For curious minds ages 3–12

🦁 A Visit to the Zoo

Level 4 · 103 words · ages 9–11

📜 Read it aloud

The bus rumbled to a stop outside the zoo gates.

My class poured out, buzzing with excitement.

Our guide, Mr Farid, led us to the Fragile Forest.

Inside, a butterfly landed on my shoulder and stayed there for a whole minute.

At the elephant show, we learnt that elephants use their trunks like hands.

One elephant picked up a paintbrush and painted a picture!

At lunch, I shared my rice with a very bold mynah.

On the way home, my legs ached but my heart felt light.

I decided that when I grow up, I want to protect animals like the keepers do.

❓ Comprehension check

You may look back at the story — reading is thinking!