Once upon a time, there was a man named Bob who had a wife named Betty. One day, Bob asked his wife, "Why is the sky so wide?" Betty thought for a moment and replied, "Well, Bob, it's wide so that everyone can see the beautiful blue sky no matter where they are."

Bob nodded, but then asked another question, "Who painted the sky blue?" Betty giggled and said, "No one painted it, silly! The sky is naturally blue."

Bob was curious and wanted to see if this was true, so he decided to climb to the top of the tallest mountain to get a closer look at the sky. When he reached the top, he found a group of clouds hanging out. Bob asked the clouds, "Who painted the sky blue?"

The clouds laughed and said, "No one painted it, it's always been blue. But if you really want to see a different color, we can show you." So the clouds painted the sky white and Bob was amazed. He loved the new color so much that he stayed on the mountain and watched the clouds paint the sky different colors all day long!

Meanwhile, Betty was getting worried about Bob. She decided to climb the mountain to find him. When she finally reached the top, she found Bob sitting with the clouds and staring at the sky. Betty asked, "Bob, why are you sitting up here all day?"

Bob turned to her with a big smile and said, "Betty, I finally found out who painted the sky and why it's so wide. The clouds did it and it's wide so we can enjoy all the different colors!"

Betty laughed and said, "Well, let's go home now. It's time for dinner." So Bob and Betty walked down the mountain together, hand in hand, while enjoying the beautiful white sky above them.

From that day on, Bob and Betty would often climb the mountain to watch the clouds paint the sky different colors, and they always remembered why the sky is so wide. The end.

Reflections

1. Who were the main characters in the story?
2. Why did Bob climb the mountain?
3. Who painted the sky blue?
4. What did Bob and Betty find at the top of the mountain?
5. What did they learn about the sky?
6. Why is the sky so wide?
7. What did Bob and Betty do at the end of the story?
8. What was your favorite part of the story?
9. Would you like to climb a mountain and watch the clouds paint the sky different colors? Why or why not?
10. What do you think the clouds were trying to tell Bob and Betty in the story?