Moonstruck: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over the
Moon by Gennifer Choldenko
Miss Cow stood off to the side for quite sometime watching the
horses training to jump over the moon. Miss Cow dreamed of
jumping over the moon herself. One day she got up the courage to ask if she could
join the moon jump training. The head horse agreed but he let it be known that if
she wasn't able to keep up with the other horses, she was out. Miss Cow never gave
up; she was the first to arrive in the morning and the last to leave every day. As
training was winding down, Miss Cow had one last task that she needed to
complete, the wall. If she could make it over the wall, she could make it over the
moon. Without a moment's hesitation, Miss Cow went up and over that wall. She
mooed with great joy and delight when her all her hard work and determination
paid off. Miss Cow was selected to jump over the moon and her dream was
fulfilled.
Character Education Values: Perseverance, Self-Discipline, Confidence, Faith,
Commitment, Joy
Characters: Miss Cow, Main Horse, Various Horses Training to Jump Over the
Moon