World Flag Painter

A big parcel arrived at the farm. Inside were paint pots, brushes and blank flags.

"Let's paint flags from around the world!" said Suzy.

Little Thunder dipped his brush in red. "Which one first?"

"Japan," said Spike. "A white flag with a red circle in the middle."

Little Thunder painted a big red circle. "In Japan they say konnichiwa. That means hello!"

Next was France: blue, white and red stripes standing tall. "Bonjour!" said Suzy.

Then Kenya. "Black, red and green, with white lines and a shield," said Spike. "In Swahili, hello is jambo."

Nairobi the cow mooed happily. "That's my country's flag!"

Little Thunder painted a blue flag with stars for Australia. "And here we just say g'day!"

The flags dried on the fence in the sunshine, flapping in a row.

"Every flag has its own colours and shapes," said Suzy. "And every place has its own hello."

Little Thunder waved to the whole row. "Konnichiwa, bonjour, jambo, g'day!"