storytime

The Fork Fairy

By: Chad and Denise DeBolt

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Eli. He loved to play with his fork during dinner. But playing with a fork is very dangerous and his Mommy and Daddy told him not to play, but to eat with it. Eli did not listen and continued to play with his fork. He put it down for just a second and then turned to see it was missing!

"Where's my fork?" asked Eli.
"The Fork Fairy took it! Didn't you see her?" said Mommy.
"The Fork Fairy?!!?!?? What's a Fork Fairy?" asked Eli.
Daddy answered, "The Fork Fairy takes forks away from kids that play with their forks. She does this because it is dangerous to play with your fork. You could hurt someone, or yourself."
"Can I have it?" asked Eli.
"When kids say that they won't play with their fork anymore, she gives it back to them. Are you going to play with your fork anymore?" asked Daddy.
"No, I won't Daddy."

Just then, the fork reappeared JUST where it had gone missing!

"MY FORK!", Eli said. "The Fork Fairy gave it back!!!"

And then Eli continued to eat his chicken nuggets. You would think he learned his lesson and never played with his fork again....you would be wrong.

Moral of the story: Crazy stories like the fork fairy don't help your kid behave. :)