Book for Children and Young Adults
Humpty Dumpty’s Four Seasons (The Book)
A satirical tale of an egg’s life throughout the year.
This is an an online version of my paperback children’s book that’s available on Amazon.
The purpose of the story is to teach a young child to think about life and the value of considering the outcome of their behavior.
The story is a parody of the well-known fairy tale with visual illustrations. This parody covers the life of Humpty Dumpty as he sits on his wall throughout all four seasons of the year, paying little attention to planning a future for himself.
Introduction
Humpty Dumpty usually had a good life, although I never could understand why he spent much of it just sitting there on top of that wall.
It was amazing that he managed to get through life as well as he did. He had his worries, and some of the time he was miserable and frightened.
However, he always had a positive attitude, especially once a year.
I will tell you how he felt during each season of the year.
The Winter
Humpty hated the winter because it was so cold that water would freeze and turn to slippery ice on the top of his wall — right where he sat!
He often would slip off his wall because of the slippery ice.
You may have heard that Mr. Dumpty could never stay on his wall very long.
The Spring
Springtime wasn’t much better, in spite of the warmer weather.
Humpty was always worried that no one would be around during the spring to help him.
He knew that all the king’s horses and all the king’s men would go away on spring break.
They wouldn’t be around to put Humpty together again when he fell off his wall.
You see? Eggs had a tendency to break when they fall. I guess that’s Humpty’s version of “Spring Break.”
The Summer
It gets way too hot in the summertime, at least for eggs.
Humpty Dumpty always worried that he would get hard-boiled lying out there under the hot sun.
Maybe in the late afternoon when the sun is setting in the horizon and Humpty’s wall creates a shadow, he could climb down behind it with a ladder and stay in the shade.
Now, that’s an idea!
However, being that he’s an egg, Humpty isn’t too smart and he doesn’t think of solutions like that to solve problems in life.
He really should consider making some goals for his future. Don’t you think so?
He just sits there on that high wall — all through the day and all the night — season after season.
He just lets random things happen to him rather than create a secure life for himself.
Maybe he just doesn’t have any desires or wishes. After all, he is just an egg and doesn’t care much to build a better life.
He doesn’t seem to think about achieving any goals.
Is it possible that he doesn’t have any feelings of self-worth?
The Fall
There are signs of struggle, but when you look closer at his life, Humpty Dumpty is a good egg. He never hurts anyone. He never asks for attention. No one ever said anything bad about him.
Humpty may tend to be glum throughout the winter, spring and summer seasons.
But you know what? Of all the seasons . . . Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
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