Once upon a time, in a shiny green forest, lived Benny the Bear. Benny loved his shiny red ball. Bounce! Bounce!
He played all day. Ruby the Rabbit hopped by. Hop! Hop!
Hop!"Hi Benny!" said Ruby."Can I play too?" Benny hugged his ball close."No. My ball. Only mine." Ruby's ears drooped."Okay..." she whispered. Hop...
hop... away. The next day, a big wind came.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Benny's shiny red ball rolled away. Roll...
roll... roll!"Oh no!" cried Benny."My ball!" The ball bounced into a dark hole. Thunk! Benny peered down."Too deep! I can't reach it!" Ruby hopped back."I help!" she said. Ruby's long ears wiggled. Her pink nose twitched. Twitch!
Twitch! She stretched down the hole. Stretch... stretch...
stretch!"Got it!" Ruby pulled the ball out with her teeth. Benny's eyes went wide."You saved my ball!" Ruby smiled."Friends help friends." Benny felt warm and wiggly inside."I was not sharing. I am sorry." Ruby hugged Benny's big paw."It's okay to share.
Sharing is caring!" Benny thought and thought."Let's play together now!" He rolled the ball to Ruby.
Roll... roll... roll! Ruby rolled it back.
Roll... roll... roll! They giggled and giggled.
Giggle! Giggle! The ball bounced between them. Bounce!
Bounce! Each time, they shouted,"Share! Share! Share!" Can you say "Share! Share! Share!" too?
Soon, Squirrel scampered by. Scamper! Scamper!"Can I play?" asked Squirrel. Ruby looked at Benny. Benny smiled big."Yes!
Let's all share!" Now three friends played. Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Then Birdie flew down. Flap! Flap!
Flap!"Room for me?" chirped Birdie."Of course!" said Benny."The more, the merrier!" Four friends played. Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce! The red ball became a rainbow sun, shining happy colors. Red for Ruby.
Brown for Benny. Gray for Squirrel. Yellow for Birdie. Everyone took turns.
My turn! Your turn! Our turn! The sun began to yawn.
Yawn... yawn... It was time to go home. Benny gave Ruby the biggest bear hug ever.
Squeeze! Squeeze!"Thank you for helping me and teaching me to share," Benny said. Ruby's nose twitched with joy."Thank you for sharing your ball!" That night, Benny held his ball gently. He whispered,"From now on, sharing makes my heart happy." And all through the forest, friends smiled and shared.
The end.