Today’s post is a very special one for a very special boy.

Children’s author Susanna Leonard Hill has put together an amazing treat for one of the families in our kid lit community. Here’s a bit from her post to explain:

“Renn has a challenging week ahead.  He has epilepsy, and the doctors are having a difficult time figuring out how to control his seizures.  He has to go into the hospital for several days to undergo a number of tests, and last time I checked, that wasn’t anyone’s idea of a good time.  If you’d like to learn more, you can join the blog at The Brain Of A Jedi, or the Face Book Group at Purple Day, but suffice to say he is only 5, and facing some things no 5 year old should have to.”

Susanna asked if I would like to participate by writing something fun for Renn. During his stay at the hospital, he and his mom will be able to visit all of the stories, poems, videos and pictures by clicking on the different links on Susanna’s post. You can enjoy them as well by clicking here.

Renn…here’s a fun “Renn” dition of the story of Chicken Little.

Photos courtesy of http://starwars.com/

Chicken Little was in the woods one day when an acorn fell on her head. It scared her so much, she trembled all over. She shook so hard, half her feathers fell out.

Chicken Little said, “Help! Help! The sky is falling! I have to go and tell the king!”

So she ran in great fright to tell the king. Along the way, she met Luke Skywalker.

Luke Skywalker asked her, “Where are you going?”

Chicken Little replied, “Oh help! The sky is falling! I am going to tell the king.”

Luke asked, “How do you know the sky is falling?”

And Chicken Little replied, “I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!”

Luke answered, “I will be happy to help you, but the way of the Jedi is to observe and find out what the problem is…think and decide what the best solution is…and then act intelligently and carry out what must be done. First, take me back to the place where it happened.”

So they went along and went along and soon they met R2D2.

“Where are you going?” asked R2D2.

“I am going to tell the king that the sky is falling.” said Chicken Little.

“How do you know that the sky is falling?” asked R2D2.

I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears and a piece of it fell right on top of my head.”

Luke said, “First we are going back to find out what happened.”

So they went along and went along and soon they met C3PO.

“Where are you going?” asked C3PO.

“I am going to tell the king that the sky is falling.” said Chicken Little.

“How do you know the sky is falling?” asked C3PO.

“I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears and a piece of it fell right on my head.” exclaimed Chicken Little.

“But first we are going back to see what happened.” aid Luke Skywalker and R2D2.

So they went along and went along and went along and soon they met the Grand Masters of the Jedi Council.

“Where are you going?” they asked.

“I am going to tell the king that the sky is falling.” said Chicken Little.

“How do you know the sky is falling?” they replied.

“I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears and a piece of it fell right on my head.” exclaimed Chicken Little.

“But first we are going back where it happened” said Luke and R2D2 and 3CPO.

Just then, they came to the place in the forest where the acorn had fallen on Chicken Little’s head. Luke, R2D2, 3CPO and all of the Jedi Grand Masters carefully searched the area.

“Is this where the piece of the sky fell on your head?” asked Luke Skywalker, standing over the large acorn that lay amongst the leaves.

“Yes, yes, yes…that is the exact spot!” Chicken Little jumped up and down excitedly, but she wasn’t really feeling frightened anymore, not with her Jedi friends there with her.

Luke bent down and picked up the acorn. “I believe that this is what fell on your head, Chicken Little. It was an acorn, not the sky.

“Oh dear, I think you are right.” said Chicken Little, feeling a little embarrassed. “Thank you, dear friends. With you and the force with me, even if the sky had been falling, I would have felt safe.”

All of her companions smiled. Luke said, “We all feel afraid sometimes, especially if something happens that we don’t understand or we have to do something we don’t like. Just remember that when you have those you love around you, they will help you through it.”

With their hands raised in a farewell salute, they all shouted, “LET THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!”

I join in the salute, Renn…’LET THE FORCE BE WITH YOU’…and your family and your doctors!

I hope you had fun with the story. I will be thinking about you and your family this week…sending lots of love and good wishes!