Magi, a curious little girl from Sofia, embarks on an exciting adventure through her neighborhood to solve a puzzling mystery. When her favorite toy, a shiny red ball, goes missing, Magi sets off to find it. Along the way, she encounters various obstacles and receives wisdom from unexpected friends. Will Magi's determination and newfound wisdom help her retrieve her beloved toy?

Magi's missing favourite ball 

Magi with a puzzled expression searching under her bed, surrounded by toys

Magi loved her shiny red ball. One sunny morning, she woke up and couldn't find it anywhere! " 
- Where is my ball?" Magi asked. The ball was very special to her. She felt sad and needed to find it.

The Missing Ball

Magi sitting on her doorstep with chin in hands, a garden visible in the background

Magi looked around her room, but the ball wasn't there. She decided to check the garden. " 
- Maybe it's outside," she thought. But when she got there, the ball was nowhere to be seen. " 
- Oh no!" she said.

Making a Plan

Magi searching through flower beds, trees and bushes in a garden

Magi searched through the flower beds and behind the garden shed. She looked under every bush and behind every tree. The ball wasn't anywhere in the garden.

The Garden Search

Mrs. Petrova watering roses, smiling at Magi standing nearby

Magi decided to ask her neighbor, Mrs. Petrova, if she had seen the ball. Mrs. Petrova was watering her roses and smiled when she saw Magi. "I haven't seen your ball, dear, but have you asked the baker? He sees everything from his shop window."

Asking for Help

Mr. Ivanov arranging pastries in a bakery, a warm bread and sweet banitsa visible

The bakery smelled of warm bread and sweet banitsa. Mr. Ivanov, the baker, was arranging pastries in the display case. "A red ball? I saw it rolling down the hill toward the park yesterday."

The Bakery Visit

Magi searching near swings and slides in a park, a curious squirrel watching from a tree

Magi hurried to the park, her heart full of hope. She searched near the swings and slides, but there was no sign of her ball. A squirrel watched her curiously from a nearby tree.

The Park Mystery

Park Elder feeding pigeons, talking to Magi with a twinkle in his eye

"Looking for something?" chirped an old man feeding pigeons. Magi explained about her missing ball. "Sometimes what we seek is hiding in plain sight," he said with a twinkle in his eye.

An Unexpected Friend

Magi looking up thoughtfully as she walks home, trees lining the path

Magi thought about the old man's words as she walked home. She decided to look at her search differently. Instead of looking down, perhaps she should look up.

New Perspective

Magi spotting her red ball stuck in the branches of an old apple tree

Back in her garden, Magi looked up at the trees. There, nestled in the branches of the old apple tree, was a flash of red. Her ball had bounced high and gotten stuck!

The Surprising Discovery

Magi trying to knock down the ball with a long stick, looking determined

Magi tried jumping to reach the ball, but it was too high. She found a long stick and tried to knock it down. The ball wobbled but stayed firmly wedged between two branches.

The Rescue Attempt

Magi using a skipping rope tied to another ball to retrieve her red ball

Magi remembered her skipping rope in the shed. She tied one end to another ball and threw it over the branch. With a gentle tug, her red ball came tumbling down into her waiting hands.

Clever Solution

Magi smiling at her red ball placed safely on a shelf, her room in the background

That night, Magi placed her ball safely on her shelf. She smiled, thinking about her adventure. Sometimes finding what you've lost means looking at things differently and never giving up.