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Diddle, Diddle Son John went to bed with shorts on and one shoe left on AAAA Cock-a-doodle-doo AABA lost her shoe master lost his fiddling stick his dame will have to dance without her shoe Master found his fiddling stick but she never found her shoe Hey Diddle Diddle Cow jumped over the moon little dog laughed the dish ran after the spoon Jack and Jill went up the hill for a pail of water jack fell downa nd cracked his head jill came tumbling after Jack and Jill fell down the Hill Web Source Story source:  This story is part of the  Nursery Rhymes unit . Story source:  The Nursery Rhyme Book  edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).

Babes in the Wood AABACC Kids kidnapped to the woods The kids died the moon didn't shine that night Robins brought Strawberry-leaves and spread them over Crooked Man Moral: if you are a crooked person then everything you do will be crooked Web Source Simple Simon Wanted pie from pie man but didn't have a penny he wanted to catch a whale but the water he had was his mothers pail ABAB Needles and Pins NEEDLES and pins, needles and pins. When a man marries, his trouble begins. Sneezing on days Monday = for danger Tuesday = kiss a stranger Wed = for a letter Thursday = something better Friday = for sorrow Saturday = see your sweetheart tomorrow Story source:  This story is part of the  Nursery Rhymes unit . Story source:  The Nursery Rhyme Book  edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).

The Beast of The Sandlot The Sandlot Gang. Web Source It was midsummer 1962 in San Fernando Valley. My family had just moved to this town and I didn't have a single friend. That is until I started playing ball at the sandlot. These guys made my first summer in San Fernando the best summer of my life. I owe that summer to my friend Bennie. If it weren't for Bennie I wouldn't have learned how to play ball and would have never became friends with the guys. We really only met because the guys needed an extra body on the field. Boy was I bad. I couldn't even catch a ball back then. Most of the time any ball that was hit towards me would fly right on past me. I would have to go retrieve it from the back fence. Man did I not like that fence. Every time I had to go back there I would here noises only a beast was capable of creating. I quickly found out I was not the only one scared of this "beast". One day Ham, the catcher of the gang, was up to bat. He chann...

Pâtussorssuaq, Who Killed His Uncle Pat had a beautiful wife but was not satified Liked his uncle's wife more killed uncle Pat's wife saw what happened and ran away to her parents  Little boy saw her run but pretended like he didn't  Pat gave up on looking for her and took his uncles wife She died soon after Pat was attacked and killed by his uncles soul in the body of a fox His daughter saw everything but the uncle made her forget what she saw  arctic fox, photo by Will Brown Web Source The Wife Who Lied She grew up in a tribe that ate men Married into a tribe that didn't eat men Her old tribe started war against her new tribe 3 woman surviced the attack by hiding in (skin, box used for dogs meat, store shed) The new tribe attacked back and killed everyone  The wife had her arms and legs cut off Thats what she got for lying Story source:  Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artist...

Nukungusik, who Escaped from the Tupilak many brothers no wife middle brother trying to kill him --killed him helped them search for the body Nuk lived very long and died last of the brothers The Giant Dog man with a very big dog  could swim in the sea and could haul whale and narwhal to shore drilled holes in teeth and put a harness in it so he could ride the dog the guy never had son so gave the dog this amulet (knot of hard wood)  this helped the dog not die the dog ate a man so the owner had to go live somewhere else with his dog Someone came on the island so the man tried to make sure the dog didn't know  the dog smelt the new man and his owner hid the new comer dog would go kill inlanders and then bring the legs back to his owner  this is why the inlanders are scared of all dogs The Giant Dog Web Source Story source:  Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artists (1921).

What is Genius? I thoroughly enjoyed this comic. I think people often forget that there is no standard cookie cutter genius. You don't have to be a child prodigy or have the highest IQ to be a genius. I think you have to work hard and take note of the little things that will add up. You can't just be smart and be a genius. Like this comic points out, there is so much more to what makes a genius or a genius idea for that matter. The Comic from the Growth Mindset Blog Web Source

Happiness Jar Two weeks ago, I decided to take up the happiness jar challenge. For this challenge I needed to write down at least one thing that made me happy that day, everyday. Now because we were on spring break, I decided to just do it for two weeks and report back. Initially I thought this challenge might be a chore, just because I am not one to journal or keep a diary. This challenge really wasn't hard to keep up with at all. I honestly didn't see a huge change in my outlook on life and I don't think I will be continuing with the challenge. However, I did feel just a little bit better about my day at the end of the day. On my not so great days, I was able to see just a small thing that made me happy which means it couldn't have been that bad of a day. That is what I think will stick with my now that I have concluded the experiment. I don't think I'll make it a habit to physically write things down but I think when I am feeling any negative energy towar...