Journal #2- Animals As Characters

Once upon a time, there was a jungle that did not have very nice animals living in it. They were always very mean, and they were very rude when it came to manners. The animals in the jungle did not get along with one each other, either. Each kind of animal always stuck together, but they did not get along with someone that was a different kind than them. For instance, the monkeys did not get along with the toucans and the frogs did not get along with the tigers. They always fought, because each animal always thought they were right and they did not ever like to work together. They all wished they could get along, but they were never able to figure out how to work things out. One day though, they were expecting a new gorilla to move into the area. No-one really knew what to think about having a new member to their jungle, but at the same time they were excited about their new addition. They made sure everything and everyone was in their place for the time of the gorillas arrival. When the gorilla arrived, he introduced himself to everyone, and his name was Dan. Everybody loved Dan and they always got along with him. Dan did not really like how the jungle did not get along with everybody though, and he knew that he was the person to change this about the jungle. He held a meeting for the whole jungle, and told every animal that things were going to be changing around there. He taught everyone how to treat others, how to work together, and how to always have good manners. The jungle really changed after that and everyone started getting along, and they also started doing things for one another. The monkeys got along with all of the cheetahs and toucans, and the lions were always nice to the parrots and frogs. Dan, the gorilla, had changed so much, and they knew they could never thank them enough.