Alex’s Super Medicine

Summary


Alex's Super Medicine is a free children's short story about a sick little boy who absolutely refuses to swallow his yucky medicine. Determined to avoid it, Alex hatches one creative scheme after another — bribing his friend Jett, hiding it in a sandwich, burying it in the garden, even stashing it in a bird's nest. Each plan backfires in increasingly chaotic ways, until Alex finally musters the courage to simply try it — with a surprisingly fun result.

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I’m not feeling so good, Mom.

Let’s visit Dr. Bongi. She can help.

Drink this medicine, Alex. It will make you feel better.

But I don’t like medicine. It’s yucky.

Jett, I’ll let you play with my shiny red car if you drink my medicine.

Eeew, no way!

How can I make my medicine taste better?

I know, I’ll put it on my sandwich.

Urgh!

Maybe I should hide it away.

I know, I’ll hide it in the garden.

Oh, no!

I’d better try something else.

I know, I’ll hide it in a bird’s nest.

Aaah!

Hmm, maybe I should just try it?

Wooah, this is actually so much fun!

I feel something… What’s happening?

I feel so much better! And all I had to do was drink my medicine.

You did it, Alex! We’re so proud of you.


Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/alexs-super-medicine and was created by: Angela Briggs (Editor), Kim Rex (Writer), Heather Jenkins (Illustrator), Anita van der Merwe (Designer) Book Dash logo