The best thing ever

Summary


The Best Thing Ever is a free children's short story about Muzi, a boy who loves to build things and dreams of creating something truly extraordinary. When a visit to his grandmother, uGogo, takes him away from his toys, Muzi fears his dream is impossible — until the journey itself changes everything. Along the road and by the riverside, he gathers red things and blue things, soft things and pointy things, and his imagination catches fire. A warm, joyful story about resourcefulness, creativity, and finding wonder in the everyday world around you.


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Muzi loves to build things.
He dreams of building the best thing ever.

Once he built a shelter for his toys.

But it wasn’t the best thing ever.

Yesterday he built a bridge for his animals.

It was a good thing. But not the best…

Today, Muzi is going to visit uGogo.

He is sad. Without his toys, how can he build the best thing ever?

At the bus stop, Muzi is amazed.
He sees red things and blue things.
Small things and big things.
New things and old things.

Muzi has a new idea for building the best thing ever.

On the road to uGogo’s, Muzi finds many things.
Long things and short things.
Round things and square things.

By the riverside, Muzi finds more things.
Soft things and pointy things.
Green things and brown things.

Look, Muzi! We are here.

While uGogo bakes for the hungry travellers…

Muzi builds.

Gogo, Gogo! says Muzi.
The world is full of toys.
Look what I can build.

Oh, Muzi, laughs Gogo. A new house for me.

This is the best thing ever!


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/the-best-thing-ever and was created by: Stefania Origgi (Designer), Melissa Fagan (Writer), Lauren Nel (Illustrator), Helen Moffett (Editor)

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