AWA’s
A Beavers Tail
By Tyra
This is the story of how the beaver got its flat tail. A long time ago in the woods of Alaska there was an animal maker named Aki. He could talk to the animals and he was good friends with all of the animals.
One day Aki was going to make a new creature, it was called a beaver. First he made the head, then the body; finally it was time for the tail, but just as he started to make the tail one of Aki’s oldest friends, Chickadee, came up to Aki and chirped, “How are you today Aki? What new creature are you making today?”
“I am making a new creature that is called a beaver,” Aki replied “I must concentrate hard on making him.” The chickadee ignored that comment, “I have been flying all afternoon and…” Aki got upset because his friend was ignoring him when he was trying to make another animal, “Chickadee, I cannot talk right now, go away!” Aki exclaimed.
“As I was saying, I have been flying all afternoon trying to find somebody to talk to and when I saw you I was so happy and I flew down so fast and then…” chickadee chirped. Aki was so mad, his face was beet red. He had made the beavers tail perfect but then Aki got mad and screamed “GO AWAY!!!!!” He slammed the palms of his hands hard on the table and accidently squished the beaver’s tail flat. “LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!!!!!!” hollered Aki.
“I’m so sorry Aki; I just wanted to talk to you.” Chickadee squeaked. Chickadee knew that he was going to be in trouble. “Now this creature has a flat tail because of you!” Aki grumbled, “Oh well, I better make him into a real animal now.” Then Aki used some of his magic to make the beaver become a real animal. “The beaver is born, Chickadee, now do you want to help me carry this baby beaver into the river where he belongs?” Aki questioned.
“Yes Aki, I would like to help you.” Chickadee squawked. A couple minutes later, at the pond, the baby beaver woke up and squeaked, “Hello. Where am I?”