In this story, a school teacher, Ms. Bell, celebrates the end of the school year by hosting an ice cream sundae party with a Flag Day twist. All the children, along with Brian, a boy who can see and talk to gnomes, eagerly join the celebration. The festivities include the surprising introduction of gnomeberries, a magical fruit that, once eaten, enables humans to see gnomes, bringing forth a memorable gnome parade for the students. Despite initial disbelief, the story ends with everyone, including the school principal, Mr. Pal, accepting and engaging with the gnome community and even considering integrating them into future lessons. The story unfolds as a delightful school year-end celebration, fostering friendship, mutual understanding, and educational fun.
This story contains 1133 words. Some of the challenging words for early readers may include: "celebrate," "adopted," "principal," "delicious," "enormous," "exclaims," "symbol," "scenes," "puzzled," and "curricugnome." The different tenses used throughout the story and the dialogue between characters make this story a good tool for teaching kids about narration and conversation within stories. The story also introduces many American customs and traditions, such as Flag Day, and the end of the school year celebrations.