Pourquoi stories-28s8ykc (4)

POURQUOI STORIESWritten and Illustrated by the students of

3A

HOW THE UNICORN GOT ITS HORN

Once upon a time there was a horse without a horn. A princess was riding on a horse in the sky. She decided to take a break for ice cream. The princess wanted to train the horse so she threw the ice cream so he could catch it. The ice cream landed on his forehead and it melted. It got stuck on the horse permanently. The princess painted it with white paint and it fit kind of well. From that day on the horse became a unicorn. And that’s how the unicorn got his horn.

Arielle Bouhadana

ARIELLE BOUHADANA

WHY DO BATS HANG UPSIDE DOWN?

Once upon a time there lived a bat that had hiccups. A furious old troll knocked as hard as he could and broke his door down. The bat was surprised. “Hi Old Troll!” said the bat. “Why did you break my door?” The Troll said that he was sorry, that he didn’t realize that would happen. The troll said that he came by because he heard noises. The bat explained that the noises where from his hiccups. The troll told the bat that he could help him because he knew how to get rid of hiccups. The bat was very happy. The troll told him that if he wanted to get rid of his hiccups, he had to hang upside down. The bat decided to try it and it worked! He was so happy! From that day on, Bats hang upside down because they always have hiccups!

By Aurelie Cohen

AURELIE COHEN

HOW THE DOG GOT ITS BARK

Once upon a time there was a group of dogs. There was one very mean dog who always bullied the other dogs. The dogs didn’t like it so the dogs told him to stop but he wouldn’t stop. For months and months he kept screaming at them until he lost his voice. From that day on dogs couldn’t speak anymore and could only bark.

Baruch Avigdor

BARUCH AVIGDOR

HOW DID THE UNICORN GET ITS HORN?

Once upon a time there was a unicorn that wanted ice cream. His friends decided to play a trick on him. When he was sleeping, they came quietly and carefully and they put glue that never dries. The unicorn wanted ice cream again, but guess what? There were no cones left. So he went to the store and bought cones. When he went to his car, it exploded on him and that is how the unicorn got its horn.

By Eden Zrihan

EDEN ZRIHAN

HOW THE LION GOT HIS MANE

Once there was a lion who wanted to have something special, that was different than all the other animals. So he went off to find something like leaves. He thought to himself, what could I use to be different? He decided to use straw. He asked people around him if they knew where he could find some straw. They all answered no. So he looked and looked until he found straw. He took the straw and put the straw around his face. That is how the lion got his mane.

Elie-Hai Smaza

HOW THE CAMEL GOT IT HUMP Once upon a time there was a camel and he had

a flat back. One day a Leopard came and asked him if he wanted to have a race and the camel said ok. So they raced and the leopard hit the camel and he flew passed the finish line. He hit the rock and got a bump, and it stayed for a long time. And that is how the camel got his hump.

By Emmanuel Sorek

EMMANUEL SOREK

HOW THE BUTTERFLY GOT ITS COLOURS

Once upon a time there was a butterfly that had no colours. She was sad because she was all gray. The fairy of the forest saw how sad she was. She decided to give the butterfly all the colours of the rainbow. The butterfly was really happy. And that is how the butterfly got its colours.

By Esther Nahon

ESTHER NAHON

HOW DID THE FISH GET ITS SCALES?

Once upon a time there was a beautiful fish and the fish had beautiful skin. It was pink, orange, blue, green and purple but that beautiful fish had no scales. All the fish were making fun of her because she didn’t have scales. The other fish were jealous at the same time because the fish was the most colorful fish in the ocean and the most beautiful fish in the ocean. One day the fish got caught in seaweed. The seaweed was so colorful and beautiful like the fish. The seaweed got stuck on the fish, dried up and turned into scales. That made the other fish even more jealous than they already were. And that’s how the fish got its scales.

By Hadassa Gomolin

HADASSA GOMOLIN

HOW THE LADYBUG GOT HER SPOTS Once upon a time there was a lady bug. She was not very nice.

She was also very lazy. One day she met a witch. The ladybug asked,”Who are you and where did you come from?” The witch answered,” If you don’t change your attitude, I will not give you your spots”. The lady bug started to laugh and asked the witch why she would do such a thing. The witch told her if she continues with her attitude, her friends won’t like her. The lady bug couldn’t understand why the witch was saying this to her. She always thought she was nice. The witch told her that sometimes in life, you don’t realize how you treat people. The ladybug decided to change her attitude. And that is how the ladybug got her spots.

