A Sunny Meadow
On a big green meadow, the sun was shining. It was quiet and pretty there…
…until the first friend came running.
Come on — let’s meet them!
One
First came Little Tiger. He had soft paws and stripes on his back.
“Rrr-rrr!” he growled happily. “Is anyone here?”
But on the meadow there was only him.
One tiger.
Two
Then Little Bear rolled out of a bush.
“Mrm-mrm,” he grumbled. “Hello, Little Tiger!”
“Hello!” Little Tiger cheered.
Now there were two. One and one — that’s two!
Three, Four, Five
Out of the water came Little Hippo.
“Hrooo!” he trumpeted. “I want to play too!”
Then Little Kitty padded up very softly.
“Meow!”
And Little Monkey jumped down from a tree.
“Ee-ee-ee!”
The friends counted together: one, two, three, four, five!
Five little friends on one meadow. Hooray!
A Little Adventure
“Look!” Little Monkey pointed up.
High up in a tall tree hung a big juicy pear.
Five little mouths watered. Mmm!
But the pear was too high. Even Little Tiger jumped for it — hop, hop! — but he couldn’t reach.
We Help Each Other
“Let’s help each other!” said Little Bear.
So Little Hippo stood at the bottom, big and steady. Thump.
Little Tiger climbed onto Little Hippo. Pat, pat.
Little Bear climbed onto Little Tiger. Wobble!
And right at the very top, light little Monkey hopped up. “Ee-ee-ee!”
She stretched out her paw and — pop! — the pear fell.
Little Kitty caught it softly. “Meow!”
Together, they did it!
Sharing
There was only one pear. But the five friends knew exactly what to do.
They split it into five pieces — one for each.
“Thank you!”
“Mmm!”
“Yum-yum!”
When you share with friends, there’s more happy to go around.
Goodnight
The sun was sliding down behind the hills. The five little friends were tired and happy.
They lay down side by side in the soft grass.
“Goodnight, Little Tiger.”
“Goodnight, Little Bear.”
“Goodnight, Little Hippo.”
“Goodnight, Little Kitty.”
“Goodnight, Little Monkey.”
In the sky, tiny stars began to blink. Blink, blink.
And five little friends fell happily, softly, side-by-side asleep.
Goodnight. 💤
