Here is my first entry for Colonel Ducky's (Culinary-Alchemist on DA) 100 Themes Challenge. Can I write 100 Turtle Tot One-shots? Maybe. Let's see!

Intro

The four four-year-old turtles sat in a circle around their father in his dojo. Leonardo, the oldest, patiently sat Indian-style, his hands folded perfectly in his lap. To the left of him sat Raphael, who slouched and yawned, daydreaming about returning to his bed. Next to the bored and drowsy Raph sat Donatello, who was fully awake and eagerly awaiting the lessons his father would be teaching that day. And next to Donnie sat Michelangelo who was lying on his stomach playing with the loose threads in the rug beneath him.

Splinter sighed. "Michelangelo, please sit up."

Mikey obeyed, but continued to play with the threads in the rug.

"What are we gonna learn today, Daddy?" Donnie finally asked.

"Donatello, as much as I love being your father, in this room, I am your teacher. You must call me Sensei. You may call me 'daddy' anywhere else," Splinter explained.

"Sorry, Da...I mean, Sensei," Donnie replied.

Splinter chuckled. "That is quite alright, my son. That actually relates to what I wish to teach you today. I wish to teach you some etiquette and manners."

"What's that?" Donnie asked.

"We will start with that; when you want to say something or ask a question during learning time, you must raise your hand like this." Splinter demonstrated by raising his hand just above his head.

Raph raised his hand. "Why do we have to learn this?"

"No, Raphael, you must wait for me to acknowledge you before you speak."

Raph sighed.

"Try it again," Splinter ordered.

Raph groaned and raised his hand.

"Yes, Raphael?"

"Why do we have to learn this?"

"Learning manners and proper etiquette is important because it will help you boys to grow into polite and respectful young men," Splinter explained.

Donnie and Leo nodded in understanding, Raph just rolled his eyes and looked down at his knees, and Mikey continued to play with the threads in the rug.

Splinter sighed. "Michelangelo," he said.

Mikey looked up, a guilty look in his eye.

"Repeat back to me why it is important to learn manners," Splinter ordered.

"Uhm..." Mikey grew nervous and started to play with the rug again. "'cause...uh..."

"Michelangelo, look at me while you are speaking."

Mikey looked up. "It's important 'cause...uh...cause you said so?"

Splinter gave his youngest a stern glare. "Michelangelo, have you not been paying attention?"

Mikey crumbled under his father's gaze. He looked at his feet again and shrugged.

"That is not an answer, and what did I just say?" Splinter scolded. "You are to look at me when we are speaking to each other."

Mikey reluctantly looked at Splinter again.

"I will ask again: have you not been paying attention?"

Mikey's lip began to quiver. "No..."

"And why not?"

"I-I don't know..." Mikey's voice cracked. "I'm sorry..."

Splinter sighed. "If you continue to 'daydream' while I am teaching you, then you will sit in the corner, is that understood?"

"Yes, daddy..."

Splinter shook his head.

Donnie nudged Mikey and whispered, "you gotta call him Sensei since it's learning time."

Mikey was not about to ask questions while trying to get off the hot-seat so he simply obeyed. "Okay...Sensei."

"Hai, Sensei," Splinter corrected.

Mikey looked confused.

"Saying 'hai, Sensei' is a respectful way to say that you understand or that you will obey," Splinter explained. "From now on, when I give you an order, you must say 'hai, Sensei' or 'father', 'daddy', whatever is appropriate."

"Hai, Sensei!" Leo eagerly replied.

"Hai, Sensei!" Donnie said.

"Hai, Sensei..." Raph mumbled.

"Hai, Sensei," Mikey choked out.

Donnie leaned over to Mikey again. "Also, when you wanna ask a question or say something, you gotta raise your hand," he whispered.

Mikey nodded. "Hai, Donnie."

Splinter chuckled.

Raph raised his hand.

"Yes, Raphael?"

"Do I have to say 'hai' to my brothers? I don't really want to."

"No, you do not necessarily need to say that when speaking to your brothers. However, I do still expect you to be kind to one another and treat each other with respect."

