Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim who loved to play with his ball. One day, he was playing catch in the hall when he tripped and fell. His ball rolled down the hall and into a room where a group of aliens were trying to install a new spaceship engine. The aliens were so startled by Tim's ball that they all fell too!

Tim called out to the aliens, "What are you doing here?" The aliens replied, "We are trying to install a new engine for our spaceship, but now we can't seem to get up."

So Tim helped the aliens back on their feet and showed them how to play catch with his ball. They had so much fun that they decided to install a playground instead of an engine. And everybody lived happily ever after, playing catch and having fun in the hall!

Reflections

1. How did Tim help the aliens in the story?
2. What was the aliens' original plan?
3. Why did Tim fall in the hall?
4. What game did Tim play with the aliens?
5. What happened to the spaceship engine?