A Happy Picnic

A Happy Picnic

Author
authorMax Charity

Max and his friends are enjoying a picnic when a new friend, KitKat the cat, joins them. When the wind blows their food away, everyone works together to save the day and even add a new treat to their meal, making it a truly happy picnic for all.

age3 - 12 years old
emotional intelligence
Story Details

by Yudada and Baocai from Max Charity

Max: Let's have a picnic! Friends: Yes! A picnic!

Max: Look! Food for friends! An apple, an egg and bread! A-Yi: Good food!

Beedog: Look! What's there? Roam:A little cat?

Max:Hello! What's your name? KitKat: Hello... I'm Kitkat. I'm a cat.

Max:Come and eat! We are friends. KitKat:Thank you!

Beedog:An apple for her! An egg for you! KitKat: Thank you for the egg.

A-Yi: Oh no! The wind! Max: Look! The egg is rolling to the river!

Roam: I can get the bread! KitKat: I can get the egg!

Roam: I got the bread! Friends:Be careful, Kitkat!

KitKat: Look! Fish in the river! A-Yi: I can help too!

KitKat:Look! I got the egg! And... I can get a fish!

KitKat:A fish too! For our picnic! Max:Good! Now we have the egg and a fish!

Max: Thank you, friends! Look! An apple, an egg, bread and a fish! KitKat: I like fish! Now we all can eat fish!

All:We are good friends! KitKat:I'm so happy! It's really a happy picnic today!

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