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Turbo Speed Blasters! They will not hit the flame flash!

We are the fastest!

All of space will be found by brave Space Captain Coo.

Look, Captain, a brand new planet.

I'll take us in for a landing.

We're landing now.

Comet Carl, come on. We must explore this planet.

for friendly aliens over here.

We have a rocket ship, space gear, and even a captain.

I know. You can join our crew and we can all explore the galaxy together.

Permission for friendly aliens to come aboard, Captain Coo.

having so much fun playing.

Maybe she's afraid of aliens.

Do you think we should go find her?

Let's make sure Coo is okay.

Why still water?

Have you seen Q?

Hello, Carl.

I believe she's around here somewhere.

I noticed you brought out your rocket ship.

Have you been exploring the galaxy?

Yeah. Me and Q blasted away from a meteor shower, then landed on a planet

and found friendly aliens.

But they were actually Heather and Nolan.

And I asked Koo to stay on Captain Koo's line for them, but she ran away.

Ah, I see.

Maybe she doesn't want to play anymore.

I think you'll have to ask Koo about that.

But in the meantime, I would love to meet your friends.

Would you be so kind as to introduce us?

Oh, yeah.

Stillwater, these are my friends from school.

Heather and Nolan.

Hello, Heather.

Hello, Nolan.

Welcome to my garden.

Would you all like to join me until Koo returns?

What were you doing, Stillwater?

I was listening to the sound of the wind.

Would you like to listen with me?

How do you do that?

I like to close my eyes, take a deep breath, and

sit quietly.

while the wind blows by.

Koo! There you are! Were you exploring over here?

I see.

Carl, perhaps you can introduce Coo to your friends the same way you introduced

them to me.

Everyone usually feels more at ease once they have been acquainted.

Oh, I forgot.

Coo, this is Heather and Nolan.

Heather has a pet lizard named Clyde.

meet you.

I'm wondering, would all of you like to hear a story?

I'd like to hear one.

Me too.

Pratima and Kiran were two sisters who loved to dance.

Every night, they put on their favorite record and danced for a cheering

audience.

Ho, ho, ho! Happy Mad Kiran!

Both sisters loved to imagine that they were on a stage in front of a cheering

crowd for Kiran.

The applause of her family was everything she needed. But Pratima had a

different idea and decided to set up a surprise for her sister.

Huron, hurry! Put on your best sari and let's go!

Go? Go where?

You'll see. It's a wonderful surprise.

I know you're going to love it.

Pratima's surprise was to take her sister to the theater, but not in the

way she would have expected.

The theater stage?

But shouldn't we take our seats in the audience? Not today, Chiron.

Get ready.

Since the sisters had often talked about dancing in front of a big audience,

Pratima was excited to surprise Kiran with exactly that.

And Kiran was certainly surprised.

But instead of dancing along, Kiran felt overwhelmed.

That's having lots of feelings at once.

I remember.

You're right, Carl.

So Kiran did the only thing she could think of to do at that moment.

She ran far away.

What's wrong, Chiron?

We've always dreamed of performing on stage, so I thought you'd love this

surprise.

I was surprised, and I do want to perform on a stage one day.

But someday, when I'm ready.

And today, I wasn't ready.

I'm sorry I pushed you on stage before you felt ready.

I think I know how to make it up to you.

That evening, the sisters did perform their dance.

But this time, it was once again just for their family. And it was their

best performance yet.

That was a good story.

I'm so glad you liked it, Nolan.

Did the sisters ever perform on a real stage again?

Hmm. What do you think, Heather?

I think they did.

But this time, they probably talked about it first, so there wouldn't be any

surprises.

Coup, when I asked you to say your Captain Coup line, did I make you feel

like Chiron did when she wasn't ready to be in front of all those people?

I had fun with you, but new friends made my tummy feel mixed and jumbled.

I felt like that at the rocket ship. I wanted to play with Carl and Coo, but

I'd never met Coo before, so I didn't know what to do. I'm sorry. I was so

excited for us all to explore space together.

Do not worry, Carl.

We're all introduced now, and I like your friends.

Did you really escape a meteor shower?

They came after us, but Comet Carl hit the speed, and we got away.

Wow! No stars too far.

All of space will be found by Captain Ku's brave crew.

A shooting star is headed right for...

Moon Captain, we'll be safe there.

Fly there, Comet Carl.

Heather can fix up the ship, and we will help her.

Aye-aye, Captain Q.

We're there.

Crew of the Flame Flash, we must go out into space and be very brave.

Nice! One point for hitting the box. Did you see that, Tommy?

Huh? Oh, sure.

Nice toss, Addy.

Now watch this.

Yes! Wow, it's two-pointer. You know what that means.

Two-point dance!

Two points for Maya. Oh, yeah. Two points for Maya.

Okay,

defending champion, your turn.

Let's see you earn your... own two-point dance.

What was that?

I don't know.

He's usually amazing at this game.

Maybe it just slipped?

Here.

Take a do-over, Tommy.

No dance for you, Tommy.

Maybe next time.

Your turn again, Addie.

Yes! Two points for Addie. Oh, yeah. Two points for Addie.

Stop! Who cares about this dumb game anyway?

Just play without me.

Whoa.

What's up with Tommy today?

No idea.

He never gets mad like that.

