Hi Friends, Ms. Poach here! I hope you're having a sunny
side up day. So, I'm wearing my yellow zip-up
today. Which Egg do you think will be
visiting us? BENEDICT!
Wow, that was loud but you're right - it's Benedict and today
we'll be talking about forgiveness.
Let's go find him! Hi Benedict, how's your day
going? Oh, hi Ms. Poach.
I'm okay I guess. You guess?
What's wrong, Benedict? Well, I need to tell you
something. Look at the whiteboard.
The whiteboard? What?
Our cafeteria food stinks? What?
Wait, Benedict did you write that?
Yes, Ms. Poach. I'm so sorry.
I was going to erase it before you got here.
I don't really mean it. I was just upset I was late to
lunch today and they ran out of pizza.
I shouldn't have written it. Benedict when we react out of
frustration it can get us into trouble.
I know. Remember when I ruined the
Halloween party at school? Yes, I remember.
You jumped to a conclusion that wasn't true, but when you
realized what you had done, you did ask your friends to forgive
you. I did.
Oh, Ms. Poach, can we show our friends that episode?
Please! It's almost time.
Of course we can, Benedict. It's time for the Good Eggs.
It's time for The Good Eggs! The Good Eggs say Live, love and
play Join us today and together we'll do our part.
The Good Eggs say Reach out each day so it can stay in every bit
of our heart In every bit of our heart!
The wind gently blew as Autumn arrived in Albumin.
The cool chill of the air made Megg and Seggourney smile as
they walked to school. My nose started to run with this
chilly wind as I was coming to get you this morning, Megg.
I don't mind, though, because one of my favorite holidays is
coming up - Halloween! Do you think Ms. Poach will let
us have a Halloween party? They're so much fun!
Remember when Reggie dressed up like an astronaut and his space
helmet gave him a rash on his face?
The girls giggled the rest of the way to school.
Lunchtime came and they sat down to eat with Reggie and
Greggory. They wanted to ask them about
having a Halloween party at school.
Hey you guys, Megg and I were wondering if you want to come
with us to ask Ms. Poach if we can have a Halloween
party. It's fine with me, but I'm not
going to be an astronaut again. Remember my face rash?
The 3:00 bell rang and the Eggs approached Ms. Poach to ask
about the Halloween party. Well, what's all this excitement
about? Ms. Poach, we came to ask if we
could have a Halloween party. They all looked at Ms. Poach
with hopeful faces as they awaited her answer.
Why, of course! In fact, I was going to ask you
if you wanted to help me with a few things.
Megg excitedly answered. Oh yes, yes!
We'll get started right away! Thank you, Ms. Poach.
As the girls were working on their party ideas, there was a
knock at the door. Megg opened the door to find
Benedict standing there. I heard there was going to be a
Halloween party at school and you were in charge of it.
Can I help? Well, we're not really in
charge. We're just helping Ms. Poach
with a few things. See, here's our list of ideas so
far. Benedict began to read the list:
Treats, popcorn, candy corn, caramel corn, licorice, chips,
pretzels, and apples. Decorations: streamers, paper
ghosts, spooky music, flashing lights, and dancing witches.
Invitations: Seggourney, Megg Reggie, Greggory, and Ms. Poach.
What kind of party is this? This sounds so dumb!
Benedict threw the list and walked away angry.
What's wrong with him? I don't know.
You know Benedict. He can be unpredictable.
The day of the Halloween party arrived.
Seggourney brought some snacks and could not find them.
Hey Megg, where did you put the bag with the snacks?
It was right next to Ms. Poach's desk.
Well, it's not there now. Reggie and Greggory walked up to
help. Let's go look outside.
Maybe you left them at the door. Reggie and Greggory looked
outside and noticed something odd.
A flock of birds were hanging around the large metal garbage
can near the playground. They ran over to the garbage can
and could not believe what they saw!
All of the snacks for the party had been opened and dumped right
into the garbage can as the birds had their feast!
Then they noticed Benedict running away.
They caught up to him but not before he tripped and fell.
Why are you running from us, Benedict?
Never mind. Just go back to your dumb party!
Benedict squirmed and Reggie and Greggory noticed a big bag of
pretzels that fell from his coat.
Benedict, did you take the snacks from the party and throw
them away? I don't understand.
And you kept this bag of pretzels for yourself?
You need to tell Megg and Seggourney right now.
Let's go! No way!
You don't deserve any snacks. I'm hurt because you didn't
invite me to the party. I saw the list and my name
wasn't on it! Reggie and Greggory exchanged a
confused look. Let's get to the bottom of this.
The boys walked back into the school and began to explain to
Megg and Seggourney what happened with the snacks.
You see, Megg, we need to clear this up.
Benedict thinks he was left off the list, so he took the snacks
out of anger. Everyone in class was invited,
including Benedict. See?
We would never leave anyone off. When you came over that day, we
were just beginning to plan. You did not see the complete
list. You jumped to a conclusion that
was not true and ruined our party!
Megg handed Benedict the list. He looked at it and saw his
name along with his other classmates.
He knew he had made a very big mistake.
A few tears even fell down his cheeks.
Megg, Seggourney, I'm sorry I ruined the party.
Sometimes I do things without thinking or knowing all the
facts and it gets me into trouble.
I promise to try and do better. Can you forgive me?
Megg and Seggourney paused and then began to feel sorry for
Benedict. Benedict, it wasn't okay to take
the party snacks, but we do appreciate your apology and we
do forgive you. Please don't ever think we would
exclude you from anything. That's not the kind of Eggs we
are. We're your friends.
The Eggs all reassured Benedict of their friendship just as Ms.
Poach walked up. Listen up, everyone!
I just ordered pizza and it'll be here in 30 minutes!
The pizza was enjoyed by all, and at the end of the party, the
Eggs stayed to help clean up the classroom.
You know, Megg, even though our snacks were ruined, it was a
great party. We had a lot of fun.
We sure did, and I think next year when we look back on this,
it might be even funnier than Reggie's face rash!
Thanks for watching and thanks for being a Good Egg!
Benedict, you know what you did wasn't right but I'm glad it
all got straightened out. Jumping to conclusions and
reacting the way you did caused some hurt, but I'm glad you
asked for forgiveness. That's important to do.
Thanks, Ms. Poach. I found that out.
I hope our friends know that, too.
Well, let's talk about it. Did you ever jump to a
conclusion like Benedict? Maybe you didn't know the whole
situation and just assumed something.
Like Benedict found out, this can get us into trouble, but the
most important thing to realize when we make a mistake is that
we learn from it. That's what mistakes are for; to
teach us something important. I sure did learn something
important, Ms. Poach I won't jump to conclusions again.
That's good, Benedict.And you offered an apology, which is
part of learning from our mistakes.
Everyone makes mistakes, but talking about, them forgiving
someone, and being forgiven are powerful lessons that help us
grow into amazing people! THANKS, MS.
POACH! Oh inside voices, please!
I'll see you next time! Thanks for watching and thanks
for being a Good Egg! Bye!