Mabel’s Football That Glowed
Mabel finds a football that glows, and every pass builds a bridge of rainbow light.
One evening at Duckpond Park, Mabel found a football hidden under a bush. It was glowing, softly, like a tiny moon. Mabel picked it up. It was warm and tingly in her hands.
Mabel kicked the ball gently. It floated up, zoomed round in a circle, and landed with a PING at Percy’s feet. A little bridge of rainbow light appeared in the air.
‘Wow!’ said Percy the piglet. ‘Let’s follow it!’ They kicked the ball again, and another piece of the rainbow bridge appeared. It rose up and up, towards the stars.
But Mabel was too excited. She kicked and kicked on her own. The rainbow flickered, and the glow grew dim. The bridge went wobbly. ‘Pass it!’ cried Percy.
Mabel passed the ball. Percy passed back. Each pass made the rainbow shine brighter. And they walked right up the bridge and into an island made of marshmallows.
There, Uma the unicorn was waiting. ‘The glowing ball needs friends to make its magic,’ Uma said. ‘Every kick is a hello, every pass is a hug.’ Mabel thought about that.
They played all night in the land among the clouds, passing, laughing and shining. When the first sunlight reached the sky, the ball carried them softly home.
Back at the park, the ball stopped glowing, but Mabel wasn’t worried. She knew its secret now. Whenever she played with friends, there was a bit of magic in every pass.
The little lesson
Magic works best when it is shared. Pass it on!
Let’s talk about it
- Why do you think the ball only worked when the friends shared it?
- If you had a magic ball, where would you go?
Finish stories to collect Mabel as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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