This story follows an outdoor adventure between Meg and her companion, Brown Monster. It is cold, and Brown Monster does not have a coat. Brown Monster's homemade stick-covered brown apparel solution triggers mixed reactions in Meg. She finds that it tickles and makes her laugh. However, after jumping into a pile of leaves, the coat is left with a new look.
The story is 216 words long. Some challenging words for early readers include playing, outside, monster, brings, thinks, color, plain, tickles, window, leaves, and around.