Modern Day Tale; A Fable Narrative

Introduction

Once there was a family who lived peacefully in their home. It was the family of Mr. and Mrs. Clark. They had seven beautiful children Sarah, Anna, Maria, Kevin, Mark, Ciara and Joseph. Kevin was the eldest of them all. Mr. Clark worked on the Wall Street, working as a stock broker for a huge corporate financial company. Mrs. Clark was a stay-at-home wife, and she worked as a freelance writer. As every family has, the kids fought about the small stuff, but they always stood by when anyone was in trouble. The youngest one Sarah was the naughtiest of them all. She used to entertain the family by her cute little tricks. One night, after putting the kids to sleep, the parents were watching the news.

They came across news which warned the parents to be on alert because a kidnapper was reported in the area. “This is very alarming Robert. You are not at home during the day, and I have to go out for running errands. What if something happens if we are out?” Mrs. Clark implored her husband. “We need to inform the kids, but we should do it with subtlety so that they won't be worried and can handle the situation if the time calls for it”. Mrs. Clark agreed. In the morning, they told the children that a bad person was in the neighborhood, and they needed to be very careful while answering the door. Everyone became apprehensive. Kevin thought, “I am the eldest. I will be more responsible than my brothers and sisters. We should listen to our parents always otherwise we may have to face terrible consequences.”

Discussion

The next day Mrs. Clark had to go out for buying the groceries. She called all her children and warned ...