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It's time for The Good Eggs! The Good Eggs say, Love, learn,
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.
Hi Kids! Well, here we are at the very
last part of The Good Eggs in the Community.
I sure have enjoyed being with you for all of these episodes,
and I know the Eggs have enjoyed it, too.
So, let's get to our ending, okay?
Remember, we left off last time with Snowball missing at Camp
Sunnyside Up. Let's check in and see if
there's been any progress on finding her.
Ranger Hatch assured Megg they were doing everything possible
to find Snowball. I suggest you come on the nature
trails with the group this morning.
It's the last part of our program, and with all of us
looking, there might be a good chance we'll find Snowball.
Megg was in no mood to walk the nature trails, but she knew
Ranger Hatch was right. It was a good way to look for
Snowball. Seggourney walked with Megg down
the trail. I'm sorry about Snowball, Megg,
but don't give up. We'll find her.
Megg began to cry again. Peggy also began to walk with
the girls. Megg, I feel responsible for
losing Snowball. I should have held on to her
tighter. It's not your fault, Peggy.
No one knew Scrambler's bark would scare her, replied Megg.
Benedict overheard the girls and said, "Megg, I'm sorry, too,
about Scrambler. I promise you we will find
Snowball." "Benedict, it's no one's fault.
It just happened." Megg said through her tears as
she ran ahead of the group and began calling.
"Snowball! Snowball, where are you?"
"Keep your eyes open for a ball of white fur," commanded Ranger
Hatch. "And remember, we're walking
these trails to pick up any garbage we might see, too.
About a half hour into the walk, Benedict noticed something
white moving up ahead. He ran over to the moving
object only to find an ice cream wrapper lightly blown around
with the wind. "Darn," he said in
disappointment. "I thought it was Snowball."
He picked up the wrapper and placed it in a garbage bag.
Seggourney caught up to Benedict.
"Benedict, stop there for a minute.
I want to get a picture of you standing next to that huge tree.
Smile. As Seggourney snapped the
picture, they heard a familiar sound.
Benedict and Seggourney both looked up in the direction of
the sound to find Snowball stuck on one of the highest branches
of the tree. "Megg, come quick.
It's Snowball!" Seggourney shouted.
Megg and the others came running.
Megg's heart was pounding with joy at the sight of her kitten.
Snowball, stay put, girl. We'll get help.
Ranger Hatch immediately sprang into action as he climbed the
tree with ease. Up, up, up, and up until he
finally reached the branch Snowball was resting on.
Come on, girl. Easy now.
Come to me. Ranger Hatch coaxed Snowball
into his hand. He quickly got a good hold of
her, held her tightly, and climbed down the tree.
He handed Snowball to Megg who was crying tears of happiness.
Snowball purred loudly as Megg held her close.
"Whoa, did you see Ranger Hatch climb that tree?"
said Benedict. "Yeah, he is very cool," replied
Reggie. "Thank you everyone for finding
Snowball, and thank you Ranger Hatch for that daring rescue."
Megg was very grateful for the group's efforts.
Let's get Snowball back to the ranger station and get her
checked out. She must have had a rough night,
said Ranger Hatch. Smile, Megg.
Seggourney snapped a picture of Megg and Snowball.
This will be the best picture of all.
They all walked back to their cabins while Megg, her parents,
and Snowball went with Ranger Hatch so Snowball could get
cleaned up and get something to eat.
As their final week came to an end, the Eggs and their
families were sitting around the campfire clearing one last time.
As they were preparing for dinner, they heard some familiar
voices. "Hello, everyone!"
Coach Flo shouted as she and Ms.
Poach walked up. Daisy followed behind.
The Eggs ran over to them in excitement.
"Welcome back," said Greggory. "Did everything go okay with the
doctor?" he asked Ms. Poach while
petting Daisy. "You notice my cane is gone,
don't you?" "I'm doing great," she answered
with delight. "That's awesome, Ms. Poach."
She then added, "Children, we brought you some visitors."
