Benji’s Boot That Ran Away
It’s match day, but Benji can only find one boot. Where could it be?
It was match day! Benji woke up early and pulled on his shirt. But where was his left boot? He had one boot. Only one boot!
Benji looked under the bed. No boot. He looked in the cupboard. No boot. He even looked in the shoe box. Just one very surprised sock.
Outside, Percy the penguin came bouncing along the path. ‘Why the long face?’ asked Percy. ‘I can’t find my boot,’ sighed Benji. ‘Let’s look together!’
They looked high and low. Percy peeked this way. Benji peeked that way. Then Percy gave a great big gasp. ‘Look! Look!’
There was the missing boot, under the garden bench! ‘It was hiding from the rain!’ giggled Percy. Benji laughed so hard he got the hiccups.
Benji laced up both boots, tie, tie, tie, and the two friends raced off to Daisy Hill. They arrived just as the whistle was about to blow.
Benji played the best game ever. Both boots on, both feet happy. And after the game, Benji put his boots right by the door, side by side.
The little lesson
When you lose something, stay calm, look carefully, and ask a friend to help.
Let’s talk about it
- Where do you look when you lose something?
- Have you ever found something in a funny place?
Finish stories to collect Benji as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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