"How can we be supportive?"

               "Under a mushroom"
"Once upon a time there was an ant. One day, the ant was walking in the 
forest and it started to rain very hard." 
Ant: - Where can I find a shelter? 
"Then, the little ant saw a beautiful mushroom and it ran under it to wait till it 
stopped raining". 
"But the rain was harder and harder. After a while a butterfly with soaked 
wings arrived, it was so wet that it could no longer fly, it crawled under the 
mushroom and said": 
- Ant, ant, let me find shelter under the mushroom! I am all wet, I am cold and 
I cannot fly. 
The ant answered: - There’s not enough room and we will be very tight but it 
does not matter, because we will be in good harmony. 
"The butterfly and the ant sheltered themselves under the mushroom while it 
continued raining more and more. After a short while a small little mouse 
arrived running and said": 
- Let me stay under the mushroom! I am all soaked. 
The ant and the butterfly answered: - Well, there is almost no room for you, 
but it does not matter. We will squeeze ourselves just a little bit so that you 
can fit in! 
"The rain was stronger and stronger, it seemed that it was not going to stop 
any more and just then, a wet and shaking dove arrived". 
- All my feathers are wet, my wings are tired... Let me get dry and rest under 
the mushroom until it stops raining! 
The little mouse answered:- But the thing is that there is no more room here. 
And the little dove begged them: - If you would squeeze just a little bit... 
Then the little mouse said: - It is ok, let’s all squeeze just a little bit more, look 
how wet is our little friend. 
"Then a hare arrived running and said: - Please, hide me because the fox is 
chasing me. 
The ant told the others: - Poor hare! We are going to squeeze in just a little bit 
more. 
They had just finished hiding the hare under the mushroom when the fox 
arrived running, and sniffing the air around furiously it said: - Have you seen 
the hare? Are you sure that she is not hidden here? 
And the butterfly answered: - How could it hide here if there is no room? 
So, the fox looked around grumbling and left. 
"Finally it stopped raining and the sun shone again in the radiating sky. 
Surprised the ant wonders: - How is it possible? When it began to rain only I 
fitted alone under the mushroom, and then there was room for the five of us. 
"At that moment, a frog that had seen everything from a nearby place came 
up to the mushroom laughing and croaking and told them: - My friend ant, 
don’t you realise that the magic is in solidarity? When we help each other 
everything is solved! 
"Finally all looked at the mushroom and understood why, at the beginning, the 
ant could hardly fit and, nevertheless, at the end  the five little animals had 
managed to go under the mushroom."
 

  Author:World Association of Early Childhood Educator
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Comentarios

  1. Unknown2 de septiembre de 2017, 6:45 a.m.

    Me encantó el texto "Under a mushroom" (la solidaridad es un valor que debe cultivarse desde la infancia –free dictionary-), y sobre todo, la reflexión final: “When we help each other everything is solved”.

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  2. Romina Alzugaray4 de septiembre de 2017, 10:22 a.m.

    Me parece que es un cuento interesante para promover la solidaridad y sobre todo con este tipo de texto poder atraer a los niños y que adquieran los conocimientos con lectura de su interés! 😁

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  3. Unknown10 de septiembre de 2017, 9:48 a.m.

    Entretenido

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  4. Gabriela30 de septiembre de 2017, 3:46 p.m.

    Yes, a great way to promote values!

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