American
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
A giant lumberjack and his big blue ox who go everywhere together, and never seem to mind whose turn it is to do the hard part.
This Week · Friendship
Friendship: what makes someone a good friend?
For littler ones: What do good friends do that makes them good friends?
This week we're wondering about friendship — and not the easy part. What makes someone a good friend? Not just someone to play with, but a real one. It's a good thing to turn over in the car or at the table, because everyone at your house will have a different answer.
This week's stories
Classics
The Lion and the Mouse
A tiny mouse who once did something awfully large for a great big lion, long after the lion had forgotten all about him.
Talk about it
- Who is someone you'd call a real friend — and what's something they do?
- Paul Bunyan is enormous and Babe is enormous too; the lion is huge and the mouse is tiny. Does it matter if friends are the same or different?
- Has a friend ever helped you with something they didn't have to? Have you ever done that for someone?
A new question every week.
Listen together in the app — short audio stories for kids 4–10, at bedtime, on the drive, in the drop-off line.
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