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Story time · Ages 5-7

The Seven-Carriage Train

Days of the Week Train illustration 1: Spike, Suzy and Little ThunderDays of the Week Train illustration 2: Spike, Suzy and Little Thunder

A little red train puffed into the farm. It had an engine and seven empty carriages.

"Each carriage is one day of the week," said Suzy. "We have to hook them up in the right order."

"Monday first!" said Little Thunder. He hooked Monday to the engine.

"Then Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday," said Spike.

Madrid the cow climbed aboard. "In Spanish, Monday is lunes!"

Paris the cow hopped on next. "In French, Monday is lundi!"

Rome the cow found a seat. "In Italian, it's lunedì!"

Berlin the cow sat at the back. "And in German, it's Montag!"

Little Thunder laughed. "That's a lot of Mondays!"

He tried the end of the week. "Sunday is domingo in Spanish and dimanche in French."

"Domenica in Italian," said Rome.

"And Sonntag in German," said Berlin.

"All seven carriages are hooked up!" said Spike.

Toot, toot! The little red train chugged around the farm. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and back to Monday again.

"Let's ride it every day of the week!" said Little Thunder.

Colouring activities

Five printable A4 colouring pages to go with Days of the Week Train.

Download colouring pack (PDF)