By Hannah Cons

HANNAH CONS

HOW THE UNICORN CAME TO BE

Once upon a time there was a witch, a mean witch, a witch like any other old mean witch. She had warts on her face, a black cat, a pointy black hat and a terrifying broomstick. Her cat was not enough so she wanted something magical like a horse. She waved a magic wand and out came a mare. She wanted horns on it. She said she did not want three horns, she did not want two horns, she wanted one a magical horn! So the unicorn had a magical horn. The unicorn did not like the witch so she ran away. She came to the magic forest and she went to see a fairy. The fairy said I will call you the unicorn. And that is how unicorns came to be.

By Leah Rubin

LEAH RUBIN

HOW THE LADYBUG GOT ITS SPOTS

Once there was a ladybug that was not like her friends. Her friends had beautiful black spots but didn’t have any spots on her back. One day she received a letter with an invitation to a party at the Ladybug Park. The ladybug was so happy because it was tomorrow. The next morning at the party, everyone was dancing except the ladybug. She wished she could get black spots like her friends.” Too bad I don’t have black spots like my friends” she said. But when she was dancing she stepped into mud. So from then on, she had beautiful spots. Her friends all yelled: ’hooray”! They were so happy for her, they continued the party. And that is how the ladybug got her spots.

By Liora Ifergan

LIORA IFERGAN

HOW DID THE LADYBUG GET HER SPOTS?

One day there was a ladybug that had no spots. Then one day when the ladybug was having a walk a lady who loved ladybugs found her and brought her home. She named her Stella. One day after they had breakfast the lady started to paint her house with a red background and black spots. Then the lady had an idea. She was going to paint the ladybug with black spots since the ladybug was already red. Stella loved having the black spots on her red back. From that day on, ladybugs always had black spots.

By Liraz Ohayon

LIRAZ OHAYON

HOW THE LION BECAME THE KING

Once upon a time the jaguar was the king. The jaguar had a daughter. The jaguar was dying so he said before he died another king must rule the kingdom. Every animal was excited. Jaguar said he must be wise. Jaguar said whoever counts to ten will be king. The elephant tried one, two, and three. The tiger tried one, two, three, four but it fell to the ground. The lion tried, two, four, six, eight and ten. He became the king. The jaguar gave him his daughter. The animals all cheered for the new prince and they lived happily ever after. And that is how the lion became king.

By Moshe Azoulay

MOSHE AZOULAY

HOW DID THE BUTTERFLY GET IT COLORS?

Once upon a time there was a butterfly named Rosa. One day Rosa was sad. Suddenly her friend appeared and asked her why she was sad. She said she was sad because no one liked her, because she had no colors. Rosa’s friend told her that she likes her. She told Rosa a way that she got her own colors. She said that she found a magical fruit and when she ate it, she got her colors. So Rosa went to look for the magical fruit and she found it. That is how butterflies got their colours.

By Noa Abicidan

NOA ABICIDAN

HOW THE ELEPHANT GOT HIS TUSKS!

Once upon a time, there was a really nice elephant that had no tusks and 2 holes in his cheeks. His friends kept making fun of him. They even saw 20 ants go inside his cheeks. One day the elephant went for a walk. He was crying because his friends kept making fun of him. While he was walking, there was a sabre-toothed tiger next to him. The sabre-toothed tiger didn’t realise the elephant was next to him; because he was too busy crying. The sabre-toothed killed 6 animals for dinner and was still very hungry.

He found a lion, and started to fight with the lion. The sabre-toothed killed and ate the lion. The elephant saw this and was very upset. The sabre-toothed tiger realized there was an elephant and wanted to eat it. He started following the elephant and they got into a fight. The elephant was so strong, he stepped on the sabre-tooth’s mouth and took his front teeth and put them into the two holes. And that is how the elephant got his tusks.

By Raphael Somech

HOW THE TURTLE GOT ITS SHELL

Once upon a time there was a town of animals. Every seven years the animals got to the highest hill and pick their accessories. All the animals raced up to the hill but Tehila the turtle was so slow. When the turtle was half way there she saw her friend the zebra. The zebra asked Tehila why she was still only there, because all the accessories were almost gone. The zebra was showing off her new black and white coat. Tehila the turtle was hurrying to go up the hill. When she got there, there were no accessories left. She looked everywhere to see if she could find one but she didn’t find anything. So she went to see her friend Bear to see if Bear could help her find an accessory, but Bear had none. Tehila the turtle was so sad, she was just wandering around the mountain when she got stuck going under a rock. Then she realized that the rock was a perfect fit! From that day on, turtles carry that rock all around. That’s how the turtle got its shell.

