What would you do if your Papa owned a candy and nut shop? Well in the short story "Papa's Parrot" by Cynthia Rylant Harry one of the main characters and his friends would go to his shop everyday after school. When they started to get older they wouldn't go to his shop any more. Instead they would go to a burger place down the street. This short story is well written and gives a moral lesson.
If I was in Harry's place I would go to visit my dad everyday. Even though when you get older you want to do more things with your friends you should always try to spend as much time as you can with your parents. Even though Harry and his friends thought that the burger place was much cooler, because you could play video games. In my opinion I would want to go to my dad's shop because it's my dad and I would want to spend time with him. So, I would tell my friends that maybe sometime else I could come but I want to spend some time with my dad.
Even though I'm getting older and I want to do things with my friends , my parents still make me have family time. Even though I don't overly like it I still think it's important to have a strong relation ship with your family. Usually I will go to basketball and football games with my friends without my family. Or I will go to the movies. In the story Harry wanted to hang out with his friends but never thought that it would hurt his dad. I want to do things with my friends I need to realize that family is important too.
The story Papa's Parrot is a good story to realize that family is as important as friends are. I knew that family was important but I didn't know that family is that important. I learned that I should try to do more things with my family and not my friends.
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