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Leo and the Tall Tower

A little lion cub learns to manage his frustration and build a sturdy block tower by using patience and strong foundations.

Content level 3-510 illustrated pages

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Leo the little lion cub loved to build. On a sunny morning, he sat on his soft rug with a big basket of colorful wooden blocks.

"Today, I will build the tallest tower in the world!" Leo cheered happily. He placed two tiny yellow blocks right on the floor first.

Next, Leo carefully stacked two medium blue blocks on top. The tower was growing higher, but it started to wobble and shake just a little bit.

Leo lifted two heavy red blocks high in his paws. When he placed them at the very top, the whole tower swayed back and forth dangerously.

Crash! The blocks tumbled down and scattered across the rug. Leo frowned, stomped his paws, and felt very cross inside his chest.

Leo closed his eyes to calm his feelings. He breathed in deeply through his nose and blew out slowly. One, two, three calm breaths.

Now Leo felt much better. He looked at the scattered pieces and had a clever new plan. "Big blocks should go at the bottom!" he cheered.

Leo lined up the two big, heavy red blocks side by side on the rug. This made a wide, strong base that did not wiggle or shake at all.

Carefully, Leo added the two medium blue blocks, then the two tiny yellow blocks on top. Each block rested smoothly in place.

Finally, the tower stood strong and tall! Leo grinned. When something is hard, he can breathe slowly and try again!