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The Biggest Sandcastle

At golden dusk in Maple Park, Sam has a big, big plan: he is going to build the BIGGEST sandcastle in the whole park — all by himself. He scoops and packs and stacks higher and higher, but when the third tower wobbles and the whole side crumbles down, Sam slumps in the sandy mess. One person, he realizes, cannot build the biggest castle alone. Then Riley and Jamie come over to help. Riley digs the moat, Jamie stacks the towers, and Sam scoops and packs — together they work faster and steadier than ever. At last the flag goes on top, and the biggest sandcastle in Maple Park stands tall and proud under the rising moon — built not alone, but together.

A wide view of Maple Park sandbox at warm golden dusk — sand buckets and shovels in the warm sand, a wooden slide and swings and a big leafy tree in the background, with the first star and a gentle moon rising.

As the sky turned gold and the first star blinked awake, Maple Park was full of play. In the warm sandbox, little buckets and shovels waited, and the sand smelled of summer and sun.

Sam, a boy in a red-orange hoodie, stands proudly in the sandbox planting a small flag with a big confident smile, while Riley and Jamie play nearby in the background.

Sam had a big, big plan. I'm going to build the BIGGEST sandcastle in the whole park — all by myself! he declared, planting his flag in the sand.

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