Lolo Land
Who Broke the Trophy?
Ice runs in the living room, knocks over his shiniest trophy and is tempted to blame a little ghost nobody can see. But he chooses to tell the truth, and finds out Deb cares more about him than about any trophy.
Ice has a shelf full of beauty contest trophies. Every day he walks past it, puffs out his chest and winks at his own reflection.
1Deb always says: "No running in the living room, okay?" And Ice always answers with an "okay" bark.
2But that afternoon the ball bounced so nicely... Ice ran, slipped on the rug and clink, clink, CRASH! The shiniest trophy fell and its handle broke off.
3
Deb called from the kitchen: "What was that noise?" Ice's heart beat fast. He looked around and saw Gattuso floating nearby. Nobody can see the little ghosts... he could say it was Gattuso!
4Gattuso crossed his paws. Jubs raised an eyebrow: "Don't even think about it."
5
Ice took a deep breath, lowered his ears and went to Deb. "It was me," he said with his eyes. "I ran in the living room. I'm sorry."
6Deb knelt down and stroked his head. "Thank you for telling me the truth, Lolo. We can fix a trophy. What I want in one piece is you."
7
They glued the handle back on together. The trophy kept a tiny mark, and Ice decided it was now the most beautiful one on the shelf: the trophy of truth.
8The End
To talk about after reading
- Why did Ice want to blame Gattuso?
- How did Deb feel when she heard the truth?
- Have you ever broken something by accident? What did you do?
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What is "Who Broke the Trophy?" about?
Ice runs in the living room, knocks over his shiniest trophy and is tempted to blame a little ghost nobody can see. But he chooses to tell the truth, and finds out Deb cares more about him than about any trophy.
What value does "Who Broke the Trophy?" show?
Telling the truth. Ice has the chance to blame someone nobody can see, but he owns up and finds that the truth brings people closer.
What age is it for?
Kids ages 3 to 7. It takes about 2 minutes to read, great for reading together at bedtime. It has recorded narration: tap Listen and the book turns its own pages.