Pig and Sheep

One day a farmer’s son went to his field. He saw some pig and sheep were there.

He picked up the pig that squeals loudly.

Sheep said, why are you making argument? When he catches us, we never cry

"Shut up, cried the pig, "the shepherd wants only wool from you. But this boy is taking me away for my meat."

Life is precious to everyone.

Jokes

What do elves learn in school?

The Elf-abet!

What kind of bird can write?

A PENguin

What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

Snowflakes

What is the end of Christmas?

The letter s

How do cats greet each other at Christmas?

Have a furry merry Christmas and a Happy Mew Year.

Mountain Story

One day bob and his father just went to the mountain side. That time bob runs and enjoy the place climate ect...

Suddenly bob falls down and cried. Suddenly another voice heard by bob same crying sound. Bob asked who you are.

The voice replayed the same. Again and again bob spokes the same thing heard. The boy is surprised, but does not understand.

Bob screamed and went near to his father what is this? The father replayed that it is called as ECHO.

Bob: ECHO?

Father: Yes my boy it gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is also same.

What every we do everything will reflect back.

YOUR LIFE IS NOT A HAPPENSTANCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU

Cranberry Punch – Christmas Special

Ingredients

Cranberry juice -2 cups

pineapple juice - 2 cups

orange juice - 1 cup

strawberries, hulled and sliced - 1 pint

lime, thinly sliced - 1

ginger ale, chilled - 4 cups


How to make Cranberry Punch:

Put all the ingredients in a large bowl. (Except ginger ale)

Mix them nicely.

Keep the mixture in fridge or any chilled tray.

Before serving stir ginger ale.

Add some ice cubes.

Serve

Christmas Comes:

hi friends ..

hope all enjoying the Christmas season... Have fun and enjoy the season ...

here you have some christmas video with fun and smile......

enjoy ...........

Some Interesting facts:

Most of the dust in your home is in fact dead skin! Yuck!

Sneezing with your eyes open is impracticable.

Honeybees not at all sleep.

Infants blink simply once or twice a minute as adult’s average around 10.

As well as have only one of its kind fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.

Horses can't vomit and pigs can't seem to be up in the sky

Your sense of tang is around 10000 times more responsive than your sense of taste.

The doorbell was made-up in 1831.

Jokes:

Where do cows go on Saturday nights?
To the MOOO-vies!

Why is it hard to play cards in the jungle?
There are too many cheetahs!

How does a skeleton call his friends?
On a telebone

What happens when a frog’s car breaks down?
He gets toad away.

What do you get when you cross a parrot with a pig?
A bird who hogs the conversation.

Banana wraps:

Ingredients:

18-inch flour tortilla

2To3-Tbsp peanut butter

2To3-Tbsp grape jelly

1-smallBanana, peeled

Procedures:

Place tortilla on a paper towel.

Microwave 10 to 20 seconds on high until the tortilla is soft and warm.

Spread with peanut butter.

Top with grape jelly.

Place the banana near the right edge of the tortilla.

Fold up the bottom fourth of the tortilla.

Bring right edge over the banana and roll-up.

If you are happy

Intresting facts

Do all know there are two kinds of pandas?

At hand is the Long-tailed Himalayan carnivore that looks like a raccoon and there is the Giant panda bear that lives in Western China.

The birds that can fly the fastest are called a White and fly up to 95 miles per hour.

Do all know about fishes talk to each other?

Some of them communicate by making noises in their throats by rasping their teeth; others use their swim bladders to make sounds

The blood pressure of a giraffe is the highest in comparison to every animal species.

How many types of pure breed dogs are there in the world? 701

A horse weighing approximately 1,200-pounds eats approximately seven times its own weight, in a year. That amounts to almost 8,400-pounds of food. Wow! What an appetite!

A headless cockroach can survive for a couple of weeks. Its life would finally end due to starvation!

Intresting Robot :

Hello kids here you have something to have fun with the robot.

Fascinating invention is robotic which was shown in this video.

The video comprise of robot and a group of peoples, the robot is going to make fun with the people.

