Once upon a time, in a land filled with silly creatures, there was a hand who wanted to take a break from its job of holding things. So it decided to travel down the arm and see what else was going on in the body. When it reached the elbow, it turned and said to the arm, "I'm taking a vacation, you can handle things for a while." The arm was in shock and didn't know what to do without its trusty hand. So it went to the shoulder for help. The shoulder suggested they go to the neck for advice.

The neck thought for a moment and then said, "Why don't we ask the head? They always have a plan." So, they went to the head and told them the problem. The head thought for a minute and then said, "I have an idea! Let's go see the wrist, they're always up for a good time."

The hand, arm, shoulder, neck, and head all traveled down to the wrist and asked for their help. The wrist had a big grin on its face and said, "I've got just the thing. Let's have a dance party!" So, the hand started to dance, the arm swung back and forth, the shoulder wiggled, the neck bobbed, and the head nodded along. It was a silly sight, but they all had so much fun.

From that day on, the hand realized that there was more to life than just holding things and the arm learned to have a little fun too. The shoulder, neck, and head all agreed that they should have dance parties more often. And so, they all lived happily ever after.

Reflections

1. What did the hand want to do?
2. Why did the arm need help?
3. Who did they go to for advice?
4. What did the wrist suggest they do?
5. How did the body parts feel about the dance party?