"Hai, Sensei!" Leo said, earning him an annoyed glance from Raph.

"Now, does anyone know what you are supposed to say when you need to get past someone but they are in your way?"

Raph raised his hand.

"Raphael?"

"Get out of the way?"

"No," Splinter replied. "That is very rude, in fact. You must say 'excuse me'?"

"I thought I was s'pposed to say 'excuse me' when I toot." Mikey piped up, earning him a glare from Splinter. Realizing his mistake, Mikey then raised his hand.

Splinter sighed. "Michelangelo?"

"Sorry, da- I mean Sensei," he said, "but I thought I was s'pposed to say 'excuse me' when I toots or burp."

Splinter fought a smile. "Yes, you are, but you are also supposed to say it when someone is in your way or you wish to get someone's attention in a respectful way."

"Hai, Sensei," Mikey replied with a confident smile.

Splinter smiled. "Good, Michelangelo."

Donnie raised his hand.

"Yes, Donatello?"

"What do I say when I want Mikey to stop stealing the blankets in bed?" he asked.

"You may gently wake him and ask him to stop, or if possible, calmly take your share of the blankets back," Splinter explained.

"Can't we just push him off?" Raph joked.

Splinter glared. "Raphael! First, you did not raise your hand. Second, no, you cannot push your brother out of the bed. It is not kind and you could hurt him."

Raph sighed. "Sorry, Sensei."

Leo raised his hand.

"Yes, Leonardo?"

"What do I do when I am trying to watch TV and Mikey won't shut up?"

Splinter sighed. "My son, it is not polite to say 'shut up', but when your brothers are being too loud for your liking, then you should calmly ask them if they will be quiet."

"Well, what if he doesn't listen?"

"Then you must ask him again," Splinter said, but anticipated the next question, "and if he still does not listen you must come to me and I will handle it. You must do what must be done to keep the peace."

Raph raised his hand.

"Raphael?"

"What do I do when Mikey is just being annoying?"

Mikey frowned.

"Raphael, your question in itself was rude. Again, if your brothers are doing something that is displeasing you, then you should kindly ask them to stop," Splinter scolded.

Mikey raised his hand.

"Yes, Michelangelo?"

"What should I do when my brothers call me 'stupid'?"

"First, know that you are not stupid at all, my son, but you should tell them how it makes you feel and ask them to stop saying that," Splinter explained.

Mikey nodded and began to look at the rug again.

"My sons, can any of you tell me what is wrong with your questions?" Splinter tested.

Donnie raised his hand.

"Donatello?"

"Nobody said 'hai, sensei' after," Donnie pointed out.

"This is true, but no, that was not where you went wrong," Splinter explained. "Michelangelo, three of the four questions were about you. Tell us how that made you feel."

Mikey frowned. "Sad..."

"I see," Splinter said. "Why did they make you sad?"

"They make fun of me," Mikey groaned.

"What you three did is called 'singling out'. It is when you single out a single person and say things that are meant to sort of attack them alone," Splinter explained. "It is not polite to say things that you know will hurt someone, especially your brother."

"Hai, Sensei" Leo said, "Sorry, Mikey. You're not the only one who's loud. Raphie and sometimes Donnie can be too."

"Yeah, sorry, Mikey," Donnie agreed. "You just steal the blankets a lot and I get cold."

"I'm sorry, Donnie. I'm sleeping so I don't know it..."

Raph frowned, but said nothing.

"Raphael, do you have anything to say?" Splinter asked.

"Sorry, Mikey," he groaned.

"What are you sorry for?" Splinter pushed.

"For calling you annoying. I guess you don't mean it."

"I don't, Raphie. I just wanna play with you," Mikey replied.

Splinter smiled. "Do you see what can be accomplished when you are kind to one another?"

"Hai Sensei," they said in unison.

"Good. Now it is lunch time. Who's ready to learn table manners?"

All the boys except Donnie groaned.

Sorry, this one wasn't very good, but it's all I could really come up with for this theme. It's their "Intro" to proper manners and etiquette.