Ridley's Favourite Shoes

A story about Ridley and his favourite shoes

Ridley wanted to go for a walk.
Ridley put on his favourite shoes.
Ridley was ready to go for a walk in his favourite shoes.

Before Ridley started the walk, he did something else.
Ridley did some gardening first.
So he spent the rest of the day gardening.

Ridley still wanted to go for a walk.
He still had his favourite shoes on.
He was still ready to go for a walk in his favourite shoes.

Oh no! Ridley's favourite shoes got dirty!
His favourite shoes got dirty when he was gardening.
He thought gardening in his favourite shoes was not a good idea.

Ridley went inside.

Ridley still wanted to go for a walk.
However, his favourite shoes were still dirty!
Luckily, he had a second favourite pair of shoes.

Ridley had a choice.
He could choose to clean his favourite shoes before going for the walk.
He chose not to clean his favourite shoes before going for the walk.

Ridley went for a walk in his second favourite pair of shoes.
He enjoyed the walk in his second favourite pair of shoes.
He is glad that he chose to go for a walk.

Ridley cleaned his shoes.

Ridley thought about how he could improve.
He didn't want his favourite shoes to get dirty again.
In the future he would finish his walk and change his shoes before gardening.

Robin, October 2025