Once upon a time, there were two brothers named Bright and Brown. Bright was known for his bright ideas, while Brown was known for his love of all things brown, like his brown fur and his favorite brown cookies.

One day, Bright had an idea to build a bridge across the river that ran near their house. Brown was skeptical, but Bright convinced him to help with the project.

They spent all day gathering materials and building the bridge. Just as they were putting the finishing touches on it, they heard a loud "snap!" The bridge started to burn, and the brothers realized they had used too much glue and it was catching fire!

Panicking, they tried to put out the fire with a brush, but it only made the flames spread faster. Just then, they remembered their business of selling fire extinguishers and ran back home to bring one.

When they returned, they sprayed the fire extinguisher all over the bridge, and the fire was finally put out. The two brothers were exhausted, but also relieved that their business had saved the day.

From then on, Bright made sure to double check his materials before building anything, and Brown made sure to always have a fire extinguisher on hand. They lived happily ever after, still working together on their business and always looking out for each other.

And that's the story of the bright and brown brothers and their bridge-building adventure.

Reflections

1. What were the names of the two brothers in the story?
2. What did Bright do for a living?
3. What was Brown known for?
4. What happened when the brothers were building the bridge?
5. How did the brothers save the bridge from burning down?
6. What did the brothers learn from this experience?
7. What was the name of their business?
8. How did the brothers work together in the end?
9. Can you think of another story where brothers work together to solve a problem?
10. What would you have done if you were in the brothers' place?