Maya's Marvelous Lunchbox
Maya's silver lunchbox packs itself with a new surprise every school day, and one day it packs enough for a friend.
Ages 4 to 63 minute read10 illustrated pages
Maya woke up with a yawn. It was a new school day. She loved school, but she did not like packing her lunch.
She put the shiny silver magic lunchbox on the counter. Then she ran off to play. The magic lunchbox sat quietly.
At school, Maya opened her magic lunchbox. She gasped with surprise. What was inside?
It was a tiny cupcake with sprinkles! Maya giggled happily. She ate her special snack.
The next morning, Maya was very excited. She put the magic lunchbox on the counter again. She waited for a surprise.
At school, Maya opened her magic lunchbox. She found a tiny blue toy car! Leo, her friend, saw it too.
"Wow!" Leo said. "How did it get there?" Maya smiled. "I think it is a special secret," she whispered.
The next day, Leo came to Maya's house. They both watched the magic lunchbox. But they did not see anything.
At school, Maya and Leo opened the magic lunchbox together. They found two delicious cookies! One for Maya and one for Leo.
The magic lunchbox always brought fun surprises. It was a very special friend. Maya felt happy every day.
The end.
Talk about it after reading
- What surprises did the lunchbox bring?
- Why do you think it packed two cookies on the last day?
- What surprise would you hope to find in your lunchbox?
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