Oh, well.

My turn.

I don't get it.

We were just joking around like we always do.

I mean, if Tommy didn't want to play, that's fine. But he didn't have to be so

rude about it. He was acting kind of strange. I mean, he wasn't even watching

when we made those great shots.

Panda passing!

Whoa!

I'm so sorry, Stillwater. I didn't hear you. Are you okay?

Ah, perfectly fine, Addie.

Hello, Maya.

It seems like your bodies are here, but your heads are somewhere else. Is there

something on your minds?

Something really weird happened this morning, Stillwater, and we can't stop

thinking about it.

Tommy loves disc golf, and he's really good at it. But today, he called it a

dumb game and just left.

That does seem a bit odd.

Why don't we have a cup of tea and think about what could have made him do that?

You say that you think Tommy acted differently today.

What else did you notice?

Well, he seemed kind of quiet.

Most of the time, he's loud and lots of fun.

And he wasn't really paying attention to the game.

Or to us.

I've never seen him be rude.

But he sure was today.

Hmm. You know, there are times people have things going on in their life

that we know nothing about.

That can make it difficult to understand why they might act in a way we're not

used to.

What do you do when that happens?

That is a good question, Maya.

I have a story that may help us to answer it.

Once there was a teacher who loved teaching and looked forward to the start

of each day.

But from time to time, her enthusiastic students were too much

for her to handle.

Students,

please!

Now, take your seats and begin with silent reading.

Emphasis on silent.

She sure is grumpy today.

Yeah, I like her better when she's nice.

That day after school, those same two students were walking through town...

and were surprised to see their teacher.

That would be a surprise, to see your teacher out in the real world.

It's Mrs. O'Brien.

What is she doing here?

The students had never thought about what their teacher did outside of the

classroom. If she sees us, she's going to yell at us, just like she did in

class today.

As she drew closer, the students began to hear something.

found it familiar.

Whoa! Look at all those babies!

They sound the way we do before school starts.

Yeah. No wonder she's a little grumpy sometimes.

What do the students do, Stillwater?

Oh, I hope they start being nicer to their teacher.

Well, the next morning...

The students were gathered in the classroom, laughing and talking as

usual. But this morning... Students!

Well...

Thank

you. This simple act of kindness turned her tired frown into a

grateful smile.

Once the students found out that their teacher worked hard at school and at

home, it was a lot easier for them to understand why she was grumpy sometimes.

And once they knew, it wasn't hard to help her feel better.

Hmm.

Maybe we should try to find out why Tommy was acting different today.

We could always just ask him.

That would be better than hiding behind a tree.

Hey, Tommy.

Hey.

Sorry about the disco thing.

I just didn't feel like playing today.

It's okay.

I'm sorry for teasing you.

Are you okay, Tommy?

Not really.

My grandma died yesterday.

She's been sick for a while.

I'm really gonna miss her.

I'm sorry.

I like those flowers.

My mama told me they're called dandelions.

My grandma liked them too.

I know they're just weeds, but I used to pick them for her.

And she always said they were prettier than a bunch of roses.

And when they turned into puffballs, we would blow on them and make wishes.

I wish he was still here.

I should go help my mom now.

We're having people over tomorrow.

Thanks for coming by.

That explains why Tommy was acting so strange today.

He's really sad.

And that makes me sad too.

I didn't know what to say.

I was afraid I'd say the wrong thing and make him feel even worse.

Me too.

But I'm really glad we came.

Yeah.

I just wish there was something else we could do.

You know?

To show him we're there for him.

I have an idea.

So these were his grandmother's favorite flowers, you say?

Yeah. Tommy said she loved them even more than a bunch of roses.

Do you think they'll help Stillwater?

Addie and I aren't sure what we should do.

I believe you should do just what you're doing.

Every small gesture of kindness helps to ease the hurt.

And maybe you can invite him to play disc golf again tomorrow.

Really?

Wouldn't he want to, I don't know, be with his family?

Perhaps. But a little bit of normal might also be nice during hard times.

Try inviting him to do the things you always do together.

We can do that.

Hi, Tommy.

We thought you might like these flowers for today.

They're dandelions, your grandma's favorite.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

How are you feeling today, Tommy?

A little better.

Everyone has been so nice.

People have been dropping in all morning, telling me stories about my

grandma. There's so much about her that I never knew.

Like she was the first woman in our family to go to college.

It's nice that you could find out about some of those things from other people

who loved her.

Yeah, it is nice.

And thank you for remembering my grandma's favorite flowers.

So, Tommy, whenever you're ready to play some disc golf, let us know.

Thanks.

Maybe tomorrow?

Great!

If you feel like it.

And if you don't feel like it, that's okay too.

I think I will.

It'll be good to think about something else for a while.

I better go back inside and see if my mom needs anything.

See you tomorrow.

I'm glad you thought of getting the flowers.

He really liked them.

And just a warning, I'm playing my A game, so be ready for a lot of two-point

dances from me tomorrow.

Oh, we'll be ready.

Two points for Tommy.

Oh, yeah. Two points for Tommy.

With our

spirits, we were floating through the trees.

Like creatures we were soaring high, blowing off some steam, over a mountain

and its effervescent green, a never-ending dream.

I found a little bit of honey, now I'm a little sweeter inside.

It's just a little bit funny.