Ms. Poach looked to the woods and shouted, "Okay, you can come
out now." The Eggs looked in the
direction of Ms. Poach and saw Sonny and Ms. Sullivan walking
toward them, "Sonny!" Benedict ran toward his friend
with excitement. "It's so great to see you."
"I thought it would be nice for Sonny to join us this last
weekend," said Coach Flo. His parents said he had never
been to camp. I'm so excited to be here," said
Sonny. "This camp is beautiful."
"I have so much to show you and so much to teach you," said
Benedict. The boys took a seat at the
campfire clearing, and Benedict began to tell them all about
their adventures at the camp. Ms. Sullivan greeted everyone
with hugs. "I've been reading Ms. Poach's
reports on your Ambassador Program, and I've been very
impressed with everything. I'm so proud of all of you.
Come, let's sit down and share some experiences.
First, let's eat. I'm starving," said Coach Flo.
Everyone laughed, and on their last night at camp, the group
shared a final dinner of fire-grilled hamburgers and
baked beans. As they began to make s'mores
for dessert, they all gathered around the fire.
"Before we begin, I would like to ask the children a
question," said Ms. Poach as she addressed the Eggs.
Did any of you give any thought as to how you will connect our
nature segment of the Ambassador Program to your travels last
year? Yes, Ms. Poach, said Seggourney
with excitement. She stood and waved her camera
in the air. You know, I have been taking
pictures of the beautiful nature here, right?
Well, we decided to give my picture files to the camp
Sunnyside Up gift shop. They're going to create
postcards and calendars from them.
Any money earned is going to stay right here at the camp to
help the wildlife, the trees, and the water.
That's wonderful, exclaimed Ms. Poach.
Megg added, "We've also been in touch with Svana from Norway and
Uncle Ian and Aunt Bonnie from Scotland.
We remembered the beautiful scenery from their countries.
Once we told them about this segment of our Ambassador
Program, they agreed to take some photos of their own, make
them into postcards and calendars, and sell them in
their own country's nature parks to raise money, too.
Very impressive, said Ms. Sullivan.
You have done a fabulous job. The stories I hear are true.
Good Eggs sure do come from Albumen.
Now, I want to hear about your experiences over the last year.
How did the Ambassador Program work out for you?
The reports Ms. Poach sent to me were quite detailed, and it
sounds like it was a huge success!
Then Ms. Sullivan added, "Tell me about your favorite part of
the program and one thing you learned about yourself."
Seggourney, you start. Seggourney stood.
I loved the entire program, but I would have to say that my
favorite part was helping the elders at the Albumen Omelet
Oasis. I learned most about myself
there because Great Aunt Flo not only taught me to paint, but
she showed me how to see life from different perspectives.
To me, life is one big artistic canvas or camera, she said as
she waved her camera in the air.
Wonderful, Seggourney. Reggie, what about you?
said Ms. Sullivan. My favorite part was right here
at the nature center. I really love animals, he said
as he looked at Greggory. Greggory gave his friend a
thumbs-up. Reggie continued, "I learned
that life not only means people, but nature, too.
We must care for all kinds of life.
And I hope to be as cool as Ranger Hatch someday."
Reggie saluted Ranger Hatch, who returned the gesture.
"I'll go next," said Peggy. "I was only here for a short
part of the program, but I learned something about myself.
I learned that wherever I am, I know that I have wonderful
friends in Albumen. It is important to depend on
people, and important to have people depend on me.
That's how we support each other.
She looked at her friends and smiled.
"I'd like to say something, too," said Sonny as he slowly
stood. "I met one of my best friends
through this program, Benedict. He showed me what being a Good
Egg is really all about. No one is perfect.
We all come from different backgrounds, but we all have a
lot to offer each other if we try.
No matter what. Ms. Poach looked at Sonny and
said, "That was wonderful, Sonny."
"I'll go next," said Benedict as he stood.
"I had two favorite parts: Operation Egg Equip, where we
packed school supplies for kids, and the Albumen Breakfast Stop
where we fed the hungry. I learned about myself the most
in these two places. First, I learned that not
everyone has what we have. We should help others whenever
we can. Second, I was forced to look at
myself and understand that I can't block out rough times in
my life, like when we needed a meal from the food bank.
