Nate’s Great Picnic Chase
A big gust of wind takes the picnic away. Can the friends catch it?
It was a lovely sunny day, and Nate the lion, Oscar the owl and Gus the giraffe were having a picnic. They had a stack of fluffy pancakes!
But then, WHOOSH! A big gust of wind blew across the meadow. The picnic blanket flew up, up, up, and away went a stack of fluffy pancakes!
‘Stop!’ cried Nate. The friends ran after the picnic. They ran over the hill. They ran around the pond. They ran under the big old tree.
Oscar jumped and missed. Gus leapt and landed in a bush. Nate tripped over a log and rolled down the hill, giggling all the way.
Finally, the wind stopped. The picnic blanket drifted down onto the top of the hill, and landed with a soft flop. There was only a little bit left, with grass all over it.
‘It’s a bit squished,’ said Gus. ‘And a bit leafy,’ said Oscar. ‘But it’s still delicious!’ laughed Nate. They shared every crumb together as the sun went down.
The little lesson
Good friends can make a feast out of whatever is left.
Let’s talk about it
- What was your favourite picnic food in the story?
- What would you bring to a picnic?
Finish stories to collect Nate as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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