Picture Stories Ages 4-5 2 min read

Toto and the Yellow Umbrella

Toto the puppy stays dry with a cheerful umbrella.

Try the question at the end
Toto and the Yellow Umbrella

Dark clouds came slowly across the sky.

Toto the puppy looked up and felt one cold drop.

Meera opened a yellow umbrella above them both.

Together they walked home with tiny dry steps.

Story thought

Sharing care can make a rainy walk feel happy.

Parent tip

Read slowly, point to key words, and ask one warm question at the end.

Try these story questions

Short follow-up prompts help with listening, memory, and simple inference.

Question 1

Who shared the umbrella with Toto?

Meera opened the umbrella for both of them.

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