Learn Before You Do

• Saloni Bhandoria, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2009

Once upon a time in an emerald jolly forest there were three associates-a giraffe, a monkey and an elephant. They were never against each other. Everyone in the forest was kind, cheerful and jovial. They all appreciated to discover new things! There was often encampment in the forest. The campers used to forget their things like scissors, brushes, etc. By now the animals were very sophisticated. They knew how to utilize a hair-dryer and how to brush their teeth!!!!!
One time, some people came to camp in the forest. They sat near the enormous green tree. Soon they started to drowse. The monkey used to subsist in that useful tree. As soon as the monkey saw the red shimmering car; he came down and started staring at it. He called his other friends. They all gaped at it. Soon they were sitting inside on the black and red coloured checked seats. The monkey sat on the driver seat. They saw that the key was in their! They twisted the key. It started growling like a dog. The car moved a bit further.
They got a bit chary. Then they did it again. Again it moved further. They thought that does it work like this. “Let’s try” said the monkey. The monkey made the car to go up to the mountains. They all were enjoying it. They all wanted to do it again! But they didn’t know how to reverse the car. There was a mountain coming next. There was a board that said “NO CARS ALLOWED!” But they didn’t understand it. So they went up the hill. As they went higher the space got narrower. There was a river gushing down the hill. They went high enough. The space got very narrow. The car fell down and BUMP! Half of the car was down the hill. Unfortunately there was hardly any animal over there. As they looked around they saw an old donkey coming from down the hill. They screamed as loud as they can. The donkey heard their scream and rushed there to help them. He was grinning at them. He asked him the matter. The monkey told him everything but really quickly. He thought about it. Finally he got an idea! He told them to come out of the car on by one and he’ll hold the car. The elephant came first out of the car. Then it was the giraffe and finally the monkey. When he was halfway through the rock started falling down. The monkey started wobbling. He came out but the car started falling down. And.......................BANG. The car fell down in the river and shredded into pieces. They all thanked the donkey. He said them that always learn before you do something. They all went down the hill and to their houses. The monkey went to the tree. He saw the people very furious. He felt ashamed