RABBITS FACTS

1. Rabbits are herbivores; it can eat carrots, vegetables, tree barks, and herbs.

2. Baby rabbit is called kitten (kit).

3. The teeth of Rabbit’s never stop growing.

4. Rabbits can rumble similar to a cat.

5. Group of rabbits live in a maze.

6. Rabbits can jump unto 36".

7. Rabbits weigh 2 to 11 pounds.

8. Rabbits organize themselves.

9. Rabbits are loving, social and interactive animals.

10. Rabbits eat their own night compost called cecotropes.

11. The development period for a rabbit averages 31 days.

kids rhymes lakri ki kathi-Hindi

Veggie meatballs- Kids Favourit

Ingredients

1 packet - Soya mince
1 large - onion
2 - bread crumbed
2 - eggs
salt, pepper
1 tbs - tomato puree
oil


How to make Veggie meatballs:

If by means of using dry Soya mince, create up as directives on packet if by means of using fresh fry for 5 mins.

Finely chop onion and fry until soft.

Add the Soya mince, tomato puree & seasoning, fry for some minutes then leave to cool slightly.

Mix in the eggs and breadcrumbs.

Roll into tiny balls and then fry in a shallow frying pan until nice and golden all over.

Serve warm with fresh crisp bread.

A characteristic of cow:

1.Cow Weighs is 1,400 pounds.

2. Can drink 35 gallons of water a day.

3. It eats 90 pounds of food each day.

4. Per day, it stands up and lies down about 14 times.

5. Cow can detect smells up to six miles away.

6. It Makes 60 pounds or 7 gallons of milk a day.

FUN:

1. What do computer operators eat for lunch?
Chips!

2. What do elves eat at parties?
Fairy cakes!

3. “When is your birthday?
July 23
What year?
Every year!"

4. Sir: Name two days of the week that start with "t".
Student: Today and Tomorrow.

5. What did the big chimney say to the little chimney?
You are too young to smoke!

Playground Equipment Safety

Parents, teacher and who ever take of the kids in their play need to have some knowledge about playground equipment safety. There are many things to be known about playground safety.

First there should be good and proper rules in the playground area so that the kids will not misuse the equipments in a way that will injure them. Secondly the equipments needs inspection now and then it make sure that there it is proper and cause to no injury. Thirdly a proper supervising person should be appointed and he should be capable of handling all the situations well.

The most notable and important factor that is involved in playground safety is having good equipments. You should take time to inspect all the equipments that the chains of the swing are strong and the steps of the sliding board are solid and intact.

Another important thing that has to be taken care is have proper supervision for the kids in the play area. If the playground is small an eye on the kids is enough but in case of big ones elaborate methods should be followed.

Diwali info

1.Who is supposed to be the husband of Goddess Lakshmi?
Lord Vishnu

2.Who killed Narakasura and when?
Lord Krishna , Dwapar yuga

3.Which Hindu month is Diwali observed on?
Ashvin

4.Thalai Deepavali is a unique Diwali custom of which Indian state?
Tamil Nadu

5.What is Diwali also known as?
Festivel of light

Interesting facts:

Hi, kutties here some interesting fact is waiting for you to read.

Every know housefly its lives about 14 days only.

Chicken is a favorite dish for some kids, but chicken unable to eat food at the time as they are upside down.

All Zebra having black and white stripes but no two zebras have the identical pattern of stripes.

Mosquitoes are the enemy of Human. Females only bite humans Male mosquitoes are vegetarians.

Interesting info:

Cats have much better memories compare to dogs. While dogs can remember things for about 5 minutes, cats can remember 16 hours.

Do you know that fish could only remember something for three seconds, so a goldfish swimming around in a bowl does not get bored, as he cannot remember having been there before?

How to spell words:

1. Split the word into tiny pieces and learn each bit, then connect them together.
2. Write the word in the paper. It helps to Remember.
3. Study five to six time each word to be remembering.

Asian Continent info for kids:

Hello children’s do you want to know how many continents we have in asia and the countries under that.

Let’s see below to be on familiar with.

In asia totally four continents:
1. South Asia Countries
2. North Asia Countries
3. East Asia Countries
4. East Asia Countries

South Asia Countries

1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. Brunei
5. Cambodia
6. India
7. Indonesia
8. Laos
9. Malaysia
10. Maldives
11. Myanmar
12. Nepal
13. Pakistan
14. Papua New Guinea
15. Philippines
16. Singapore
17. Sri Lanka
18. Thailand
19. Vietnam

North Asia Countries

1. Kazakhstan
2. Kyrgyzstan
3. Tajikistan
4. Turkmenistan
5. Uzbekistan

East Asia Countries

1. China
2. Japan
3. North Korea
4. South Korea
5. Mongolia
6. TaiwanTaipei

West Asia Countries

1. Bahrain
2. Georgia
3. Iran
4. Iraq
5. Israel
6. Jordan
7. Kuwait
8. Lebanon
9. Oman
10. Qatar
11. Saudi Arabia
12. Syria
13. U.A.E.
14. Yemen

