Harvey’s Great Picnic Chase
A big gust of wind takes the picnic away. Can the friends catch it?
It was a lovely sunny day, and Harvey the hippo, Hattie the hedgehog and Otto the cow were having a picnic. They had a basket of red apples!
But then, WHOOSH! A big gust of wind blew across the meadow. The picnic blanket flew up, up, up, and away went a basket of red apples!
‘Stop!’ cried Harvey. The friends ran after the picnic. They ran over the hill. They ran around the pond. They ran under the big old tree.
Hattie jumped and missed. Otto leapt and landed in a bush. Harvey tripped over a log and rolled down the hill, giggling all the way.
Finally, the wind stopped. The picnic blanket drifted down onto the top of the hill, and landed with a soft flop. There was only a little bit left, with grass all over it.
‘It’s a bit squished,’ said Otto. ‘And a bit leafy,’ said Hattie. ‘But it’s still delicious!’ laughed Harvey. They shared every crumb together as the sun went down.
The little lesson
Good friends can make a feast out of whatever is left.
Let’s talk about it
- What was your favourite picnic food in the story?
- What would you bring to a picnic?
Finish stories to collect Harvey as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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