Pippa Pitches a Tent
Pippa sleeps in a tent for the first time and hears all the night sounds of the woods.
Pippa and Lily the zebra were going camping! They carried their backpacks into the woods. They put up a tent, rolled out sleeping bags and collected twigs for a campfire.
As the sun went down, Tomas the deer lit the fire. They toasted baked beans and sang songs. Orange sparks drifted up into the sky. Pippa thought it was the loveliest evening ever.
Later, they crawled into the tent. Zip! It was dark and snug. Then Pippa heard a noise outside. ‘yip-yip!’ It was a fox. Pippa sat up, a little scared.
‘It’s only a fox,’ whispered Lily. They lifted the flap a crack. Moonlight shone on the grass. A thousand stars blinked above. Pippa smiled. The sounds weren’t scary. They were the forest’s goodnight song.
In the morning, birds were singing. Pippa woke up, stretched and unzipped the tent. Dew sparkled on the grass. ‘Can we do it again?’ she asked. ‘Every summer,’ said Tomas.
The little lesson
New things feel less scary when you try them.
Let’s talk about it
- Would you like to camp?
- What were the night sounds?
Finish stories to collect Pippa as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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