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Cycles and Rhythms – POV

Welcome to the point of view stories. Let’s get started. Our first version is in the past as usual.

Simon the squirrel was known as a wet blanket. His friends had always called him a wet blanket. Whenever anyone was having fun, Simon always talked about depressing topics. Whenever his friends had a party, Simon always left early.

Simon’s best friend was Anthony, the rabbit and Anthony was the opposite of Simon. Anthony had always been known as a party animal. Anthony always stayed out late partying and having a great time.

One day, Simon and Anthony went to a party together at the bottom of a big tree. At the party Simon saw a beautiful girl squirrel. She had a big bushy tail. It was love at first sight for Simon.

Simon talked to the girl squirrel. Her name was Andrea. Andrea said, “What do you like to do?” Simon said, “I just like to work. I always gather nuts to prepare for the winter.” Andrea said, “But what do you do for fun?” Simon said, “Nothing.” Andrea became bored with Simon and left. Poor Simon.

Simon felt terrible. He felt even more bummed out than usual. He asked Anthony, his friend, for advice. Anthony said, “You must learn to have more fun. Girls like fun.” So Simon decided to practice having fun so he could get Andrea.

He said, “I will be disciplined about practicing fun.” Every day he looked in a mirror and he practiced smiling and laughing. Ha Ha Ha Ha.

The next time he saw Andrea the squirrel, he smiled and laughed. Ha Ha Ha Ha. But his laugh sounded really strange and fake. Andrea thought he was weird and she left. Poor Simon.

Well, next Simon took dancing lessons. He practiced diligently every day. Every day he practiced dancing for 12 hours. While he danced, he smiled and he laughed, “Ha, ha, ha, ha; I am having fun.”

When he saw Andrea the squirrel at another party, he danced with her. His dance moves were technically good, but he was very stiff, so Andrea danced with someone else.

Finally, Simon gave up, he quit. He was exhausted by all of his efforts. He took a vacation to Tahiti. Every day he slept late. And then during the day he laid on the beach and relaxed in the sun. He drank Pina Coladas every night and he listened to Jimmy Buffet music.

Simon returns home feeling relaxed and happy. At the next party, he saw Andrea and talked to her. He just chatted casually and he had a great time. And because he was so relaxed and happy, Andrea also had a great time. They talked for hours.

Eventually Andrea became Simon’s girlfriend and they had a long and happy life together and they had a lot of fun.

Okay, our next version of the story is in the future. Imagine the same story happening, but we know it’s gonna happen in the future, we’re looking into the future to see it.

So in the future, there will be a squirrel named Simon and he’ll be known as a wet blanket.

His friends will have always called him that. Whenever anyone is having fun, Simon will always talk about depressing topics. And whenever his friends have a party, he’ll always leave early.

In the future, Simon’s best friend will be Anthony, the rabbit. Anthony will be the opposite of Simon. Anthony will have always been known as a party animal. Anthony, will always stay out late partying and having a great time.

One day, Simon and Anthony go to a party together at the bottom of a big tree. At the party, Simon will see a beautiful girl squirrel. She’ll have a big bushy tail. It’ll be love at first sight for Simon.

Simon will talk to the girl squirrel. Her name is gonna be Andrea (gonna means going to. It’s casual.) Andrea will say, “What do you like to do?” Simon will say, “I just like to work. I always gather nuts to prepare for the winter.”

And then Andrea will say, “But what do you do for fun?” Simon will say, “Nothing.” Andrea will become bored with Simon and she’ll leave. Poor Simon.

Of course, Simon’s gonna feel terrible. And he’s even gonna feel more bummed out than usual.

So, he’s gonna ask Anthony, the rabbit for advice and Anthony’s gonna say, “You must learn to have more fun. Girls like fun.” So Simon will decide to practice having fun so he can get Andrea. He’ll say to himself, “I will be disciplined about practicing fun.”

And so every day he’s gonna look in the mirror and he’ll practice smiling and laughing. Ha Ha Ha Ha. The next time he sees Andrea, the squirrel, he’ll smile and laugh and he’ll say, “ha, ha, ha, ha.” But his laugh will sound really strange and fake. So Andrea will think he’s weird and she’ll leave. Poor Simon.

Well, next Simon will take dancing lessons. And, of course, he’s gonna practice diligently every day. Every day he’s gonna practice dancing for 12 hours. And while he dances he’ll smile and laugh, “ha, ha, ha, ha; I am having fun.”

When he sees Andrea the girl squirrel at another party, he’ll dance with her. His dance moves will be technically good, but he’ll be very stiff. So Andrea will dance with someone else.

Finally, Simon will just give up. He’ll be exhausted by all of his efforts. And he’s gonna take a vacation to Tahiti. Every day he’ll sleep late. During the day he’ll just lay on the beach and relax in the sun. He’ll drink Pina Coladas every night and listen to Jimmy Buffet music.

Finally, Simon will return home feeling relaxed and happy. At the next party, he’ll see Andrea and he’ll talk to her, but he’ll just chat casually. He’ll have a great time. And because he’s so relaxed and happy, Andrea will also have a great time. They’ll talk for hours.

Eventually, Andrea will become Simon’s girlfriend and they’ll have a long life together and have a lot of fun.

That’s the end of our point of view stories. Listen to them every day and the mini stories too. Just notice the changes in the verbs and the words. Don’t think about grammar rules. Your natural English grammar ability will get better and better every month.

See you next time. Bye for now.