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Fable Writing Contest Winners Announced

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Fable Writing Contest for Students; injoyinc.comInjoy, Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of the Fable Writing Contest!

1st Place Winner: Elizabeth V. The Wobbly Wheel

2nd Place Winner: Rebecca McDonald The Bee and the Hawk

3rd Place Winner: Chyna E. The Cat and the Mule

4th Place Winner: Jordan Pack The Turtle and the Raccoon

5th Place Winner: Anna A. The Giraffe and the Alligator

Read more about our winners and the prizes they received by clicking on their names above. Thank you to sponsors who awarded prizes in this contest:

The fables written by these students along with some of our other favorite fables are compiled in an ebook entitled Moore Fables. You can download a copy of the ebook here. Proceeds from donations for this ebook will purchase reading and writing supplies for students in Moore, OK. Thank you for your donation.

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First Place Fable Contest Winner; The Wobbly Wheel

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Fable Writing Contest Winner; injoyinc.comCongratulations to Elizabeth V. for winning the Injoy, Inc. Fable Writing Contest.

Elizabeth impressed us with her writing style as she wrote a fable with an admirable moral.

[quote]Impatience can bring unwanted consequences.[/quote]

Elizabeth V., is a thirteen year old girl from the Midwest. She lives on a farm and has been home schooled for the past four years. She enjoys reading and drawing in her free time. She also loves to play board and card games and solve mysteries on her Nancy Drew computer games. She has a pet dog named Lady and a kitten named Butterscotch who is sometimes very ornery.

As first place winner, Elizabeth’s fable is featured in the ebook Moore Fables, and she receives a $50 gift card from Institute for Excellence in Writing and a $20 Mardel gift card. Congratulations Elizabeth!

The Wobbly Wheel

There once was a tawny, young, field mouse named Roe. He lived with his family in an oak tree stump that was located in a small, dense wood. Roe was a very impatient mouse who was always rushing to complete tasks that took a lot of time.

One day, in the beginning of summer, it was so hot that Roe decided he wanted to go swimming. “May I please go swimming in the pond near the old maple tree?” Roe asked his parents.

“Yes, you can go,” answered Roe’s father, in a pleasant voice. “But first you have to fix your bicycle. It will be a bumpy ride and your bike has a loose wheel. When you repair it entirely, and make sure it is secure, you may go.” Roe’s father knew that his son was eager to leave, so he had specifically told Roe not to hurry.

Soon after little Roe began to attend to his bike, he became sidetracked with thoughts of the clear, cool water in the swimming pond and wasn’t paying attention to some of the bolts that he still hadn’t tightened. “I’m sick of working on my bike,” Roe mumbled, irritated that repairing his bicycle was taking too much time. “I’ve done enough,” he thought.

To read the rest of Elizabeth’s prize winning fable, download the Moore Fables ebook here!

 

Fable Contest Winner; 2nd Place The Bee and The Hawk

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Rebecca is only eight years old, but Injoy, Inc. was delighted with the creativity of her fable, The Bee and The Hawk. We look forward to reading more of her stories!

You can read more fables that we enjoyed in the Moore Fables ebook. Download a copy here, and thank you for donating to the fund to purchase reading and writing supplies for students in Moore, OK.

Rebecca M is 8 years old. She enjoys crocheting, skating, playing with the family’s three dogs, running, jumping over things, gymnastics, and her favorite meal is corn dogs. She likes to watch snow come down, climbing trees, going to yard sales, all things animal, and most plants.

As 2nd place winner in the Injoy, Inc. Fable Writing Contest, Rebecca wins a copy of Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales and a $20 Mardel gift card.

Congratulations Rebecca!

The Bee and the Hawk

One day a bee sat on a log. Then the bee saw a hawk swooping down.

“Stop!” said the bee “I have a better way to settle this!”

“Okay” said the hawk. “Good.”

“Okay” said the bee “Now, if you can scare that horse, then you get to eat me, but if I win, then I get to eat you, fair?” asked the bee

“Fair,” said the hawk. The next day the bee said

“You go first.”

“Okay” said the hawk.” So the hawk flew next to the horse and flapped his massive wings. But the horse did not fear the hawk. Then the bee swooped and stung the horse. The horse ran and ran.

“So, shall I eat you fried or boiled?” asked the bee.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!” said the hawk as he flew away.

[quote]The moral of the story is: Just because you’re small doesn’t mean you can’t do great things.[/quote]

 

 

Fable Contest Winner; Fourth Place The Turtle and The Raccoon

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Fable Writing Contest; injoyinc.comJordan Pack is a tenth grade homeschooler from Boaz, Alabama. She loves animals, reading, sketching, listening to music, card games and writing stories with her two best friends. Jordan won 4th place in the Injoy, Inc. Fable Writing Contest. Congratulations Jordan!

