Once upon a time, there was a pencil who lived on a farm. He was always doodling and drawing pictures of the other animals that lived on the farm. One day, the pencil heard the bell ringing and ran to see what was going on. He saw a fish that had been caught in a fork and was trying to escape. The pencil quickly grabbed his pen and started writing a joke to make the fish laugh.

The fish started giggling and soon the whole farm was filled with laughter. Just then, a fan blew by and carried the pencil up into the air. The pencil was so light that he floated higher and higher until he was floating above the clouds. From up there, he could see the entire world and all of its beauty.

And so, the pencil spent the rest of his days floating from place to place, making people laugh wherever he went. And every time he saw a fan, he would grab on tight and go for a ride, never forgetting the adventures he had on the farm with his friends. The end.

Reflections

1. Why did the pencil grab his pen?
2. What happened when the fan blew by?
3. Why did the pencil want to make people laugh?
4. Where did the pencil end up at the end of the story?
5. How did the fish feel when the pencil wrote a joke for it?