Ted (Compound Words)

Ted is the new kid on the block. He is mean. He has a slingshot so that he can pelt us with rocks and bits of trash. We try to steer clear of him, but sometimes it can't be helped.

Ted comes up to us while we are just having fun at the park. His house is near the park, so he can see when we are there. It used to be our favourite spot. Now it is hard to enjoy it.

Mum has a chat to us. She tells us that kids like Ted just need friends to treat them well. She says that if we ask him to be a part of games, he will start to be nice to us.

We give it a shot, but it does not work. Ted likes it when we are upset. He likes to stand at the top of the slide so that he can stop us from having fun.

He leans on the swings to do the same thing. We don't go to the swings because we know that he will fling stuff at us with his slingshot. He does not use the swings. He just likes to stop us from having a good time.

When we try not to pay him any mind, he still finds a way to make us upset. We want to do something to teach him a lesson. We start to think of a plan to get him back.

We go home and put red dots on ourselves. They make us look like we are sick. It will seem like we can spread it to kids who are near us.

When we get to the park and Ted spots the dots, he gets a fright. He gets more of a fright than we thought he would get!

He asks what we have. We say that the nurse told us it was a new kind of sickness. It can spread in a flash and turn kids to goo! Ted's jaw drops.

We start to chase him. Ted runs so fast that his hat falls off. He does not stop to grab it. He runs all the way home. He yells about the red dots and goo.

Our plan worked! We can play for the rest of the day without Ted around. Our plan worked a treat!