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This Workbook belongs to
www.buddybenchireland.ie
A message from
Buddy Bench Ireland
to you:
And remember:
Look up.
See those around you that might need a friend.
Remember
being different means being unique
not the odd one out.
K UP, L K AROUND,
K OUT FOR EACH OTHER!
Buddy Bench Workbook
On Monday,
a child sat on the bench,
when along came a fox.
She was slinking along,
head down, ears back,
nose to the ground.
As she passed the child,
the fox stopped for a
moment and looked up.
The fox was curious.
What are you doing?
asked the fox.
I am just sitting here,
said the child.
Just sitting? said the
fox.
I am thinking, said the child.
Ah, said the fox. The fox understood thinking, because the fox
was always thinking of ways to get her next meal.
I like thinking, said the fox. A penny for
your thoughts. And she looked long, long
into the childs eyes. The foxs eyes were a
deep dark pool in the woods. The foxs mind
was a forest. Birds sang in the distance there,
and the wind ruffled leaves in the treetops.
Thank you, said the child. And the fox
went her way. The foxs name was Kin.
On Tuesday,
the child sat on the
bench. The leaves
were turning brown.
A squirrel came
scurrying along,
collecting nuts. The
bench sat in the
shade of a hazel tree.
The squirrel looked
up.
What are you
doing? the squirrel
asked the child.
Why are you sitting
alone?
I am having a
feeling, said the
child. I am sitting here feeling my feeling.
Ah, said the squirrel, who understood feeling, for it often felt
very big and interesting feelings while it slept through the long
winter, its tummy full of lovely nuts.
I like feelings, said the squirrel. Here is a nut for your feelings.
Thank you, said the child. And
the squirrel, whose name was Elfe,
hopped away.
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On Wednesday,
the child sat on the
bench. It was a sunny
day.
A robin perched on the
bench.
What are you doing
child? asked the robin.
Why are you sitting
there alone?
I have no one to play
with, said the child. I am
afraid to ask to play with
the other children.
Oh, chirruped the robin. The robin understood being afraid,
because he practiced not being afraid every day.
When I am too afraid, I go to my nest, said the robin. Isnt it
lucky for you that you have this nest to go to? The robin meant
the bench. The robin thought the bench was the childs nest.
Yes it is, said the child.
Here is a feather for your nest, said
the robin, and he puffed out his chest
and flew off. The robins name was
Red.
Thank you, said the child.
On Thursday,
the child was sitting on
the bench. The child
was wearing a frown.
A monkey was
capering through the
tree above the bench.
Suddenly the monkey
dropped onto the
ground.
What are you doing
child? asked the
monkey.
I feel lonely, said the
child. I feel different
from everybody else.
Ah, said the monkey. The monkey understood being lonely. Being
lonely was how it felt when you could not join in with your monkey
brothers and sisters. Feeling different was when you wanted to
dance, when everyone else wanted to climb.
Being different is good, said
the monkey. There is only one
of each of us.
The monkeys name was Neeke.
Neeke sang:
With a wave and a smile,
I hold out my hand.
If you want to make friends
Here I am.
On Friday
What do you think happened on Friday?
Draw a picture.
K UP, L K AROUND,
K OUT FOR EACH OTHER!
Buddy Bench Workbook 15
www.buddybenchireland.ie
Enjoy!!
Buddy Bench Ireland