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The Yellow Truck’s Next Trip
An original Tuck In Books read-aloud story. The cast illustration is an example from the book creator; it does not illustrate this free story.
Tess the mouse had a yellow truck with a tipping back. She filled it with pinecones and drove it to the stump. Remy ran over. “My turn!” He reached for the truck. Tess held it close. “I haven’t tipped them out yet.”
Gran knelt beside the stump. “Tess is finishing this trip,” she said. “Remy, you want the next one.” Remy stamped one foot. The pinecones looked very heavy. He wanted to be the driver, not the watcher.
“You can wait beside me or make a road,” Gran said. Remy found a stick and drew a line in the soft earth. He made a bend around a stone. Tess drove along it. At the stump, she tipped the pinecones into a pile.
“Trip finished,” Tess said. She passed the truck to Remy. He filled it with leaves. They were lighter than pinecones and stuck out on both sides. “This is a leaf delivery,” he announced. Tess made a small garage beside the road.
Later, Remy brought out his little blue train. It was his favorite, and he wanted to keep it beside him. Gran found another train for Tess. The two trains traveled on separate tracks. The yellow truck rested by the stump.
When Tess wanted the truck again, she asked, “After your trip?” Remy looked at the leaves still in the back. “After this one.” Gran stayed near the road. Waiting was not always easy. Knowing whose trip came next made a place for both drivers.
The End