One day, a little tiger named Tim was very excited. He wanted to change his stripes to be different from other tigers. Tim went to his mom and said, "Mom, can I change my stripes?"
Mom tiger looked at Tim and said, "No, Tim. You cannot change your stripes. They are a part of you."
Tim was sad, but he did not give up. He went to the forest to find a way to change his stripes. In the forest, he met a big bear. The bear was not nice. The bear wanted to eat Tim.
Tim was scared, but then he had an idea. He said to the bear, "I have special stripes that make me strong. If you eat me, you will not feel good."
The bear looked at Tim's stripes and was scared. He did not want to feel bad, so he left Tim alone.
Tim went back to his mom and told her what happened. Mom tiger said, "See, Tim? Your stripes saved you. They are special just the way they are." Tim was happy and not sad about his stripes anymore.
