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Who Carries? Who Arranges? — A Shared-Reading Picture Story

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Story code: B19 · Age: 3–5 · Shared reading: 2–4 minutes

Cover of Who Carries? Who Arranges?, showing five-year-old Sami with his sisters Maryam, age seven, and Hanaa, age four, and their father and mother.
Sami’s family prepares for a picnic.

The story

Sami’s family was getting ready for a picnic: Sami was five, his sister Maryam was seven, and their sister Hanaa was four. Their father and mother were with them.

Five-year-old Sami with his sisters Maryam, age seven, and Hanaa, age four, and their father and mother beside the picnic things.
Scene 1: What do they need before they leave?

Their father lifted the large basket. It tipped a little, so he held it steady. Their mother said, “Let’s arrange the work. Then it will be easier for us.”

The father, who is the mother’s husband and the father of Sami, Maryam, and Hanaa, steadies the picnic basket in front of his family.
Scene 2: Father steadies the basket.

The family divided the jobs: their father carried the basket, their mother carried the bottle, Sami carried the mat, Maryam arranged the food, and Hanaa placed the napkins.

The father and mother and their children Sami, Maryam, and Hanaa share the picnic jobs within the family.
Scene 3: Everyone has a clear job.

Sami held the edge of the mat with both hands. He carried it carefully, then spread it in the right place.

Five-year-old Sami spreads the picnic mat in front of his father, mother, and sisters Maryam and Hanaa.
Scene 4: Sami completes his job.

Maryam arranged the food in small rows, and Hanaa placed the napkins one by one. Their mother handed them what they needed.

Seven-year-old Maryam and her four-year-old sister Hanaa arrange food and napkins with help from their mother.
Scene 5: Careful teamwork.

Their father looked at the tidy place and said, “When we work together, our family finishes the job.” Sami, Maryam, and Hanaa smiled. Each of them now knew: What do I carry? What do I arrange?

The father and mother and their children Sami, Maryam, and Hanaa sit beside their tidy picnic after completing the family jobs.
Scene 6: The picnic is ready through family teamwork.

After reading

Choose three light, safe things at home. Who will carry each thing? Who will arrange it? Do the task with your family, then say: We worked together and finished the job.

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