Olive’s Class Pet That Escaped
Olive is in charge of the class pet for the weekend, but it goes missing.
On Friday, Zara the turtle said, ‘This weekend, Olive will take Percy the piglet home.’ Olive was thrilled. She carried the cage home like treasure.
On Saturday morning, Olive went to feed Percy. The cage door was open! The cage was empty! Olive’s heart fell. She had forgotten to latch it properly. Percy was missing!
Olive searched everywhere. She looked under the bed. She looked in the bath. Nothing. She wanted to hide the mistake. But Olive knew that wouldn’t help Percy. She called Zane.
‘I lost Percy,’ Olive said. Zane said, ‘Don’t panic. Let’s look together.’ They tiptoed through the house, whispering. And at last, they heard a tiny rustle behind the curtain.
There was Percy, safe and sound, looking sleepy. Olive scooped Percy up gently, and checked the latch three times. On Monday, Olive told Zara what had happened. ‘Thank you for being honest,’ said Zara.
‘We all make mistakes,’ said Zara. ‘Olive fixed it, and that’s what counts.’ And from then on, Olive was the most careful pet-minder in the class.
The little lesson
Being responsible means asking for help when you need it.
Let’s talk about it
- What did Olive do wrong?
- What did Olive do right?
Finish stories to collect Olive as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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