Week 1 Storytelling

Hey! Diddle, diddle, 

The cat and the fiddle, 

The cow jumped over the moon; 

The little dog laugh’d 

To see the sport, 

While the dish ran after the spoon. 

-Author Unknown [Source] 

 There once was a great group of best friends. The cat, the fiddle, the cow, the moon the dog, the dish, and the spoon were the friends that went way back. They were an odd group of friends, the type of friends that all had one thing in common. The group of friends could all snap their fingers and enter into a magical land. This land was full of colors that no one knew existed and flowers and animals that were so incredible that when they came back to tell people about this land, no one believed them. With concerned parents and teachers, school was difficult for them, but they knew they could always count on each other. Throughout high school, they began to fight and argue with one another over little silly things. The friendship was jeopardized when the cow started bullying the rest of them because they did not wear and say the “cool” things to make them popular. When the cow started to hang out with the popular kids in school, the rest of the friends group became very jealous. They all started turning on each other and called each other mean names. They eventually grew apart as friends and did not speak to each other for many months. The cat, the fiddle, the little dog, the dish, the spoon, and eventually the little dog began to feel very lonely. They all lost their best friends, the only kids that could share this magical land that made all their wishes and dreams come true. After slipping into a state of depression and despair, each and every one of them decided to snap their fingers (which they had not done in many months) to go reminisce on old memories from their past. Pretty soon the cat called up the fiddle to join her in the magical land. The cow wanted to patch things up with little dog moon, so cow called them to join him in the magical land. The dish and the spoon still kept in contact so they hurried to the land full of colors, as well. Upon arriving, they all quickly ran to each other and apologized for everything that had happened. They realized that everything was foolish and they would rather have their best friends back. They all threw a big party that night in the magical land to celebrate their friendship and danced all night. Well into the morning, the cat and the fiddle snapped back into reality and returned home. The cow leaped over the moon and back home, too. The little dog laughed and cried tears of joy when he got back home, and the dish and the spoon ran away together. They all continued being best friends and never let silly arguments get in the way ever again.

Author's Note:  This nursery rhyme simply told the story of what those characters were doing right at the moment.  Were they celebrating something, having a party, or simply laughing and having a good time with each other?   You can find this nursery rhyme in The Nursery Rhyme Book in the source above edited by Andrew Lang.  This story reminded me of stories from the other students in my high school.  This was a common occurrence, but in the end, the friend groups typically stayed friends and worked through all their problems.

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