Seven fables of animals and children doing horrible things. Celebrates carelessness, selfishness, envy, greed, laziness and lying.
"Hey, can I have some of your nuts?" one of the other squirrels would ask Jennifer.
"Help yourself," Jennifer would say.
"Hey, can I have some of your nuts?" one of the other squirrels would ask Cyril.
"Drop dead," Cyril would say.
"You're selfish, Cyril," the other squirrels would say. "You're supposed to share, the way Jennifer does."
Jennifer kept giving her nuts to the other squirrels. Cyril was too selfish. He kept all of his nuts to himself."
"Hey, can I have some of your nuts, Jennifer?" asked Cyril.
"Help yourself," said Jennifer.
WHY CHILDREN WILL LIKE IT: The stories show them how not to act.
WHY WE LIKE IT: Droll humor. Great punchlines. Nut jokes.
