Zimmerman inc.
The Tale of the Eagle and the Snake
illustrator:Tommy Jenkins
authur:Tommy Jenkins
introduction
One day I, the snake,was slithering along of my jungle home when I saw Eagle, the eagle, soaring in the sky. I said to myself, "I want to fly!!!!" So I decided to go to Eagle's nest and ask him if he could teach me how to fly. I knew that Eagle dosn't like snakes very much. When I got there I asked "Eagle, could you please teach me how to fly?" Eagle said "Of coarse I can!!"
first event
Now Eagle knew that I could never ever fly, but Eagle did not like me at all, so he said "Just climb to the top of a very tall tree and jump off." Eagle knew that I would fall, but he didn't care. I yelled "Thank you!!" The next day, I climbed up a tall tree. I gulped, I could see the birds below me. I closed my eyes and jumped. If you are thinking that I am going to fall and hurt myself, you are partialy right. I fell very far, then I landed on Crow's back. Crow screamed, "What do you think your doing?!! I said, "I was trying to fly." "I am here to tell you that snakes cannot fly!!!"
second event
Crow said, "You should go see Eagle, I think he owes you an apology. When I got to Eagle's nest, Eagle was sitting on some eggs. I jumped on Eagle and tried to bite him. Eagle yelled, "Snake, stop, if you leave me alone, I will give you some of the scrambled eggs that I am makeing!! I left him alone because I like scramled eggs. I went back home.
When I got home, I layed down and thought about the delicious eggs that I was going to eat later. After a while, I thought "the scrambled eggs should be ready by now." I went to Eagle's nest and found that he was not there. I heard a noise above me and looked up. I saw Eagle flying away from the nest! I shouted "Eagle, what are you doing?!" He yelled back,"I am flying away from this forest forever, you dumb snake!
With that, Eagle flew far, far away from the forest. Snake never saw him again. That is why snakes and eagles don't like each other.