One Boot, Two Boots, Where, Mateo?
It’s match day, but Mateo can only find one boot. Where could it be?
It was match day! Mateo woke up early and pulled on his shirt. But where was his left boot? He had one boot. Only one boot!
Mateo looked under the bed. No boot. He looked in the cupboard. No boot. He even looked in the shoe box. Just one very surprised sock.
Outside, Tara the lion came bouncing along the path. ‘Why the long face?’ asked Tara. ‘I can’t find my boot,’ sighed Mateo. ‘Let’s look together!’
They looked high and low. Tara peeked this way. Mateo peeked that way. Then Tara gave a great big gasp. ‘Look! Look!’
There was the missing boot, next to the umbrella stand! ‘It was waiting for you all along!’ giggled Tara. Mateo laughed so hard he got the hiccups.
Mateo laced up both boots, tie, tie, tie, and the two friends raced off to the Old Mill Field. They arrived just as the whistle was about to blow.
Mateo played the best game ever. Both boots on, both feet happy. And after the game, Mateo put his boots right by the door, side by side.
The little lesson
When you lose something, stay calm, look carefully, and ask a friend to help.
Let’s talk about it
- Where do you look when you lose something?
- Have you ever found something in a funny place?
Finish stories to collect Mateo as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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