nature animals · Ages 3-5

The Shadow That Moved Around the Tree

As the sun seems to move across the sky, a tree's shadow changes place and shape on the ground.

The whole story

1. Early one morning, Maya touched the long shadow beside the tree.

2. Maya pressed her palms down, but the shadow stayed flat and cool.

3. Maya walked around the tree, and the shadow stretched behind her.

4. At noon, Maya found the shadow curled close around the trunk.

5. By afternoon, the shadow had crossed the grass and reached the fence.

6. Maya traced the new edge and wondered where the shadow would go.

7. Maya held up a mirror, while sunlight touched the leaves and ground.

8. As the sun seemed to move across the sky, the shadow changed place and shape on the ground.

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