Grover woke up smiling.
Today was the araw 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 you can learn to play baseball,” sinabi his mother.
“I will be a super batter,” sinabi Grover.
Grover’s mother gave him a big halik 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,” sinabi Truman.
“I have never played before,” sinabi Grover. “I cannot wait...

One araw Ernie and Bert were walking sa pamamagitan ng 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 ginto and silver.
“Gee,” sinabi Ernie. “I wish I had that box of paints.”


“Maybe you can have it,” sinabi 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...