“The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes” is a fun story about a little gray squirrel named Timmy Tiptoes and his wife, Goody. They live in a beautiful forest and learn important lessons about getting ready for winter, working together, and what happens when there are mix-ups.
Timmy Tiptoes is a happy squirrel who lives with Goody in a cozy nest high up in a tree. When autumn arrives, Timmy knows they need to gather lots of nuts to eat during the cold winter. He asks Goody to help him collect nuts so they have enough food until spring.
Timmy and Goody go to the nut thicket, where many other squirrels are busy collecting nuts too. They work hard, filling bags with nuts and storing them in hollow tree stumps. Unlike other squirrels who bury their nuts and forget where they are, Timmy and Goody’s way of storing nuts is smart and organized. This teaches us how planning can help us be ready for tough times.
In the forest, there’s a squirrel named Silver Tail who often forgets things. When he tries to find his buried nuts, he accidentally causes a big mess and a fight among the squirrels. This shows us how important it is to remember things and be careful.
While the squirrels are busy, a group of little birds flies by, singing a funny song. The song makes the other squirrels think Timmy is causing trouble by digging up their nuts. They get mad and push Timmy into a small hole in a tree, which is too tight for him.
Goody gets worried when Timmy doesn’t come home. She bravely goes into the woods to find him, but the other squirrels are not nice to her. This part of the story shows how much Goody cares for Timmy and how hard it is to be apart from someone you love.
Timmy wakes up in a dark place and meets a friendly chipmunk. The chipmunk shares food with Timmy and tells him that nuts have been falling from above. This new friendship teaches us about being kind and helping others when they need it.
While Timmy is stuck, Goody keeps gathering nuts but hides them under tree roots instead. Timmy meets Chippy Hacky, the chipmunk’s husband, and they all share their stories. After two weeks, a strong wind opens the hole in the tree, and Timmy escapes. Chippy Hacky is scared of a bear in the woods, so he hurries home. This shows us that sometimes, things around us make us do things we were afraid to do.
In the end, Timmy and Goody lock up their nuts to keep them safe. The little bird keeps singing about the nuts, but now the squirrels don’t mind. “The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes” is a fun story that teaches us about getting ready, working together, and talking to each other. Timmy and Goody show us that even when things go wrong, being kind and working together can help us solve problems.
Nut Gathering Game: Create a fun game where you and your friends pretend to be squirrels like Timmy and Goody. Use small objects like buttons or beads as “nuts.” Hide them around a room or in a garden. Work together to find and collect as many “nuts” as you can in a set time. After the game, talk about how teamwork helped you gather more “nuts” and how it felt to work together.
Memory Challenge: Just like Silver Tail, practice your memory skills! Ask a family member to place a few items on a tray. Look at them for a minute, then cover the tray. Try to remember and write down as many items as you can. Discuss why remembering things is important and how it can help you in your daily life, just like it helps squirrels remember where they stored their nuts.
Kindness Jar: Inspired by Timmy’s new friendship with the chipmunk, create a “Kindness Jar” at home. Every time you do something kind for someone, write it on a piece of paper and put it in the jar. At the end of the week, read all the kind things you did. Talk about how being kind makes you feel and how it helps others, just like Timmy and the chipmunk helped each other.
