One day, the dolls decided they wanted to put on a play. They asked Charlotte and Mariah to decide which play to perform. "Which play should we do?" Charlotte asked her friend.
"How about Fuzzy Town?" Mariah suggested after thinking about it for a bit. "I love that one."
Charlotte thought about it. Mariah usually has good ideas, so she agreed. The other dolls liked the idea, too, so they rehearsed until they were ready to perform for you. I will narrate. That means, I'll tell you what's happening, and the dolls will act it out. Here's Fuzzy Town.
There once was a village of dolls. They were all happy and got along with each other.
Each doll had a bag of warm fuzzies.
Whenever one of the dolls would meet another doll, they would give them a warm fuzzy from their bag.
The warm fuzzy made the other doll feel happy and content.
Whenever one of the dolls would see another doll do something difficult, they would give that doll a warm fuzzy from their bag.
That doll would take the warm fuzzy and put it into their own bag. It would make them feel happy and content, too.
If one of the dolls received help from another doll, they would give that doll a warm fuzzy.
The doll who had helped would take the warm fuzzy and put it into their own bag. It would make them feel grateful and happy that they had helped.
One day a mean sorcerer came to the little village. He was angry because everyone was happy and content, and he wasn't. He decided that it was because of the warm fuzzies. He decided to try to get them to stop sharing their warm fuzzies.
One day, the mean sorcerer called all the dolls together. He told them that if they gave away their warm fuzzies, they would run out of them and not have any more left.
The sorcerer gave each doll a bag of cold pricklies. "Give these out instead," he said.
The dolls knew that the warm fuzzies were what made them happy and content. They had never thought that they might run out of warm fuzzies. It did not sound good. It made them afraid that if they didn't have any warm fuzzies, they would be unhappy, so they did as the sorcerer said. Each time one doll met another doll, they would give that doll a cold prickly from their bag. They kept their bags of warm fuzzies at home, where they would be safe.
The other dolls would take the cold pricklies. It would make them feel sad and angry.
Soon all the dolls in the town were feeling sad and angry except the mean sorcerer, who chuckled to himself and crept back to his castle.
In this town there was a doll named Vera, who liked to make up her own mind about things and not believe everything she heard or read. Besides, she enjoyed giving out the warm fuzzies and didn't want to stop.
She did not like the bag of cold pricklies, so she took each cold prickly out of her bag and threw it into the closet. Each time she threw away a cold prickly, she said to it, "You will not make me unhappy. You will not make me sad or angry. You will not make anyone else sad or angry, either!"
Everyone in town was now angry and sad except for Vera. After a while, they began to notice that Vera was still giving out warm fuzzies and still had some in her bag. They noticed that Vera seemed to be happy.
They asked her what her secret was.
Vera smiled and gave each of them a warm fuzzy from her bag.
Then Vera showed the other dolls her bag. It was still full. "You can never run out of warm fuzzies," she said. "Every time you give a warm fuzzy away to someone, a new one grows in its place! The sorcerer lied to us."
The other dolls looked at each other in amazement. They did not like feeling angry and unhappy. They wanted to be happy and content again. They remembered how it felt to give someone a warm fuzzy. It was almost the same feeling as getting a warm fuzzy from someone else.
The dolls left their bags of cold pricklies and went home to get their bags of warm fuzzies.
When the dolls came back again with their bags of warm fuzzies, they wondered what to do with all the bags of cold pricklies.
"I threw mine in the closet," said Vera, "but I have a better idea. Lets use them to play jacks!" She pulled out a ball she had brought along.
So they did. They all sat down and played with the cold pricklies and had fun together. The cold pricklies couldn't make them feel sad or angry anymore. They had lost their power. The mean sorcerer was angry, but he had lost his power over the the dolls, now, too, so he couldn't do anything about it.
The dolls never forgot the lesson they had learned: Giving away warm fuzzies makes more grow in their place. You can never run out of warm fuzzies, and it feels good to give them away!
The dolls brought their warm fuzzies out to share with you when they took their curtain call. A curtain call is when the performers come out at the end of the play to enjoy the applause.
The sorcerer gave each doll a bag of cold pricklies. "Give these out instead," he said.
The dolls knew that the warm fuzzies were what made them happy and content. They had never thought that they might run out of warm fuzzies. It did not sound good. It made them afraid that if they didn't have any warm fuzzies, they would be unhappy, so they did as the sorcerer said. Each time one doll met another doll, they would give that doll a cold prickly from their bag. They kept their bags of warm fuzzies at home, where they would be safe.
The other dolls would take the cold pricklies. It would make them feel sad and angry.
Soon all the dolls in the town were feeling sad and angry except the mean sorcerer, who chuckled to himself and crept back to his castle.
In this town there was a doll named Vera, who liked to make up her own mind about things and not believe everything she heard or read. Besides, she enjoyed giving out the warm fuzzies and didn't want to stop.
She did not like the bag of cold pricklies, so she took each cold prickly out of her bag and threw it into the closet. Each time she threw away a cold prickly, she said to it, "You will not make me unhappy. You will not make me sad or angry. You will not make anyone else sad or angry, either!"
Everyone in town was now angry and sad except for Vera. After a while, they began to notice that Vera was still giving out warm fuzzies and still had some in her bag. They noticed that Vera seemed to be happy.
They asked her what her secret was.
Vera smiled and gave each of them a warm fuzzy from her bag.
Then Vera showed the other dolls her bag. It was still full. "You can never run out of warm fuzzies," she said. "Every time you give a warm fuzzy away to someone, a new one grows in its place! The sorcerer lied to us."
The other dolls looked at each other in amazement. They did not like feeling angry and unhappy. They wanted to be happy and content again. They remembered how it felt to give someone a warm fuzzy. It was almost the same feeling as getting a warm fuzzy from someone else.
The dolls left their bags of cold pricklies and went home to get their bags of warm fuzzies.
When the dolls came back again with their bags of warm fuzzies, they wondered what to do with all the bags of cold pricklies.
"I threw mine in the closet," said Vera, "but I have a better idea. Lets use them to play jacks!" She pulled out a ball she had brought along.
So they did. They all sat down and played with the cold pricklies and had fun together. The cold pricklies couldn't make them feel sad or angry anymore. They had lost their power. The mean sorcerer was angry, but he had lost his power over the the dolls, now, too, so he couldn't do anything about it.
The dolls never forgot the lesson they had learned: Giving away warm fuzzies makes more grow in their place. You can never run out of warm fuzzies, and it feels good to give them away!
The dolls brought their warm fuzzies out to share with you when they took their curtain call. A curtain call is when the performers come out at the end of the play to enjoy the applause.
You are clapping for them, aren't you?
Can you think of someone to give a warm fuzzy to now?
Cast--
Veronika/Vera: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Special note to adults and older children: The writer came across this story in 1973. Many thanks to the anonymous commenter who headed us to the original source, Claude Steiner, a psychotherapist, who published the original story in 1969, "A Warm Fuzzy Tale."
Can you think of someone to give a warm fuzzy to now?
Cast--
Veronika/Vera: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Special note to adults and older children: The writer came across this story in 1973. Many thanks to the anonymous commenter who headed us to the original source, Claude Steiner, a psychotherapist, who published the original story in 1969, "A Warm Fuzzy Tale."
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Cute story which teaches a valuable lesson.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome story! We, the Rakoczy Girls and I loved the story!
ReplyDeleteThe Original Warm Fuzzy Tale by Claude Steiner 1969 reprinted 1977
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