» The Painting Lesson

Mrs Zest has the most colourful house on Main Street. Mr Toggins discovers Mrs Zest's magic paintbrush and wants to paint his house, too. But how will he stop the brush from painting?

The author has used interesting words in the story. She has used pairs of words that start with the same letter. This is called alliteration. "Bristly brush" and "flicking and flowing" are examples of alliteration. Write down any other examples you can find in the story.