Thursday, April 7, 2011

Be Quiet Please- Children's story


I often wonder in these times why manners seem to be going out of style?  We seem to think it is cute when a child has a foul  mouth.  This story is based on my nephew Christopher when we were camping and he kept telling his brother to shut up.  His mother scolded him and put him in time out in the tent.  She told him that it was not nice to say shut up you say be quiet please.  Christopher proceeded to yell  " it's not nice to say SHUT UP!",  you say be quiet please".  He still enjoyed saying shut up.  Yes I changed the names and place not to protect my nephew but because I wanted to. I hope you enjoy the story.

Be Quiet Please!

by Karin Davidson

Morgan learned two new words from her brother Kyle, today.
She went into his room to ask one question.
One question turned into two.
Two questions turned into three.
Three questions turned into four.
Until Kyle could not stand to answer any more questions.
“Shut up!”  He yelled at Morgan.
Morgan stared at Kyle and whispered “Shut up.”
Then she looked at the dresser and said  a little louder.  “Shut Up.”
Morgan smiled and shouted, “SHUT UP” to the bedroom door as she walked out of Kyle’s room.
Morgan went outside.  She saw a robin singing in a tree.
“SHUT UP!”  She shouted.
The robin flew away.
Morgan saw the next door neighbor, Mr. Chan, trimming his rose bushes.
He waved at her and said hello.
“SHUT UP!” She shouted.
Mr. Chan frowned and said “no, no, no,” as he walked away.
Morgan saw her best friend Mark, playing with his cars in the sandbox.
“Vroom, Vroom”.   He said holding up a car for her to play with.
“SHUT UP!”  She shouted.
Mark got mad and threw sand at her.
Morgan walked back into her house.
She saw her Mother playing the piano.
“SHUT UP!”  she yelled at her mother.
Morgan’s Mother picked her up and put her in the time out chair in the corner.
“It’s not nice to say shut up, instead, we say be quiet please.”  Her mother explained.
“Now please sit in your time out chair and think about that”
Morgan did just that.  She thought about it.
When she shouted “SHUT UP” to the robin singing in the tree, the robin flew away.
Morgan liked the robin’s singing.
When she shouted “SHUT UP” at Mr. Chan, he got mad and said no, no, no, then walked away.
Morgan liked Mr. Chan because he always let her help with the garden.
When she shouted “SHUT UP!” at Mark, he got mad and threw sand at her.
Morgan liked to play with Mark.  He was her best friend.
When she shouted “SHUT UP!” at her mother playing the piano, she put Morgan in time out.
Morgan loved her Mother’s piano playing.
“Okay” Morgan said to herself.  “It’s not nice to shout SHUT UP!  
You need to say be "quiet please.' "


Let's teach respect for life and each other.  It does not have to be Martha Stewart on steroids but respect for one another adds value to our lives and our self worth.

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