The Blue Balloon
By Mick Inkpen
He
has
a
balloon.
blue
balloon.
dog.
brown
dog.
aliens
blue
found
hours
never
balloon
fly
happily
next
birthday
friendly
bursts
Bigger
exciting
powers
walk
Price ____________
This balloon is great because
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The Blue
Balloon
STORY MODEL
Beginning
The day after my birthday party I
found a soggy blue balloon. I found
that I could do lots of exciting things
with the balloon. It was NOT an
ordinary balloon. It never ever stops
getting bigger. Also it never bursts!
It is a magic blue balloon with
wonderful powers.
Middle
This morning while I was taking the
balloon for a walk it took me for a fly.
Up, up, up and finally down. I landed
on the moon and I was surrounded by
very friendly purple aliens. We played
together happily for hours. I was back
in time for tea.
End
If you are ever lucky enough to find a
balloon. Remember don’t throw it away.
Especially if it’s a blue one. You never
know what it will do next.