Once upon a time, in a small town, there was a small shop on the corner of the street. The shop sold all kinds of things, from clothes to toys to food. The people in the town loved going to the small shop because the owner, Mrs. Smith, was always so friendly and helpful.

One day, a big supermarket opened up on the other side of town. The supermarket was huge, with shiny floors and bright lights. It had everything the small shop had, but it had more of it and it was cheaper too.

Many people in the town started going to the supermarket instead of the small shop. Mrs. Smith was worried that her shop would have to close down.

But she didn't give up. She decided to make her shop special in a different way. She turned part of her shop into a bakery and started selling homemade bread and pastries. She also added a book shop section where people could come and read or buy books. And she opened a sweet shop where people could buy different type of sweets and cand.

Soon, people started coming back to the small shop. They loved the homemade bread and pastries, and they enjoyed browsing through the books and sweet shop. The small shop became popular again and it was always busy.

The end.

Reflections

1. What did Mrs. Smith do when the supermarket opened across town?
2. How did Mrs. Smith make her small shop special?
3. Why did people start coming back to the small shop?
4. Why was the small shop always busy?
5. What can we learn from the story about the small shop?