Here's a story for kids:

Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Timmy who loved to play sports. But he had a problem, he couldn't decide which sport to play! One day, he went to the park with all his gear: a towel, a helmet, a skateboard, a bucket, a tennis racket, a mitt, a hat, a tennis ball, a fishing rod, and a bat.

As he was trying to decide what to play, a group of ducks flew by. Timmy thought it would be fun to catch them with his fishing rod, so he cast his line and waited. Suddenly, a duck flew down and landed on his hat! Timmy tried to use his fishing rod to reel in the duck, but the duck was too strong.

Just then, a group of kids playing tennis asked Timmy to join in. Timmy agreed and used his tennis racket to hit the ball back and forth. But the duck on his hat wouldn't let go, so Timmy ended up hitting the duck with the ball!

The duck flew off, and Timmy realized that he needed a new plan. So he put on his helmet and jumped on his skateboard. He rode around the park, trying to catch the duck. But the duck was too fast!

Finally, Timmy had an idea. He filled his bucket with water and used it to splash the duck. The duck got wet and finally let go of Timmy's hat. Timmy was so happy that he did a victory dance with his tennis racket and bat.

From that day on, Timmy learned that no matter what sport he played, as long as he had fun and used his imagination, he could have a great time. The end.

Reflections

1. What sport did Timmy originally want to play?
2. How did Timmy try to catch the duck?
3. What happened when Timmy played tennis with the duck on his hat?
4. How did Timmy finally get the duck off his hat?
5. What did Timmy learn at the end of the story?