I asked her what she was writing, and she answered, "Do you want to hear it?"
I said, "Yes."
She read it to me.
Below I have typed the story she wrote and read to me. It's a wonderful story and fuel for all kinds of analysis from psychologists, parents, friends, counselors and anyone interested in a story about life, love and lessons learned along the way. Enjoy!
A Fish
by Emma Bryan
A girl was walking by a pond. She saw a fish, and she wanted to catch it. But the fish was too fast. So she said that the fish should go home, and she stopped trying to catch it.
One day later, the fish came back. The girl said to the fish, "I am not your mother." But the fish said that it did not have a mother. (The girl did not know that. But then she found out.)
So the girl kept the fish. The fish was very pretty. The girl was so happy that her mom said "yes" to keeping the fish. Her mom was so nice to the fish.
One day the fish was dying, but the girl did not know. But she knew the fish was sick. So she took the fish to the fish doctor. She was so, so, so sad.
The doctor said the fish did not get fed because the girl had forgotten to feed it.
The girl did not want to tell, but she had to do it. So she did. She got in trouble, but she learned a lesson. The lesson was to tell her parents before playing to make sure the fish was fed.
The good news was the fish did not die. The girl fed the fish every day so the fish would not die. She loved the fish so much.
Soon it was the fish's birthday. They had a party, but just with the people in their house. They were so happy it was the fish's birthday.
The End.
