Max got a big box. It was too big to fit in his room. Max had an idea. He cut a door and two windows in the box. He painted it blue. Now the box was a little house! Max and his sister, Rosa, played in it all day.
Try this question: What did Max do right after he had an idea?
Grandma has a garden. She grows tomatoes, beans, and corn. Kai helps her every Saturday. He pulls weeds and fills the watering can. One day, Kai picked a big red tomato. Grandma cut it up, and they ate it for lunch.
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Eli and his friend Zoe had a race to the big tree. Eli ran fast and got ahead. Then he tripped on a rock and fell. Zoe stopped running. She helped Eli up. They walked to the tree together. "You are a good friend," Eli said.
Try this question: What did Zoe do after Eli fell?