7.1st Kindergarten of Ilioupolis, Ilioupoli, Greece (teacher Panagiota Nianiara)

8.Mihail Sadoveanu High School, Galati, Romania (teacher Gabriela Cristian)

9.2nd Preschool of Afetes-Syki Pelion, Greece (teacher Despina Sakoulogeorga)

 10.2nd Kindergarten School of Chalandri, Greece (teacher Eleni Sideri)

11.Scoala Profesionala Speciala Sf. Stelian, Botosani/Romania (teacher Raluca Berescu)

 3rd Kindergarten of Voula , Greece (teacher Dimitra Saxoni)

"Let's go look for them together!" said the dog and they start looking in the forest, but the balloons were gone, until they looked up into the foliage! 

"Look! the balloons, they are up there!.. but how will we get them?"  said the little rabbit.

18th Kindergarten Agios Dimitrios, Greece (teacher Katerina Chouliara)

"My friend the goldfinch has her nest in a nearby tree. Let's ask her to help us." 

The goldfinch agreed. Flying high, she managed to catch the string of a green balloon with her beak. She gave it to the rabbit and said: " I'm sorry, but I feel so tired, I can't bring down all the balloons by myself!" "It's okay, my friend!" said the rabbit, "thank you for trying!"  Suddenly, footsteps were heard behind a nearby bush...

2nd Kindergarten School of Chalandri, Greece (teacher Eleni Papailiou)

Alytaus Senamiesčio pradinės mokyklos skyrius “Girinukas”. Alytus, Lithuania (teacher Irena Giedriene)

Luckily, it had no thorns! However, she hurt her leg. She started to cry and said: "Oh no! How can I climb up now to catch the other balloons?" ."Don't climb again, it is dangerous! First, your leg must get well," the other animals replied. "We will think of something." Then, the cat said: "I know who can help us!" and she gave a loud whistle. Suddenly, a tall and beautiful horse appeared and...

"Yes! Of course, I will climb the tree!". She used her claws to climb up and she caught the string of the yellow balloon with her mouth. But, as she was coming down, she slipped!   She fell right into a bush. 

1st Kindergarten of Mesopotamia, Greece, (teacher: Agni Simota)

With the dog standing on the horse’s back and the rooster balancing on the dog’s head, they reached the blue balloon. But as the rooster stretched as far as he could, standing on the dog’s head while the dog stood on the horse, he suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground with a spectacular somersault.

Suddenly, a tall and beautiful horse appeared gracefully. “I heard you calling me,” he said kindly. After listening to their problem, he smiled and lowered his body a little. “Climb onto my back,” he told the dog and the rooster. 

Shkolla Grekoshqiptare Omiros, Korce, Albania (teacher Foteini Kitsaki)

When the rooster fell down, the other animals 

were scared. At that moment, another dog came 

running carrying a large ladder on his back. 

He had a dream: to reach the moon one day!

As soon as he saw the rooster fallen, he put down 

the ladder and carefully helped him get up.

“Are you okay?” he asked him kindly.

The rooster flapped his wings and smiled. 

“I am now, thank you!” The other animals thanked him too and then told him  that they needed help to catch the balloons. The dog smiled. “My ladder can help us!” he said. So they set the ladder firmly on the ground. With a little effort, they managed to catch the orange balloon! The friends were very happy. Not only because they caught the balloons, but because they helped each other and learned that when they work together, they achieve a lot.

1st Kindergarten of Ilioupolis, Ilioupoli, Greece (teacher Panagiota Nianiara)

But just when they thought it was all over, a nimble squirrel appeared from behind the trees.

— “Can I help too?” she asked cheerfully.

The squirrel quickly climbed the ladder and, being light and agile, caught a pink balloon that was still in the air.

The animals laughed and applauded.

They understood then that each new friend brings a special power, and together they can do wonderful things. And if you have friends who support you, even heaven doesn’t seem so far away.

Mihail Sadoveanu High School, Galati, Romania (teacher Gabriela Cristian)

“Our dear monkey,” said the rooster, “since you climb trees so easily, could you help us catch the rest of the balloons?”

At once, the monkey climbed up to the first branch, stretched as far as she could, and managed to grab the string of the purple balloon. 

As she came done, they all celebrated, each enjoying a banana she offered them.

A hungry monkey, who had just gathered a basket of bananas from the forest and was on her way back home, happened to pass by.
“What are you all doing here?” she asked the other animals.

2nd Preschool of Afetes-Syki Pelion, Greece (teacher Despina Sakoulogeorga)

As the animals enjoyed the bananas the monkey offered them, gray clouds gathered in the sky and a strong wind carried the brown balloon high into the sky. The animals watched in surprise as the brown balloon flew away. "And now what will we do?" the rabbit asked anxiously. "My ladder doesn't reach that high!" said the dog. Suddenly, two pigeons appeared in the sky, holding the rope from the brown balloon in their beaks. "Well done, pigeons! Thank you very much for your help. Come join us so we can all celebrate with the balloons" the animals said happily.

2nd Kindergarten School of Chalandri, Greece (teacher Eleni Sideri)

A giraffe passing by heard the voices. She came closer and the animals asked her to bring down the yellow balloon for them. She stretched her neck, but she couldn't       reach it. She needed help. The little rabbit jumped onto her neck and they brought down the ballon together!! Then something magic happened...The sky filled with balloons and confetti and a crazy party began..

Shkolla Grekoshqiptare Omiros, Korce, Albania (teacher Eleni Manoli)

As the party continued, a peacock with bright feathers appeared from behind the trees. He spread his colorful tail and began to dance, and the animals watched in amazement. The balloons easily caught on his feathers, and everything became even more magical. Delighted, the animals invited him to stay, and the party continued happily until sunset. 

Scoala Profesionala Speciala Sf. Stelian, Botosani/Romania (teacher Raluca Berescu)