We can grow from all of our experiences.
And one last thing, the best part of all, I met Sonny.
He put his hand on Sonny's shoulder and Sonny beamed with
delight. That was beautiful, Benedict,
said Ms. Poach. Megg stood next.
I would say that my favorite part was the AAR, the Albumen
Animal Rescue. I learned that like Reggie said
about the nature center, all kinds of life must be respected,
helped, and supported. There are a lot of animals that
can't help themselves, and they need us to care for them.
I found a lot of love and care within me that I can use for
this purpose. Without this experience, I
would have never known that. And I would have never learned
so much about pet adoption, which helped me to adopt
Snowball. She tightly hugged Snowball
against her jacket who softly purred as if to say thank you.
I guess I have the final word, said Greggory.
He stood up with his guitar. I've written a short song about
my experience with the health awareness segment of the
program. I learned it's very important to
keep ourselves healthy so we can be there for other people who
are not so healthy. He began to gently strum his
guitar. He sang tenderly, "Feed your
body. Exercise and eat right.
Feed your mind. Health and wellness, feed your
life, friendship and love. He continued strumming.
He said, Join me, everyone! Feed your body, Exercise and
eat right. Feed your mind, health and
wellness feed your life, friendship and love.
The group stayed around the campfire for another hour before
returning to their cabins. The next morning, Ms. Sullivan
presented the Eggs with a certificate of completion for
the Ambassador Program. You will also be happy to know
that a plaque engraved with your names will be put up at your
school and also at the United Nations.
I am very proud of all of you." She shook each one of their
hands. It was a wonderful ending to
their time spent at the nature center.
The Eggs and their families then got in their cars, headed
back home, feeling upbeat and happy about their experiences
and accomplishments. Summer was coming to an end, and
it was time for Peggy to go back to her home and get ready
to start a new school year. As Peggy and Reggie sat at the
kitchen table eating their vanilla ice cream for the last
time, Peggy made sure her last spoonful had plenty of ketchup
on it. You really should try your ice
cream with ketchup, she said to Reggie.
It's so good. Reggie laughed.
Let's go, kids. Time to get to the airport,
said Reggie's mom. At the airport, Reggie and his
mom said goodbye to Peggy. I'll miss you, Peggy.
Come back and visit soon, okay? I sure will, she replied as she
gave both of them an extended hug.
Reggie and his mom walked back to the car and headed home.
Later that afternoon, the Eggs gathered at the park and played
some tennis and shuffleboard. As the afternoon was ending and
dusk was approaching, they decided to take a short walk
through the woods, where they came to a clearing with some
picnic benches. They sat on a bench in silence
as they watched the beautiful red ball of flames in the sky
gently sink lower and lower into the horizon.
Finally, Seggourney quietly said, "You know, Eggs, I think
the world is pretty great." "I agree," said Reggie with a
smile. "You know, Eggs," said Greggory.
"I think Albumen is pretty great."
"Me, too," agreed Megg. They sat in silence for a while,
pondering the lifelong bonds they had created over the last
three years. After a few moments, Benedict
spoke. "You know, Eggs," he said.
I think you're pretty great. They all smiled gently at each
other. As the sun set on the town of
Albumen, the Eggs said goodbye and went home.
Gosh, I'm so glad Snowball was rescued.
What a relief. And the awards the Eggs received
and the memories they made will stay with them forever.
So, here we are again at the end of our story of The Good Eggs.
In the park, they did some reflecting on their last three
years with each other. They realized how close they
grew and how much they loved each other.
Did you ever talk with a friend about things you had fun doing?
Maybe you went swimming or to a park.
Or maybe you just sat together and admired the sunset like the
Eggs did. The next time you are together
with a friend, bring up something you laughed about or
had fun doing. You'll appreciate them more,
too. I sure hope you enjoyed the
stories of The Good Eggs. Remember, you can replay them at
any time, and be sure to share them with your friends.
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