Birthdays
Story byJoy Cowley
What are the children doing?
Birthdays
• Birthday cake• Birthday presents• Birthday party
• “I got a brown parcel for my birthday.
• If you wait a minute, I’ll show you what’s in it.”
“ A new jacket!”
“I got a blue basket for my birthday. If you wait a minute, I’ll show you what’s in it.”
“A puppy!”
“I got a red box for my birthday. If you wait a minute, I’ll show you what’s in it.”
“A helicopter!”
“I got a green bag for my birthday. If you wait a minute, I ‘ll show you what’s in it.”
“Roller skates!”
• “I got a purple cage for my birthday.• If you wait a minute, I’ll show you
what’s in it.”
• “ A parrot”
“ I got a yellow bowl for my birthday. If you wait a minute, I’ll show you what’s in it.”
“Ice cream!”
“I got a plastic pool for my birthday. If you wait a minute, I’ll show you what’s in it.”
“Me!”