Fruit Tofu

Ingredients:

1/3 c - apple juice

½ c - soft tofu, drained

1 c - fresh or frozen berries

1 - Banana

4 oz - nonfat fruit-flavored yogurt

1 tsp - honey

4 - Ice cubes

Method:

1. Place apple juice, yogurt, tofu, berries, banana, and honey in a mixer well until it get blended.

2. At the same time as the blender is still running, drop ice cubes into the blender one at a time until smooth.

3. Transfer into glasses and enjoy.

French toast

French toast really was make-believe by French peasants who originate a way to reuse their stale currency by dipping it in a delicious egg combination and sweltering on a skillet.

Ingredients:

6-bread slices
1/2-cup milk
2-eggs
1-tablespoon oil

Method:

Break eggs into a large, shallow basin, beat frivolously with a fork.

Stir in sugar, salt, and milk.

Over medium-low warm heat griddle coated with a thin layer of butter.

Place the bread slices, one at a time, into the bowl, leasing slices marinate up egg mixture for a few seconds, then charily turn to coat the other side.

Soak only as various slices as you will be cooking at one time.

Relocate bread slices to griddle, heating slowly until bottom is golden brown. Turn and brown the other side.

Serve French toast hot with butter and any flavor syrup.

Kids Eat Free

Here is interesting news that kid have free eating restaurant. That slight phrase is melody to a parent's ears; and it is true that many restaurants are enthusiastic and able to dole out free kiddies meals.

However, keep in mind:

Typically, such meals are serving only to kids age 12 and under.

The child must be with an adult who is dining at the same time and ordering a regular rice meal.

Mexican restaurants often serve up a flattering big basket of tortilla chips with tango.

Do not be shy about asking, nicely, for an extra plate so that two kids can share a meal.

Tuesdays are the best day of the week for free kid’s meals.

Sand and Stone

A story tells with the intention of two friends were walking through the desert. All through some point of the journey, they had a dispute, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking until they found a haven, where they resolute to have a bath.

The one, who had slapped, were stuck in the mud and started drown, but the acquaintance saved him. After the friend improved from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."

The friend who had slapped as well as saved his best friend asked him, "once I wound you, you wrote in the sand and at present, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend reply: "When somebody hurt us, we are supposed to write it down in sand everyplace wind of forgiveness can erase it away.

But, when an important person does something good for us, we must etch it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

Broccoli & Bacon

This salad combines broccoli, water chestnuts, cranberries and just modest bacon for yummy results. Make it once and it will be converted into a regular on your backyard barbecue menu.

Ingredients

1- Clove garlic, minced
¼ - cup low-fat mayonnaise
¼ - cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 - Teaspoons cider vinegar
1- Teaspoon sugar
4 - Cups finely chopped broccoli crowns,
1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped
3- Slices cooked bacon, crumbled
3- Tablespoons dried cranberries
Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

Whip garlic, mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar and sugar in a huge bowl. Add broccoli, water chestnuts, bacon, cranberries and pepper; mix the entire thing and serve.

Funyy Jokes

What happen to the dog that swallows a firefly?
It barked with de-light!

What bird is with you at every meal?
A swallow!

What is a baby's motto
if at first you do not succeed cry again!

Why is a bunny the luckiest animal in the world?
Since it has four rabbit’s feet!

What is a dog’s favorite dessert?
Pup-cakes

What did the rabbits do after their wedding?
Went on their bunny moon!

What kind of book do bunnies like?
Ones with hoppy endings!

What do you call a rooster that crows every morning?
An alarm cluck!

Cool Hot summer day

Once it was a hot summer day I put on my Swime dress and EYE GLASS and went swimming. Then I had a picnic and there was too many Aunts. Then I played in sandbox with the Shovel and Water pot . It was a great day…


FUN

Knock Knock
Who's there ?
Joe who ?
Joe-please to meet you!

Knock Knock
Who's there ?
Javier !
javier who ?
Javier your money for a rainy day !

Knock Knock
Who's there ?
Javier !
Javier who ?
Javier your breath, I'm not leaving !

Health

DO you know?

Unhealthful intake lifestyle predictable to make a payment to 35% of cancer deaths

A raise in fruits and vegetables can lower cancer risks and plentiful other diseases

A high fat intake is connected with cancers of the colon, rectum, breast and prostate

Fruits and vegetables are obviously natural low in fat and calories

ABC....

Where is god?

