Sports Park Adventure

Sports Day

• The weather is nice on Sports Day.
• Sam and Polly are going to the sports park.

Observations at the Sports Park

• A boy is running round the track.
• Two girls are by the pond, touching the water, and one of them is tasting it, despite it being dirty and smelly.
• Sam warns the girls of the danger.

Other Activities at the Sports Park

• A family is having a picnic near a tree and making hamburgers.
• Boys in white T-shirts and shorts are playing tennis behind the pond.
• Polly hears a tennis ball.

Polly's Interests

• Polly does not like playing basketball.
• Polly loves playing chess and has a chess set.
• Polly wants to play chess with Sam on the grass and eat ice-cream.

Billy's Story

• Billy is sitting outside the house, feeling sad because of his series of unlucky events.
• The postman approaches Billy and asks why he is sad, and Billy shares his story.

The First Unlucky Event

• Billy wakes up early to make a surprise for his mum's birthday and draws a beautiful picture.
• The wind blows the picture on the floor, and his dog eats it.

The Second Unlucky Event

• Billy makes a birthday cake, which smells and tastes wonderful.
• His dog kicks his leg, causing him to trip over and drop the cake.

The Third Unlucky Event

• Billy cleans the floor and makes another cake, but his dog jumps on the chair, table, and cake, ruining it.

The Postman's Help

• The postman listens to Billy's story and offers to help by giving him free tickets to the theatre.
• Billy is grateful and feels lucky to have received the tickets.

Billy's Change of Mind

• Billy realizes that maybe he doesn't have bad luck after all, and that the postman's help is a lucky turn of events.

Sam and Polly spend a day at the sports park, where they observe people doing various activities. They notice a boy running on the track and two girls by the pond, one of whom is tasting the dirty water.