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Toto Turtle found four cards showing what he did that morning: wake up, wash his face, eat breakfast, and pack his little bag.
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Toto Puts the Morning in Order
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Toto Puts the Morning in Order
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Part 1
Toto Turtle found four cards showing what he did that morning: wake up, wash his face, eat breakfast, and pack his little bag.
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Part 2
He wanted the cards to show his real morning. Toto placed breakfast first, but then he remembered waking before he saw his bowl.
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Part 3
The mixed order made Toto frown. He tapped his shell twice, took a breath, and decided to start with what happened first.
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Part 4
First, Toto placed the wake-up card. The card showed him stretching beneath his yellow blanket when the sun came in.
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Part 5
Second came washing his face, and third came eating breakfast. Toto told the order aloud as he touched each picture.
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Part 6
The pack-the-bag card came last because Toto packed his apple and book only after breakfast was finished that morning.
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Part 7
Toto turned the cards face down, then told the order from memory: wake, wash, eat, pack. He turned them over to check.
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Part 8
Every card was in the right place. Toto smiled. Starting with what happened first helped him put the rest in order.
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Intro
Toto has four cards today
To help his morning go the right way.
Verse 1
Wake up, brush, get dressed, then eat.
Pictures make the order neat.
Breakfast first? That feels confused.
Toto's still in sleeping clothes.
Chorus
First, then next, then after that.
Picture cards keep plans on track.
Wake, brush, dress, and breakfast too.
One by one is what we do.
Verse 2
Toto starts with waking up.
Brushes teeth, then buttons up.
After dressing, breakfast time.
He turns each finished card behind.
Final Chorus
First, then next, then after that.
Picture cards keep plans on track.
Shoes are found and time is right.
Toto's morning feels calm and bright.
Outro
Put things in the order done.
Steps can make a plan feel fun.