The Penguin Who Wants to Get Dressed All by Himself

It is morning. Penpen, the little penguin, is changing out of his pajamas. Penpen said, “Today, I’m going to put on my clothes all by myself!” His grown-up smiled and watched nearby.

🤔 Penpen is full of energy, isn’t he? What are some things you want to try doing by yourself?

Penpen put his flippers through the shirt. But, uh-oh! The shirt was on backward. Penpen felt a little troubled. “I made a mistake... but I’ll try one more time!”

🤔 Penpen made a mistake, didn’t he? But he was able to say he would try one more time. What do you think we can do when we make a mistake?

This time, Penpen put the shirt on with the front in the right place. “I did it!” But when he tried to do the buttons... Uh-oh! One button was in the wrong place, and the shirt was crooked. Penpen took a deep breath. “It’s okay. Maybe I can do it if I go slowly!”

🤔 Penpen is trying to go slowly instead of giving up. When fastening buttons, where should we look carefully?

Penpen tried again and again. He looked at the front of the shirt and fastened the buttons one by one. He put on his pants slowly, too. And then... he did it! Penpen hopped up and down with joy. Even if you make mistakes, when you try one more time, you can get a little better each time.

🤔 Penpen worked hard until the end. Have you ever felt happy and thought, “I did it!”?