Once upon a time, there was a school where all the stationery objects came to life. One day, the board, pencil, chair, scissors, book, rubber, paper, schoolbag, ruler, and sharpener were all playing hide and seek. The board suddenly realized that he was "it". He started counting and all the objects ran to hide as fast as they could.
The pencil hid behind the chair, while the scissors snipped behind the book. The rubber bounced under the table, the paper flew away, and the ruler slid down a crack in the floor. The schoolbag decided to hide inside the sharpener, but the sharpener sharpened him into tiny pieces of paper! Suddenly, the board found the ruler, who had only pretended to hide. The ruler declared himself the winner and they all lived happily ever after.
The end.

Reflections

1. What are the names of all the objects that came to life in the story?
2. Where did each object hide during the game of hide-and-seek?
3. Who was "it" in the game and how did they find the other objects?
4. What happened to the schoolbag when he tried to hide inside the sharpener?
5. Who won the game of hide-and-seek and why?