It was May 10th. Jason shut the door to his bedroom. Then he found the present he had hidden in the back of his closet. He wrapped it carefully in pink paper. "Only three days until Sunday!" He thought. Who will Jason give his present to?

Splat! "Oh, man!" thought Katie as she stooped to clean up the mess. "I hope we have another one." She looked in the fridge and pulled out the carton. One left! Breakfast wasn't ruined after all. What did Katie clean up?

Carlos looked down at the people far below. It was a little scary to be so high up, but he knew he was safe. The sun felt hot. Carlos wanted to buy some cotton candy when he was on the ground again. Where is Carlos?

Derek ran up the court, "I'm open!" he yelled toward the boy with the ball. The boy passed the ball to Derek and he made his shot! The crowd cheered as two more points were added to the scoreboard. What game was Derek playing?

Mom lit three candles. "There, that's better." she said. Claire turned off her flashlight. The house was quiet except for the sound of the wind blowing through the trees outside. Why did mom light candles?

Jenna went upstairs and quietly peeked into a dark room. She listened for a moment, and then went back downstairs. She washed the dinner dishes and then she studied for an Algebra test until Mr. and Mrs. Olson got home. Why did Jenna go up

Alex ran all the way home from school. "Mom!" he shouted as soon as he opened the door, "Look!" He handed his mother some papers. "You were right, all that studying really did pay off!" he said excitedly. Why was Alex excited?

Cody knew he was in big trouble. He looked glumly at the math test on the desk in front of him. The door opened and Mr. Anders came into the office. "I've called your parents and they are on their way" he said. Why is Cody in trouble?

"Can I play the winner in the next game?" Maya asked. "Sure," Lydia replied. "but you will probably be playing Emma. She has four kings and I only have one." What game are the girls playing?

The bus was full of children. Everyone was laughing and talking. Ben scratched a mosquito bite on his leg. It had been a fun week, but he was glad that tonight he would be sleeping in his own bed instead of in a sleeping bag. Where was the

Ana and Sophie sat in their seats staring straight ahead for nearly two hours. They did not talk or hardly even move, but they were not bored at all. Where were Ana and Sophie?

It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry. Why do you think Emily was crying?

The scout leader looked at the sky and muttered something under his breath. Then he looked at the map. "Let's get moving." he called to the group of tired boys. "The faster the better." What do you think the scout leader was feeling?