Hi friends! Ms. Poach here I hope you're
having a sunny side up day! So I'm wearing my purple zip up
today; which Egg do you think will be visiting us?
You're right again! It's Megg and today we're going
to be talking about love. Let's go find her!
Hi Megg - oh I see you have your crystal heart with you!
Yes, I was just admiring it. Remember the day you gave it to
us? It was right after we finished
the Jack and the Beanstalk play!
I do remember; I was so proud of you Eggs I wanted to give you
something to show how much I love you.
I will always treasure this but remember when Peggy was feeling
sad about her parents and then on top of everything else she
lost her crystal heart. She wasn't feeling very loved.
No she wasn't. I know I felt so bad for her
but then Benedict found the heart on the playground.
But he wasn't going to give it back at first.
Oh Ms. Poach, can we show our friends that episode?
Please . . . it's almost time! Of course we can, Megg.
It's time for the Good Eggs! The Eggs were filled with
excitement as they finished their performance of Jack and
the Beanstalk but something even more special was awaiting them
backstage. Children, what a wonderful
performance! I'm so proud of you!
Since you worked so hard, I have a special gift for each one
of you. I want to give you this
sparkling crystal heart to represent the love I have for
you. It's really a paper weight; you
can use it at home to keep your papers organized!
The Eggs were very appreciative of the gift Ms.
Poach gave to them. This is so beautiful, Ms. Poach!
Thank you - I will treasure it always!
This heart will always bring back my memories of tonight.
They all stayed a little while longer to celebrate their
success before going home for the night.
The next day, the Eggs were still buzzing with excitement
about their play performance and especially about the crystal
heart Ms. Poach gave to them. I decided to keep my crystal
heart on top of my stack of my favorite magazines.
My crystal heart sits right on my dresser next to my play
program so I will never forget that night.
You know, Valentine's Day is coming up.
Maybe we can get Ms. Poach something to show her how much
we love her. That's a great idea!
Valentine's Day is a day for love!
Morning lessons passed quickly and soon it was time for
recess. As the Eggs ran out to the
playground, Peggy walked over to the swing set and sat alone.
Reggie noticed and he took a seat on the swing next to her.
Hi Peggy, why don't you join me and the others?
We're going to talk about what to get Ms. Poach for Valentine's
Day. No thanks, I'm not feeling very
loved lately. My parents are still having
trouble. I tried talking to them but I
don't know if they even heard me.
And remember when Benedict fell off the beanstalk last month?
He probably doesn't like me anymore either.
It's probably best if I just stay away from people.
Peggy. I know you're having a hard time
right now but that's when you need love the most.
Let me and my friends help you. I just need to be alone right
now. Reggie sadly walked away.
Peggy began to pick up the pace of her swing and didn't even
notice her crystal heart fell out of her pocket and onto the
wood chips. Peggy is so sad.
We need to think of a way to help her.
I am not helping her; she tried to kill me!
Remember the beanstalk? Benedict she did not do that on
purpose; she felt very bad about it and apologized.
She thinks you don't like her now.
Well guess what? I don't like her!
Well, now it looks like we have two problems to fix and we have
to think of a Valentine's gift for Ms. Poach.
We've got a lot to fix but let's solve one thing at a time.
I have an idea for Ms. Poach's gift if you would like to hear
it. What is it?
Seggourney explained in detail her idea for Ms. Poach's gift.
I really like that idea. I have something at home we can
use. Let's meet at my house after
school. I'll try to get Peggy to come.
I'll try to get Benedict to come. too.
Maybe we can help them work out their differences.
After school Reggie and Peggy were walking home when Peggy
reached in her pocket to retrieve her crystal heart but
it wasn't there. Reggie I can't find my crystal
heart! I always keep it in this pocket.
I know I had it when I was on the swing today because I always
feel for it in my pocket. It lets me know that Ms. Poach
loves us. I feel like I lost her love.
Oh oh no. Calm down, Peggy.
Let's go back to the playground and try and find it.
Maybe it fell out while you were swinging.
Reggie and Peggy ran back back to the swings and they began
frantically searching through the wood chips on their hands
and knees but could not find the heart.
I'm sorry, Peggy. It's just not here.
Peggy and Reggie began to walk home but then Reggie made a
suggestion. Come with me to Greggory's
house, Peggy. We're going to work on Ms.
Poach's Valentine's Day gift. It might cheer you up.
No I want to be alone. Peggy went home but Reggie
continued on to Greggory's house.
He found his friends working at the kitchen table using some
craft supplies and decorating a huge piece of cardboard.
I'm sorry if I'm a little late. I was talking to Peggy.
Why didn't she come with you? She didn't feel like it I
guess. I'm glad she's not here.
She doesn't like me. Benedict, that's not true I wish
she did come so you two could talk.
The Eggs continued to work on the project.
Greggory put one final sticker on the big piece of cardboard.
There, it's all finished. Greggory propped up the
beautifully decorated card. It was covered with jewels,
stickers and heartfelt sentiments written to Ms.
