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 There once was a dog who had an owner that loved him very much. The owner saved the dog when he was only a stray pup shivering on the streets alone. However, this wasn't any old man. He could turn anything he wanted into gold. But he never used his power, because he believed it was unfair. The old man took care of the dog until the day he died, and his favorite thing to do was play fetch with the dog. They played fetch every day, until the last day the old man lived. The man knew he was about to die, so he got a giant bucket of tennis balls. He turned these tennis balls into gold for the dog, which seemed unnecessary but he knew they would help the dog one day. After that the dog would try to play fetch with other people with his golden tennis balls, however every time he gave a ball to someone. They would get very excited and walk away. So the dog never brought his gold out to play with anyone.  One day the dog was walking around, and saw a young man taking care of a little ...

 The King's White Elephant by Ellen C. Babbitt I chose another story by Ellen C. Babbitt because I really like her writing style and how she manages to fit so much information and emotion in such a short version of the story. I am going to take notes on my thoughts as I read through the story, incase there is a plot twist. I want to record how I was thinking before I know what happens. The carpenters cut trees down every day, I wonder if this will create problems later in the story. When the elephant came by the men immediately helped it, the elephant had a splinter in it's foot so maybe it came from the trees they cut down. The elephant wants to return the favor, even though the splinter could have come from the carpenters. The elephant then became a helper to the carpenters and did everything to help them. The carpenters took care of the elephant in return, it was a good relationship. The elephant had a gorgeous white son, which he brought to help the carpenters after he no l...