This short story discusses a boy scout's love and respect for animals. It notes that while some people misunderstand animals, boy scouts and other movements work to help animals and forests. The boy scout believes the essence of being a scout is improving the world and changing people's ideas about treating animals and the environment kindly. The story was written by Gustavo R. Dias and published in 2017 for a first semester, level 1C reading period.

1. CILT – Centro Interescolar de Línguas de Taguatinga
The Respect
for Animals by
a Boyscout
Gustavo R. Dias

2. Sometimes people have
misconceptions about
animals...

3. ...However,
there are many
other people
who love
animals more
than anything
else...

4. Sometimes animals
just need a little
attention and
affection...

5. For example, if I
could have all the
animals in the
world, I would
have...

6. I am a boy that I always loved
animals, I always respected
and took care of them...

7. But
unfortunately, in
this world not all
people are like
that, there are
movements that
try to help the
animals and the
forests, these
people are the
scouts...

8. The essence of
Being a scout is
that you should
try to improve this
world and
improve people’s
ideas about the
animals in the
forests and
everything else...

9. THE END
Author: Gustavo R. Dias
Illustrator: Bitskoff
Editor: Gerson A. Moura
Publisher: Storybird
Level: 1C
Period: First Semester, 2017.