The Box

Summary


"The Box" is a free children's short story about Andi and Max, two bored kids who discover that an empty fruit and vegetable box holds more excitement than anything inside it. As friends Asanda, Paul, and Niki arrive one by one, the box transforms into something different for each child — a rocket, a monster's lair, a wild ride — sparked entirely by imagination. With minimal words and maximum energy, the story captures the pure, noisy joy of children at play.


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Andi is bored. Max is bored, too.

“What’s in the box, Dad?”

It’s only fruit and vegetables.

“Do you want to play with it?”

“What will we do with the box?”

Asanda comes to play. “Wow! What a cool box!”

WHOOOOSH

Paul comes to play. “Wow! What a cool box!”

RAHHHRRR

Niki comes to play. “Wow! What a cool box!”

WHEEEE

What a cool box.


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-box and was created by: Angela Briggs (Editor), Tania Kliphuis (Writer), Mari Retief (Designer), Nicola Anne Smith (Illustrator)

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