The Cloud That Came to Us
June 8
Dear Diary,
Today Mom and I drove on Skyline Drive. It runs through Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
We stopped at a public overlook. An overlook is a place to stop and see the view.
I got out of the car and took a big breath. The air felt cool on my face.
Far below us, trees covered the hills. The hills looked blue in the soft light.
I wanted to draw them. I sat on a bench and took out my sketchbook.
First I drew a long, wavy line. Then I drew a hill behind it.
But just as I picked up my blue crayon, a cloud slid over the view. The hills were gone!
“Oh, no,” I said. “I didn’t get to finish.”
Mom sat next to me. “We can wait a bit,” she said.
The cloud wrapped around us like a damp blanket. Tiny drops clung to the bench.
I held out my hand. My skin felt wet, but I could not see a single drop fall.
Then I heard a bird sing. I could not see it, so I drew a small bird on my page.
A little later, the cloud began to drift away. One hill came back, and then another.
- sketchbook:
- A book of paper used for drawing.
- damp:
- A little wet.
- clung:
- Stuck to something.
- drift:
- To move slowly and gently.
- view:
- What you can see from a place.
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“The Cloud That Came to Us” is a diary entry reading passage about Exploring nature, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (258 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.