Grover woke up smiling.
Today was the ngày of the school picnic in bluebird Park!


His mother gave Grover a big picnic lunch.
Then she said, “I have a surprise for you.”

It was a baseball bat!
Grover was so happy.
“Now bạn can learn to play baseball,” đã đưa ý kiến his mother.
“I will be a super batter,” đã đưa ý kiến Grover.
Grover’s mother gave him a big Kiss good-bye.


The school bus took everyone to bluebird Park.
Grover sat in the back with Truman.
“My big brother has a bat just like yours. I play ball with him all the time,” đã đưa ý kiến Truman.
“I have never played before,” đã đưa ý kiến Grover. “I cannot wait...

One ngày Ernie and Bert were walking bởi Mister Hooper’s store.
Suddenly Ernie stopped.
“Look at that!” he said.


Ernie pressed his nose to the store window.
Inside was a beautiful box of paints. It had lots of colors—even vàng and silver.
“Gee,” đã đưa ý kiến Ernie. “I wish I had that box of paints.”


“Maybe bạn can have it,” đã đưa ý kiến Bert. “Mister Hooper is having a contest. The painter of the best picture wins that box of paints.”

Ernie started to run home.
“Wow!” he said. “I am going to paint a picture right now!”


Ernie got out his old paint box.
Then he got some paper.
He was ready...