The Day the Balls Had a Fight
One day, all of the balls in the world gathered together.
The balls began to fight each other. Then, they divided into four groups.
The balls chose leaders for their groups.They chose as their leaders the ping-pong ball, baseball, basketball, and soccer ball.
Every ball thought that his own group had the best skills.
Let’s listen to them.
“Hey!A ball should be light and small,so he can move around quickly.Who is lighter and smaller than I am?”
“Hey!You’re wrong!You’re so light that the wind blows you away.Besides,a ball should be fast.And who’s faster than I am?”
“Ha,you guys don’t understand.If you hit people,they will get hurt.A ball should be big,but not too heavy.That way no one will get hurt.”
“You guys are so foolish.Is it good if you are good at only one thing?A ball should be well-rounded.Look at me.I’m almost as fast as a baseball.I’m slightly lighter and smaller than a basketball.So,I run fast when I have to.And,I protect myself from getting hurt,because I’m so big.”
“I don’t see an end to this argument.Let’s make a bet.”
“Fine.What kind of bet?How about a bet on who’s the fastest?””No,that won’t help.”
“Let’s find out which ball people like to play with the most.”
“That sounds good.The ball that people play with the most will be named the best ball.”
“There are so many balls,where will we play?”
“I think I know what to do.Listen to me.”
So,all of the balls listened to the basketball.
Every ball agreed with the basketball.
Every four years,people play in the Olympic Games.People cheer for their favorite sports.Other balls are there,too.They play with volleyballs,tennis balls,and other balls,too.They all want to become the people’s favorite balls.