In a quiet village, there lived a hardworking farmer. He toiled day and night in his vast field, growing golden grains to feed his family and the townsfolk. One fine morning, he discovered a flock of cranes, trampling on his newly planted seeds, pecking them out of the soil with their long beaks.
At first, the farmer tried to scare the cranes away by waving his empty sling in the air. The cranes, startled by the whooshing sound, would fly away, only to return once the farmer's back was turned. This game of chase continued for several days, with the farmer getting more exhausted each time, while the cranes grew bolder.
Seeing his crops disappearing with each passing day, the farmer knew he had to act swiftly. So, he decided to fill his sling with rocks. The next morning, as the cranes returned, the farmer swung his loaded sling. The rocks whizzed past the cranes, close enough to make them feel the danger.
The cranes, who until now had been fearless, learned the hard way that the farmer meant business. Realizing the field was no longer a safe place to feast, they took off in a flutter of feathers and never returned. The farmer sighed in relief, knowing his field was now safe from the pesky cranes.
In a small village, there was a farmer who worked very hard. He spent long hours every day in his large field, growing crops to feed his family and the villagers. One morning, he saw a group of cranes in his field, pulling out the seeds he had just planted with their long beaks.
The farmer tried to scare them away by waving his sling in the air. The cranes flew away when they heard the sound, but they always came back when the farmer wasn’t looking. This went on for days, and the farmer was getting tired while the cranes became braver.
As more of his crops were being eaten, the farmer knew he had to do something. So, he decided to put rocks in his sling. The next morning, when the cranes returned, the farmer swung his sling, and the rocks flew past the cranes, making them understand they were in danger.
The cranes, who had been fearless before, quickly realized the farmer was serious. They knew the field was no longer a safe place, so they flew away and didn’t come back. The farmer felt relieved, knowing his crops were now safe from the cranes.
In a small village, there was a farmer who worked very hard. He spent long hours every day in his large field, growing crops to feed his family and the villagers. One morning, he saw a group of cranes in his field, pulling out the seeds he had just planted with their long beaks.
The farmer tried to scare them away by waving his sling in the air. The cranes flew away when they heard the sound, but they always came back when the farmer wasn’t looking. This went on for days, and the farmer was getting tired while the cranes became braver.
As more of his crops were being eaten, the farmer knew he had to do something. So, he decided to put rocks in his sling. The next morning, when the cranes returned, the farmer swung his sling, and the rocks flew past the cranes, making them understand they were in danger.
The cranes, who had been fearless before, quickly realized the farmer was serious. They knew the field was no longer a safe place, so they flew away and didn’t come back. The farmer felt relieved, knowing his crops were now safe from the cranes.
In a teeny-tiny village that was so quaint it looked like it jumped right out of a storybook, a farmer was hard at work. He wasn’t just any farmer; he was the kind of farmer who'd hum catchy tunes while he planted, making the worms wiggle and dance below. He loved his golden grains. They weren't just breakfast. They were... *drumroll* ... breakfast with sparkles!
But one bright morning, while he was playing pretend-concert with his rake as a guitar, he noticed some cranes treating his field like an all-you-can-eat buffet. They pranced and danced, nibbling on the seeds as if they were candy.
"Hey! This isn’t a snack bar!” he called, waving his empty sling which kind of, sort of, looked like a spaghetti noodle in the wind. The cranes blinked, a little confused, but flew off, only to come back when they thought he wasn't looking. "Hide and seek, is it?" muttered the farmer.
After a few days of this hide-and-seek and the farmer's failed scare tactics, he had a light bulb moment. "Aha! Time to add a bit of rock-n-roll!" He filled his sling with tiny pebbles, not to hurt them, but to give them a little 'rock show'.
The next crane-party on his field was interrupted by pebbles zooming past them, close enough for one crane to squawk, "Who ordered the meteor shower?"
Realizing the free food party was over, the cranes flapped their wings and took off, probably in search of a quieter diner. The farmer, watching them leave, chuckled, "Well, rock beats scissors and... grains, I guess!"
He went back to his grains, humming his tunes, happy in the knowledge that his field was now a crane-free zone.
Once upon a village scene,
A farmer's field, so vast and green.
He worked it with all his might,
From morning's glow to fall of night.
Golden grains began to sprout,
'Til cranes arrived, a noisy bout.
With long beaks, they'd dance and play,
Pecking seeds, then fly away.
The farmer tried with sling to scare,
Those cranes who seemed without a care.
But each time he looked away,
Back they'd come, to peck and play.
For days this game, it carried on,
Till farmer's hope was nearly gone.
Cranes grew bolder, with no dismay,
'Til the farmer thought of a new way.
He filled his sling with stones so round,
To guard his crops, he was bound.
He swung it wide, the rocks did sail,
Cranes saw the threat, turned all pale.
They realized the feast was done,
The field was not for freebie fun.
Away they flew, their lesson learned,
The farmer's peace was finally earned.
A small place where people live together.
Someone who grows plants and raises animals.
Plants grown by farmers for food or sale.
Large birds with long legs and beaks.
Tiny plant parts that grow into new plants.
A tool to throw small stones far.
Feeling less afraid or more courageous.
Something that can cause harm or hurt.
Not feeling scared or afraid of anything.
Feeling happy after a worry goes away.
A small place where people live together.
Someone who grows plants and raises animals.
Plants grown by farmers for food or sale.
Large birds with long legs and beaks.
Tiny plant parts that grow into new plants.
A tool to throw small stones far.
Feeling less afraid or more courageous.
Something that can cause harm or hurt.
Not feeling scared or afraid of anything.
Feeling happy after a worry goes away.
What was the farmer doing in the large field every day?
Why did the cranes come to the farmer's field?
What did the farmer try first to scare the cranes away?
What made the cranes stop coming to the field?
How did the farmer feel when the cranes finally left for good?
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