Hi, kids here you have tiny interesting story read it and enjoy…

In a town, there were two boys Mick and Joe both of them brothers at aged 7 & 10, both were very naughty. Everyday neighbors always comes with complain to their parents. The boys Parents feel very bad and they decide to take their boys to the psychological doctor.

The boys went with their parents and wait before the doctor room, Doctor Call Joe inside the room and start speaking doctor asked him “Tell me where is god?” The boys maintain him quiet. Afterward doctor again with noisy voice asked him “Tell me where is God?”

The Joe suddenly tensed and ran away from the hospital and went to his house and hide him self in his cloth cupboard.

When Mick saw then he also ran away after him, reached to the home, and asked “Brother what doctor asked you and why you ran away?”

The Joe boy said, “God is missing and everyone thinking that we did it”

Food pyramid for kids

How to share the nutrition food for a day?



Here you have a simple tip.

5- Grain group
4- Vegetables
3- Fruit
3- Milk
2- Meat

Start at the Grain Group and move across those entire thing. If you are seven to ten years old, the address is 5-4-3-3-2.

If you are above 10 years, you chart change to

6- Grain group
5- Vegetables
3- Fruit
3- Milk
2- Meat

Banana Bread pudding

Hi! kutties here your favorite recipe preparation methods is given.
Prepare your tasty yummy food by yourself.

2- Eggs
3- Overripe bananas
1/2 cup- Milk
1/4 cup- Oil
1 tsp- sugar
1 Tbsp- vanilla
3/4 cup- Brown sugar or choc chip
1 tsp- baking soda

1/4 tsp- baking powder
1/2 tsp- salt
2 cup- Flour
1/2 cup- nuts of your choice

In a bowl, mix jointly sugars, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add bananas and squash them into sugar blend completely with a fork. Add vanilla, milk, oil, and eggs and mix methodically. Pour into greased baking dish. For bread pan, bake 45 min. at 350°F. May have to longer depending on stove and pan. Check by way of a toothpick until it comes out fresh.
Try it and enjoy .........

ART PRACTICE FOR KIDS

Milk pot toy

Let c what are all the things used?

1. Plastic milk jars
2. Craft knife
3. Construction paper
4. Paint
5. Glue

How to make an art in MILK JAR?

Cut one side of the pot to make door - 3 1/2 inch square door.Take a paper and shape it like a roof (CONE SHAPE). Use glue to attach paper roof on the top of the pot. To make chimney, use black marker to sketch rows of bricks on a stripe of red paper. Next you can pain in the door region.

You can make window boxes by using paper; if you like you can make some kind of flower picture from paper. Color the floor and use your imaginations to make dolls, furniture, magazine cut outs and much more.

Shakespeare Hamlet 3D film

Shakespeare 4 Kids musical version of Hamlet turned into a 3D film, the first of a series of six movies are

Shakespeare adaptations,
with Macbeth,
Romeo and Juliet,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Twelfth Night,
The Tempest to follow.



The 3D Not only determination the story of Hamlet be told in a exclusive and thrilling way, but the adding together of the most up-to-date 3D technology brings added pleasure to films audiences: a ghost that hovers in have frontage on of your eyes, cannon-fire that flies into the audience and a concluding sword-fight with the intention of seems to factually be all around you, are immediately some of the facial appearance promised in the first film, which is firmly embattled at the Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and High School Musical market.

Kid’s calendar

Kid"s you don't have to be a great personality to create a Holiday. Let kids have a go at the calendar. You will be astonished at what they come up with.

Here are some of our favorites:

July 13 - kiss your dog’s ear day enjoy with your puppy.

August- is a kind to your socks month...make sure they always have their match.

Every Sunday- Yam!! Ice cream Sundae month.....every Sunday is a sundae day...with favourite ice- cream.

May 5 dessert food day- Eat dessert first day with joy of eating.

June 12 colourful day- It’s a colour day for purple and black.



Kids will love these days and if you are lucky, Ice Cream Sundae month may be continual right through the year!

Interesting facts about animals

1. Rats breed so rapidly to facilitate in just 18 months, 2 rats could have created over 1 million relatives.

2. The blue whale can create the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometers away.

3. Horses and cows sleep while footing up.

4. Giant Arctic jellyfish have tentacles that can arrive at over 36 meters in length.

5. Mosquitoes can be irritating insects but did you be familiar with that it's only the female mosquito that really bites humans.

6. As an alternative of bones, sharks have a skeleton made from cartilage.

7. Insects such as bees, mosquitoes and cicadas make noise by swiftly moving their wings.

8. Sharks egg is the biggest in the world.

9. Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see throughout its eyelids.

