Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy who lived in a cozy little house with his family. One day, as Timmy was playing outside, he noticed that the big clock on the town square had stopped working. He decided to go on an adventure to find out what was wrong with it.

As Timmy walked through the forest, he came across a beautiful pond where he saw many colorful fish swimming. He wanted to get a closer look, so he walked to the edge of the pond and peered in. Suddenly, a little girl appeared from behind a tree. Her name was Susie, and she told Timmy that the fish were her friends and that they were having a problem.

It turns out that the fish's home, a small stream that flowed into the pond, had become blocked by fallen branches. The fish were unable to swim upstream to lay their eggs. Timmy and Susie decided to work together to help the fish.

They gathered branches and twigs from the nearby trees and cleared the stream. The fish were so happy and grateful that they thanked Timmy and Susie with a big splash. They swam upstream to lay their eggs.

As Timmy and Susie were leaving the pond, they came across a beautiful horse grazing nearby. The horse was so friendly and gentle that Susie asked if they could ride it back to the town square. The horse agreed and Timmy and Susie rode the horse back to the town square.

As they arrived, they noticed that the clock was still not working. Timmy remembered that the clock's mechanism was powered by water from the stream. He and Susie quickly realized that the blocked stream must have stopped the clock from working.

They went to the clock's back door and opened it, revealing the mechanism inside. They turned a wheel that released water from the stream into the mechanism, and to their delight, the clock began to chime.

The people of the town were so grateful to Timmy and Susie that they threw a big party in their honor. Timmy and Susie became the best of friends, and from that day on, they had many more adventures together.

The end.

Reflections

1. What problem did the fish in the story have?
2. How did Timmy and Susie work together to help the fish?
3. What did Timmy and Susie realize when they arrived at the town square?
4. How did Timmy and Susie fix the clock?
5. What did the people of the town do to thank Timmy and Susie for their help?