The+Story+of+the+Three+Pretty+Teachers

The Story of the 3 Pretty Teachers In a land far, far away lived three pretty teachers, Mrs. Pretty, Mrs. Prettier, and Mrs. Prettiest. Mrs. Pretty, Mrs. Prettier, and Mrs. Prettiest taught the very best grade, with the very best students, at the very best school, Happily Ever After Elementary School. Now, these teachers weren’t just good looking, they were hard working and as smart as they come. Every night and every weekend the three teachers would work to develop the very best lessons for their students, as all good teacher

Each morning the three pretty teachers would hop on their yellow school bus, and drive to school. (Whistling all the way of course!) The three teachers were always in a great mood. They loved their jobs, but they loved their students even more! As each student cheerfully arrived, the teachers would greet their students, pat them lovingly on top of the head, and welcome them into the classroom. There were no trolls at this school! Every student was beautiful, or handsome, in his/her own special way. Most importantly, every student loved to learn, and ALWAYS completed his/her assignments on time. This made the teachers even happier, and the students even smarter!

One day however, an ogre enrolled at Happily Ever After Elementary School. This ogre wasted no time disrupting the classroom. On his very first day he called out, burped (and didn’t say, “Excuse me”) and REFUSED to do ANY work! The three pretty teachers were outraged! Never in all their years of teaching had they encountered such a rude and naughty student. Not ones to be easily defeated, the three teachers put their pretty little heads together, and came up with a plan. If this little ogre thought he would get away with such egregious behavior, then his ever after would be an UN-happy one!

The next day the little ogre was up to his usual tricks. His greeting to his teachers was a burp; he cut off poor Allisa’s ponytail, and stomped on Kurt’s foot! And THAT was only the beginning. All morning he refused to work, and even ate all his pencils. To the confusion and horror of the other students at Happily Ever After Elementary School, the three pretty teachers did NOTHING! Being the well-behaved students that they were however, they did not question their teachers, but simply continued to work on their assignments.

When the recess bell rang, the little ogre was the first to line up. Jumping up and down in line, he started taunting the other students, sticking his tongue out at Taylor and Brandy. The three pretty teachers saw it all, and decided to put their plan in motion. Surrounding the little ogre, the three teachers looking quite ogre-ish for the first time in their lives, ordered the ogre back to his seat. “Little Ogre, may we see your class work please?” Mrs. Pretty asked.

“I ate it,” the little ogre replied.

“I am sorry Little Ogre, someone should have told you, recess at Happily Ever After Elementary School is only for students who do their class work,” informed Mrs. Prettier.

“But that’s unfair!” sassed the ogre.

“That may be,” interrupted Mrs. Prettiest, “but those are the rules. I’ll make you a deal. Since you are new, why don’t you work now to get all your class work done, and then you can go out for the afternoon recess.”

The little ogre worked and worked all through recess and all afternoon to get his schoolwork done. He had to work a little harder than the other students to catch up, but by afternoon recess, the Little Ogre was ready to go out and play! When the afternoon recess bell rang, the Little Ogre was the first to line up again. “You’re too slow LOSERS!” he sang to Kwame and Jared.

Once again, the 3 pretty teachers surrounded the little ogre, and ordered him back to his seat. Name-calling was absolutely unacceptable at Happily Ever After Elementary School, and to be honest, the three teachers just wanted to huff and puff that ogre down to the principal’s office. They took a deep breath and… slowly let it out before addressing the wayward student. “Little Ogre, I’m sorry, you may NOT go out to recess this afternoon,” said Mrs. Pretty.

“WHAT! That is SO unfair! I did all my class work,” replied the little ogre.

“That is true,” began Mrs. Prettier, “but recess is only for students who treat each other kindly. You’ll have to stay inside and write a letter of apology to Kwame and Jared.”

“If you treat others kindly for the rest of the afternoon, AND have your apology letters completed, you may leave with the rest of the students at the end of the day.” Mrs. Prettiest said with a nod.

When the students returned from recess, it was time for reading. The students were reading one of their favorite stories, __The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood__. After the mini-lesson, students were dismissed to work with their partners around the room. The little ogre was paired with Breann, one of the nicest students in all the land. Breann was not only nice, but an excellent student as well. When Breann sat down to start reading, the little ogre began asking her all sorts of questions. Each time Breann either ignored the question, or tried to redirect the little ogre. After a few minutes, Mrs. Pretty stepped in. “Breann, please go and work with Emily and Maggie. Little Ogre, you may return to your seat, and work independently.”

“But that’s not faaiiiiirrr!” whined the ogre.

“Group work is only for trustworthy students Little Ogre, and I am sorry to say, you are not acting very trustworthy today,” said Mrs. Prettiest.

A little while later the dismissal bell rang. Little Ogre made a beeline for the door. “Not so fast Little Ogre!” exclaimed all three pretty teachers. Dragging his feet, the little ogre returned to his seat, and plopped down into his chair. The three teachers sat down next to him, and sat, quietly, just looking at him. Although obviously an ogre, he was a handsome little guy. The three pretty teachers loved him despite his naughty ways, but something had to change. “Little Ogre, how do you think your first day at Happily Ever After Elementary School went?” asked Mrs. Prettier.

“Not so good, I guess,” mumbled the little ogre. Not so good! That was the understatement of the century!!

“No, today was not so good,” sighed Mrs. Pretty. “But did you learn anything today?”

“Well, Mrs. Pretty, Mrs. Prettier, and Mrs. Prettiest, I learned that in order to have recess you had to be nice to your classmates, and get all your class work done.”

“That’s very good,” complemented Mrs. Prettier. “What else did you learn?”

“I also learned that I had to be trustworthy, and work when I was supposed to be working. And… I found… that when I actually did my schoolwork… I learned, and had f-f-f-fun. A very un-ogre like thought!” cried the distraught ogre.

The three pretty teachers all sat back, smiling at one another. “Wouldn’t you like to have fun everyday, Little Ogre?” asked Mrs. Prettiest? “Wouldn’t you like to learn something while having fun?”

“Yes,” replied the little ogre, “but I am just a bad little ogre.”

“There is no such thing as ‘ a bad little ogre,’” said Mrs. Pretty, “only ogres that make good choices or bad choices.”

“And Little Ogre” added Mrs. Prettier, “only you can make tomorrow a great day, or not… the choice is yours.”

The End