Once upon a time there were three silly bears, one big, one medium, and one small. They lived in a forest with five trees, four of which they climbed every day. One day, they saw six birds flying overhead and decided to catch them. They each climbed a tree and counted, "One, two, three!" But when they tried to jump to catch the birds, they all missed. The next day, they tried again but this time, they counted to six before jumping. They were successful and caught all six birds! From then on, they made sure to count to six before trying anything new in the forest.

Reflections

• Why did the three bears try to catch the six birds?
• How did the bears catch the birds in the end?
• What did the bears learn from their first unsuccessful attempt?
• Can you think of a time when you counted before doing something new?