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(This is sort of how I imagined Pickle looking like when I wrote the story.) Long ago, there was a little dog living in a small town named Pickle. Pickle had a family, but he had always been the runt. Everyone still loved him and assured him that his size did not matter. Still, Pickle always felt very insecure about this. One day while Pickle was drinking water from the lake, a magical genie appeared. "Why hello little man" said the genie. "I'm not little" answered Pickle. The genie responded, "If you so desire, I can grant you a wish. It can be anything." Pickle replied without hesitation, "Yes please sir. I would like to be bigger." The genie questioned, "Little one, it is not my place to judge your wish, but are you sure? I find in past experience that this does not bring as much happiness as you think" "You are right, my wishes are not your personal concern and I would still like to be taller" said P...

Bibliography: Title:  Granny's Blackie Author: Ellen C. Babbitt (What I imagine Granny and Blackie look like together. Photo can be sourced  here .) There was a rich man that gave an older woman a baby elephant. The baby elephant was nicknamed Granny's Blackie by children. The woman cared and loved the elephant, as did the village children. They would ride him and give him food. The woman worked a lot to provide for the elephant. One day the elephant wanted her to accompany him to the forest but alas- she had work. The elephant noticed her aging and how it affected her work. To counter this, he wanted to devise a plan to prevent her from growing old. Blackie saw a man pulling wagons in the forest and thought this might help his situation. The man agreed to pay Blackie two pieces of silver for every wagon he pulled. The man tried to cheat Blackie but Blackie was relentless. He didn't let the man pass until he got his earnings. He ended up finally paying Blackie and B...

Title:  The Ox Who Envied the Pig Author: Ellen C. Babbit (Bullock cart-racing in Tamil, India. Photo can be sourced  here .) Big Red is the older ox brother of Little Red, also an ox. Their owners have a daughter who was about to be married. As a result, the family wanted to fatten one of the pigs they  had for a feast. Little Red saw the pig getting special food and treatment and felt jealous. He told his brother of his jealousy. His brother informed him that the pig was just being fattened up to be killed for the wedding feast. Later, the pig was killed as planned for the wedding feast. Little Red then appreciated his plain food and long life. This story's message is to be grateful for what you have and not jealous of others.