One Story A Day for beginners – Book 3

One Story A Day for beginners
Published by DC Canada Education Publishing
Book 3 – For March

Story 1 – First Hospital Visit

Baby Ethan is sick.
He has a fever.
His mom takes him to the children’s hospital for the first time.
There are many children there.
All are waiting to see a doctor.
Some children are 2 or 3 years old.
Some are even younger.
One baby is just a few weeks old.
Her dad is carrying her in a basket.
She is crying.
But Ethan is not crying.
He is playing with the toys in the waiting room. 

“Can I check your ears?”

Story 2 – A Better Idea

One day my sister and I found a coin on the street.
I said, “Here, you take it.” And my sister said, “No,
you should have it.” But
then we saw an old man on the street.
“Let’s help someone,” said my sister.
We gave the coin to the old man.
My sister and I looked at each other and smiled.
We felt very, very good.
I have an idea.

Story 3 – Grandma’s Chicks

My grandma loved little chicks.
When the salesman came to our village with his little chicks,
she carefully picked 10 chicks to bring home.
Somehow, she had a way of choosing the chicks
that would grow up to be hens, not roosters.
We loved to help her take care of the baby chicks, too.
Day by day, the little chicks grew bigger.
After 8 months, they laid their first eggs. 

Cluck, cluck.

Story 4 – World of Light

Long ago, people used candles to see at night.
But now we have electric lights.
It seems like our whole world is filled with lights.
There are lights of all colors.
There are big lights that light up soccer fields.
And there are little flashlights, too.
We have so many lights that you can see them from space.
Maybe we should turn out a few lights.
What if we turned out some of the lights?

Story 5 – Our Moon

Let’s go to the moon.
What do we need to take?
We need to take air to breathe.
There is no air on the moon.
We need to take water to drink.
There is no water on the moon.
We need special clothes, too.
Why?
It is cold on the moon.
When we get there, we will look back to Earth and say, 

“Wow, what a beautiful place we live in.” That’s our beautiful home.

Story 6 – Bookworm

Do you know what a bookworm is?
Is it a worm that lives in a book?
Yes, there are worms that like books.
Can worms read books?
Of course not.
Bookworms just like to eat the paper.
Bookworm has another meaning.
When a person really loves reading books,
we call that person a bookworm, too.
I love books.

Story 7 – Want to Fly?

Birds can fly.
Bees can fly.
Many kinds of insects can fly, too.
But people can’t fly.
Long ago, people tried many ways to fly,
but people are not birds.
People are not insects.
What did they do?
They made a big balloon.
They put a basket on the balloon.
They filled the balloon with hot air and up they went.
Look, look way up in the sky.
What’s that?
It is people flying in a hot air balloon.
What a beautiful view.

Story 8 – Teddy

Teddy is my friend.
He is a brown teddy bear.
He has two big brown eyes.
He wears red shoes and a blue hat.
Wherever I go, I take Teddy with me.
He sits beside me in the car.
When I go to sleep at night, I put Teddy beside me.
Teddy is only a toy.
But Teddy is really my best friend.
Sit tight, Teddy.

Story 9 – Ladybug

I am small.
I have six legs.
I can be red or brown or orange.
I have black dots on my back.
I have wings.
I can fly.
What am I?
I am a ladybug.
People say that I bring good luck.
If you see a ladybug, count the spots on its back.
You will have good luck soon.
Farmers like me a lot.
Why?
I eat many bad bugs that farmers do not like.
You’re a farmer’s friend.

Story 10 – Mr. Fox and the Tree

Mr. Fox plants a tree in the spring.
He takes care of the tree and he even talks
to it every day.
It makes him smile.
His friend Danny does not understand.
Why are you talking to the tree? asks Danny.
I’m helping it grow, says Mr. Fox.
But the tree cannot see or talk.
Danny still doesn’t understand.
But it can feel and so can I, says Mr. Fox.
The tree is happy.

