Grade 1 · 9 pages · by LuiLui

Stick man flies
by Pencil man
Stick man dreams of blue skies.
Grade 1: Early readers10 pages
Stick man learns to fly
Characters

Stick man
Style

Stick Figure
Story
Story Arc

1
Stick man looked up high.
Birds flew across the sky.
He wished he could fly too.

2
Stick man jumped very high.
His feet stayed on the ground.
He flapped his thin arms.

3
Stick man sat down low.
He watched the clouds pass by.
He felt a small sigh.

4
A bright red shape flew.
It danced on the soft breeze.
Stick man looked and saw.

5
He walked to the red thing.
It was a big, bright kite.
Stick man touched its tail.

6
He found the kite string.
Stick man held it tight.
A wind blew soft and strong.

7
The kite pulled with power.
It tugged Stick man high.
He laughed a happy laugh.

8
Stick man held on fast.
The kite flew him up, up!
Higher than the green trees.

9
He could see all below.
The whole world looked so small.
Stick man was flying free!

10
He floated down so slow.
Stick man smiled a big smile.
He learned how to fly!

Words to know
- across
- It means moving from one side to the other.
- Birds flew across the sky.
- flapped
- This is when someone moves their arms or wings up and down quickly.
- He flapped his thin arms.
- breeze
- This is a gentle wind that blows softly.
- It danced on the soft breeze.
- power
- It means being very strong and able to do a lot.
- The kite pulled with power.
- tugged
- This is when something pulls on you with a strong, sudden movement.
- It tugged Stick man high.
- higher
- It means going up a lot, or being far up in the sky.
- Higher than the green trees.
- floated
- This is when something moves gently through the air or water without falling quickly.
- He floated down so slow.
Talk about it
Questions to ask after reading together.
- 1
Why do you think Stick man wanted to fly?
- 2
How did Stick man feel when the kite pulled him up?
- 3
What’s something you wish you could do?
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