10. The housefly lives for 2 or 3 weeks only.

Father's Day kids activities

The day which the kids eagerly wait for is Father's day. One of the lovely occasions entirely dedicated to all the fathers of the world. Other than the kids no one else can better understand what actually a father is. This is one of the reasons of celebrating the wonderful occasion of father's day is found more in the kids. We do not need any separate day to take care of our fathers in a special way but still we and particularly the kids do not want to miss the opportunity of father's day to make our fathers experience that they are truly special and be worthy of. There can be no better opportunity where you can indulge in some inventiveness and present amazing handmade to your lovely dad.

Here are some sparkling ideas for the kids to be a sign of their love and friendliness for their fathers. Always bear in mind that if you do anything with love and put your heart entirely into it, your dad would definitely love it.

Here are some of the activities for the kids:

1.On the special day you can clean your father's room, try to arrange and set the things properly in the right place.

2.To express your feelings learn a song, learn the lyrics properly and sing it for your dad on father's day.

3.Present your dad something you do it by your self (handmade crafts). The handmade gifts are touchier.

4.It is expected that you confidently know about likes and dislikes of your father, so just try to prepare favorite dishes with the help of your mother.

Enjoy the Father's day with all fun creativities.

Joke

1. What did the sick chicken say?

I have the people-pox!

2. Why do hummingbirds hum?

Because they forgot the words!

3. What is a chick after she's 6 days old?

Seven days old!

4. What is black when u buy it, red when u use it and grey when u throw it away?

Coal

5. Why are cooks cruel?

Because they whip cream and beat eggs!!

6. What is a book's favorite food?

A bookworm.

7. What do the library computers like to eat for snacks?

Chips.

8. Why did the computer sneeze?

It had a virus.

9. What did the chewing gum say to the shoe?

I'm stuck on you

10. What did one mountain say to the other mountain?

Let's meet in the valley

11. What bird steals from the rich to give to the poor?

Robin Hood

12. Why did the woman wear a helmet at the dinner table?

She was on a crash diet.

13. Why do birds fly south?

Because it is too far to walk.

14. Why are Teddy Bears never hungry?

Because they are always stuffed.

15. What did one book say to the other one?

I just wanted to see if we are on the same page

16. Why do authors always get good marks on tests?

They know how to copy-right.

Intresting Fish

Jelly fish

The fish called jellyfish floats at the ocean surface and is most commonly washed up on beaches during high wave and after a storm. Jellyfish provide for marine life that gets caught up in their poison-containing tentacles.

It looks like a pale, semi-transparent and saucer-shaped jellyfish. The length of the fish is 16” wide and habitat the surface of ocean and large harbors. It range Arctic to Florida and Mexico; Alaska to southern California.

Yellowtail Snapper

The Yellowtail Snapper is a kind of fish travels in schools and feeds on fishes and a variety of small sea creatures. It is a superb food fish and a respected sport fish. It looks like an attractive snapper with a split tail, Yellow stripe on sides extends to both parts of tail fin. Its length is 28”, habitat inshore and coral reefs. Its wide range in Massachusetts to Brazil, including West Indies.

Creative child

Creativity is a mental and social progression relating the generation of new ideas and concepts, Do you want to be a creative child? The child who can come up with astonishing ideas, keep busy himself, solve troubles and enjoy the supernatural side of childhood. Today problem is that it seems every toy and children’s program focuses on education, not it depends on creativity. But you can still promote the creative spark. Start by fine-tuning your attitudes. And don’t be worried that focusing on creativity will spoil your education.

Creative children are often better learners than normal one.

"Creativity lets children develop their skills in a way that works for them"
-says Karen Halpern,

Walk up to spark the world with new ideas of your creativity.

KIDS BEWARE ON INTERNET!

In Internet there are a lot of information like education, game, ect are available for kids. Kids must be very carefully while surfing the internet because there are also a lot of people and web sites. Below are some rules:

1. Do not give any personal information such as address, telephone number, ect., without permission from your parents.

2. Do not click any links that you don’t know. Such links could lead to inappropriate web sites.

3. If you feel uncomfortable immediately tell to your parents.

4. Before downloading any programs to your computer ask your parents to check.

5. Never send your photos or anything else to anyone.

6. Internet password must secret do not tell to anyone except your parents.

Follow the rules, they are not to stop your fun, they are to make sure you are safe online. Have fun!

