Using the nouns Write a short to short story with the theme museums bind animals in friendship
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Explanation:
Animal friendship stories almost only feature in children’s literature, dwindling considerably after middle-grade fiction. What makes these stories compelling is the portrayal of the transformative bond. Perhaps this also lies more within the realm of childhood, although it would be good to think transformation and growth is ever possible in all of us.
1. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Based on the true story of a gorilla, the magnificent caged Ivan tells his own story, musing on art and the humans who stare at him. Although there are several close bonds in this, including a girl and the saddest stray dog imaginable, it is the deep bond with an orphaned baby elephant named Ruby that raises this story to a great height. Their friendship allows Ivan to explore his true nature and express his unfulfilled role as a male silver-back gorilla. Philosophical, funny, deeply moving, and written with lyrical precision, Ivan’s voice will stay with you for a long time.
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2. One Dollar Horse by Lauren St John
The rescue and subsequent bond that forms between a horse about to be slaughtered and a girl called Casey, is every horse-lover’s childhood dream. Casey’s father is a convicted thief and her ambitions for herself and her horse are challenged by snobbery, a lack of funds, and dilemmas not necessarily of their own making. The triumphant ending is worth every hardship.