Lolo LandThe Shared Apple
Every day, at six thirty sharp, Ice gets an apple. He is a living clock: not one minute early, not one minute late. Deb cuts the apple into little pieces, takes out the seeds and puts everything in the little red bowl.
That Saturday, Paco, the boss of the good-guys gang from doggy daycare, arrived bright and early to spend the day at the apartment. At six thirty sharp, there was Ice's apple in his little bowl.
Paco looked at the apple. Then he looked again. His tummy made a very loud noise: grrrumble!
Ice hugged his bowl. "It's my apple," he thought. "My six-thirty apple!" Up near the ceiling, Jubs rolled her eyes: "Ugh..." And Gattuso, without a word, made a face like he was waiting to see what would happen.
Ice looked at Paco, who was now pretending to watch a fly on the window. He remembered the day Grandma shared her last carrot stick with him.
So Ice nudged the bowl with his nose: "Want half?" Paco gave the biggest smile in the whole building.
They ate together, piece by piece. And Ice discovered something funny: a shared apple tastes twice as good.
Afterwards, they played all day long. And that night, Ice fell asleep on the couch and dreamed of a whole orchard in Lolo Land, full of apples for all his friends.
To talk about after reading
- Why wasn't Ice sure about sharing his apple at first?
- How do you think Paco felt when he got half?
- What have you shared with someone? How did it feel?
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What is "The Shared Apple" about?
Ice gets his six-thirty apple and sees that his friend Paco is hungry. He thinks it over, remembers when someone shared with him, and discovers that sharing makes everything taste better.
What value does "The Shared Apple" show?
Sharing. No one lectures: Ice feels like keeping the apple to himself, remembers when someone shared with him and chooses to share. The value shows up in what he does.
What age is it for?
Kids ages 3 to 7. It takes about 3 minutes to read, great for reading together at bedtime.