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# 🎉 Adventure into Numberland! 🌟

## Introduction

Hello, young explorers of Numberland! Today, we are embarking on an exciting adventure where we will discover the magical world of **three-digit numbers** and their **place values**. Are you ready? Let’s grab our backpacks and dive in!

## 🏰 The Legend of the Three-Digit Castle

Once upon a time in Numberland, there stood a grand castle known as the **Three-Digit Castle**. This castle had three mighty towers, each filled with treasures! The towers represent the **hundreds**, **tens**, and **units** place values. 

- The **first tower** is where we find **hundreds**—the tallest of them all!
- The **second tower** is home to the **tens**—a bit shorter but still important!
- The **third tower** holds the **units**—the smallest, but don’t underestimate its value!

## 🚪 Let’s Knock on the Castle Door!

To enter the Three-Digit Castle, we need to solve a puzzle! Look at the magical three-digit number displayed on the castle door: **254**.

- **2** stands proudly in the **hundreds** tower (which means there are **two hundreds**).
- **5** lives in the **tens** tower (counting **five tens**).
- And **4** is happily in the **units** tower (which means **four units**).

## 🔍 Our Challenge!

Now, it’s your turn, brave adventurers! Can you help me figure out what treasure is behind a different door? 

### 👑 Here’s the new number: **367**

1. **How many hundreds are in 367?** (Count the towers!)
2. **How many tens can you find?**
3. **And how many units do we have?**

Once you’re done unraveling this mystery, we’ll decorate our very own Three-Digit Castle using this number!

## 🎨 What You’ll Need

- **Colored pencils or crayons**
- **A piece of paper (to draw the castle)**
- **Your bright imagination!**

Let’s hop into our adventure and explore the wonders of place value together! Ready, set, go! 🚀