Once upon a time, in a forest far, far away, there lived a group of baby animals who loved to play together. There was a puppy named Max, a nestling named Tweety, a kitten named Mittens, a foal named Spot, a calf named Bessie, a lamb named Wooly, a cub named Brownie, and a piglet named Puddles.

One day, Max the puppy came up with a great idea. "Let's play hide-and-seek," he said to his friends. All the baby animals agreed and Max counted to 10 while the others ran off to hide.

Tweety the nestling found a cozy spot in a tree. Mittens the kitten climbed inside a basket of wool. Spot the foal hide behind a big rock. Bessie the calf was hiding behind a bush, Wooly the lamb was hiding in a pile of hay and Brownie the cub was hiding behind a tree. Puddles the piglet found a mud puddle to hide in.

When Max finished counting, he shouted, "Ready or not, here I come!" Max ran around the forest, looking for his friends. He found Tweety first and then Mittens. Spot, Bessie, Wooly, Brownie, and Puddles were all found one by one.

But then, Max realized that there was one baby animal missing. "Who is hiding?" he asked. "I've found everyone except..." Max looked around and then heard a giggle. He followed the sound and found the missing baby animal hiding inside a hollow tree.

It was a little skunk! Max was a little scared at first, but the skunk was so cute that he couldn't resist giving him a big hug. "You can play with us anytime," Max said.

From that day on, the puppy, nestling, kitten, foal, calf, lamb, cub, piglet, and skunk became the best of friends, playing and having fun together every day. And that's the end of the story.

The moral of the story is that you never know who you might meet and become friends with, so it's always good to be kind and open-minded.

Reflections

1. Who was the leader of the group of baby animals?
2. Who was hiding in the hollow tree?
3. How did Max feel when he first saw the skunk?
4. What was the moral of the story?
5. Who won the game of hide-and-seek?
6. What were the names of all the baby animals in the story?
7. Where did Mittens the kitten hide?
8. What did Max say to the skunk at the end of the story?
9. Why was it important for the baby animals to be kind and open-minded?
10. Do you think you would like to play hide-and-seek with the baby animals? Why or why not?