Healthy Day

Breakfast is one of the most important things in every day life. After a long sleep energy gets low so our body always needs energy. To gain energy everyone wants to take heavy breakfast, it fills your "empty tank" to get you going for a long time without food. And it can help you to do better work.

In the afternoon lunch needs some kind of nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A and C, iron etc., these all you get from a variety of foods like, grains, vegetables.

Evening Kids often eat food like French fries, ice cream etc., at the same time your body need nutrient. Oats is the most nutritious in cereal varieties. Try fruits, vegetables raw, on a sandwich or in a salad.

For dinner you can prefer very liter food its good and best. Like the saying says,

“Have the breakfast as a rich man, lunch as a middle man and dinner as a beggar.”

What your food can do?

Bananas and other foods packed with potassium can help muscles work their best so you can play active around for hours.

Spinach and other foods high in vitamin A can keep your skin healthy.

Tomatoes and other healthy foods, together with exercise, can help keep you healthy and powerful so you can blow up balloons faster for a party

Blueberries and strawberries and other colorful fruits can help you stay healthy and strong and are also good for turning your tongue all the colors of rainbow.

Low fat cheese on whole wheat bread can help make your body strong and might even make you burp louder!

Melons like Mango and watermelon and other fruits filled with vitamin A can help you see better which can help you spit watermelon seeds right on target!

Oranges, lemons and other fruits packed with vitamin C can help you heal faster but don’t squeeze them on a cut – ouch! That’s not fun.

Low-fat milk and other milk products that are crammed with calcium can help make your bones strong so you can skateboard or bike better.

Chicken, fish and other lean meats are filled with protein and can help keep your muscles strong so you win that next race.

Carrots and other vegetables jam packed with vitamin A can help your eyes stay healthy so you can find your friends faster playing hide-and-seek.

Leafy green vegetables full of vitamins help keep you energized so you can your fastest during a soccer game.

A balanced breakfast can help kick – start your day and healthy eating can help you concentrate better in school, so you become faster, stronger and smarter.

Beans and other foods high in iron can help your body stay energized and you know what they say about beans.

The Origins of the Buffalo Dance

When the buffalo first came to be upon the land, they were not friendly to the people. When the hunters tried to coax them over the cliffs for the good of the villages, they were reluctant to offer themselves up. They did not relish being turned into blankets and dried flesh for winter rations. They did not want their hooves and horn to become tools and utinsels nor did they welcome their sinew being used for sewing. "No, no," they said. We won't fall into your traps. And we will not fall for your tricks." So when the hunters guided them towards the abyss, they would always turn aside at the very last moment. With this lack of cooperation, it seemed the villagers would be hungry and cold and ragged all winter long.

Now one of the hunters' had a daughter who was very proud of her father's skill with the bow. During the fullness of summer, he always brought her the best of hides to dress, and she in turn would work the deerskins into the softest, whitest of garments for him to wear. Her own dresses were like the down of a snow goose, and the moccasins she made for the children and the grandmothers in the village were the most welcome of gifts.

But now with the hint of snow on the wind, and deer becoming more scarce in the willow breaks, she could see this reluctance on the part of the buffalo families could become a real problem.
Hunter's Daughter decided she would do something about it.

She went to the base of the cliff and looked up. She began to sing in a low, soft voice, "Oh, buffalo family, come down and visit me. If you come down and feed my relatives in a wedding feast, I will join your family as the bride of your strongest warrior."

She stopped and listened. She thought she heard the slight rumbling sound of thunder in the distance.
Again she sang, "Oh, buffalo family, come down and visit me. Feed my family in a wedding feast so that I may be a bride."

The thunder was much louder now. Suddenly the buffalo family began falling from the sky at her feet.

One very large bull landed on top of the others, and walked across the backs of his relatives to stand before Hunter's Daughter.

"I am here to claim you as my bride," said Large Buffalo.

"Oh, but now I am afraid to go with you," said Hunter's Daughter.

"Ah, but you must," said Large Buffalo, "For my people have come to provide your people with a wedding feast. As you can see, they have offered themselves up."

"Yes, but I must run and tell my relatives the good news," said Hunter's Daughter. "No," said Large Buffalo. No word need be sent. You are not getting away so easily."

And with that said, Large Buffalo lifted her between his horns and carried her off to his village in the rolling grass hills.

The next morning the whole village was out looking for Hunter's Daughter. When they found the mound of buffalo below the cliff, the father, who was in fact a fine tracker as well as a skilled hunter, looked at his daughter's footprints in the dust.

