Where Is Jamal’s Boot?
It’s match day, but Jamal can only find one boot. Where could it be?
It was match day! Jamal woke up early and pulled on his shirt. But where was his left boot? He had one boot. Only one boot!
Jamal 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, Ravi the tiger came bouncing along the path. ‘Why the long face?’ asked Ravi. ‘I can’t find my boot,’ sighed Jamal. ‘Let’s look together!’
They looked high and low. Ravi peeked this way. Jamal peeked that way. Then Ravi gave a great big gasp. ‘Look! Look!’
There was the missing boot, in the toy box! ‘It wanted to play with the teddies!’ giggled Ravi. Jamal laughed so hard he got the hiccups.
Jamal laced up both boots, tie, tie, tie, and the two friends raced off to Duckpond Park. They arrived just as the whistle was about to blow.
Jamal played the best game ever. Both boots on, both feet happy. And after the game, Jamal 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 Jamal as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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