Stories · Ages 3–4
Monkey's Tumbling Tower
Monkey wanted to build the tallest tower in the whole cottage. Up went one block, two blocks, three blocks...
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CRASH! The tower tumbled down. Monkey felt cross. He stamped his foot. "Grrr!"
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Monkey took a big breath in... and let it out slowly, like blowing out birthday candles. He cuddled Teddy and felt a little bit calmer.
What could Monkey do to make his tower stronger?
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Monkey had an idea. "Big blocks at the bottom, little blocks at the top!" He tried again, slowly and carefully.
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Up, up, up went the tower. It was taller than Monkey! It was nearly as tall as his balloon!
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"Can we build one too?" asked his friends. "Yes!" said Monkey. "I'll show you my trick." And together they built a whole tower town.
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The end
Let's talk about the story
- How did Monkey feel when his tower fell down?
- What did he do to feel calm?
- What was Monkey's trick?
- What would you like to build?
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