
Once upon a time there were two friends, Joe and Sam. Joe wanted to go outside and play, but Sam wanted to stay inside and watch TV. Joe poked Sam's arm and said, "Let's go play outside with the long stick!" Sam didn't like being poked, but he agreed.
So they both went outside and Joe found the long stick. He started using it to poke at a fly. But the fly was getting mad and began to buzz loudly. And soon the fly had enough of the poking and flew away.
Joe and Sam stopped playing and looked at one another. Joe said, "That was not nice of me. I should not have poked the fly." Sam nodded and said, "Yes, it would have been better to leave the fly alone."
So the two friends learned a lesson: it is important to be kind to all creatures, even a small fly. It is better to use our words instead of poking to get what we want.
