family stories

Jumblebee

Jumblebee

Once there was a bug named Jumblebee who lived with his mother. They were very poor, and Jumblebee’s mother worked hard, but Jumblebee was so lazy that he never worked at all. He slept in the shade under flowers on hot days, and dozed in front of the warm fire on cold days. Jumblebee’s mother…

Our Family Tree

Our Family Tree

Grandpa Jay and Grandma Robin wanted to tell the story of their family’s tree. Their grandson Finch hopped up and down. He was so excited that a feather popped straight up on his head. “We were just newlybirds at the time,” began Grandma Robin, “and we wanted to build our nest.” “We found the perfect…

The Prettiest Picture

The Prettiest Picture

“Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, All dressed in black, black, black.” Ayanna and Grandma slapped, clapped, and sang together in the backyard. “Ooooo, Grandma! That was fun! What are we gonna do next?” asked Ayanna. Splish! Splash! Splish! Splash! “Uh-oh, Ayanna. Looks like rain. Let’s go inside.” Ayanna and Grandma picked up toys in the…

Snow Days

Snow Days

Billy thought snow days were boring. There was never anything fun to do. “Come outside with me,” Grandpa called. “On snow days when I was a boy, I played with this toboggan.” Billy followed Grandpa up a hill. “One, two, three!” they counted together. Then they jumped onto the toboggan. Whoosh! They sailed down the…

The Turnip

The Turnip

A farmer once planted some turnip seeds. “Grow, seeds, grow,” he said. And they did. But one turnip grew faster than the rest. It was enormous! One day the farmer wanted turnip stew. He grabbed the huge turnip and pulled. But the turnip just would not turn up. So the farmer asked his wife for…