Story 11 – Crossing the Street

When Mario came to China for the first time,
he couldn’t cross the street.
There were too many cars, buses, and bikes.
Even at the traffic lights, he was afraid to go.
Mario was smart.
He waited until many other people started to go.
Then he put himself in the middle of the crowd.
He safely crossed the street.
Let’s go fast.

Story 12 – Colors of the Rainbow

See that rainbow in the sky?
It’s red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple.
Red on the top, then orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,
and then purple at the bottom.
Every rainbow has these seven colors.
These colors are always in the same order.
Red on the top, purple on the bottom.
Red and then orange.

Story 13 – Farm Animals

I live on a farm.
I’m only eight years old, but I can do many things.
When I get up in the morning, I feed the chickens.
I open the gate for the sheep.
I give the goats water.
In the afternoon, I gather the eggs and I brush the horses.
In the evening, I bring the sheep back.
Once I saw a baby goat being born.
That was amazing.
I love my life on the farm. 

Good boy.

Story 14 – Easter Egg Hunt

In Canada, we celebrate a holiday called Easter.
It is a springtime holiday.
My sister and I love Easter because we get
to go Easter egg hunting.
An Easter egg is chocolate that is shaped like an egg.
The Easter Bunny hides Easter eggs for us to find.
This is called an Easter egg hunt.
It’s a lot of fun.
Look, I found one.

Story 15 – School Bus One

Karen likes the big yellow school bus.
When Karen sees her sister get on it every morning for school,
she wants to ride the bus, too.
But her mom says, “Karen, you are too young.
You need to eat more, sleep more, and play more.
Then you will grow big enough to ride
that big school bus.” Karen understands,
but she wants to be a big girl soon.
Bye, Karen.

Story 16 – School Bus Two

From then on, every day, Karen asks her mom,
“Am I big enough to go to school now?” Her mom says,
“Not yet.” One day, Karen’s mom says, “Karen,
you are a big girl now.
It’s time for you to go to school.
Tomorrow you can ride the big yellow school bus with your sister.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Karen is very excited.
Her dream to ride the big yellow school bus will come true.
Today you’re coming with me.

Story 17 – A Day All Green

Today I see many people wearing green.
I see some men wearing green hats.
I see some girls wearing green skirts.
And some boys wearing green t-shirts.
Why?
My mom tells me that it’s an Irish holiday today.
It’s called St. Patrick’s Day.
Why do they choose the color green?
Well, that’s a long story.
Mom says she will tell me about it later.
I can’t wait.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.

Story 18 – All Aboard

In school today, we learned about a train that travels
to the roof of the world.
It travels from Beijing to Lhasa, high in the Himalayan mountains.
That would be the greatest train trip of all.
If I had one wish,
it would be to take that train
to the roof of the world.
What a train ride.
Imagine the sights and the things I would see. 

Choo choo.

Story 19 – The Cat Family

The cat family is very big.
The cute little cats we have in
our homes are part of this family.
But there are many other cats in the cat family.
Lions are cats.
Tigers are cats, too.
Leopards are cats.
And so are cheetahs.
Cats can be big or small.
They can be fast or slow.
They can be one color or they can have spots
or stripes on them.
You can see cats all over the world.
We are a big cat family.

Story 20 – The Butterfly

One day we were playing outside.
Suddenly, a big purple butterfly flew over to us.
“Let’s catch it,” said my sister.
We chased the butterfly and caught it.
It was beautiful.
We put it in a cage.
Soon the butterfly stopped moving.
We realized that the butterfly had to go.
If we kept it in the cage, it would die soon.
So we set it free and said goodbye butterfly.
You are free butterfly.

Story 21 – Zoo Animals

My class went to the zoo today.
It was fun.
We watched elephants use their trunks.
We saw lions rest in the sunshine.
We watched polar bears swim in the water.
We saw monkeys climb trees and birds fly through the air.
But best of all, we watched a peacock fan his tail feathers.
It was so beautiful.
I want to see that again. 

