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It got to the point where all of the mothers were scared for their children. They went to Anthony's mom and said that the two of them could no longer live in the neighborhood. They were scared of what Anthony could possibly do and they didn't want him to hurt their children. After a lot of talking, Anthony's mother begrudgingly agreed to move out of the neighborhood. She didn't want to leave their nice little suburban house, but she really didn't have a choice. She found a nice ranch house just outside of town, where she could still make it to her job, and Anthony would be able to attend a nice public school that was nearby.
The first few months were fine. Then Anthony started bringing home notes from teachers and requests to meet with her person. When she finally agreed to sit down with the teachers, the principal was also there as well.
"We love having Anthony at our school." Started the principal, speaking for the group of faculty assembled as a whole, "But we just fear what he temperament does to the other children. Everyone is scared to play with him, no one wants to work with him on group assignments, and even a few teachers are scared or what he could possibly do."
"So what are you saying?" Asked Anthony's mother, already knowing the answer.
"We would like Anthony to no longer attend our school. While this is not something we wish we would have to say, we are just afraid for the other students, and anyone else who is in the school. We have to look out of the best interests of the general public. We hope you understand."
"I understand. His temper can get a little bit out of control. He is so much like his father in that way." Anthony's mother smiled politely and walked out of the room. From that point on, Anthony and his mother both worked from home on their ranch house. Him being homeschooled by his mom and she, being a online supervisor for her company.
Author's Note: The story I used as inspiration was The Story of Lightning and Thunder. In the story, Thunder is being described as the mother of lightning. Whenever he is mad, lightning goes around destroying things in the village they live in. The king then banishes them to the forest/outskirts of the village they live in. This doesn't help because he still causes damage and destruction in the village. Finally the king banishes thunder and lightning to the sky which is where they have stayed.
I really like your story! You’re rewrite is very realistic and believable! I’m sure the original story was a very interesting read based on your author’s note. The conceptualization of thunder as the mother of lightning is something I’ve never heard of before but in these two stories I can see where that would come from. Your rewrite helps it to make a lot of sense! Good job!
ReplyDeleteYour story was really great. It was one of the best stories that I have read this semester by far! I thought it was much better than the original story as well. The picture was a very good choice as well. It looks like a picture of a boy getting in trouble by his mother. I look forward to reading more of your stories in the future.
ReplyDeleteThis story was super creative and quite cute. I thought that it was awesome the way you took the characters of thunder and lightning and made them into mother and son. It was sad that poor thunder and lightning kept getting kicked out of town/school. I really did feel bad for them even though the mother never seemed to feel bad about having to move. I am glad that it worked out it the end. It may not have been the way the mother wanted it to be but at least it didn’t end badly.
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