This short story will demonstrate the importance of not judging as we perceive the actions of others. It also demonstrates the FIGHT OR FLIGHT Instinct in action.
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Section 4: Read Perception story: The Wild Boar
A. Teacher reads story to the class called “The Wild Boar.”
B. Story Description: This short story will demonstrate the importance of not judging as we perceive the actions of others. It also demonstrates the FIGHT OR FLIGHT Instinct in action.
In this story, there is a wild boar. Who knows what a wild boar is? Watch the slideshow or video to see a picture of a wild boar drawn by a boy named T.J. Hutcheson when he was in the sixth grade.
Sometimes people do strange things and we get the totally wrong impression about them. That is the situation in this next story. Listen and notice what you find strange or different about the actions of the short man in this story called “The Tall Man And The Short Man.”
The Wild Boar
Original author unknown; Re-told by Debbie Dunn
There was once a tall man and a short man walking through the forest. All of a sudden, a wild boar came running up, ready to charge those two men. The tall man climbed up into a tree. The short man could not reach the lowest branch. Fortunately, he found a large hole in the ground and dived down into it.
The wild boar snuffled around, tearing up the ground. But finally, he gave up on finding the two men and began to wander off. But as the tall man watched, he saw the short man pop out of the hole. The wild boar got interested all over again and began to charge the short man. Just in the nick of time, the short man dived back down into the hole.
Again, the wild boar snuffled around, tearing up the ground. But finally, he gave up on finding the two men and began to wander off. But as the tall man watched, he saw the short man pop out of the hole again. The wild boar got interested all over again and began to charge the short man. Just in the nick of time, the short man dived back down into the hole.
The short man popped out of the hole again and again. Each time, the wild boar would turn and charge. Finally, the wild boar got disgusted with the whole useless effort and ran off.
The tall man climbed down out of the tree and the short man climbed out of the hole. The tall man snapped, "You fool! Why did you keep popping out of that hole the way you did?"
The short man said, "Well, …, you see, …, there was a tiger in the hole."
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