Ollie and the Umbrella of Many Colors
Ollie found the umbrella in the school coat cupboard. It was very small. Its handle looked like a duck’s beak, and its cloth was plain gray.
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A little more wonder, every dayOllie found the umbrella in the school coat cupboard. It was very small. Its handle looked like a duck’s beak, and its cloth was plain gray.
Open a little adventureMarnie the mouse loved the old bandstand in the town square. Every Saturday, she played her tiny drum there: tap-tap, tum-tum! Sparrows hopped to the beat. Shopkeepers clapped. Even the fountain seemed to splash along.
Open a little adventureOn a foggy morning, Toby found the little lighthouse asleep.
Open a little adventurePippa had a coat with seven pockets. One held a crumbly biscuit. One held a smooth green stone. The smallest held a ladybug-shaped button.
Open a little adventureNell found a red kite tangled in the tall grass beside the playground. Its long blue tail was wrapped tightly around a bench leg.
Open a little adventureMilo the snail woke to a bright, busy sound outside his garden pot. Tap-tap! Clatter-clatter! The town parade was marching down the lane.
Open a little adventureIf you could plant anything, what would grow in your imagination garden?
Dream it, draw it, or tell someone about it.