Look at me.

Story 22 – A New Song

We learned a new song at school today.
It’s called A Happy Family.
I can’t wait to sing it at home.
I love you.
You love me.
We are a happy family with a father, a mother,
and a child too.
Two plus one in our family.
Do you know how many people are in our family?
You guessed it.
There are three people in our family.
I learned a new song.

Story 23 – Do Worms Sleep?

Hannah likes worms.
She wants to know everything about them. She asks her mom,
“Do worms sleep?” Mom says, “I don’t know.
Let’s search for the answer.
Hannah and her mom read about worms.
They learn that worms have no arms, no legs, and no eyes.
They live in the ground and they eat leaves.
But do they sleep?
Yes, they do.
Sweet dreams, everyone.

Story 24 – Red Toy Car

Johnny loves his red toy car,
but the wheels fell off while he was playing.
He began to cry.
His mom gave him a big hug and said, “It’s okay.
It’s not broken.
Look.” She picked up the car
and made it fly through the air.
“Now it’s a flying car.
The wheels made it too heavy,” said his mom.
Johnny stopped crying and said, “A flying car?
Wow.
Now you have a flying car.

Story 25 – Cat Adventure One

My mom was worried.
She had not seen our cat all day,
but she could hear her meowing.
We looked all over the house.
We looked in the kitchen, in the bedroom,
and even in the bathroom.
The whole time, we could hear her meowing.
But the cat wasn’t anywhere in the house.
Finally, I looked outside and there she was.
Our cat was on the roof.
There she is.

Story 26 – Cat Adventure Two

The cat went up to the top of our house.
Someone left the window open and our cat jumped outside
and onto the roof.
It was too high for her to jump back down.
Finally, my mom climbed up and carried the cat down.
She said, “You should think about coming down before you
climb up.” Think about coming down before you jump up.

Story 27 – Want an Apple?

Jack brings his lunch to school every day.
His mom makes his lunch for him.
She puts a sandwich, an apple,
and a banana in his lunch bag.
Jack does not like apples.
“Who wants this apple?” he asks.
“Me!” His friend Kate says,
“Here you are.” Jack gives the apple to her.
“Thanks.” Kate smiles.
“One apple a day keeps the doctor away,” she says. 

“Apples are good for you.”

Story 28 – A Rainy Day

It’s raining again.
Meera doesn’t like that.
Why does it have to rain? asks Meera.
Without rain, we can’t live, says her dad.
Really?
Meera doesn’t understand.
Yes, we would have nothing to eat, says her dad.
It is true.
Just think about it.
The plants need rain to grow.
The animals need plants to grow.
Without rain, we would have no food to eat
and no water to drink.
Oh no, it’s raining again.

Story 29 – Tomato Plants

In early spring, Uncle Ted planted
a few tomato plants in his garden.
A few weeks passed.
The plants were still the same.
Uncle Ted said to me, “My tomato plants are not growing.
For the last two weeks,
they’re just sitting there waiting.” “Waiting?” I asked.
“What are they waiting for?” My uncle said, “The sun, the heat,
keep growing, plants.”

Story 30 – The Cow Didn’t Listen

Mr. Lee went to the city with his cow.
He followed the animal as it crossed the street,
not noticing the traffic lights.
“Stop,” a policeman said to them loudly.
He started to write a ticket.
Mr. Lee said to his cow, “Stop!
Didn’t you hear the policeman?” But the cow kept moving forward.
Mr. Lee said, “You see, it’s not me.
It’s the cow you should give the ticket to.
Here is your ticket.

Story 31 – Nature

Two young people are talking about art.
Do you know a great artist? asks Evan.
I think nature is a great artist, says Emma.
Why? asks her friend Evan.
Well, remember seeing the trees in autumn?
The leaves change into many colors.
Yes, they are really beautiful, answers Evan.
That’s why I think nature is the greatest artist, says Emma.
The leaves are beautiful.