Poach. It looks so beautiful but
there's something missing. I know let's put one of the
crystal hearts Ms. Poach gave us right in the middle.
See, I have two of them. You can have one.
Why do you have two crystal hearts?
Ms. Poach gave us one each. I found it on the playground
today in the wood chips. It was under the swings; someone
must have lost it. That's Peggy's crystal heart!
She lost it today. We were looking for it by the
swings but it wasn't there. Oh she will be so happy to hear
you found it, Benedict! No way!
Finders keepers, losers weepers. In fact, I changed my mind.
I want to keep the crystal heart in case I lose mine, too.
I'll have an extra one. Benedict, you are not being
loving at all. Peggy is hurting and she needs
her crystal heart back. Why should I?
She doesn't like me and I don't like her.
That's just the way it is. Benedict, listen to me you
don't have to like someone in order to love them.
Benedict, sometimes we don't always get along with everyone
and that's okay but you are taking this too far.
You are being mean to Peggy by not returning her heart.
You may not like her, but you don't have to hurt her.
You could do the loving thing and return her heart.
Loving someone means a lot of different things and one of
them is not hurting a person. Are you sure Seggourney?
I thought love was just all that mushy stuff.
Benedict, I told you love can mean many things but I do know
this - love works best when it is given away.
Benedict, Seggourney is right. You should do the loving thing.
But if I give the heart back she'll think I like her.
She'll think you're a good person, Benedict.
You should do the right thing. I'll think about it I guess.
I have to go home now. Benedict began to leave when he
slipped on one of Greggory's baseballs that was on the floor.
He fell forward and the crystal heart was knocked right out of
his hand. It hit the wall and broke into
several pieces. The next day, Greggory, Reggie
Megg and Seggourney walked into the schoolyard and saw Benedict
pushing Peggy on the swing and they were talking and laughing.
The Eggs were quite confused.Let's go see what
that's all about. Peggy leapt off the swing once
she saw her friends. She ran up to Reggie and pulled
a crystal heart out of her pocket to show him.
Look Reggie! Benedict gave me his crystal
heart. He told me he broke mine by
accident. After we talked for a while, we
realized we could be really good friends.
We both had the wrong idea about each other.
I remember what you said, Seggourney.
Love works best when it's given away, so I decided to give Peggy
my crystal heart. And now I'm going to give this
heart to my parents when I go home next week.
They are having a hard time. Maybe it will help them, too!
Love does work best when it's given away.
The Eggs all patted Benedict on the back as they headed to the
classroom. They took their seats and waited
anxiously for Ms. Poach to arrive to give her the present
they made. When Ms. Poach walked in
Greggory stood up. Ms. Poach, we all worked very
hard on a Valentine's Day gift for you.
Since you gave us the crystal hearts to show your love for
us, we wanted to show you how much we love you.
Reggie and Megg pulled out the huge piece of cardboard from
behind a file cabinet and presented it to Ms. Poach.
Why, this is the most beautiful card I have ever seen!
Thank you so much! It's beautiful outside but it's
also beautiful inside because it came from your hearts.
Did you know that love works best when it's given away?
Upon hearing Ms. Poach's words, the Eggs turned and looked at
each other smiling. Benedict was most touched.
I think I've heard that before, Ms. Poach.
Benedict walked up to get a closer look at the giant card
when he noticed a crystal heart right in the center of it the
one, he had broken, pieced together with glue.
Benedict's heart was moved as he realized the importance of
showing love. He walked over to Peggy, took
her hand, and together they began to pass out the
Valentine's Day snacks to the class, Thanks for watching and
thanks for being a Good Egg! Oh Megg, I love the ending of
this chapter! Me, too!
It all came together, didn't it? The Eggs glued the crystal heart
back together ,which helped us to know that love can fix many
things. Yeah.
Benedict and Peggy found that out as they learned an
important lesson about love, and like Seggourney said love, works
best when it's given away! Yeah.
Benedict gave his crystal heart to Peggy and she gave it to her
parents. They didn't expect anything in
return. They just wanted to make someone
else happy. That's what love truly is.
That warms my heart, Ms. Poach. I hope it warms our friends'
hearts, too. Oh I'm sure it does.
Hey but I have an idea! Why don't you give it a try?
Is there someone you know who could use a little extra love
this week? Maybe you could do a chore
without being asked or make a happy card for someone to cheer
them up. Yeah.
Sometimes just a hug helps, too. Do something loving for someone
that will help them feel better and I bet you'll feel good, too!
Remember love works best when it's given away!
I don't think I can hear out of this ear, Megg!
Ms. Poach, I have something for you. can you look behind the
white board? Me and the other Eggs made this
heart cut out to give to you. Look we all signed it!
Oh my gosh, this is so beautiful!
Thank you - I feel so loved and I see all of your signatures
here. Look Megg, here's yours, I see
it! Love really does work best when
it's given away! You're right about that, Megg.
I'll see you next time. Thanks for watching and thanks
for being a Good Egg. Bye!!
We love you!