Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there lived a little squirrel named Sammy. Sammy lived in a big, cozy tree with his family and friends. One day, Sammy's family and friends were getting ready for a big feast to celebrate the arrival of spring.

Sammy was in charge of collecting nuts for the feast, so he set out early in the morning to gather as many as he could. He searched high and low, and before long, he had gathered a lot of nuts. Sammy was so proud of himself, he thought to himself, "I've got enough nuts to feed everyone at the feast!"

But just as he was about to head back to the tree, he remembered his friend, Timmy the chipmunk, who loved cupcakes. Sammy decided to go out and find some cupcakes for Timmy. He searched high and low, and before long, he had gathered a lot of cupcakes. Sammy was so proud of himself, he thought to himself, "I've got enough cupcakes to feed Timmy and everyone at the feast!"

As he was about to head back to the tree, he remembered his friend, Tommy the blueberry bush, who loved blueberries. Sammy decided to go out and find some blueberries for Tommy. He searched high and low, and before long, he had gathered a lot of blueberries. Sammy was so proud of himself, he thought to himself, "I've got enough blueberries to feed Tommy and everyone at the feast!"

As he was about to head back to the tree, he remembered his friend, Tammy the cherry tree, who loved cherries. Sammy decided to go out and find some cherries for Tammy. He searched high and low, and before long, he had gathered a lot of cherries. Sammy was so proud of himself, he thought to himself, "I've got enough cherries to feed Tammy and everyone at the feast!"

When Sammy returned to the tree, his family and friends were amazed at all the nuts, cupcakes, blueberries, and cherries he had gathered. They thanked him for his hard work and enjoyed the feast together. Sammy was happy that he was able to make his friends happy and everyone had a great time together.

The end.

Reflections

1. What was Sammy's initial task in the story?
2. How did Sammy feel about gathering nuts for the feast?
3. Who did Sammy go out to find food for after gathering nuts?
4. Why was Sammy proud of himself after gathering food for each of his friends?
5. How did Sammy's family and friends react to the food he gathered?