Little 
Gus Sets the Table
9 scenes · 18 talking words · 3 language levels
Tap the glowing spots in every scene to hear the words out loud.
About Gus Sets the Table
Gus the gosling arrives with a warm thermos and fluttery feet. He settles his cubby, follows the hall glow, and finds a spot at circle time. At snack, he becomes the helper, setting places for friends. A proud art picture carries him warmly to pickup.
- 9 narrated scenes
- 18 tappable talking words
- 3 language levels: word, phrase, sentence
- Ages 3–6
- Theme: Feelings and big emotions
- Free, no login, nothing locked mid-story
What happens, scene by scene
- 1At the Blue Gategate · thermos
- 2Sock and Shoesock · shoe
- 3Cubby Little Hellohanger · folder
- 4Warm Hall Glowlamp · key
- 5Name on the Rugrug · chair
- 6Helper Time Beginsplate · spoon
- 7Places for Friendsfork · napkin
- 8Snack Helper Pictureglue · pencil
- 9Home Time Glowdoor · thermos
Words your child will hear and say
Every scene hides two tappable pictures. Tap one and it says its word out loud, then it is your child's turn.
- gateG initial
- thermosTH initial
- sockS initial
- shoeSH initial
- hangerH initial
- folderF initial
- lampL initial
- keyK initial
- rugR initial
- chairCH initial
- plateP initial
- spoonS initial
- forkF initial
- napkinN initial
- glueG initial
- pencilP initial
- doorD initial
Want to practise a specific sound instead? Open Practice in the story toolbar and pick any of the 26 sound decks — Buddy brings five cards from it into this story, without leaving the page.
How to read it together
Start at the right level
Level 1 is single words for early talkers. Level 2 is short phrases. Level 3 is full storybook sentences. Switch any time, even mid-scene — the art stays put and only the language changes.
Let them find the words
Two glowing spots hide in every scene. Tap one, hear the word, then pause and wait — the wait is where your child's turn happens.
Session-ready
Therapist mode mutes the narration and lays out each scene's target words with their speech-sound tags, so a clinician models and elicits every word live.
More stories in The First Day
Gus Sets the Table is one of four stories set in The First Day. They share the same illustrated world and none of them tells the same tale twice.