Sana Finds a Home
Sana has to move to a new meadow and isn’t sure about it, until the neighbours come knocking.
It was moving day. Sana the little bird packed up everything: the cosy bed, the teapot and the little blue chair. ‘Goodbye, old home,’ she whispered, feeling very sad.
The new home was on the far side of the meadow. It was big and empty, and it smelled of fresh earth. Sana sat in the middle of the floor. ‘I don’t know anybody here,’ she sighed.
Just then: knock, knock, knock! Sana opened the door. There stood Kiki the koala, holding a warm apple pie. ‘Welcome to the neighbourhood!’ said Kiki. ‘I live in the house with the red door.’
Then came knock, knock, knock again! It was Harvey the hedgehog, with a big, friendly grin. ‘I heard we had a new neighbour. I live just up the path. Do you need a hand unpacking?’
Together, they carried the blue chair and the teapot. They hung a picture on the wall. They put the cosy bed by the window, just where the morning sun would come through.
That evening, the three friends sat down to share a warm apple pie. Sana looked around at the warm, bright room, full of laughter. It wasn’t empty anymore. ‘I think,’ she said, ‘I’m going to like it here.’
The little lesson
A new place can become home when you let new friends in.
Let’s talk about it
- How would you feel about moving to a new place?
- What could you do to welcome a new neighbour?
Finish stories to collect Sana as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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