Once upon a time, there was a man who lived in a small village. One day, he saw a cat playing with a bat and a rat. The man had an idea to make a hat out of a mat. He took the mat and started crafting a hat. The cat, the bat, and the rat were curious about what the man was doing.

The man finally finished his hat and proudly put it on his head. But as soon as he did, the cat, the bat, and the rat started to laugh. The man asked why they were laughing, and the cat said, "Your hat looks like a can!" The man was confused, but then he saw his reflection in a nearby pond and realized the cat was right!

From that day on, the man always wore his "can hat" with pride and became known as the "Can Man". The children in the village loved to hear stories about the Can Man and his funny hat. And whenever anyone asked him about it, he would simply say, "I'm the Can Man, and I wear my can hat with style!" The end.

Reflections

1. What did the man make his hat out of?
2. Why did the cat, bat, and rat laugh at the man's hat?
3. What did the man start to be known as after he made his hat?
4. How did the man feel about his hat?
5. Do you think the man would have changed his hat if he knew it looked like a can?
6. What would you do in the man's situation?