Chuff, Chuff, Chuff! It’s Suki
A little train has to climb a big hill, and says, ‘I think I can!’
Suki the squirrel was a little blue train. She carried boxes of cakes to the children on the other side of the mountain. But between the town and the children stood a very big hill.
Bigger trains had said, ‘Too steep!’ and rolled away. Suki looked at the hill. It was tall and green. Suki puffed out her chest. ‘I think I can,’ she said. ‘I think I can.’
Chuff, chuff, chuff, up the slope went Suki. Chuff, chuff, chuff. Halfway up, Suki felt very tired. But she kept saying, ‘I think I can, I think I can.’ Tomas cheered beside the track.
At the top, Suki took a big breath. ‘I thought I could!’ she said. Then down the other side she went, whoosh! The children were waiting, waving and cheering.
They unloaded the boxes of cakes, and the children gave Suki a big hug. ‘Thank you, little train!’ they cried. And Suki puffed home that evening, singing ‘I knew I could!’
The little lesson
Believing in yourself helps you do hard things.
Let’s talk about it
- What did the little train say?
- Have you done something hard?
Finish stories to collect Suki as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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