Once upon a time, in a colorful land, there lived 10 friends: Orange, Gray, Purple, Yellow, Pink, Red, Black, Green, White and Blue. One day, they decided to have a race to see who could run the fastest. But Orange got tripped up by a rock and turned upside down, so all its juice spilled out, making everything sticky!

Gray tried to help but slipped on the juice and rolled down the hill like a big gray ball. Purple was next, she tried to jump over Orange but got stuck in the sticky mess. Yellow was too afraid to get dirty and decided to fly instead, but got caught by a gust of wind and ended up stuck in a tree.

Pink tried to help Yellow down, but ended up getting pulled into the tree with her. Red ran as fast as he could, but stumbled on the sticky mess and ended up rolling down the hill with Gray. Black and Green tried to help, but ended up slipping and sliding in the sticky mess themselves.

Finally, White and Blue came to the rescue. They found a bucket of water and cleaned up the sticky mess. They helped each of their friends out of the tree and off the hill. In the end, they all realized that working together is more important than winning a race!

Reflections

1. Who won the race in the end?
2. What happened to Orange in the beginning of the story?
3. How did White and Blue help their friends?
4. What did the friends learn from the race?
5. Who was afraid to get dirty in the story?