Hello, friends! How are you today? Is the sun shining where you are? I hope you had fun playing outside!
Have you been reading any books? What did you read today? Or is this your first story of the day?
Today, we’re going to read “Be Brave, Little Tiger” by Margaret Wise Brown, with pictures by Jean Claude. Let’s start!
Once upon a time, there was a little tiger who wanted to be brave. He sang, “I’m a brave little tiger, ho ho ho! I’m not afraid wherever I go!” But, deep down, he was scared of many things.
The little tiger was afraid of the monkeys in the trees, the snakes in the grass, the buzzing bees, and even the wind! He was also scared of the birds in the sky and the fish in the river.
Every day, other tigers played in the river, but the little tiger was too afraid to join them.
“Be brave,” his mother said. “Nothing will hurt you.” But the little tiger still shook with fear.
“Stop shaking, little tiger!” said his father. “You might shake your stripes off!” The little tiger giggled at the thought and stopped shaking.
“Everyone is afraid sometimes,” his father said. “Even elephants!”
The little tiger was surprised. How could a big elephant be afraid?
Just then, a tiny mouse ran in front of the elephant. The elephant got scared and ran away!
“Oh,” said the little tiger. He realized that even big animals can be afraid of small things.
Later, the little tiger saw the elephant eating leaves from a tree. The elephant remembered the mouse but didn’t let fear stop him from enjoying his favorite leaves.
The little tiger thought about this. He sang his song again: “I’m a brave little tiger, I’m not afraid wherever I go.” He started to feel a little brave.
The next day, he walked with his parents. He saw monkeys, birds, bees, and snakes, but he felt brave. He sang, “I’m a brave little tiger, ho ho ho!”
And guess what? He felt so brave that he stopped shaking and splashed into the river!
And that’s the end of “Be Brave, Little Tiger.” Remember, it’s okay to be afraid sometimes, but don’t let it stop you from having fun!
If you liked this story, remember to read lots of books and take care of yourself and your family. See you next time! Bye-bye!
Bravery Badge Craft: Create your own bravery badge! Use colorful paper, stickers, and markers to design a badge that represents bravery to you. Think about what makes you feel brave, just like the little tiger. Once you’ve made your badge, wear it proudly and share with your friends or family what it means to you.
Bravery Role Play: With a friend or family member, act out different scenarios where you might feel scared, like the little tiger did. For example, pretend to be afraid of a buzzing bee or a big wave at the beach. Then, practice being brave by facing your fears in the role play. Talk about how you feel before and after being brave.
Bravery Observation Walk: Go on a walk with a grown-up and look for examples of bravery in nature. Can you find a small bird flying high in the sky or a tiny ant carrying a big leaf? Talk about how these animals show bravery. Think about how you can be brave like them in your own life.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Storytime Family. How are you today? How’s the weather looking over there? I hope it’s nice and sunny and you had a chance to play outside.
Also, have you been reading lots of books on your own? What did you read today? Or is this your first book of the day?
Well, today we have “Be Brave, Little Tiger” by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Jean Claude. Let’s check it out!
“Be Brave, Little Tiger”
I’m a brave little tiger, ho ho ho! I’m not afraid wherever I go, a little tiger said to himself as he walked through the jungle. But the little tiger did not feel brave at all. He was singing to try to convince himself that he was brave, but he was afraid of so many things that he shook with fear.
He was afraid of the howling monkeys in the trees and the hissing snakes in the grass. He was afraid of the buzzing bees and the noise the wind made. He was frightened of the squawking birds in the sky and the jumping fish in the river.
The other tigers splashed and played in a river every day. The little tiger longed to join them, but he was too afraid.
“Be brave,” the little tiger’s mother said that afternoon, as she said to him every day. “Nothing is going to hurt you.” But the little tiger shook and shook.
“Little tiger, stop shaking! While you shake, you might shake your stripes off,” said his father. The little tiger stopped shaking, rolled in the grass, and laughed at the idea of shaking off his stripes. His parents laughed too.
“Everyone is afraid of something sometimes,” said his father.
“Really?” asked the little tiger.
“Yes,” said his father. “Even an elephant is afraid sometimes.”
The little tiger looked over at a huge elephant fanning his enormous ears and munching on fresh green grass. How could that great, grave, and gargantuan elephant ever be afraid of anything? The little tiger wondered. Just looking at an elephant made the little tiger start to shake again.
Suddenly, a tiny gray mouse skittered across the ground right in front of the elephant. The elephant raised his trunk, swished his tail, and galloped off toward the trees.
“Oh,” said the little tiger as he watched. He stopped shaking and thought about this. The elephant was the biggest animal of all, but it was indeed just like his father said: even the elephant was afraid of something. And that something happened to be a tiny mouse.
Who knew?
Now it was almost sunset. The little tiger and his parents walked past the river. They saw tigers lounging on rocks, soaking up the last rays of the sun. Soon they arrived back at the spot in the jungle where the elephant had encountered the mouse.
The little tiger was surprised to see that the elephant was back. The elephant was delicately plucking one leaf after another off the branches of a banyan tree. Did the elephant forget about the mouse? The little tiger asked his parents.
“No, they often do not forget,” said his mother. “Elephants never forget. And the elephant knows that the leaves of the banyan tree are among the sweetest and crunchiest leaves in the jungle,” she said.
“So even though he remembers that this is where he saw the mouse, he’s not letting his fear stop him from doing something he enjoys.”
Oh, thought the little tiger as he listened. He thought about this as he walked back home. He also sang his song to himself: “I’m a brave little tiger, I’m not afraid wherever I go.” He realized he was starting to feel just a little brave.
The next morning, the little tiger went out for a walk with his parents. They walked past the monkeys in the trees, birds flew overhead, bees buzzed, and the noisy wind blew. Snakes slithered in the grass and fish swam in the river.
The little tiger sang to himself as the bright hot sun bathed the jungle: “I’m a brave little tiger, ho ho ho! I’m not afraid wherever I go.” And you know what? He felt more than a little brave. The little tiger felt very brave! He felt so brave that he stopped shaking and splashed!
And that was the end of “Be Brave, Little Tiger.”
Remember, everyone is afraid every once in a while, but don’t let that stop you from doing something you really love, just like this little tiger.
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