The Classroom in the Clouds

On a bright Monday morning, Mr. Finch greets Room 4 with a mysterious smile and a peculiar brass device that resembles a teapot merged with a windmill. He announces that the class will be studying weather, and when he twists a polished dial, the contraption starts to hum and shake. With a gentle whoosh, the whole classroom rises from the ground and climbs into the sky. Maya, who keeps a silver compass, Leo, whose tool belt jingles with every step, and little Pip the hamster find themselves in a genuine classroom among the clouds.

From the windows, the children see their playground dwindle to a small green patch. Maya starts sketching a map while Leo scrambles under the machine to examine its gears. When a loose valve halts the humming, the classroom drifts with the wind, and the class must rely on science to steer. Mr. Finch guides them over broccoli-like forests, snowy peaks and patchwork fields as Leo experiments to nudge them south before the machine overheats. Written by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN, this illustrated tale can be read on Online Masal.