Chip's Autumn Gift
Chip fills his basket with acorns for winter — then gives every one of them away.
- Ages
- 3 and up, read together
- Read aloud
- About 5 minutes
- Narration
- Professional, device read-aloud, or your own voice
What happens
The first cool breeze of autumn sends Chip the squirrel scampering up his oak to gather acorns, apples, and hazelnuts — basket full, cupboard ready. Then he meets Mole with an empty cupboard, Mouse shivering in the cold, and a family of hungry ducklings, and says yes every time. By the meadow he has almost nothing left — until his friends arrive with everything they saved for him.
Why it works at bedtime
A sharing story where the arithmetic keeps coming out as more rather than less. It ends with a cozy autumn feast and Chip curled in his nest, warm and thankful.
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