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Diken's Colorful Fruit Basket
Curious little hedgehog Diken learns the names and colors of five fruits while making a fruit salad with his mother.
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One sunny morning, the cute hedgehog Diken ran into the kitchen. His mother was putting a big blue bowl on the table.
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His mother smiled, “Come on, let's make a fruit salad together!” Diken climbed onto the stool with his tiny feet and waited curiously.
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Mother hedgehog took a shiny fruit out of the basket. “This is a bright red apple,” she said, and held it out for Diken to smell.
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Diken carefully placed the apple into the blue bowl. His mother showed him a yellow fruit: “This is a pear!” Diken cheerfully took the pear in his hands.
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Once he put the pear into the bowl too, his mother showed him a long, yellow fruit. “This is a banana. Peeling it is so much fun!” she said.
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His mother sliced the banana, and Diken added the slices to the bowl. When he saw the little, red strawberries on the table, he wiggled his tiny nose with joy.
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“The strawberries smell so sweet!” said Diken. He counted, “One, two, three!” as he put the strawberries into the bowl one by one.
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Next was a big, orange orange. Diken held the orange with both hands and looked at its round shape in wonder.
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When the orange slices were added too, the bowl looked just like a rainbow. Diken gently stirred the fruits with a wooden spoon and felt proud of helping.
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Finally, the mother and baby hedgehog sat at the table and ate the delicious fruits. Diken now knew the names of five fruits: apple, pear, banana, strawberry, and orange!
