Once upon a time, a man named Stan was walking down the street with his trusty fan. Suddenly, a gust of wind knocked off his hat and it flew straight into a van!
Stan ran after the van, but it drove away too fast. He then saw a cat with a bat chasing a rat. The cat swung the bat and hit the rat, which ran off into a nearby mat.
Stan said to the cat, "Hey! That was quite a catch! Can I borrow your bat to get my hat back?" The cat meowed in agreement and they set off in pursuit of the van.
They finally caught up to the van and used the bat to break one of its windows. They rescued Stan's hat and the grateful man thanked the cat by giving it a can of milk.
And that's how one man, a fan, a hat, a cat, a bat, and a van all had an adventure together!

Reflections

1. What was the man named in the story?
2. What did the cat have that helped retrieve the hat?
3. What did the man do to thank the cat for its help?
4. What was the problem that needed to be solved in the story?
5. How did the man, cat, and bat work together to solve the problem?