There were three otters. Their names were P B & J, that's
short for Peanut, Butter and Jelly.
One day they were very excited because tomorrow was their
birthday.
Even though otter pups can live on their own, they often
continue to try to nurse, beg for food, or hitch a ride on
mom's belly. Otter's Mothers are very tolerant of large
pups—up to the point when they wean them.
When it was night, it seemed like it went on forever. Then
all of them fell asleep. The next thing they knew they heard
their alarm clock was ringing, but it was only in their dream.
For P, B and J it was a fun dream, they were playing tag.
Then they were playing something else. Suddenly a giant
box with a ribbon fell out of the sky. Immediately they woke
up. Peanut, Butter and Jelly wanted to play tag.
On their birthday, their Aunt Helga was supposed to come,
but she didn't.
In the afternoon, the otters asked their parents why their aunt
didn't come why there was not a birthday party.
"What birthday party? " their parent asked.
Your Birthday is tomorrow. So, the sad little otters went tot
the bed.
The next morning a box was delivered to the little otters and
there was a little note on it and it said
"Dear P, B $ J, I am going to come in a little while, please
don't open the box until I come, Love, Aunt Helga"
"I wonder what is in the box," wondered Peanut.
They tried many things to see through it, like holding it up to
the sun, rotating the box up and down and so on. Soon it was
broken. P, B and J become very sad.
When Aunt Helga got there, she told them not to be sad. The
same thing happened to her when she was little. But always
follow what elders say.
The Otters parents fixed the broken box and they lived
happily even after.
- Contributed by Miss Niribili (Niky) Sarmah. Niribili is in
Grade-III in Amosland Elementary School, 549 Amosland
Road, Morton, PA-19070. She hopes children age 6-8 will love
to read this story.
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