Emily At the Zoo

One day,Emily was to go to the zoo.She was very happy so she rummaged about her dress cupboard  to for a clean dress.Then she asked her friends if they could come too.

''We'll come,but it will be quite a long journey,'' answered her friends.''We'll bring cards too! Won't we have lots of fun!''

Emily got very happy to hear  that her friends were bringing games too.She put on her shoes,tied her ribbon,called her friends and went down the stairs.

She got  into the car and called to her  friends. They came running.In their hands were little bags of cards.Emily was delighted to see that they had  brought them.

Soon, they were all playing cards on their way to the zoo.

When they got to the zoo,they all got excited. When they got out,Emily's father opened the map.He saw it and suggested they go to see the lions first.

When they got to the lions,Emily got scared out of her life.Her mother tried to convince her by saying that they were only kept in cages.But she cried and everybody laughed at her.

Emily suggested they go to another animal. So the went to see the rabbits. But the rabbits were much more frightening to Emily  than the lions.Everybody cuddled the rabbits but Emily was too scared to go near the cage itself! Everybody laughed at her.

Her mother  saw this and suggested  that they would have some lunch,play some games and continue.Everybody were very hungry so they quickly opened out their snacks and started to eat.

Then after playing some games,they again continued.They saw the dolphins.But Emily was too scared that she stayed on the last seat itself! Her  mother said " Fancy getting scared of the dolphins! Come here, look at them. Aren't they a real beauty!''

But Emily stayed on the last seat and didn't come down.She got really scared and she told her father to get her to another animal.

Oh, Emily was scared at every animal! Her mother  also wouldn't comfort her. Her friends laughed at her at every animal and Emily thought''My friends don't like me any more!What's the use of calling them to my birthday party and everything?boo hoo hoo!''

When they got home,she told her mother what she had thought.She cried and cried.

Her mother said''You were so scared over there so evrybody laughed at you. You should try to more braver.Why are you caring when they laugh at you?Just don't look at them at all.Try to be brave and not childish.''

Emily heard these words and quickly told sorry to her mother.She promised she would never ever behave childish again.