Maya Forgets the Cape
It’s Cape Day at school, but Maya forgot to bring a cape. Can a hero be a hero without one?
It was Cape Day at school. Everyone had been told to bring a cape and be a superhero for the day. Maya had packed her bag very carefully. But when she got to school, she realised she had forgotten the cape.
All around the playground, children were swooshing in red capes, blue capes and sparkly ones. ‘Where’s yours?’ asked Chloe. Maya felt a lump in her throat. ‘I forgot it,’ she said quietly.
Maya went to the quiet corner and sat down, feeling left out. But then she saw Rani the rabbit, who was crying. Rani’s cape had been snagged on the swing, and it lay in a sad, floppy heap.
Maya didn’t think twice. She stood up and said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll help.’ She knelt down and began to tie the torn pieces together. It wasn’t perfect, but it held. ‘There,’ said Maya. ‘Good as new.’
Rani gave Maya a big hug. ‘Thank you,’ Rani said. Then Chloe came over. ‘I saw what you did,’ Chloe said. ‘That was the best hero thing anyone did all day.’
Their teacher beamed. ‘Look, everyone! Maya is a hero without a cape.’ She went to the cupboard and found a yellow curtain. They tied it round Maya’s shoulders. It was the most beautiful cape in the school.
‘Heroes aren’t about what they wear,’ said the teacher. ‘They’re about what they do.’ And for the rest of the day, Maya flew round the playground, with a yellow curtain flapping proudly behind her.
The little lesson
Being a hero is about kindness, not costumes.
Let’s talk about it
- What would your cape look like?
- What kind thing did Maya do?
Finish stories to collect Maya as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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