Once upon a time, in the deep, dark woods, Bitty Bella Bigfoot walked cheerfully along the path, whistling a pretty song. She'd skip and dance a step or two, here and there, because the leaves made pretty noises when she did that.
Suddenly, there were these voices! Bitty Bella Bigfoot hid behind a big tree because she heard strange voices she didn't recognize, right there in the woods. On every other day when she danced in the woods, there was nobody there except sometimes George the granoladon, and he was a friend of hers. They both liked strawberries, and he liked to hear her whistle pretty songs.
Well, there she was, hiding behind a tree and being really quiet ... and here come these children dancing and smiling and laughing along the path through the forest. But then they just stop! And they look around and they ask, "What happened to the music? How come the music stopped?"
"What music are they talking about," Bitty Bella wonders. Then she remembers ... she was whistling!
Shy and a little nervous, Bitty Bella steps out from behind the tree and smiles. Then she whistles a little, and the children are so happy, "Oh, it was you that was whistling! We heard you so many times and wondered where it was coming from, but we never found you until today." So they laughed and hugged and danced, and Bitty Bella whistled her wonderful songs for them while they all danced together.
They became the best of friends, of course, and they enjoyed each other so much. They were all really different, but they had things in common that they loved like music and dancing and the noise that leaves make when you dance in them. They talked about other stuff, but mostly about the things they shared. Friends are nice to have.
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Remember how we said there is a hidden meaning in 'once upon a time' stories?
What do you think it was?
~ Be a good friend?
~ Being different doesn't matter?
Yes, that's what's hidden
in Bitty Bella's story.
She'd be happy we understand.
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For Ruby, my dancing granddaughter. 😍
Love, Grandpa