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Children sit safely in centre of rug with four stones weighing down corners

Bella’s Picnic Rug

School Readers · Level 2

Both children stand on grass with folded blue rug, four stones at edge of lawn

This is Bella. This is Leo.

Bella unfolds blue rug flat on grass Leo watches

Bella has a blue rug.

Small gust lifts two corners of rug children hold centre, no floating items or motion marks

The wind lifts the rug.

Leo picks one smooth stone from four at edge Bella holds rug

Leo can get a stone.

Bella picks another stone while Leo holds first; rug has lifted corners

Bella can get a stone, too.

Children place four smooth stones one on each rug corner

The stones go on the rug.

Children sit safely in centre of rug with four stones weighing down corners

Now the rug can stay down. We can sit!

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