The elephant was so embarrassed,
that he went home. When he told his
family how he got wet, they said that
he was silly.  They said that if he ever
saw a mouse again, he should stomp on it.
      The elephant was a very kind little
elephant and didn’t want to stomp on any
mice.  So he decided he would try to make
friends with the next mouse he saw.

I think I have a better sense of plot now.