Patrick Kearon ; The Sting of a Scorpion

Patrick's story is about how being disobedient taught him a lesson. This story begins on a vacation trip in the desert. As Patrick decides to go on a walk his parents tell him to put on shoes. Patrick being lazy and rebellious decides that flip flops would do. As he says nothing would happen, it was just a little walk. As he is walking he feels a sting on his foot. He looks down and there is a scorpion. The pain becomes worse and he begins to scream for help. His parents hear and run to him. They take him to the hospital and are trying to get the as fast as possible. But the nearest hospital is about  2 hours away. After this day Patrick realizes that he should have listened to his parents. He realizes what his actions cost him. He ruined his family’s trips and got stung. This story teaches us that we must always obey parents. They know more than us. It always shows respect to listen and do what they say.