Who Sent Tariq the Parcel?
A parcel arrives with no name and no address, and a faint noise inside.
On Tuesday afternoon, there was a knock at the door. No one was there. But on the doorstep sat a brown paper parcel tied up with string. It had no name and no address.
Tariq picked it up. It was surprisingly light. And as he shook it very gently, something went tinkle, tinkle. ‘Hmm,’ said Tariq. ‘We’ll need the detective kit.’
Tariq called Remy the raccoon and Kira the koala. Together they examined the parcel. ‘There’s a ribbon with a tiny bell,’ said Remy. ‘That’s a clue,’ said Tariq. ‘Perhaps it came from the clock tower.’
They set off to the clock tower. Tariq asked the people there: ‘Did anyone send a parcel?’ Everyone shook their heads. But the kind old lady at the counter thought for a moment. ‘I think I know that handwriting.’
She pointed to a tiny letter in the corner of the paper, almost invisible. ‘See? That’s a special curly G. It’s from someone very close to you.’ Tariq’s heart skipped a beat.
They hurried home. Tariq sat down and slowly pulled the string. The paper unwrapped. Inside lay a model sailboat and a letter from Uncle. Tariq read the note. A big smile spread across his face.
It was a present from someone far away who loved him, and had wanted it to be a surprise. Tariq wrote a thank-you letter that very night. And he mailed a parcel back, wrapped in brown paper, with no name at all.
The little lesson
Sometimes the people who love us send surprises when we least expect them.
Let’s talk about it
- What would you hope was inside?
- Who do you send surprises to?
Finish stories to collect Tariq as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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