William carries bare wooden flagpole and Paige walks with him on gentle hill path, Mr Brown carries folded small red cloth flag.

The Hilltop Flag

School Readers · Level 11

William and Paige walk up a low hill with their school group. Their leader, Mr Brown, carries a small flag. They will put it at the top for a photo. William carries the flagpole.

Group rests beside bench, gust lifts small red cloth flag from bench toward low bush.

The group stops for a drink beside the path. Mr Brown puts the folded flag on a bench. A gust of wind lifts it away. “There goes our flag!” says Paige.

Red cloth flag caught on low bush branch beside bench; William pauses reaching while Mr Brown gestures wait, Paige nearby.

The flag lands in a low bush beside the bench. William reaches toward it, but a branch blocks his hand. “Wait,” says Mr Brown. “Let’s lift the branch gently.”

Mr Brown gently holds low branch aside as Paige retrieves red flag, William waits with bare pole.

Mr Brown holds the branch while Paige takes the flag. She shakes off a few leaves. William clips it onto the pole. “This will be easier to carry,” he says.

At low grassy hilltop Paige holds pole with small red flag attached, William beside her while Mr Brown takes photo.

They follow the path to the top. Paige holds the pole firmly while William stands beside her. Mr Brown takes the photo. The small flag flaps above them.

William packs folded red flag in bag while Paige carries bare pole, Mr Brown and group walk down safe marked path.

On the way down, William folds the flag into a bag. Paige carries the pole. “No flying away now,” she says. They walk back with their group, ready to show the photo.

The Hilltop Flag

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