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My Bed Is Too Small

English level
Level 1
Topic
Home
Estimated reading time
1 min
My Bed Is Too Small, a story about Home
My Bed Is Too Small

My bed is too small for me.

It is not fun to sleep in a small bed.

My feet hang off the end.

A cartoon child with both arms dangling off the side of a small bed, looking annoyed, in a dimly lit bedroom.

My arms fall off the side.

I [cannot] turn in my bed.

I wake up at night.

I feel very tired in the morning.

A cartoon child standing up in the morning, holding their lower back with both hands, making a pained face, with a small bed behind them.

My back hurts too.

A small bed is not good for sleep.

I want a big bed.

A big bed will help me sleep well.

A cartoon child waking up in a big comfortable bed, stretching arms wide, smiling broadly, with golden morning sunlight streaming through the curtains.

I will feel happy in the morning!

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