The Little Car That Took the Scenic Route

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A yellow toy car with a red roof travels along a winding paper road through a town of blocks and cushions.
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The Little Car That Took the Scenic Route

A small car. A very interesting way home.

A yellow toy car with a red roof sits near a blue block garage, facing the winding road through a pretend town.
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A road with a bend.

The little yellow car lived beside the blue block garage. There was a short road home. And a road with a bend. Today, the car took the bend.

The yellow car rolls through a tunnel beneath a green cushion, following a cut-paper road.
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Hello in there!

Round the bend stood Cushion Mountain. The car rolled into its tunnel. “Beep!” “Beep,” said the tunnel, a little more quietly. The car beeped once more. Just to be sure.

The yellow car waits as three wooden toy ducks cross its road; the smallest duck pauses beside a large red button.
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A very small crossing.

Beyond the tunnel, three wooden ducks were crossing the road. One duck. Two ducks. The smallest duck had stopped to look at a button. The car waited.

A yellow toy car and a red toy bus sit beside a blue scarf river while a little paper boat floats along it.
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A place to stop.

At last, the little duck waddled on. The car rolled beside the blue-scarf river. A red toy bus was parked on the bank. The car stopped beside it. Together, they watched a paper boat drift by.

The yellow car returns toward its blue block garage, with the winding toy-town road behind it.
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Almost home.

Past the river. Around the roundabout. Back to the blue block garage. The short road was still there. But the long road had a tunnel, three ducks, and a new friend.

The yellow toy car rests inside its blue block garage, while a paper road curves toward a cozy armchair.
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Tomorrow, another bend.

The car tucked into its garage. Tomorrow, perhaps the road behind the armchair. Who knew what was around that bend? The end.

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The Little Car That Took the Scenic Route

A small car. A very interesting way home.

A road with a bend.

The little yellow car lived beside the blue block garage. There was a short road home. And a road with a bend. Today, the car took the bend.

Hello in there!

Round the bend stood Cushion Mountain. The car rolled into its tunnel. “Beep!” “Beep,” said the tunnel, a little more quietly. The car beeped once more. Just to be sure.

A very small crossing.

Beyond the tunnel, three wooden ducks were crossing the road. One duck. Two ducks. The smallest duck had stopped to look at a button. The car waited.

A place to stop.

At last, the little duck waddled on. The car rolled beside the blue-scarf river. A red toy bus was parked on the bank. The car stopped beside it. Together, they watched a paper boat drift by.

Almost home.

Past the river. Around the roundabout. Back to the blue block garage. The short road was still there. But the long road had a tunnel, three ducks, and a new friend.

Tomorrow, another bend.

The car tucked into its garage. Tomorrow, perhaps the road behind the armchair. Who knew what was around that bend? The end.