Story time · Ages 5-7
The Silly Sentence Morning


Little Thunder found a note pinned to the barn door. He read it out loud.
"The pig flew over the shed."
Suzy laughed. "That's silly! Pigs can't fly."
"How do we fix it?" asked Little Thunder.
"Change one word," said Spike. "The pig ran past the shed."
"Now it makes sense!" said Little Thunder.
There were more notes all over the farm. One on the water trough said, "The cow drank the moon."
"Silly," said Suzy. "The cow drank the water."
One on the hen house said, "The hen laid an egg."
Little Thunder thought hard. "Hens do lay eggs. That one is sensible!"
The last note was stuck to a gum tree. "The kelpie barked at the sheep."
Spike wagged his tail. "Very sensible. That's my job!"
Paris the cow wandered over. "Who wrote all these notes?"
Suzy grinned. "I did! Reading carefully helps you spot the silly ones."
Little Thunder picked up a pencil. "My turn. The bull did a cartwheel!"
Everyone laughed. "Silly!"
Colouring activities
Five printable A4 colouring pages to go with Silly or Sensible.
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