Red Canoe

Front 1

I notice a red canoe for sale in a yard.

Back 1

My mom and my aunt Rosie and my cousin Sam and I put our money together and bought it.

Front 2

We bought supplies for a canoe trip.

Back 2

We drive and drive and drive and drive.

Front 3

First we unload our car and put up our tent for the first night.

Back 3

Our first day on the river we set out for a small island to do many things.

Front 4

We hear the roaring of the waterfall.

Back 4

We portage around the waterfall by lowering the canoe down to another part of the river.

Front 5

Our first night we build a fire and tell stories about the animals.

Back 5

The next morning it is raining, so we eat crackers and raisins for breakfast.

Front 6

All of the sudden the rain stops and a rainbow comes out.

Back 6

We went fishing because the fish were jumping all around us.

Front 7

We hear fast-moving water, so Aunt Rosie and Mom do their best to get through it. We do not stop.

Back 7

We came to a place where the river spreads into a meadow. We see many animals.

Front 8

We find an island to spend our third hight.

Back 8

A wild wind happens in the night. We lose on pot and one cup.

Front 9

We canoe through a town and Sam gets excited and falls from the canoe.

Back 9

We come to the end, fish for something for Sixtoes and ask for a ride back to our car.