{"id":39,"date":"2025-10-26T13:37:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/?p=39"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:17:35","slug":"y1_story_7-ellie-the-echidnas-lost-sock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Y1_Story_7: Ellie the Echidna\u2019s Lost Sock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 1: A Cold Morning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ellie the echidna woke up shivering. \u201cOh no!\u201d she said. \u201cOne sock is missing!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-797 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C1.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1S7C1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 2: The Sock Hunt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-799 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C2.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ellie looked under her bed. She looked behind the log. No sock!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1S7C2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 3: Asking Friends<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>She asked Tim the turtle. \u201cNo sock here,\u201d said Tim. She asked Bella the bilby. \u201cI saw something red!\u201d said Bella.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C3.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C3-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1S7C3.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 4: Found It!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-801 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C4.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C4-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ellie ran to the gum tree. Her sock was hanging on a branch! \u201cSilly sock!\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1S7C4.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 5: Warm Again<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ellie put on her sock. She danced in the sun. Her feet were warm and happy.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C5.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-C5-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1S7C5.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s Think and Learn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What did Ellie lose? \u2610 Hat \u2610 Shoe  \u2610 Sock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who saw something red? \u2610 Tim \u2610 Bella \u2610 Ellie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where was the sock? \u2610 Under the bed \u2610 On a branch \u2610 behind the log<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1S7LTL.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-Echidna.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-803 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-Echidna.jpg 330w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-Echidna-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Echidna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Echidnas are unusual mammals. Along with their relative the platypus, echidnas are the only living mammals that lay eggs. Echidnas are also called spiny anteaters. The short-nosed echidna is common in Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.britannica.com\/kids\/article\/echidna\/390120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kids Britannica<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Bilbies<\/strong> were once found across 70% of Australia and are thought to have been here for up to 15 million years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bilby is about the\u00a0<strong>size of a domestic cat<\/strong>. The male, which is larger than the female, grows to about 50 cm from tip to tail, and weighs up to 2.5 kg. Bilbies typically live for about 10 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bushheritage.org.au\/species\/bilby?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=186694121&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD3ZXItB-dIl8bT35VBK8VXrbMXqH&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAnJHMBhDAARIsABr7b86nDeo2iMO2z00UC7BnOLKrD0jQqDF_ufLN369_kWO3ADZJYRZlkVwaAuxEEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bush Heritage Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-Bilby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-Turtle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-Turtle.jpg 690w, https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Y1-S7-Turtle-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Freshwater turtles<\/strong> are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. They spend most of their life in the water, only coming on land to migrate between water bodies or to nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.environment.nsw.gov.au\/topics\/animals-and-plants\/native-animals\/native-animal-facts\/reptiles\/freshwater-turtles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red eared slider turtle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 1: A Cold Morning Ellie the echidna woke up shivering. \u201cOh no!\u201d she said. \u201cOne sock is missing!\u201d Chapt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-reader"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":806,"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions\/806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive4kids.ever.jp\/1st_Study\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}