Cape Day for Suki
It’s Cape Day at school, but Suki forgot to bring a cape. Can a hero be a hero without one?
It was Cape Day at school. Everyone had been told to bring a cape and be a superhero for the day. Suki had packed her bag very carefully. But when she got to school, she realised she had forgotten the cape.
All around the playground, children were swooshing in red capes, blue capes and sparkly ones. ‘Where’s yours?’ asked Daisy. Suki felt a lump in her throat. ‘I forgot it,’ she said quietly.
Suki went to the quiet corner and sat down, feeling left out. But then she saw Kofi the koala, who was crying. Kofi’s cape had been ripped in the wind, and it lay in a sad, floppy heap.
Suki didn’t think twice. She stood up and said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll help.’ She knelt down and began to tie the torn pieces together. It wasn’t perfect, but it held. ‘There,’ said Suki. ‘Good as new.’
Kofi gave Suki a big hug. ‘Thank you,’ Kofi said. Then Daisy came over. ‘I saw what you did,’ Daisy said. ‘That was the best hero thing anyone did all day.’
Their teacher beamed. ‘Look, everyone! Suki is a hero without a cape.’ She went to the cupboard and found a green tablecloth. They tied it round Suki’s shoulders. It was the most beautiful cape in the school.
‘Heroes aren’t about what they wear,’ said the teacher. ‘They’re about what they do.’ And for the rest of the day, Suki flew round the playground, with a green tablecloth flapping proudly behind her.
The little lesson
Being a hero is about kindness, not costumes.
Let’s talk about it
- What would your cape look like?
- What kind thing did Suki do?
Finish stories to collect Suki as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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