Alf Saves the Day
Alf loved football. He loved everything about football.
Alf loved drawing football pictures. He drew good football pictures.
Alf loved writing football stories. He was good at football stories.
Alf loved watching football on television. He cheered and cheered.
Alf loved going to football matches. There were lots of people and everyone cheered.
Alf was a big football fan.
At school, lots of children played football. Lots of boys and lots of girls played.
Alf really, really wanted to be a football star. But he wasn’t good at football.
Some children were good at dribbling. Alf wasn’t good at dribbling.
Some children were good at passing. Alf wasn’t good at passing.
Alf wasn’t good at shooting. He wasn’t good at heading.
Alf was just no good at football. He felt every sad.
The football coach picked five children for one team. He picked five children for the other team.
Alf went to watch the football match.
Suddenly, Alf shouted, “Look out!”
Alf jumped up in the air ... and made a very good save!
All the children cheered. The football players cheered. The football coach cheered. The dinner lady cheered.
“What a good save, Alf!” everyone said.
The football coach said, “Alf, come with me.”
Alf stood in the goal and the coach took a shot. It was a good shot, but Alf saved it.
Alf saved the next shot, too. And the next one. He saved every shot!
All the children cheered.
Alf was a very good goalkeeper. He was good at playing football after all!
The Race
Cat and Tiger pushed the buttons. Time to play — but what to do?
Tiger had a micro-buggy.
Cat had an idea, too!
Tiger looked and saw Cat playing. “A snail to ride on? What a joke!”
“This micro-buggy is so fast. You will only see my smoke!”
“Race you to the tree!” said Tiger.
“Ready, steady, here we go!”
Tiger shot off like a rocket.
Cat on her snail was very slow.
Tiger shot off in the buggy.
Then he saw a dragonfly.
Cat went on, all slow and steady.
Tiger missed her going by.
Tiger day-dreamed he was winning. He sat there with a happy grin.
Then he went off in his buggy, sure as ever he would win.
Slow and steady is the secret.
Slow and steady never fails.
Slow and steady beat the buggy.
Cat was waiting with her snail!
Oh, Jack!
There was a boy called Jack. Jack sat about the house all day.
“Oh, Jack! Get a job,” said his mum.
Jack got a job at the baker’s shop.
Mr Brown the baker gave him a penny for his pay, but he lost it.
“Oh, Jack! I’m very cross with you,” said his mum. “Put it in your pocket next time.
Jack got a job in the dairy.
Mrs Green the dairy owner gave him a pot of milk for his pay.
On the way home he put it in his pocket. The milk spilled onto the ground.
“Oh, Jack!” said his mum. “Put it on your head next time.”
Jack got a job at the market.
Mr White the stallholder gave him a cheese for his pay.
On the way home he put it on his head.
But the sun was very hot! The cheese melted.
“Oh, Jack! What a mess,” said his mum. “Hold it in your hands next time.”
Jack got a job with Miss Black the vet.
She gave him a cat for his pay.
On the way home he held it in his hands.
The cat got cross!
“Oh, Jack!” said his mum. “Put it on a lead next time.”
Jack got a job at the cake shop.
Mr Grey the shopkeeper gave him a cake for his pay.
On the way home he put it on a lead.
“Oh, Jack! You don’t think,” said his mum.
“Carry it on your shoulder next time.”
Jack got a job on the farm.
Mrs Gold the farmer gave him a donkey for his pay.
On the way home he carried it on his shoulder. Lots of people saw him and chuckled.
Jack came by a big house.
A girl sat at the window. She was very rich, but very sad.
She looked and saw Jack with the donkey on his shoulder.
The girl giggled and giggled.
Jack made her happy.
They got married and lived happily ever after.