Lena Pitches a Tent
Lena sleeps in a tent for the first time and hears all the night sounds of the woods.
Lena and Mia the monkey were going camping! They carried their backpacks into the woods. They put up a tent, rolled out sleeping bags and collected twigs for a campfire.
As the sun went down, Rocco the owl lit the fire. They toasted sausages on sticks and sang songs. Orange sparks drifted up into the sky. Lena thought it was the loveliest evening ever.
Later, they crawled into the tent. Zip! It was dark and snug. Then Lena heard a noise outside. ‘snuffle-snuffle!’ It was a hedgehog. Lena sat up, a little scared.
‘It’s only a hedgehog,’ whispered Mia. They lifted the flap a crack. Moonlight shone on the grass. A thousand stars blinked above. Lena smiled. The sounds weren’t scary. They were the forest’s goodnight song.
In the morning, birds were singing. Lena woke up, stretched and unzipped the tent. Dew sparkled on the grass. ‘Can we do it again?’ she asked. ‘Every summer,’ said Rocco.
The little lesson
New things feel less scary when you try them.
Let’s talk about it
- Would you like to camp?
- What were the night sounds?
Finish stories to collect Lena as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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