Once upon a time, in a forest lived a brave little squirrel named Sammy. Sammy was small but had a big heart and was always willing to help others. One day, while he was out gathering acorns, he heard a commotion in the distance. He quickly scurried over to see what was happening and found that the Big Bad Wolf was terrorizing the other animals in the forest.
The wolf had an insatiable appetite and would stop at nothing to get his next meal, even if it meant hurting innocent animals. The other animals were too scared to stand up to the wolf, but not Sammy. He knew that he needed to do something to stop the wolf and protect his friends and family.
Sammy came up with a plan. He would pretend to be a weak and easy target for the wolf to catch and then surprise him with his quick thinking and agility. The next day, Sammy spread the word around the forest that he would gather acorns alone in a clearing where the wolf was known to hunt.
Sure enough, the wolf took the bait and pounced on Sammy as soon as he saw him. But Sammy was ready. He quickly jumped out of the way and led the wolf on a wild chase through the forest. Sammy used his knowledge of the forest to outsmart the wolf at every turn, making him run through thorn bushes and trip over roots.
The wolf was no match for the brave little squirrel. He quickly became tired and frustrated and gave up the chase. From that day on, the wolf never bothered the animals in the forest again. The animals were so grateful to Sammy for his bravery and selflessness that they threw him a big feast to celebrate.
From that day on, Sammy became known as the hero of the forest, and the animals looked up to him as a leader and protector.
Vocabulary:
- Insatiable: impossible to satisfy
- Commotion: a state of confusion and noise
- Scurried: to move quickly and quietly
- Acorns: the nut of the oak tree
- Terrorizing: to cause fear or alarm to
- Agility: the ability to move quickly and easily
- Bait: something used to attract and deceive
- Pounced: to jump suddenly on something or someone
- Outsmart: to be more clever than someone else
- Selflessness: the quality of being unselfish
The Summary:
The story is about a brave little squirrel named Sammy who saves the forest from a Big Bad Wolf with an insatiable appetite and terrorizes the other animals. Sammy comes up with a plan to outsmart the wolf by pretending to be a weak and easy target, but instead, he surprises the wolf with his quick thinking and agility and leads him on a wild chase. The wolf soon became tired and frustrated, giving up the chase. From that day on, the wolf never bothered the animals in the forest again, and Sammy is celebrated as the hero and protector of the forest.
