Storm

Asher's elephant was enjoying the baseball game. He loved the sound of the crowd yelling, he loved the smell of peanuts and popcorn, he even loved the music the announcer played between innings. And what a great game it was too; one player hit a grand slam! Suddenly it started getting darker though, and the wind began blowing. Cups and napkins swirled up into the air, flying and floating up higher and higher, then spinning around and diving back down, only to fly back up again. Some of them even flew out of the stadium; who knows where they went. The air got cooler and instantly buckets of rain began falling on the players. They ran to the dugouts and the stands emptied, with fans running inside like lines of ants fleeing back into an ant hill. Fortunately Asher and his family were sitting way up high in the nose-bleed section, under an overhang, so they did not get wet. They just sat and watched the groundskeepers pull a huge blanket out that they laid over the baseball diamond. What fun! Then there was a flash and a slow, grumbling rumble of thunder. With lightning in the area, Asher and his family had to get out of there. So they ran through the rain back to their car. On the way home they saw trees knocked down in the road and the stop lights were out in many places. When they finally got home they found that the lights were out and it was very dark. Asher's elephant wondered what they would do with no lights. Then Asher's elephant heard Asher's mom pull some candles out of the cupboard, light them, and set them all around the room. It was like having stars inside the house! That night they went to bed with the candles and listened to the rain fall on the roof. It was quite a storm!

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For just one morning

It was quiet. No, there were birds chirping and cicadas buzzing in the background. The room was a little bit dark, but it was also a little bit light. Asher's elephant lay comfortably on a bed among soft pillows and warm blankets. A fan blew air through the room. He stretched out his legs, he arched his back, and he rolled his trunk out as far as it would go. He yawned a huge yawn and his big ears spread wide. He rubbed his eyes with his trunk. Where were Asher and his sister he wondered. What could they be doing? Today would be a good day to go horseback riding or to the pool or to the park. It was also a good day to go digging in the backyard. What would they do today? So many choices. But where were Asher and his sister. Did they leave Asher's elephant behind. Would he miss out on all the fun things they could do that day? Suddenly Asher's elephant heard a stirring, then he heard a yawn and a stretch, and then it was quiet again. Asher's elephant peered through the little bit of darkness and realized he was still in Asher’s room. Asher's elephant realized what they were doing today. They were sleeping in!

See the first Asher's Elephant story children’s book: (board book) http://bit.ly/cjepRz and (kindle) http://bit.ly/axIzeK