Remy’s Hero Without a Cape
It’s Cape Day at school, but Remy forgot to bring a cape. Can a hero be a hero without one?
It was Cape Day at school. Everyone had been told to bring a cape and be a superhero for the day. Remy had packed his bag very carefully. But when he got to school, he realised he had forgotten the cape.
All around the playground, children were swooshing in red capes, blue capes and sparkly ones. ‘Where’s yours?’ asked Elsa. Remy felt a lump in his throat. ‘I forgot it,’ he said quietly.
Remy went to the quiet corner and sat down, feeling left out. But then he saw Ravi the raccoon, who was crying. Ravi’s cape had been caught in the door, and it lay in a sad, floppy heap.
Remy didn’t think twice. He stood up and said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll help.’ He knelt down and began to tie the torn pieces together. It wasn’t perfect, but it held. ‘There,’ said Remy. ‘Good as new.’
Ravi gave Remy a big hug. ‘Thank you,’ Ravi said. Then Elsa came over. ‘I saw what you did,’ Elsa said. ‘That was the best hero thing anyone did all day.’
Their teacher beamed. ‘Look, everyone! Remy is a hero without a cape.’ She went to the cupboard and found a patterned blanket. They tied it round Remy’s shoulders. It was the most beautiful cape in the school.
‘Heroes aren’t about what they wear,’ said the teacher. ‘They’re about what they do.’ And for the rest of the day, Remy flew round the playground, with a patterned blanket flapping proudly behind him.
The little lesson
Being a hero is about kindness, not costumes.
Let’s talk about it
- What would your cape look like?
- What kind thing did Remy do?
Finish stories to collect Remy as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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