Journal #1-How the giraffe got its long neck

The giraffe is the tallest mammal on planet earth.  Many stories revolve around the origins of its extremely long neck, but this is the true story of its beginning.  The giraffe has always been a curious animal, and would wonder about trying to find new places to explore or new leaves to eat.  One day a specific giraffe named Jim was wondering through a pile of brush when he saw a tree with beautiful leaves.  Those were leaves that he longed to eat and he walked up to the tree.  The problem was that he could not reach even the lowest branch to get a nice taste of them.  He stretched and he stretched, but nothing he did allowed him to reach those perfect leaves.  Finally after hours of trying, he gave up.  He went back home saddened that he did not get a good meal to eat.  When he got back to his tribe of giraffes, he began to work his neck muscles.  He would practice stretching it for hours on end in order to lengthen his reach.  After months of practice he had increased his range by an inch, but that was not enough.  So he decided to go to the wishing pool in the African desert to make a wish for a longer neck.  After a month of traveling, he reached his goal made his wish.  The next day he woke up, but nothing changed.  Jim the giraffe was depressed for his trials had produced no results.  He decided to go back to the tree and try one more time to reach those beautiful leaves.  When he reached that same brush pile and tree he began to prepare himself for the effort of a lifetime.  
He reached up to attempt to eat the foliage and he just kept going.  Jim snatched at the leaves and got a mouthful of them.  Then he looked down and realized that his neck had stretched all the way to the sky to reach the tree top.  This is how the giraffe got its long neck.  The moral of the story is that perseverance is key; if you fail try and try again, and one day you will succeed.