Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the garden. Hippo says, ‘I can jump. Look! Jump, jump, jump.’
Monkey says, ‘I can jump. Look! Jump, jump, jump.’
Dog says, ‘I can jump. Look! Jump, jump, jump.’ ‘Can Cat jump?’ says Hippo. ‘Zzz.’ ‘No,’ says Monkey.
‘Yes. Cat can jump,’ says Dog. ‘Look! Woof!’ ‘Miaow!’
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the garden. ‘Look!’ says Monkey. ‘I can clap five. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.’ ‘Oh, clever Monkey!’ says Hippo.
‘Look! I can skip five. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.’ ‘Oh, clever Hippo!’ says Dog.
‘Look! I can jump five. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.’ ‘Oh, clever Dog! Clever Hippo! Clever Monkey!’ says Cat.
‘But look! I can nod five. 1, 2, 3, 4 … Zzz.’ ‘Oh, Cat!’ says Monkey.
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the garden. ‘Look! Paint. Red paint, blue paint, yellow paint, lots of paint. Wow!’ says Monkey.
‘Let’s paint a hippo!’ says Hippo. ‘No. Let’s paint a monkey!’ says Monkey. ‘No. Let’s paint a dog!’ says Dog. ‘No. Let’s paint a cat!’ says Cat. Hippo thinks and thinks and thinks. ‘I know,’ says Hippo. ‘A rainbow! Let’s paint a rainbow!’
So Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat paint a beautiful rainbow.
‘Wow! What a beautiful rainbow!’ says Hippo.
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are playing. ‘Oh dear. Where’s my doll?’ says Hippo. ‘Look!’ says Monkey. ‘I can see the doll.’ ‘Thank you, Monkey.’
‘Oh dear. Where’s my teddy?’ says Monkey. ‘Look!’ says Dog. ‘I can see the teddy.’ ‘Thank you, Dog.’
‘Oh dear. Where’s my ball?’ says Dog. ‘Look!’ says Cat. ‘I can see the ball.’ ‘Thank you, Cat.’
‘Oh dear. Where’s my train?’ says Cat. ‘Look!’ says Hippo. ‘I can see the train.’ ‘Thank you, Hippo.’
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are playing. Hippo says, ‘I’m a bus. The bus has wheels and the wheels go round.’
Monkey says, ‘I’m a car. The car has wheels and the wheels go round.’
Dog says, ‘I’m a boat. I go splish splash, splish splash on the water.’
Cat says, ‘I’m a train. Come on, Hippo! Come on, Monkey! Come on, Dog!’ ‘Choo choo, choo choo! Ha ha ha!’
Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat are in the farmyard. ‘Moo!’ ‘Oh! What’s that?’ says Hippo. ‘I don’t know,’ says Monkey.
They see a sheep. ‘Hello,’ says Hippo. ‘Hello,’ says the sheep. ‘Erm, do you say moo?’ asks Hippo. ‘Oh, no!’ says the sheep. ‘I’m a sheep. I say baa, baa!’ ‘Oh, thank you, Sheep!’ says Hippo.
They see a duck. ‘Hello,’ says Hippo. ‘Hello,’ says the duck. ‘Erm, do you say moo?’ asks Hippo. ‘Oh, no!’ says the duck. ‘I’m a duck. I say quack quack!’ ‘Oh, thank you, Duck!’ says Hippo.
They see a cow. ‘Hello,’ says Hippo. ‘Hello,’ says the cow. ‘Erm, do you say moo?’ asks Hippo. ‘Moo! Yes,’ says the cow. ‘I’m a cow. I say moo!’ ‘Hooray!’ ‘Thank you, Cow!’