Storytelling Week 3: A Boy and his Older Brother

This is a story about a young boy, Tom, and his older brother, John. Two days before school started Tom went to his brother and told him he was scared about school starting. John told little Tom not to worry about high school. Tom informed John that he was more scared of being picked on than going to school itself. John was saddened by this but told his little brother that we would make sure no one picked on him. He also told him to avoid a guy named Mike.

School started and John was enjoying his senior year. He was a star athlete and everyone looked up to him. He would walk down the halls and everyone would high five him and tell him hello. Tom, on the other hand, was into math and science. He was considered a nerd and walked through the halls virtually unseen. His first few days went by okay. He enjoyed the classes he was in except for gym but he thought maybe this year would be alright anyways. Then the second week started. Tom met a new guy named Mike. He is a junior but wanted to be friends with Tom. He told Tom that he would drive him to lunch and to the mall whenever he needed. At first Tom thought that was a great idea. They hung out a couple of times but then Mike told Tom he would beat him if he did not help him with his math homework. That is when Tom realized that this was the Mike his older brother had warned him about.

Tom’s nightmare had come true. He was about to be bullied by Mike. Tom thought about just doing the work for Mike and just try to make it through the year. He did Mikes first homework assignment but that was not enough. Mike wanted him to do all of his homework for him. That is when Tom knew he had made a mistake. So Tom went to his brother John and told him about Mike. John came up with a plan for school the next day.

Mike met Tom in the hall at school and asked him where his homework was. Tom told him he was done doing his homework for him. This infuriated Mike. Mike went to grab Tom but Tom took off running. Mike chased him. Tom turned a corner and Mike followed. Before Mike could even try to turn and run away John had a hold of him. John picked Mike up and walked him outside. He told Mike that if he ever talked to his brother again then he would do more than just pick him up and take him outside. John also added that if he ever heard of Mike bullying anyone he would not like the consequences. Mike knew he had made a mistake and never bullied again.

Author’s Note: This story was based off of a story from Aesop (Winter). The story is The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox. That story was about a fox that tried to trick a fox into coming out of a tree so he could eat him. Instead the Cock tricks the fox into entering the tree where the dog grabs him. I changed this to two brothers and a bully. The bully tricks the younger brother into thinking he was his friend but in the end the little brother tricks the bully into being caught by his brother. I thought this was a nice way to tell the story and still keep mostly the same moral to the story. The picture is from the story.

 

The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox

Web Source: Un-Textbook

Bibliography: Book: The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox 

Author:  Pictures by Milo Winter

Web Source: Aesop (Winter)