Sophia loved to bounce! She bounced on the couch. She bounced on her bed. She even tried to bounce on Lily, but Lily just purred and closed her eyes.
"Lily!" Sophia giggled, "You're no fun to bounce on!"
Lily was Sophia's cat, and even though she was 54 in cat years, she still loved to play. Just not bouncing games.
One day, Sophia was bouncing on her bed when she bounced right out the window! She floated up, up, up, past the birds and the airplanes, until she landed on a big, fluffy cloud.
The cloud felt like a giant marshmallow! Sophia giggled and bounced some more. Then she saw something amazing: a cat made entirely of clouds!
"Wow!" Sophia gasped, "Are you a Cloud Cat?"
The Cloud Cat swished its fluffy tail. "That's me!" she purred. "And you must be Sophia. Welcome to the Land of Clouds, where everything is made of imagination!"
Sophia's eyes widened. "Imagination?"
"Yes! It's where we get all our ideas from," the Cloud Cat explained. "See that giant paintbrush over there? That's where we get ideas for paintings. And that giant book? That's full of story ideas!"
Sophia bounced over to a giant building block. "What about this?"
"That's where we get ideas for new toys, of course!" The Cloud Cat laughed. "Everything starts with imagination!"
Sophia loved this place! She bounced from cloud to cloud, looking at all the amazing ideas. She saw ideas for singing, dancing, and even a new kind of cookie!
Suddenly, Sophia saw an empty cloud. "Why is that cloud empty?" she asked the Cloud Cat.
The Cloud Cat sighed. "That's the idea cloud for helping others. Lately, nobody has had any ideas for how to be kind."
Sophia frowned. She loved helping people! Maybe she could help think of some ideas. Sophia closed her eyes and thought about all the ways she helped her family and friends.
Then it hit her! "I have an idea!" Sophia shouted. "We can make cards for people who are feeling sad!"
The Cloud Cat's eyes widened. "That's a wonderful idea!"
Soon, the empty cloud was full of colorful cards with kind messages written on them. The Cloud Cat was so happy!
"Thank you, Sophia! You're a true imagination hero!" she purred.
The Cloud Cat tickled Sophia with her fluffy tail, and Sophia giggled. Then, with a gentle push, the Cloud Cat sent Sophia floating back down to her bedroom.
Sophia landed with a soft bounce on her bed. Lily stretched and yawned, "Have a nice nap?" she purred.
Sophia hugged Lily tight. "I did better than that," she whispered. "I saved the day with my imagination!"
And from that day on, Sophia made sure to use her imagination every day, just like she learned in the Land of Clouds.
