A Parcel for Bella
A parcel arrives with no name and no address, and a faint noise inside.
On Tuesday afternoon, there was a knock at the door. No one was there. But on the doorstep sat a brown paper parcel tied up with string. It had no name and no address.
Bella picked it up. It was surprisingly light. And as she shook it very gently, something went tinkle, tinkle. ‘Hmm,’ said Bella. ‘We’ll need the detective kit.’
Bella called Maya the monkey and Poppy the pony. Together they examined the parcel. ‘There’s a smudge of sand on the string,’ said Maya. ‘That’s a clue,’ said Bella. ‘Perhaps it came from the harbour.’
They set off to the harbour. Bella asked the people there: ‘Did anyone send a parcel?’ Everyone shook their heads. But the kind old lady at the counter thought for a moment. ‘I think I know that handwriting.’
She pointed to a tiny letter in the corner of the paper, almost invisible. ‘See? That’s a special curly G. It’s from someone very close to you.’ Bella’s heart skipped a beat.
They hurried home. Bella sat down and slowly pulled the string. The paper unwrapped. Inside lay a hand-knitted scarf with a note: Love from Gran. Bella read the note. A big smile spread across her face.
It was a present from someone far away who loved her, and had wanted it to be a surprise. Bella wrote a thank-you letter that very night. And she mailed a parcel back, wrapped in brown paper, with no name at all.
The little lesson
Sometimes the people who love us send surprises when we least expect them.
Let’s talk about it
- What would you hope was inside?
- Who do you send surprises to?
Finish stories to collect Bella as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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