# The Little Clock That Ticked Too Fast

Author: Logan
Level: PreK3
Theme: Slowing down to enjoy the day

## Story

**Page 1:** Tick, tick, tick! The little clock ticked too fast.

**Page 2:** The mice ran to breakfast in a great hurry, eating their toast and cheese much too fast.

**Page 3:** The birds sang too quickly in the morning, and the bees buzzed too fast around the flowers.

**Page 4:** Everyone felt rushed. 'Slow down!' cried the clock.

**Page 5:** Mouse the clockmaker climbed up the tall clock and opened its round golden door.

**Page 6:** She turned a tiny golden wheel inside the clock, and with a click the ticking slowed right down.

**Page 7:** Tick... tick... tick. The day felt calm and long.

**Page 8:** The mice ate slowly. The birds sang sweet songs.

**Page 9:** The clock smiled at its round face, happy at last with its slow and steady ticking all day.

**Page 10:** Now the days are just right. Not too fast, not too slow.

## 5 Words to Learn
clock, tick, fast, slow, calm

## Read Together
Can you tick fast like a clock, then tick very slowly?