Anya's Mailbox Adventure
Anya is a stamp who dreams of seeing every mailbox in the world. Her letter travels far, comes back home, and a boy finds a better way.
Ages 4 to 64 minute read10 illustrated pages
This is Anya. Anya is a happy stamp. She has tiny blue eyes and a big wish.
Anya wanted to see every mailbox in the whole wide world. That was her special adventure dream. "How will I go?" she wondered, feeling a little curious and a little worried.
Then Kofi came. Kofi is a kind boy with dark brown eyes. He picked up the letter with Anya on it.
Kofi walked outside to a big red mailbox. He opened the slot and dropped the letter inside. Anya felt a little shake and then a soft thump.
Suddenly, a tall woman opened the red mailbox door. It was Postmaster Panya! She collected all the mail.
Back at the post office, Panya put the letter onto a big mail sorting machine. Anya zoomed through the machine!
The letter traveled very far. Anya saw new towns and green hills go by. But she only saw one mailbox up close, and she felt a little sad.
The letter finally got to a house far away. It was Kofi's Aunt Lily's house, but Kofi forgot her street number! The letter had to go back to Kofi.
Kofi was happy to get his letter back. He saw Anya and carefully peeled her off. "You came all the way back!" he whispered.
Kofi got an idea! He made a mailbox adventure book and put Anya inside. Now, Anya can see all the mailboxes Kofi draws for her, every single one!
The end.
Talk about it after reading
- Why did the letter come back to Kofi?
- How did Kofi help Anya see more mailboxes?
- Who would you send a letter to?
Where this story came from
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“The stamp who wanted to see every mailbox.”
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