# The Little Train's Loud Whistle

Author: Logan
Level: PreK3
Theme: Learning a gentle voice

## Story

**Page 1:** Tilly was a little red train. She lived in a green valley.

**Page 2:** Every morning, Tilly blew her whistle. TOOT! TOOT! TOOT!

**Page 3:** The whistle was so very loud that the birds flew up with a flutter and the rabbits hid behind the tall grass.

**Page 4:** The rabbits covered their ears. The cows looked up from the grass.

**Page 5:** Tilly felt sad. 'I do not want to scare my friends,' she said.

**Page 6:** Old Owl hooted softly from his branch and said, 'Try a little toot, my dear, just a gentle toot for fun.'

**Page 7:** Tilly took a deep breath. She blew a tiny toot. Toot!

**Page 8:** The birds stayed in their trees. The rabbits twitched their noses.

**Page 9:** Soon Tilly knew two different whistles, a loud one for danger on the track and a soft one for saying hello.

**Page 10:** Now Tilly toots softly in the morning. Her friends wave and smile.

## 5 Words to Learn
whistle, valley, soft, loud, friend

## Read Together
Can you make a loud toot and then a tiny soft toot?