The Airplane Adventure

Caleb's paper airplane flies over the fence, and when he and Kate follow it they find a whimsical garden and a small robot friend.

Ages 4 to 64 minute read10 illustrated pages

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Caleb had a paper. He liked to fold things. He folded a white paper airplane. It looked so new and ready to fly.

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Kate smiled at Caleb. "Let's make it go high!" she said. Caleb threw the paper airplane with a big push. Up, up it went in the blue sky.

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The airplane flew over the green grass. It flew past a big tree. Then it went over a tall, wooden fence. "Oh, no!" Caleb said.

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Where did it go? Caleb felt a little worried. "Let's look for it," Kate said. She wanted to see where the airplane landed.

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They climbed over the fence. This new place was a whimsical garden. It had big, bright flowers and funny green bushes. It was a happy place!

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Caleb and Kate walked on a pebble path. They looked behind a tall, green hedge. "Is it there?" Caleb asked. No, it was not.

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They walked past big red flowers. Then they saw a little round shape. "Look, there it is!" Kate said. The paper airplane was safe.

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The airplane landed next to a small robot! It was round and silver. Two blue lights were its eyes. "Hello," the robot beeped.

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Caleb smiled. "I am Caleb!" he said. Kate waved. "I am Kate!" The robot, Sparky, rolled a little. It was happy to meet new friends.

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Caleb and Kate played with Sparky all afternoon. The paper airplane led them to a special friend. What a brave adventure it was!

The end.

Talk about it after reading

  • Where did the paper airplane land?
  • Who was waiting next to it?
  • What would you hope to find if you followed a paper airplane?

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