Fourth Place Winner; The Turtle and The Raccoon

One morning old Turtle, was making his way along a beaten path. Stumbling on a rock, he fell, landing on his back. He wobbled back and forth, this way and that, but he couldn’t get back on his feet. As Turtle lay there, along came Duck on his way to the pond at the end of the path.

“Please,” Turtle begged Duck, “Help me flip back over.”

But Duck passed by him, not wanting to waste time for he was in a hurry to meet someone.

[box_dark]Do you wonder what happens to turtle? Will he ever flip back over? And how? [/box_dark]

To read the rest of this fable and other favorite fables, go here and download the ebook, and make a donation to the fund to purchase reading and writing supplies for students in Moore, OK.

[quote]Moral: Always help someone, no matter how well you get along, and never judge a book by its cover![/quote]

As fourth place winner, Jordan’s fable is included in the Moore Fables ebook, and she wins a $20 Mardel gift card.

 

 

Moore Fables ebook

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Moore Fables ebook; injoyinc.comNow you can purchase a copy of the ebook with our favorite fables from the Injoy, Inc. Fable Writing Contest!

You’ll read a delightful fable from a talented eight-year-old writer, a clever story about an Australian Shepherd who learns a painful lesson from a bee, and all of our prize winning entries!

All of the proceeds from donations to download this student-written e-book will go to purchase reading and writing supplies for students in Moore, OK.

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Fable Writing Contest 5th Place Winner; The Giraffe and The Alligator

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Fable Writing Contest winner; injoyinc.comMeet Anna A., 5th Place Winner in the Injoy, Inc. Fable Writing Contest. Anna is thirteen, and lives on the east coast. She likes reading, horses, and the color blue. If she were writing a story about her life she would be a horse because she is willing and able to do any kind of work.

Anna captured our attention with this fun fable about two unlikely characters who learn about the golden rule.

In the process of writing The Giraffe and the Alligator, Anna thought about how many people were not treating others the way they should. As 5th Place Winner, Anna won a copy of Shatterpoint Entertainment’s Jericho DVD. Congratulations Anna!

Fifth Place Winner: The Giraffe and the Alligator

by: Anna A.

The Giraffe was snacking on his ice cream when his mom called to him. As the Giraffe turned his head a breeze came and blew his ice cream out of the cone. The Alligator noticed the ice cream falling and devoured it as soon as it touched the ground.

When the Giraffe looked back, all he found was the Alligator sitting there licking her chops.

Find out what happens next!

To donate and download the Moore Fables ebook (A project by kids for kids in Moore, OK), where you can read The Giraffe and the Alligator and moore of our favorites in the contest, go here.

 

Fable Contest Winner; Third Place The Cat and The Mule

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Fable Writing Contest; injoyinc.comCongratulations to Chyna E., third place winner in the Injoy, Inc. Fable Writing Contest with her fable, The Cat and The Mule.

Chyna E. is a fourteen year old student who lives in southeast Mo. where she enjoys watching nature, writing, and drawing. She wrote this fable because she enjoys stories where tension between two people prevent them from having fun with each other. But she always likes it best at the end when friendship (or sometimes even love) wins over distrust.

Chyna puts a unique spin on Aesop’s fable about a donkey and a war horse using the moral:

[quote]“Be not hasty to envy the condition of others.”[/quote]

We really admired her well-written fable. Here’s part of it for you to admire, too!

It was once known that the cat and the mule were great friends. But in time, they grew discontent, for each thought that the others situation was much better than his own.

“The cat gets to sit in the house and drink warm milk all day,” the mule would often think while doing his daily chores, “While I must pull a heavy plow, and sleep in the cold barn!”

Likewise, the cat was equally upset.

“The mule has much company in the barn, and can eat as much hay as he pleases,” she would fret, “While I am alone all day, apart from the mice I must chase to receive any dinner at all!”

Because of their jealousy; bitterness and distrust grew between the two friends until they could scarcely be called friends at all.

In an effort to save their friendship they went to the farmer to request a switch.

Find out what happens when you read the rest of Chyna’s fable by downloading Moore Fables, and donating to the fund to purchase reading and writing supplies for students in Moore, OK.

As third place winner, Chyna’s fable is featured in Moore Fables, and she also wins a copy of the Five in a Row Nature Bundle and a $20 Mardel  Gift Card.

Congratulations Chyna!