The Mystery of the Missing Toy
The Mystery of the Missing Toy
Lily loved her toy elephant, Ellie. Ellie was soft and gray, and Lily took her everywhere. One sunny morning, Lily looked for Ellie, but she was not in her bed. Uh oh!
"Mommy, where is Ellie?" Lily asked.
"I don't know, Lily-bug. Did you look under your bed?" Mommy asked. Lily looked. No Ellie.
Lily looked in the toy box. No Ellie. She looked behind the curtains. No Ellie! Where could Ellie be?
Lily's brother, Tom, came in. "What are you doing?" he asked.
"Ellie is gone! I can't find her anywhere," Lily said. Tom helped Lily look. They looked in the closet and even in the kitchen. Still no Ellie.
Suddenly, Tom smiled. "Look!" he said, pointing to the backyard. There was Ellie! She was having a tea party with Lily's teddy bear under the big oak tree.
Lily laughed. "Ellie just wanted to play outside!" she said. She picked up Ellie and gave her a big hug. "Next time, I'll bring you outside myself!"
- Missing:
- When something is lost.
- Toy:
- Something children play with.
- Tea party:
- Pretending to drink tea with toys.
- closet:
- A small room with a door used for hanging clothes or storing things.
- curtains:
- Pieces of cloth that hang over a window.
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About this fiction passage for 1st Grade
“The Mystery of the Missing Toy” is a fiction reading passage about Mystery, written for 1st Grade. It takes about 1 minute to read (172 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.