Week 2 Story: Perception vs. Reality
Ruby was a girl with a great life, she loved her family, school, friends, and boyfriend Lionel. Ruby had a very best friend named Callie, whom she shared everything with. One day at school, Ruby saw Lionel and Callie whispering and giggling with each other in the hallway. Ruby instantly thought that Callie was flirting with her boyfriend and filled with rage. For revenge, Ruby told everyone she knew that Callie was going after her boyfriend in attempt to make their peers judge Callie.
Callie returned to school the next day extremely confused why she was receiving glares from her peers and why she was avoided by everyone. She stopped someone in the hallway and asked what was going one. The student replied with "Everyone knows you've been flirting with your best friend's boyfriend, what a shady thing to do." Callie's heart immediately dropped to her stomach and could not figure out how this rumor started. The only thing she had discussed with Lionel were the plans for Ruby's surprise birthday party. She decided to confront Lionel next, to help her understand where this rumor started.
When Callie spoke with Lionel, he was just as shocked as Callie was at first. He wondered why Ruby decided to tell the whole school her thoughts before she confronted him. Their next mission was to find out how these thoughts were planted in Ruby's head.
When Callie and Lionel found Ruby, they asked in unison "why would you tell everyone this information without asking us yourself first?" Ruby replied with "I didn't need to ask you guys about it, since I saw it with my own eyes." At this point, Callie and Lionel explained to Ruby that they had only been excited about planning her surprise party and that was all. Ruby felt embarrassed for assuming the first thing she thought and seeking revenge instead of approaching her closest friends first. Ruby apologizes and is forgiven, but her actions would remain in the minds of her friends for a very long time.
Author's Note: I used the story "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit" as my muse for this modern day rendition. This story has many great lessons within it, especially that one should never make instant assumptions when they do not have all the answers. These assumptions always end up with pain for all involved and I felt one of the easiest ways to show this is in a high school setting, which is a time for great learning.
Source: "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit" by Ellen C. Babbitt. Website: http://thejatakas.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-foolish-timid-rabbit.html
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ReplyDeleteI really liked your re-telling of "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit". I thought you did a great job making it into a modern story. It is a very believable story because stuff like this happens so often in school in this day and age. Although Ruby apologizes and is forgiven, the mockery and ridicule the friends must have faced is not all right. They probably think about that incident often. Her actions would have consequences for months to come if not longer. Good job with your re-interpretation of the story.
Hello! I really like your version of "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit". You did a great job of adding your own creative twist! The high school setting was a great way to present the message in a unique manner. It gave vivid details that made it easy for the reader to visualize exactly what was going on. Overall, I really enjoyed your version of the original, great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica! I think a high school setting was perfect for the retelling of "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit". It made the story more modern and placed it in a setting everyone can relate to. You made the foolishness something that everyone can relate to as well when you formed it as jealousy between high schoolers. The idea that Ruby's friends haven't forgotten what she had done is also a very good addition and lesson that things can stick with you.
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