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cause

and effect

IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A KING OR QUEEN...

Wouldn't that be cool!? Call all the shots, get everything for free but be incredibly rich at the same time? Know all the country's leaders by first

name, and have them over for dinner pretty much every night!? And DINNER is cooked by the BEST. CHEF. IN. THE. WORLD.

The only downside, is that people come to you to MAKE DECISIONS. Not that big of a downside, right? I mean, if you weigh the odds, you've got a pretty sweet gig going.

Someone comes to you with a request:

"My noble liege, I am here on special mission. My country has been raided by a dragon!! We beg that you

answer with your

forces!"

What

would

you say?

You

could

say that

you will

answer

the call, or

that the dragon is too scary and you are afraid of fighting a dragon... your choice.

REMEMBER: CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES

When people grow up, they have extra responsibilities to take care of. They have decisions that they make everyday that carry a consequence

with them. Let's go back to

our "kingdom" and see what

our decisions have done for

the people of our country!

IF YOU CHOSE TO FIGHT THE DRAGON:

The Kingdom rally's its knights and soldiers together and march away to the distant land being attacked by the huge scary dragon. The army arrives and the dragon fights ferociously.

After a long battle, the dragon flies away, never to return. You are victorious! But there are a lot of people hurt. The dragon breathes fire, and there's plenty of soldiers and knights with wounds to show for it.

The march back home is long, and when you arrive your friend is thankful that you saved his kingdom.

Despite the grave injuries, you are reigned a hero, and the people respect you as a strong and loyal ruler.

Years later, the dragon returns to exact revenge!

My country has been raided by a dragon!!