The holidays have finished and tomorrow Hippo is going to school. Hippo is very excited. She says, ‘I have my bag and my pencil and my crayons and my book. Now I can go to sleep.’ But can Hippo sleep?
No, Hippo can’t sleep. Hippo counts her crayons again: ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.’ But can Hippo sleep?
No, Hippo can’t sleep. Hippo looks out at the stars. She counts the stars: ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10…’. At last, Hippo goes to sleep.
In the morning, Hippo goes to school and sees all her friends and her teacher. She is very, very happy.
Monkey isn’t happy. ‘Oh, dear! I can’t find my red sock.’ Hippo says, ‘Hello, Monkey. What’s the matter?’ ‘Oh, dear! I can’t find my red sock.’ ‘Don’t worry, Monkey. I can help.’ So Monkey and Hippo look for the red sock.
Dog says, ‘Hello, Monkey. Hello, Hippo. What’s the matter?’ ‘Oh, dear! I can’t find my red sock.’ ‘Don’t worry, Monkey. Don’t worry, Hippo. I can help.’ So Monkey, Hippo and Dog look for the red sock.
Cat says, ‘Hello, Monkey. Hello, Hippo. Hello, Dog. What’s the matter?’ ‘Oh, dear! I can’t find my red sock.’ ‘Don’t worry, Monkey. Don’t worry, Hippo. Don’t worry, Dog. I can help.’ So Monkey, Hippo, Dog and Cat look for the red sock.
Cat says, ‘Monkey, I can see your red sock.’ ‘Where?’ says Monkey. ‘Where?’ says Hippo. ‘Where?’ says Dog. ‘It’s on your tail!’ ‘Oh, Monkey!
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the garden.
Hippo is counting. ‘1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 …’ ‘What are you doing?’ asks Monkey. ‘I’m counting the leaves.’ ‘I can help,’ says Monkey.
Now Hippo and Monkey are counting. ‘1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … ’ ‘What are you doing?’ asks Dog. ‘We’re counting the leaves,’ says Monkey. ‘I can help,’ says Dog.
Now Hippo, Monkey and Dog are counting. ‘1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … 7 … ’ ‘What are you doing?’ asks Cat. ‘We’re counting the leaves,’ says Dog. ‘I can help,’ says Cat. Now Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are counting. ‘1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … 7 … 8 … 9 … 10! Hooray! ’
Hippo wants to play. ‘Mummy, Daddy, will you play?’ But Mummy and Daddy are busy. ‘Sorry, Hippo. We’re busy. We can’t play.’ ‘I can help,’ says Hippo. So Hippo helps Mummy and Daddy. ‘Thank you, Hippo.’
Hippo says, ‘Grandma, Grandpa, will you play?’ But Grandma and Grandpa are busy. ‘Sorry, Hippo. We’re busy. We can’t play.’ ‘I can help,’ says Hippo. So Hippo helps Grandma and Grandpa. ‘Thank you, Hippo.’
Hippo says, ‘Brother, sister, will you play?’ But brother and sister are busy. ‘Sorry, Hippo. We’re busy. We can’t play.’ ‘I can help,’ says Hippo. So Hippo helps brother and sister. ‘Thank you, Hippo.’
Soon Mummy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, brother and sister are finished and they can all play with Hippo. Everyone is happy.
It’s carnival time and Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are at the party. Hippo says ‘Look at me! I’m a fairy!’ ’Wow!
Monkey says ‘Look at me! I’m a pirate!’ ’Wow!
Dog says ‘Look at me! I’m a clown!’ ’Wow!
Hippo says, ‘Cat, are you a witch?’ ‘No,’ says Cat. ‘I’m a princess … a sleeping princess … Zzzzzzzz.’ ‘Oh, Cat!’
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the garden. Hippo says, ‘When I grow up, I want to be a pilot. I want to fly my aeroplane up and down again.’
Monkey says, ‘When I grow up, I want to be a doctor. I want to go in an ambulance. Nee naw, nee naw.’
Dog says, ‘When I grow up, I want to be a police officer. I want to drive a police car.
Dog says, ‘Cat, what do you want to be when you grow up?’ Cat says, ‘When I grow up, I want to … sleep.’ ‘Oh, Cat!
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the garden. ‘Hey, lets have a picnic!’ says Hippo.
So Hippo brings bread and cheese. ‘I like bread and cheese. Yum yum.’ Monkey brings bananas and cake. ‘I like bananas and cake. Yum yum.’
Dog brings cherries and apples. ‘I like cherries and apples. Yum yum.’ And Cat brings salad and oranges. ‘I like salad and oranges. Yum yum.’
So Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat have a picnic in the garden. ‘What a wonderful picnic!’ says Hippo.
Monkey is sad. Monkey can’t find Hippo. ‘Hippo, Hippo! Where are you?’ says Monkey. Monkey sees a tiger and a giraffe. ‘Hello. Can you help me?’ he says. ‘I can’t find Hippo.’ ‘Sorry,‘ says the giraffe. ‘We can’t help you,‘ says the tiger.
Monkey sees a snake and a crocodile. ‘Hello. Can you help me?’ he says. ‘I can’t find Hippo.’ ‘Sorry,‘ says the snake. ‘We can’t help you,‘ says the crocodile.
Monkey is sad, so he sits on a rock. ‘Oh, dear!’ he says. ‘Where are you, Hippo?’
‘Here I am!’ says Hippo. The rock was Hippo! ‘Oh, Hippo, I’m so happy!’
It’s summer. It’s hot and Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the country. Hippo is reading, Monkey is climbing a tree, Dog is jumping and Cat is sleeping.
It’s very, very hot. Hippo is sleeping, Monkey is climbing a tree, Dog is sleeping and Cat is … Oh, where’s Cat?
It’s very, very, very hot. Hippo is sleeping, Monkey is sleeping, Dog is sleeping and Cat is …
… splashing water! Hippo is laughing, Monkey is laughing, Dog is laughing and Cat is laughing.