Kit’s Hot Air Balloon Trip
Kit takes a hot air balloon ride across the countryside and sees the world from above.
It was a calm, golden morning, perfect for a balloon ride. Willow the bear lit the burner. WHOOSH! The big striped balloon swelled and tugged at the ropes. Kit climbed into the basket.
Slowly, the ground slipped away. The people below became tiny. Kit held the edge of the basket and looked down. ‘We’re flying!’ he whispered. His stomach did a little flip.
They drifted over winding rivers. Everything looked small and neat, like a map. A flock of birds flew alongside. Felix the fox waved a wing. Kit waved back.
Kit spotted his own house, no bigger than a matchbox. He saw the school, the park and the river. ‘It’s all so close together,’ he said. ‘From up here, nothing seems far.’
They landed softly in a meadow, with a gentle bump. Kit climbed out, legs wobbly. ‘Thank you,’ he said. ‘That was the best view ever.’ Willow grinned. ‘The world is always lovelier from a new angle.’
The little lesson
Seeing things from a new point of view changes how you see them.
Let’s talk about it
- What could you see from above?
- What did Kit learn?
Finish stories to collect Kit as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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