Once upon a time, there was a dance-loving bird named Twirly who lived in a forest. One day, Twirly saw a horse named Gallop who was running around the lake. Twirly thought to himself, "I bet I could swim faster than that horse!" So Twirly challenged Gallop to a race.

The next day, they had their race and Twirly dove into the water, swimming as fast as he could. But to his surprise, Gallop was an excellent swimmer too! In the end, they both crossed the finish line at the same time.

They were both so tired from the race that they decided to take a break and jump on a nearby log. There, they met a fish named Flip who loved to sing. Flip offered to sing them a song about a chimp named Chimpy who loved to run and jump.

As Flip sang, Chimpy appeared and joined in on the fun. They all danced along to the song, even the frog named Croak who had been watching from the bank.

In the end, they all became good friends and continued to dance, run, swim, jump, sing, and have fun together every day. The end.

Reflections

1. Who is Twirly?
2. How did Twirly and Gallop become friends?
3. What did Flip offer to do for Twirly and Gallop?
4. Who joined in on the fun with the forest friends?
5. What did the forest friends like to do together?