Once upon a time, in a forest filled with creatures big and small, there lived a bear named Benny. Benny was always curious about the other animals who lived in the forest with him. One day, he decided to gather all of his animal friends for a meeting.

Benny called the deer, rabbit, squirrel, mouse, fox, and owl to come together for a story. They were all excited to hear what Benny had to say.

"Friends," Benny began, "I have a great story to tell you all. It's about a bear who wanted to learn how to fly." All the animals gasped in surprise. "But how could a bear fly?" they asked.

Benny explained that he had been watching the owl and thought that if he could just flap his arms really fast, he could fly too. So, he climbed to the top of a tall tree and began to flap his arms as fast as he could.

The other animals watched in amazement as Benny flapped his arms and jumped off the tree. But instead of flying, Benny plummeted to the ground with a loud thud!

The deer, rabbit, squirrel, mouse, fox, and owl all ran over to see if Benny was okay. To their surprise, Benny was laughing! "That was the best joke I've ever played on myself!" he exclaimed.

From then on, Benny became known as the funniest bear in the forest. And whenever he saw his animal friends, he would always make them laugh with his silly jokes and stories.

The end.

Reflections

1. How does Benny feel about his attempt to fly?
2. What do the other animals think of Benny's joke?
3. What do you think is the moral of this story?
4. Who is your favorite character in the story and why?
5. If you could be any animal in the story, which one would you choose and why?