Sentence examples:

• ここは　みずうみです。Here is the lake.
• おいかけっこが　だいすきです。They love playing “tiggy”.
• いっしょに　あそびます。They play together.
• みみと　ききは　あやまりました。Mimi and Kiki apologized to each other.
• 「どこに　いるの？」“Where are you?”

In alignment with the Australian Curriculum: Year 9 and 10 band achievement standards:

• Use the て form and plain form verbs as a basis for grammar conjugations.
• Use plain form to communicate with their peers
• Predict the meaning of unfamiliar words and expressions from context.
• てしまう（JLPT N4）
• かえってくる（JLPT N4）

Cultural note from the author:

The swans shown in the photographs in this book can be seen at the Nakagawa River and Biwanuma Pond at Ootawara-city in the Tochigi prefecture, which is approximately 50 kilometers away from my hometown, Utsunomiya-city. They have become regular visitors and bring lots of joy to the local people every year.