Children's Writing - Cloud Story

Of course, tonight's "assignment" was different than everything I had done thus far. And to be honest, I have never even attempted to write anything that would be aimed at children. I completed my writing with a whopping 135 words.

Here is where the inspiration for the story came from. Sunday was a miserable weather day here at home. I think it was bad for most of the country as well but my seven year old wanted to spend as much time outside as she could. She asked me if she could make a sandwich that go and sit on the front porch and watch it rain. I love watching the rain fall. So I sat with her while it poured. And by the time she was done with her sandwich and her juice the storm had weakened. We watched the lower clouds fly across the sky, like they had somewhere to go.

My daughter said that the clouds must be mad and when I asked her why she promptly told me, "Because it has been sunny all the time." Which is what inspired me.

Here is what I wrote this evening.



Jeffrey Cloud was looking down
At all the children playing

And Jeffrey Cloud looking down
Heard all the children saying

Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day.

And Jeffrey Cloud looking down
Felt like crying

And then he rumbled and then he grumbled
And all the little children ran inside

Jeffrey's mother heard her little Cloud
And said, “Jeffrey why so gray?”

And Jeffrey Cloud looking down
Said “It is just too sunny today.”

“But Jeffrey we rained just yesterday.”
And today is the sun's day to play

And then he rumbled and then he grumbled
But all the little children ran outside

In their little yellow hats
And in their little yellow coats
And in their little yellow galoshes

And Jeffrey Cloud looking down
Rained on all the children playing


I know, there isn't any puncuation. I'm not worried about it right now. I was pretty impressed with this overall. If there is anyone interested in illistrating my little tale I would be interested.