By Rebeccah Ohayon

REBECCAH OHAYON

WHY GIRAFFES HAVE LONG NECKS Once there was a giraffe that had a short neck. He

wanted to help the monkey get his banana on the top of the tree. So the monkey suggested that he should stretch the giraffe’s neck until it’s long enough. The giraffe said,” Let’s do this thing!” So the monkey sat on his back and they stretched. It didn’t work because the giraffe was only a baby! So they tried it on an adult giraffe. He stretched and stretched and stretched until the monkey reached the banana. And that is how the giraffe got a long neck.

By Ruthie Feinberg

RUTHIE FEINBERG

HOW THE DINOSAUR BECAME EXTINCT

Once upon a time there were dinosaurs and they had very happy lives. Until one day, a meteorite was going to hit the earth. The dinosaurs were trying to get away, but it was late. The meteorite was too close to the earth, they didn’t have enough time to run. The meteorite hit the earth and that is how dinosaurs became instinct, but the earth remained in the same spot as it was before.

Samuel Sidloi

SAMUEL SIDLOI

HOW DID THE DOLPHIN GET ITS FIN?

Once upon a time there was a dolphin, her name was Rebeccah. She was pink with sparkles. Rebeccah was so hungry she asked her mom when she can eat. Her mom told her it was her turn to get food. So Rebeccah went to look for three squids. Rebecca saw a squid and started to chase the squid. The squid sprayed Rebeccah with pink ink. She couldn`t see anything and bumped into a sticky sea weed. She started to pull and pull, but couldn`t move. Rebecca`s friend S.T. came and tried to help Rebeccah. She pulled and pulled and was able to pull her out with her teeth. Rebeccah was so happy, she jumped out of the water and noticed the sea weed stuck on her back. Rebecca`s skin took on a triangular shape. And that is how the dolphin got its fin.

By Tehila Lion

TEHILA LION

HOW FISH GOT THEIR SCALES

Once there was a fish that didn’t have any scales. One day she was swimming in the lake. All of a sudden she got stuck in some beautifully colored algae. She tried to get out but she couldn’t. Along came a flying fish and pulled her out of the algae. The algae dried up and became scales. From that day on, fish have colourful scales.

By Yael Bohbot

YAEL BOHBOT

HOW THE LION GOT ITS MANE

Once upon a time a lion was hungry. He was wandering around for years in the desert. He finally found a forest. He went into the forest and saw a lake. He drank from the lake but he was still very hungry. Then he saw a nest of owls. He ate the baby owls that were in the nest. The mother owl was very angry so she attacked the lion and started picking at the lion’s neck. She pulled and pulled until she had pulled out a mane. And that is how the lion got his mane.

Yehuda Dahan

YEHUDA DAHAN

HOW DID THE CHEETAH GET HIS SPOTS? Once upon a time there was a cheetah, and he

was playing with his friends. All his friends had spots except for him. Once there was this huge lion and he said, “I see you want spots”. And he said yes. So the lion took him to this huge lake. He said to the cheetah, ‘’Drink this shiny water’’. So the cheetah said o.k. He drank the water. The cheetah started to have spots one by one. He was so happy and everybody treated him better. And that is how the cheetah got his spots.

By Yoan Amzellag

YOAN AMZELLAG

HOW THE TURTLE GOT HIS SHELL

Once upon a time there was a turtle and the turtle did not have a shell. The tortoise had a shell. The tortoise was mean to the turtle. He said,” You do not have a shell and I do’’. Every day he said that and even when he said that the turtle had red cheeks like a red cherry. He was crying like fire balls were coming out of his eyes. That night he had baby turtles. There were 1958 turtles and the turtles were exactly like the adult turtles. They had no shells. The tortoise made fun of them all. The whale was the king of the sea. He felt bad for the turtle so he punished the tortoise so he can no longer breathe in the water. He gave the turtle a shell as a gift to make him and his babies happy. From that day on, turtles have shells.

By Yoel Oliel

YOEL OLIEL

WHY DO BATS HANG UPSIDE DOWN? Once upon a time there was a bat and a monkey.

The monkey said to the bat, “Ha Ha ! I could hang upside down on my tail and you can’t!” The bat got really mad so he kept on trying and trying and one day he got it. One day he saw the monkey and he saw that the monkey had no tail. He said, “Ha Ha! You can’t hang upside down because a leopard bit off your tail”. All the other monkeys started to laugh. Even the leopard that bit off his tail was there laughing with the monkeys. So that is why bats can hang upside down.

By Yosef Benisti

YOSEF BENISTI