"I was just looking at this photo from last week's story," Jolena said, "and I was wondering why each of you boys is wearing one pink boot and one plaid boot. Were you in such a hurry that you didn't notice?"
"I can understand that," Jolena said, "but why didn't one of you wear one pair of boots and the other boy the other pair?"
"Yes," Mariah agreed, "or when two of us want to ride the bicycles, and there's only one left because two other dolls are already out riding. We did that the other day, Emil, remember? You offered to take the skateboard instead."
"The skateboard is just as much fun," Emil said. "It goes just as fast. So that was a compromise?"
"Yes," Jolena agreed. "Another kind of compromise would be if I wanted blueberry pancakes and you wanted banana pancakes, so I made us blueberry-banana pancakes. That's a compromise."
"Or maybe," Emil said, "you get something just as good, only it isn't what you had in mind, like the skateboard." He thought for a moment. "That's a good thing to know how to do," he added.
"Can you use it every time you and another doll disagree about something?"
"Not always," Mariah said. "If you disagree about whether to do something that's dangerous or wrong, you shouldn't compromise. You should just do what's safe and right."
"Thanks for explaining what a compromise is," Billy said. "I think it will be useful to know how to use it."
"You know," Jolena said, "it was good you figured out a compromise about the boots, but you didn't really need to."
"Why not?" Emil asked.
"Boys can wear pink," Jolena said. "I know you don't have any pink clothes, and we don't think of pink as a boys' color, but there's no rule that says you can't wear pink if you like, or if there's only one pair of boots that aren't pink."
"Right," Mariah agreed. "If girls can build houses and walk around in space, boys can certainly wear pink."
Cast--
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Emil: Götz Happy Kidz Emilia
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"Not always," Mariah said. "If you disagree about whether to do something that's dangerous or wrong, you shouldn't compromise. You should just do what's safe and right."
"Right," Mariah agreed. "If girls can build houses and walk around in space, boys can certainly wear pink."
"Your feet will stay just as dry," Jolena added, "no matter what color the boots are."
Cast--
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Emil: Götz Happy Kidz Emilia
Note: No dolls were harmed during production of this blog. All dolls shown are Götz Happy Kidz or Classic Kidz. If you like these stories and are willing, please make a donation of any amount to a charity that supports pediatric cancer, such as CURE Childhood Cancer, St. Baldrick's Foundation or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"The Doll's Storybook" is not affiliated with Gotz Dolls USA Inc. or Götz Puppenmanufaktur International GmbH.
Watch for the next story each Friday afternoon at 2:00 PM Pacific Time.
Like our Facebook page: The Doll's Storybook
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