A little boy finds a dirty red balloon and washes it. He blows it up and it grows very big. A little girl wants the boy to blow it up even bigger but he refuses. When he tries to blow it up bigger anyway, it pops with a loud bang, leaving the boy sad that his balloon is gone.

1. THE BALLOON
P4 VEDRUNA SANTA COLOMA
Ready for a Story (J.M. Artigal)

2. Once upon a time...
A LITTLE BOY A LITTLE GIRL

3. WOW!
LOOK!
A RED
BALLOON!

4. OH, YUCK,
IT’S DIRTY!

5. SHHHHEEE…
WATER,
WATER, WATER,
WASH, WASH,
WASH.

6. OK, NOW
IT’S CLEAN.

7. FFFF,
FFFF,
FFFF...

8. WOW,
WHAT A BIG
BALLOON!

9. OH, LOOK! A BIG
BALLOON! LITTLE
BOY PLEASE,
CAN I HAVE IT?
NO, NO, NO!
IT’S MY
BALLOON.

10. LITTLE BOY, PLEASE,
BLOW IT UP,
BIGGER, BIGGER!
NO, NO, NO!
IT’S MY
BALLOON.

11. BIGGER…? OK.
LOOK AT ME!
FFF-FFF-FFF
WOW! WHAT A
SUPER BIG
BALLON!
LITTLE BOY. PLEASE,
BLOW IT UP,
BIGGER, BIGGER!

12. BIGGER…? OK,
I’LL BLOW IT UP.
FFF-FFF-FFF…
LITTLE BOY. PLEASE,
BLOW IT UP,
BIGGER, BIGGER!
BIGGER…? NO,
NO, NO. NOT
BIGGER. IT’S MY
BALLOON!
PLEASE,
BLOW IT UP
BIGGER!

13. FFFF,
FFFF,
FFFF...

14. BANG!
AND THAT’S ALL!
OH! MY POOR
BALLOON!