Tower of the Crunchy Mountain

Tower of the Crunchy Mountain

Gemma had a big plan. She wanted to build the tallest tower in the whole wide world! She grabbed her soft toy Giraffe by the neck. "Come on, Giraffe!" she cheered. "We need the pink blocks!"

But oh no! The path was blocked. Right in the middle of the rug sat a giant, wild jungle. Gemma gasped. "Look, Giraffe! It is the swamp of the green broccoli trees!" The green trees looked very bumpy.

Gemma took a deep breath. She was a brave explorer. She picked up a little broccoli tree. It smelled fresh. She took a tiny, brave bite. Crunch! "Mmm, salty!" she whispered. Giraffe nodded in approval.

Next came the orange carrot mountains. They were tall and very pointy! "We must climb them!" Gemma squealed. She picked up a sweet carrot block and took a big, loud bite. Crunch, crunch, crunch! Delicious!

With the jungle cleared, Gemma got to work. Clack, clack went the wooden blocks. She stacked them up, up, up! Giraffe watched with wide eyes as the pink blocks reached higher than ever before.

Suddenly, Dad walked in. "Wow!" Dad said, looking at the empty snack plate on the floor. "You ate the broccoli trees and the carrot mountains! And look at this amazing, tall tower!"

Gemma felt so proud. She stood up and stretched her arms high like an airplane. "I am the tower queen!" she shouted. But then, she took one step backward. Oh, oh, watch out!

Crash! Down went the pink blocks in a big, noisy pile! Gemma looked at the blocks, then at Dad, and then at Giraffe. She let out a giant, silly belly laugh. "Let's build it again!" she giggled.