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Lily's Snowy Dream
HHanno Roubos
Lower Elementary
fiction
English
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Lily's Snowy Dream

Lily loved winter! She loved snow. She loved to skate. More than anything, Lily dreamed of being in the Winter Olympics. She watched the athletes on TV. They were fast! They were strong!

One day, Lily's mom took her to the ice rink. “I want to be like them, Mom!” Lily said, pointing at the TV screen. “I want to skate in the Olympics!”

Mom smiled. “It takes a lot of work, Lily. But you can try!”

So, Lily started to train. It was hard! She fell down a lot. Her legs hurt. Sometimes, she wanted to quit. But then, she remembered her dream. She wanted to skate in the Olympics!

Her coach, Mr. Frost, helped her. He taught her new moves. He told her, “Never give up, Lily! Keep trying!”

One day, Lily was practicing a jump. She fell hard. She felt like crying. But she got up. She tried again. And again. Finally, she did it! She landed the jump perfectly!

Lily smiled. She was one step closer to her dream. She knew it would take a lot more work. But she was ready. She would never give up on her snowy dream.

She practiced every day. She got better and better. Lily learned that even when things are hard, you should never give up on your dream. With hard work and a little help, anything is possible!

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Glossary
  • Olympics: A big sports game with people from all over the world.
  • Athlete: A person who plays a sport.
  • Rink: A place to ice skate.
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