Finding Mabel’s Sock
A giant has lost his sock, and it’s the size of a house! Can small Basil find it?
Every morning, the giant Mabel woke up in a good mood. But one morning, Mabel woke up in a very bad mood. ‘My sock!’ she roared. ‘My left sock is MISSING!’
The ground shook. The birds flew off. In the village below, Basil the bee and Bruno the mouse felt the whole street wobble. ‘What is that?’ asked Bruno. ‘It’s the giant,’ said Basil. ‘I think he needs help.’
They climbed up the hill and shouted as loudly as they could. ‘GIANT Mabel! What does your sock look like?’ The giant bent down. It was like looking up at a mountain. ‘It’s red and stripy,’ she sniffled. ‘And very, very big.’
So Basil and Bruno set off to look for a red, stripy sock the size of a house. They looked in the barn. No sock. They looked under the bridge. No sock. ‘Hmm,’ said Basil, thinking hard.
Then Basil spotted something red and stripy near the pond. It was the sock! And it was being used already, because the ducks were using it as a boat. ‘It’s a really good sock,’ said Bruno.
Basil had an idea. ‘We can’t take the sock away from everyone,’ he said. ‘But the giant can have the next one we make!’ The villagers knitted day and night, and soon had a brand-new giant-sized sock.
The giant was so happy that he picked up Basil and Bruno and gave them a ride on his shoulders. ‘Thank you, little ones!’ he said. And the old sock stayed where it was, and everybody was snug.
The little lesson
Big problems can have small solutions, if you use your brain.
Let’s talk about it
- What was the funniest place the sock turned up?
- Why do you think Basil was a good problem solver?
Finish stories to collect Basil as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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