This story was about a young donkey that one day found a beautiful pebble and figured out that it was a magic pebble that granted your every wish as long as you were touching it. One his way home Sylvester was frightened by a lion and out of shock he wished that he was a rock. He instantly became a rock and the pebble fell to the ground beside him. His family searched and search for months and months until a year had gone by. One day his parents went for a picnic and set down on their son in rock form. Finding the pebble next to the rock it reminded them of their son so they set it on top of the rock while they ate their food. Realizing that this was his family having a picnic on him he longed to be with them. Not realizing that they had placed the pebble on his back he wishes in his mind that he could be with his family again. Instantly he turned back into a donkey and he lived happily with his mother and father.
A good activity for this book would be to have the students write their own creative story. They would make believe that they had found a magic pebble that granted every wish they asked for. The students would explain what they would wish for and what happened when that wish was granted to them. In their creative story I would be sure and tell them not to copy any of the ideas from this story because I want to know just how creative they can make their wishes and the outcomes. Then after they have finished writing their story I would have them fill out a cause and effect chart. They would what the effect was after they made their wish, which would be the cause.
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