{"id":235,"date":"2021-10-10T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/10\/story-sneak-peek-what-is-a-goat\/"},"modified":"2021-10-10T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T17:19:00","slug":"story-sneak-peek-what-is-a-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/10\/story-sneak-peek-what-is-a-goat\/","title":{"rendered":"Story Sneak Peek – What is a GOAT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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One day, a new toy moved into the toy store. Everyone
\nwelcomed him, but he didn\u2019t seem to be very friendly. He walked around with his
\nnose in the air and when he moved into the barnyard, he avoided all of the
\nother animals that lived there.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The toys were confused. Nobody had ever acted this way
\nbefore. All of the toys got along and were friendly with each other. After a
\nfew days, some of the animals got together and tried talking to him. He just
\nlooked at them and then walked away. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t just unfriendly, this was rude. The animals had
\nhad enough so they went to Horace to ask what they should do.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not just unfriendly with us, he\u2019s rude. We try to talk
\nto him, and he just walks away. We don\u2019t think he\u2019s very happy to be here. What
\ndo we do, Horace?\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cLet me try to talk to him and see what\u2019s happening. Maybe
\nhe just needs more time to get used to being here.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Together, they walked back the barnyard. The animals went
\nback to hanging out and playing while Horace looked around for the new toy. He
\nfound him out back, munching on some dinner. Even when the tiger walked up and
\nstood next to him, he didn\u2019t stop.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cHi there,\u201d said Horace.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cHmph,\u201d muttered the other toy.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cI just stopped by to see how you\u2019re doing and if you\u2019re
\nhappy here.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The toy looked up from his dinner and sighed.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re some kind of welcoming committee? I\u2019ve had enough of
\nthat.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I\u2019m just Horace. I like to make sure that everyone is
\nhappy.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you know who I am? I am the goat.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I know that you\u2019re a goat.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I\u2019m the<\/b> goat.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cBut, there are other goats who live here. Have you met them
\nyet?\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t understand. Goat. Greatest of all time.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cThe greatest at what?\u201d asked Horace.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cOh\u2026well, the annual toy games are coming up. Maybe you
\nwould like to compete.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The goat nodded and went back to eating. Horace walked away,
\npuzzled by his behavior. Nobody had ever acted that way in the toy store
\nbefore. Everyone was friendly and cheered for each other. Nobody thought that
\nthey were better than anyone else.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The day of the games arrived, and all of the toys were
\nexcited. There would be races and jumping contests and all sorts of games. Everyone
\ngathered at the first event, the long jump. They couldn\u2019t wait to see who could
\njump the farthest. The competitors lined up and on the count of three, they all
\nran and jumped as hard as they could. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

The goat won and everyone cheered for him. Horace gave him
\nhis medal and then they all moved to the next event. This was the big race.
\nThis year, the cheetahs, Harley, and the goat were all competing. While they
\nwaited, the goat told everyone how he was going to win. The other toys just
\nsmiled and took their places.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Then the whistle blew, everyone took off and ran as hard as
\nthey could. As usual, the cheetahs got tangled up in a ball and rolled right
\noff of the track. They giggled and laughed as they tried to untangle themselves
\nand get back to the race. Harley started off slow, but she was moving quickly
\naround the track. In the front was the goat. It looked as if he was going to
\nwin. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Then, it happened. Suddenly, he stopped running and grabbed
\none of his legs. Harley came running up and stopped next to him.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened? What\u2019s wrong?\u201d she asked.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a cramp in my leg,\u201d the goat whimpered.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cLet me help you.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

With that, she rubbed his leg until it felt better and then
\ntogether, they ran across the finish line. Everyone cheered for them, and they
\nboth received a medal. Before Harley could leave to go to the next event, the
\ngoat stopped her. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy did you help me? You could have won,\u201d he asked.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be right if I won while you were injured. We
\nhelp each other here,\u201d she answered.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cMy name is really the GOAT. It\u2019s Frank. I think I\u2019d like it
\nif you called me that.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to meet you, Frank. Shall we go see how the baseball
\ntoss is going?\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d really like that.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

After that, Frank got along with everyone, and everyone
\nbecame his friend. He still competed, but he no longer thought he would win at
\neverything. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

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