Story: The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes

This video is a read-aloud of 'The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes' by Brenda Lee, focusing on the theme of growth mindset. It follows Millie, a girl who frequently makes mistakes but learns to overcome them with resilience and creativity, ultimately finding a way to solve her problems.

Hi! Welcome back to Read for Fun. Today's read-aloud is "The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes" by Brenda Lee. This is a story about growth mindset. This is Millie. Whatever she does, she makes mistakes. She pours milk but misses the glass. Oops! She squeezes too much toothpaste. Oops! She uses too much glue. Oops! She spells banana wrong. Oops! She also runs too fast. Oops! Crash! Millie dreams of being a top athlete. So one day, she signs up for the hurdle race. It is a race where you jump over obstacles and sprint towards the finish line. "On your mark, get set, go!" says an announcer. Millie runs as fast as she can, hoping to take the lead right away. But Millie makes a mistake. She forgets to jump and ends up breaking the hurdle. Bang! She breaks the second hurdle. Crash! And the third. Oh my! She has no idea. Bam! Crack! Snap! "Jump, Millie, jump!" Mom exclaims from the sideline, going up and down herself. Millie finally jumps. Oops! She lands on her face. She jumps again. Ouch! She lands on her bum. Millie is making a million mistakes. Eek! Oof! Bonk! Blop! Aiii! To stop tripping over hurdles, Millie jumps high. She jumps super high. She jumps insanely high. And bonk! Millie crashes into a tree and breaks a tooth. "Well, this is embarrassing," she thinks to herself. "I'm a top athlete, all right. Top of a tree, that is. I'll just hide up here with a bunch of cats. Meow! Someone get me down!" "Okay, Millie, breathe." Millie calms herself. "I am strong. I am unstoppable. I can figure this out." Millie toughens up and looks for a way down. Jump? Nah, that's gonna hurt. Climb? Nah, that's gonna scrape my knees. Aha! There's a kite. I can use it like a parachute. But the kite is on the other side. To reach it, she needs something really long. Millie comes up with a brilliant idea. She uses her shoelaces to tie branches together. It's time to test out her super long stick. Millie reaches for the kite. Yes, it works! Down she goes with a bunch of cats. "Where were you?" asks Mom when Millie returns home. "Long story, Mom, but I'm gonna go," replies Millie. "Where are you going now?"