In the jungle, everyone had a big voice. Toby the tiger could roar. Enzo the elephant could screech. But Beth the bee could only make a tweet.
‘Speak up!’ said everyone. Beth tried and tried, but only a tweet came out. Beth felt sad. ‘I wish I had a big voice,’ she said. Toby gave Beth a hug. ‘You are perfect as you are,’ he said.
That night, a storm rolled in. Thunder boomed and rain poured. Baby Enzo was lost in the thick leaves. All the big voices called, but the thunder drowned them out.
Beth listened. Between thunder claps, she heard a faint cry. It was high and thin, the kind of sound that big voices couldn’t hear. Beth called back with a tweet. And Enzo heard it.
Following the tiny sound, Enzo found the way home. Everyone cheered. ‘Only Beth could make a sound that carries through the storm!’ said Toby. Beth grinned.
The little lesson
Every voice matters, even small ones.
Let’s talk about it
- Can you make a tiny voice?
- Who needed Beth’s help?
Finish stories to collect Beth as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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