Once upon a time, in a magical ocean, there lived a sea horse named Horsey. Horsey loved to play with his friends - a slug named Slimy, a shark named Sharpie, a snake named Slinky, a snail named Snailie and a sheep named Shaggy. They were all best of friends and had great fun together.

One day, Horsey found a strange object washed up on the shore. It was a sock! Horsey had never seen anything like it before. He took it to his friends to show them.

"Wow!" said Slimy, "What is that?"

"It's a sock!" exclaimed Horsey, "I have never seen anything like it before."

Sharpie, the shark, said, "Let's use it for a game of catch. I'll be the catcher!"

They all agreed and started playing catch with the sock. Suddenly, Shaggy the sheep appeared, wearing a pair of shorts!

"What are you all doing?" asked Shaggy.

"Playing catch with this sock!" said Snailie, the snail.

"Can I play too?" asked Shaggy.

"Of course!" said Horsey, "The more, the merrier!"

Shaggy joined in and they continued playing. The game was so much fun that they played until the sun went down.

The next day, they went to the shore and found more socks! They decided to make a collection of them and play different games with the socks. From that day on, they were known as the Sock Squad and had many exciting adventures together.

The end.

Reflections

1. Who is Horsey in the story?
2. What did Horsey find washed up on the shore?
3. Who joined Horsey and his friends in playing catch with the sock?
4. What did they call themselves after they started playing with socks?
5. What was the most exciting part of the story for you?
6. Who was the catcher during their game of catch?
7. Why do you think the friends had so much fun playing with socks?
8. Do you think you would like to play games with socks like the Sock Squad did? Why or why not?
9. What do you think will happen in the next adventure of the Sock Squad?
10. Can you think of any other fun games that the Sock Squad could play with socks?