Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

A Gift

For Mom

Author : Samar Al-Wakeel

Illustrator : Husamuldine Al-Qaliny

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Today is Mama Rex’ birthday.

Donna Rex prepared a wonderful gift for her mom.

She did it all by herself, then wrapped it with bright colorful paper.

It looked wonderful.

Won’t Mom just love it?!

Mom must be at home by now.

Donna Rex pushed the gift to take it to Mom.

She pushed and she pushed,

But her gift wouldn’t move.

It was as heavy as a huge mammoth!

Donna Rex ran to her friend Mr. Muscles and asked him for help.

The gift must go to Mom.

Mr. Muscles pushed the gift so hard.

Push, push, push.

The gift shook a little bit, but it didn’t move.

Together Mr. Muscles and Donna Rex pushed the gift. And then….

The gift finally moved.

The friends yelled, “Hip hip hooray!”

Donna Rex and Mr. Muscles kept pushing and pushing until they reached a steep hill.

Mr Muscles said,

“Oh, I’m so tired. I can’t do this anymore!”

Donna Rex thanked her friend Mr. Muscles and ran to Mr. Pepper to ask him for help.

The gift must go to Mom.

Mr. Pepper brought his truck.

Donna Rex got a strong rope and tied the gift to the truck

Then she jumped into the seat next to Mr. Pepper.

Mr. Pepper drove the truck and the dragged the gift behind the truck. They climbed the hill when suddenly…

The truck stopped, then the gift stopped.

Mr. Pepper said, “I’m sorry my dear friend… I ran out of gas.”

Donna Rex thanked her friend Mr. Pepper and got out of the truck.

She ran towards the gift and untied it quickly.

The gift rolled and rolled to the bottom!

“Mom’s gift!” she cried, as she ran and tried to stop it from rolling down the hill.

The gift must go to Mom.

But the gift rolled faster and faster until it

finally landed at the bottom of the hill.

But the gift didn’t stop there.

It rolled and rolled and rolled towards the river.

It bounced into a big sail boat!

Donna Rex waved her arms and called out to the sailors saying,

“Please stop, you’ve got Mom’s gift with you!!!”

No one heard Donna Rex as the wind quickly pushed the boat farther and farther away.

Donna Rex cried as the boat sailed away with Mom’s gift. She whispered, “What will I give Mom for her birthday now?”

Then she walked till she reached home and stood in front of the door.

She didn’t know what to do. All of a sudden...

Mama Rex opened the door and she was holding the gift in her hands.

What happened?

Mama Rex was surprised to see her name on the gift that was on a sail boat! She quickly picked it up before the ship sailed away, just minutes before Donna Rex arrived.

Mama Rex said, “Let’s open this beautiful gift.”

Donna Rex’s heart fluttered as her Mom opened the gift.

Will Mama Rex like the gift?

Mama Rex said, “Wow, it’s wonderful, Donna Rex!”

Mama Rex likes the gift. A huge basket made from leaves for Mama Rex to carry to the woods and fill with the vegetables and fresh fruit that everyone loves. Just what Mama Rex wanted!

The End