Read together
Once upon a time, there was a small village where all the vehicles wanted to have a race. Motorbike, train, bus, ship, lorry, helicopter, car and bike gathered at the starting line. The race began and they were all very excited! But as they reached a bend in the road, they suddenly realized they had gone in different directions!
The motorbike zoomed off into the mountains, the train chugged along the tracks, the bus took everyone on a tour of the city, the ship set sail for the ocean, the lorry went to deliver goods to the countryside, the helicopter flew up high in the sky, the car drove around the town and the bike took a leisurely ride along the river.
Eventually, they all met up again at the finish line and found out that they had all won the race because they had explored different parts of the world and had a great time doing it! And that's the story of how the vehicles became friends and learned that winning isn't everything, but having fun is.
Talk about it
Reflection
- What did the vehicles learn from the race?
- How did each vehicle explore a different part of the world?
- Why was having fun more important than winning?
- Which vehicle did you like the most and why?
- Can you think of other ways the vehicles could have explored the world together?