Nico’s Secret Helmet Snack — In the shiny firehouse bay, Nico patted his red helmet: tap, tap, tap. He tucked two crackers by the hose and one raisin near the big boots. Read the full story →
In the shiny firehouse bay, Nico patted his red helmet: tap, tap, tap. He tucked two crackers by the hose and one raisin near the big boots. Nobody saw. The truck smelled like soap and rubber.
Clang-a-ling! The bell made a happy pretend ring. Nico stood tall and grinned. Then his helmet went rattle-rattle. “Huh?” he said.
Inside was a tiny paper heart from the firehouse cat, plus one cracker crumb. Nico laughed and left the crumb for the cat, right under the tap, tap, tap helmet.