Hattie and the Missing Boot
It’s match day, but Hattie can only find one boot. Where could it be?
It was match day! Hattie woke up early and pulled on her shirt. But where was her left boot? She had one boot. Only one boot!
Hattie looked under the bed. No boot. She looked in the cupboard. No boot. She even looked in the shoe box. Just one very surprised sock.
Outside, Zane the tiger came bouncing along the path. ‘Why the long face?’ asked Zane. ‘I can’t find my boot,’ sighed Hattie. ‘Let’s look together!’
They looked high and low. Zane peeked this way. Hattie peeked that way. Then Zane gave a great big gasp. ‘Look! Look!’
There was the missing boot, on top of the shed! ‘How did it get all the way up there?’ giggled Zane. Hattie laughed so hard she got the hiccups.
Hattie laced up both boots, tie, tie, tie, and the two friends raced off to Oakwood Field. They arrived just as the whistle was about to blow.
Hattie played the best game ever. Both boots on, both feet happy. And after the game, Hattie put her boots right by the door, side by side.
The little lesson
When you lose something, stay calm, look carefully, and ask a friend to help.
Let’s talk about it
- Where do you look when you lose something?
- Have you ever found something in a funny place?
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