A Lonely Hoodie

The once was a small hoodie, named Hoodie, and he loved a child. The child would wear Hoodie to keep warm on those cool spring mornings, or use as a jacket on rainy days. Every day the child brought Hoodie to school and then home again. Hoodie loved coming to school, where he learned all sorts of interesting things.

Some days, when the weather was warm, the child would remove Hoodie at recess and put him aside with other hoodies. Together, the hoodies would watch the children run and play all over the school yard. Hoodie waited patiently, knowing that when the bell rang, his child would come and collect him. They would return to class and the learning would begin anew.

One day, things changed. The recess bell rang and Hoodie waited for his child. The playground emptied, and there were no children. Off in the distance, Hoodie could see other sweatshirts forgotten on the ground. He tried to call out to the last adult on the playground, but his cries could not be heard over the calls of the crows.

Hoodie started to get anxious that he would be forgotten. He waited, practicing the breathing techniques he overheard a teacher telling a child in class one day. That helped calm him a bit. He waited. And waited.

Suddenly, he heard a noise. Children were coming outside again. “It must be lunch time,” thought Hoodie. “Surely I will be picked up now.”

Alas, it was another hot day, and no one picked him up. Hoodie never saw his child, and when the final lunch bell rang, and every child went inside, Hoodie was alone again. Hoodie was now quite upset. He was all alone, and worried. He cried 🙁

Time went by, the school emptied out, and still no one came for Hoodie. The playground became quiet. Even the crows were gone. Hoodie fell asleep.

The next thing Hoodie knew, he was being carried around the playground by the school principal. He, along with five or six other sweatshirts (and a chair) had been picked up by the principal. The principal brought all the lost clothing (and the chair) inside and they joined a whole bunch of other hoodies, jackets and shirts in the lost and found.

Hoodie was now with friends, but he was still lonely. Where was his child? Where?

If you know Hoodie’s child, or a child who may may have left something behind, please come by the school and check out our lost and found. Please help Hoodie find his child.

Thanks

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