Rosie Forgets the Cape
It’s Cape Day at school, but Rosie 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. Rosie had packed her bag very carefully. But when she got to school, she realised she had forgotten the cape.
All around the playground, children were swooshing in red capes, blue capes and sparkly ones. ‘Where’s yours?’ asked Maya. Rosie felt a lump in her throat. ‘I forgot it,’ she said quietly.
Rosie went to the quiet corner and sat down, feeling left out. But then she saw Dot the lamb, who was crying. Dot’s cape had been snagged on the swing, and it lay in a sad, floppy heap.
Rosie didn’t think twice. She stood up and said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll help.’ She knelt down and began to tie the torn pieces together. It wasn’t perfect, but it held. ‘There,’ said Rosie. ‘Good as new.’
Dot gave Rosie a big hug. ‘Thank you,’ Dot said. Then Maya came over. ‘I saw what you did,’ Maya said. ‘That was the best hero thing anyone did all day.’
Their teacher beamed. ‘Look, everyone! Rosie is a hero without a cape.’ She went to the cupboard and found a tea towel. They tied it round Rosie’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, Rosie flew round the playground, with a tea towel flapping proudly behind her.
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 Rosie do?
Finish stories to collect Rosie as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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