Omar’s Trail in the Snow
Strange footprints appear in the snow outside Omar’s door. Whose are they?
One winter morning, Omar opened the front door and gasped. The whole world was white. And right across the garden, leading away into the woods, was a line of small footprints.
‘Who made those?’ wondered Omar. He put on his warm coat and boots and called Kiki the koala. ‘Let’s follow them,’ said Omar. ‘It’s a mystery!’
They followed the tracks across the garden, over the fence and into the woods. The footprints were small and round, with four tiny toes. ‘Not a bear,’ said Kiki. ‘Not a dog either.’
The trail wound past the frozen stream. It went round a big fir tree. Then it stopped. ‘Where did they go?’ said Omar. They looked around. There was only a pile of snow and something shivering inside it.
Omar brushed the snow away very gently. Out peeped Max the little bird, with big, scared eyes. ‘Oh, hello,’ squeaked Max. ‘I had lost its way home in the snowstorm. I’m so cold.’
‘Don’t worry,’ said Omar, wrapping his scarf round Max. They carried Max home, where the fire was crackling. Kiki made hot chocolate. Max drank it and started to get pink and warm again.
When the snow stopped, they took Max home. And on the way back, Omar looked at the footprints. Four sets now, all side by side. The mystery was solved, and a new friend was made.
The little lesson
A little curiosity and a lot of kindness can turn a mystery into a friendship.
Let’s talk about it
- What animals leave footprints in snow?
- How did Omar help the lost one?
Finish stories to collect Omar as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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