Hidden Treasures
"Today we are going on a treasure hunt," said the kindergarten teacher once the children had eaten their breakfast.
"Excellent!" exclaimed Stan. "Pirates' treasures!"
"Not quite," she smiled.
The children dressed up very quickly, and nobody had to help them - they hurried on their quest for treasure.
"Will we sail on a boat?" asked Sophie who was curious to know because she was a little afraid of water.
"Not this time; today we will go on foot."
"Where is the chest buried? Have you taken a map with you?" Jack inquired.
"No, but I know that there will be more treasures today than we can carry."
"Hmm..." grumbled Anne doubtfully, who had a big coat with big pockets.
With this they went into the forest.
"Where to, now?" asked Chris inquisitively.
"Everywhere!" the teacher spread her hands open. "Fall has arrived and has brought with it all the year's treasures."
The children looked around. Red and orange leaves were falling on their heads, ripe acorns were falling with a quiet crackle by their feet, and brown chestnuts gleamed. The whole forest shimmered with color.
The children scattered about amongst the trees. They found all the treasures hidden by the season, but there were so many that they could not carry them all.
"Never mind," said Stan in the evening to his mother. "Tomorrow I will go with Daddy, and I'll bring along a wheelbarrow."
