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15 rhyming/sight word tales for Kindergartners. Comprehension questions and reading aids precede each story.

The Big Dipper Changes His Name

The Big Dipper

Every time a child makes a wish, it is recorded by the stars.

One day, a star heard, "Please, help me not to be a bucket dipper. Bucket dippers are mean and bad." 

This made the star very sad, because he was part of the BIG dipper.

He didn't want to be a bucket dipper either so he ran away. "I won't hurt anyone here," he thought to himself.

Then he heard another prayer. "I’m lost. Please help me find my way home." 

The star remembered that the big dipper wasn't just a constellation. It pointed the way to the North Star. That star had helped people find their way home for thousands of years.

He hurried back to his spot in the sky. People counted on him to find the right way.

The next night he heard a child say, "Please help me be a bucket filler. They are kind, and they help people"

He smiled and sparkled a little more brightly. That’s what he was. People may call him a big dipper, but he was really a big filler. 

The Lost Puppy

One day a puppy got lost in the woods.  He was scared, and he was hungry.  He found some beans and ate them.  Suddenly, he was floating.  He could see his house!  He was so happy, his tail wagged him all the way home.

(Author's Note: This story was created when my daughter handed me a 2x4 imch piece of paper and said, "Write a story."  While this has been slightly modified from the original, I kept the image of the puppy's tail propelling him forward through the air, because he was wagging it so hard.)