"She's gone off with a buffalo, he said. I shall follow them and bring her back."

So Hunter walked out upon the plains, with only his bow and arrows as companions. He walked and walked a great distance until he was so tired that he had to sit down to rest beside a buffalo wallow.

Along came Magpie and sat down beside him.

Hunter spoke to Magpie in a respectful tone, "O knowledgeable bird, has my daughter been stolen from me by a buffalo? Have you seen them? Can you tell me where they have gone?"
Magpie replied with understanding, "Yes, I have seen them pass this way. They are resting just over this hill."

"Well," said Hunter, would you kindly take my daughter a message for me? Will you tell her I am here just over the hill?"

So Magpie flew to where Large Buffalo lay asleep amidst his relatives in the dry prairie grass. He hopped over to where Hunter's Daughter was quilling moccasins, as she sat dutifully beside her sleeping husband. "Your father is waiting for you on the other side of the hill," whispered Magpie to the maiden.

"Oh, this is very dangerous," she told him. These buffalo are not friendly to us and they might try to hurt my father if he should come this way. Please tell him to wait for me and I will try to slip away to see him."

Just then her husband, Large Buffalo, awoke and took off his horn. "Go bring me a drink from the wallow just over this hill," said her husband.

So she took the horn in her hand and walked very casually over the hill.

Her father motioned silently for her to come with him, as he bent into a low crouch in the grass.

"No," she whispered. The buffalo are angry with our people who have killed their people. They will run after us and trample us into the dirt. I will go back and see what I can do to soothe their feelings."

And so Hunter's daughter took the horn of water back to her husband who gave a loud snort when he took a drink. The snort turned into a bellow and all of the buffalo got up in alarm. They all put their tails in the air and danced a buffalo dance over the hill, trampling the poor man to pieces who was still waiting for his daughter near the buffalo wallow.

His daughter sat down on the edge of the wallow and broke into tears.

"Why are you crying?" said her buffalo husband.

"You have killed my father and I am a prisoner, besides," she sobbed.

"Well, what of my people?" her husband replied. We have given our children, our parents and some of our wives up to your relatives in exchange for your presence among us. A deal is a deal."
But after some consideration of her feelings, Large Buffalo knelt down beside her and said to her, "If you can bring your father back to life again, we will let him take you back home to your people."

So Hunter's Daughter started to sing a little song. "Magpie, Magpie help me find some piece of my father which I can mend back whole again."

Magpie appeared and sat down in front of her with his head cocked to the side.
"Magpie, Magpie, please see what you can find," she sang softly to the wind which bent the grasses slightly apart. Magpie cocked his head to the side and looked carefully within the layered folds of the grasses as the wind sighed again. Quickly he picked out a piece of her father that had been hidden there, a little bit of bone.

"That will be enough to do the trick," said Hunter's Daughter, as she put the bone on the ground and covered it with her blanket.

And then she started to sing a reviving song that had the power to bring injured people back to the land of the living. Quietly she sang the song that her grandmother had taught her. After a few melodious passages, there was a lump under the blanket. She and Magpie looked under the blanket and could see a man, but the man was not breathing. He lay cold as stone. So Hunter's Daughter continued to sing, a little softer, and a little softer, so as not to startle her father as he began to move. When he stood up, alive and strong, the buffalo people were amazed. They said to Hunter's Daughter, "Will you sing this song for us after every hunt? We will teach your people the buffalo dance, so that whenever you dance before the hunt, you will be assured a good result. Then you will sing this song for us, and we will all come back to live again."

The Buffalo and the Field Mouse

Once upon a time, when the Field-Mouse was out gathering wild beans for the winter, his neighbor, the Buffalo, came down to graze in the meadow. This the little Mouse did not like, for he knew that the other would mow down all the long grass with his prickly tongue, and there would be no place in which to hide. He made up his mind to offer battle like a man.

"Ho, Friend Buffalo, I challenge you to a fight! "he exclaimed in a small, squeaking Voice.

The Buffalo paid no attention, thinking it only a joke. The Mouse angrily repeated the challenge, and still his enemy went on quietly grazing. Then the little Mouse
laughed with contempt as he offered his defiance. The Buffalo at last looked at him and replied carelessly:

"You had better keep still, little one, or I shall come over there and step on you, and there will be nothing left! "

"You can't do it! "replied the Mouse.

"I tell you to keep still,"insisted the Buffalo, who was getting angry. "If you speak to me again, I shall certainly come and put an end to you! "

"I dare you to do it! "said the Mouse, provoking him.

