The trees were wearing red, orange and gold. All day, leaves floated down, tick, tick, tick. Elsa and Dani the deer took rakes to the garden. ‘Let’s make a leaf pile!’ said Elsa.
They raked and raked. The pile grew as tall as Dani. Then as tall as Elsa. Then Leo the little bird popped out of the pile. ‘Surprise!’ he laughed. Leo had been napping inside.
‘Let’s jump!’ said Elsa. One, two, three, and WHOOSH! They flew into the leaves. Crunch! Leaves flew everywhere like confetti. They giggled so much they couldn’t stop.
When they were tired, they sat down and made a leaf picture from the prettiest leaves. Elsa found a golden one the size of a plate. ‘Look at this!’ she cried.
As the sun went down, a gust of wind blew the leaf pile all over again. ‘Let’s do it again tomorrow!’ said Dani. And they did.
The little lesson
Autumn is full of colour for those who look.
Let’s talk about it
- What colours are autumn leaves?
- Why do leaves fall?
Finish stories to collect Elsa as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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