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Don’t Walk!

by Tania Staniscia One day a friend and I stayed after school to help our teacher tidy the classroom. When we finished wiping the chalkboard, I told my friend I would walk home with her even though it wasn’t my usual route. My mom cautioned me never to walk the…

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Don’t Fight

There was a boy in our class who was being very obnoxious. He was crawling around under desks with his pencil, and poking people in the legs. The teacher was out of the room for a minute, so we didn’t think we could do anything about it. When he got…

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True Little Stories – Be Kind

Be Kind by Mercedes Rayne "In Grade 3, I had a crush on a particular boy named Steven. I found out that another girl in the class also liked him. I was feeling rather jealous at the time and decided to put her down. This girl came from a new…

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Babysitter Blues

“One Sunday my older brother was sick so he stayed home from church and was asked to watch over our little brother, Michael. When we returned home, we found my older brother asleep with no idea where Michael was. We looked and looked but couldn’t find Michael anywhere in the…

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True Little Stories – Ballet

Don’t be a Know-It-All by Jess Olsen I was in ballet when I was young, and every other year we would have a big recital. I practiced really hard for these recitals, so I always got very upset when people made mistakes. I would push them into line during the…

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True Little Stories – Practice

Practice, Practice by Carmen Durand "My dad always told me practice, practice, practice. I never really knew what he meant but I did as I was told. Now, I am really good at a lot of things because I worked really hard at them like my dad told me to.…