Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there lived a group of animals who were in charge of organizing the king's treasure. The treasure consisted of gold coins, diamonds, and precious jewels, and the animals had to make sure everything was in order.

One day, the king asked the animals to modify the way they organized the treasure, so they decided to raise the level of organization. They started to put all the gold coins in one place, the diamonds in another, and the jewels in a third. They made sure everything was in order, and they felt very proud of their work.

But then, they noticed that one of the diamonds was missing! They searched high and low but couldn't find it. They decided to replace the missing diamond with a shiny rock they found in the forest.

When the king came to see his treasure, he was very pleased with the way it was organized. However, when he looked at the diamond, he realized it was a fake! "Who replaced my precious diamond with this shiny rock?" the king exclaimed.

All the animals were afraid to admit that they were the ones who replaced the diamond, so they put on their best act and told the king that they had no idea who could have done such a thing.

The king was so frustrated that he decided to turn the treasure room into a giant maze, to see if the animals could find the missing diamond and the culprit who replaced it. The animals had to navigate the maze and solve puzzles to find the missing diamond and prove their innocence.

After hours of searching and solving puzzles, the animals finally found the missing diamond and the rock that they had replaced it with. They returned the diamond to the king, who was so pleased that he decided to let them keep their jobs as treasure organizers.

From that day on, the animals made sure to always keep the treasure in order, and they never replaced anything with a shiny rock again! They learned that honesty is always the best policy, and they lived happily ever after.

Reflections

1. What was the king's treasure room filled with?
2. What did the king ask the animals to do with the treasure room?
3. What happened when the king found out one of the diamonds was missing?
4. What did the animals do to prove their innocence?
5. What did the animals learn about honesty in the end?
6. How did the story end for the animals and the king?
7. If you were one of the animals, what would you have done differently in the story?