# The Donkey's Happy Dance

Author: Logan
Level: PreK3
Theme: Dancing your own way

## Story

**Page 1:** Danny Donkey hears music from the meadow. His hooves tap, tap, tap on the ground.

**Page 2:** His friends are dancing in a happy circle. Danny watches from behind a tall sunflower.

**Page 3:** Danny wants to dance too, but he feels shy. "What if I dance the wrong way?" he thinks.

**Page 4:** A little bird sings, "Dance your own way, Danny!" Danny takes a small step forward.

**Page 5:** He wiggles his ears. Wiggle, wiggle, go his long ears.

**Page 6:** He taps his hooves. Tap, tap, tap, go his happy hooves.

**Page 7:** He spins around in a slow, silly circle. His friends cheer, "Go, Danny, go!"

**Page 8:** Danny dances his own happy dance. It is not like anyone else's dance, and that is perfect.

**Page 9:** Soon, all his friends dance Danny's dance too. They wiggle their ears and tap their feet.

**Page 10:** Danny laughs as the music plays on. Dancing your own way is the happiest dance of all.

## 5 Words to Learn
donkey, dance, music, shy, happy

## Read Together
Can you dance your own happy dance, with a wiggle and a tap?