Thereupon the other rushed upon him. He trampled thc grass clumsily and tore up the earth with his front hoofs. When he had ended, he looked for the Mouse, but he
could not see him anywhere.

"I told you I would step on you, and there would be nothing left! "he muttered.

Just then he felt a scratching inside his right ear. He shook his head as hard as he could, and twitched his ears back and forth. The gnawing went deeper and deeper until he was half wild with the pain. He pawed with his hoofs and tore up the sod with his horns.
Bellowing madly, he ran as fast as he could, first straight forward and then in circles, but at last he stopped and stood trembling. Then the Mouse jumped out of his ear, and said:

"Will you know now that I am master? "

"No! "bellowed the Buffalo, and again he started toward the Mouse, as if to trample him under his feet. The little fellow was nowhere to be seen, but in a minute the Buffalo felt him in the other ear. Once more he became wild with pain, and ran here and there over the prairie, at times leaping high in the air. At last he fell to the ground and lay quite still. The Mouse came out of his ear, and stood proudly upon his dead body.

"Eho! "said he, "I have killed the greatest of all beasts.This will show to all that I am master! " Standing upon the body of the dead Buffalo, he called loudly for a knife with which to dress his game.

In another part of the meadow, Red Fox, very hungry, was hunting mice for his breakfast. He saw one and jumped upon him with all four feet, but the little Mouse got away, and he was terribly disappointed.

All at once he thought he heard a distant call: "Bring a knife! Bring a knife ! "

When the second call came, Red Fox started in the direction of the sound. At the first knoll he stopped and listened, but hearing nothing more, he was about to go back. Just then he heard the call plainly, but in a very thin voice, "Bring a knife!"Red Fox immediately set out again and ran as fast as he could.

By and by he came upon the huge body of the Buffalo lying upon the ground. The little Mouse still stood upon the body.

"I want you to dress this Buffalo for me and I will give you some of the eat,"commanded the Mouse.

"Thank you, my friend, I shall be glad to do this for you,"he replied, politely.

The Fox dressed the Buffalo, while the Mouse sat upon a mound near by, looking on and giving his orders. "You must cut the meat into small pieces," he said to the Fox.
When the Fox had finished his work, the Mouse paid him with a small piece of liver. He swallowed it quickly and smacked his lips.

"Please, may I have another piece?" he asked quite humbly.

"Why, I gave you a very large piece! How greedy you are!"exclaimed the Mouse. "You may have some of the blood clots,"he sneered. So the poor Fox took the blood
clots and even licked off the grass. He was really very hungry.

"Please may I take home a piece of the meat?"he begged. "I have six little folks at home, and there is nothing for them to eat."

"You can take the four feet of the Buffalo. That ought to be enough for all of you!"

"Hi, hi! Thank you, thank you!" said the Fox. "But, Mouse, I have a wife also, and we have had bad luck in hunting. We are almost starved. Can't you spare me a
little more?"

"Why,"declared the Mouse, "I have already overpaid you for the little work you have done. However, you can take the head, too!"


Thereupon the Fox jumped upon the Mouse, who gave one faint squeak and disappeared.

If you are proud and selfish you will lose all in the end.

Books for older Children

Little Miss Mary and the Big Monster Makeover - by G.G. Toropov and Cleone Cassidy
Mr. Coyote Meets Mr. Snail - by Storie-Jean Agapith, a native American indian author
Absulum the Reindeer Elf - by Duncan Wells
Grow Your Own Gargoyle - by Valerie Hardin
The Wumpalump - by Cheryl Pearson
The Loomploy - by Cheryl Pearson
The Littlest Knight - by Carol Moore
McFeeglebee's Pond - by Carol Moore
Who Did Patrick's Homework? - by Carol Moore
It Could Happen... - by Carol Moore

Books for Young Children

The Wiener Dog Magnet - by Hayes Roberts
The Farm Animals - by Rolando Merino
Pirate's Treasure - by Carol Moore
The Bitaba Bird - by Carol Moore
Wolstencroft The Bear - by Karen
Ollie's Jar - by Carol Moore
Round Bird Can't Fly - by Lea McAndrewsKitty Wants a Box - by Carol Moore
Buzzy Bee - by Carol Moore
Buzzy Bee and Friends - by Carol Moore
Buzzy Bee's Night Out - by Carol Moore
Buzzy Bee's Picnic - by Carol Moore
The Counting Story - by Rolando Merino
Alphabet - by Rolando Merino
Animals You Can See at the Zoo - by Rolando Merino