The little kitten tried and tried to get up the steps but its short legs just couldn't do it. She would jump and fall. So it sat there, staring up the staircase. Finally, after thinking about it for some time, it stretched its front legs up to the first step. With a big push from its hind legs, it thwarted its way onto the landing.
Kitty did it! She tried so hard to make it up that step and she did it. Proudly, she looked down to see where she had come from and then looked up the staircase again. She was determined to get up there and see why her human caregivers kept going there. She didn't stare as long this time before she placed those front feet on the next step and pushed with her back legs.
Another step! Now she was getting somewhere. It was no big deal now. It kept getting easier and easier as she climbed, one step at a time, to the top.
Kitty reached the top and looked down at how far she had come. She did it all by herself. She was determined and she kept trying. She walked around to see what her humans were doing. After a few minutes of exploring, Kitty decided to go back down the stairs to perch on the couch. She stared down the staircase now, a little afraid because it was so high. But, she carefully placed her front feet on the step below and soon her back legs followed. Over and over, until she had come down all 12 steps. She turned to look at her accomplishment, climbed up on the back of the couch, and looked out the window until she fell asleep.
Copyright 2014 Jennifer Charles
Obviously I can add to this the importance of setting a goal and just trying. It will get easier with time and practice. But I want to leave that to parents who read my stories to their children. There are small life lessons in each one, even the silly ones. And, I'm living proof of taking baby steps to reach a goal that seems far up the staircase right now. I'm just taking it one story at a time.
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