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00:26Being thankful by Mercer mayor
00:30I
00:35Stopped my scooter in front of the toy store
00:38Wow, I wish I had a speed blaster ZZ scooter with silver wheels
00:44I said you already have a scooter said my mom
00:49It's not nearly as good as the speed blaster ZZ. I said
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00:57On our way home we passed the movie theater
01:01Boy, I wish I could go to the movies. I said
01:05But we're going to watch a movie at home tonight said my mom
01:13We did watch a movie on our TV
01:16But it wasn't nearly as good as going to the movie theater
01:20Even if we did have popcorn
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01:25The next day at school
01:27Gator was wearing brand-new AR flyer sneakers. I
01:32Wished I had brand-new AR flyer sneakers instead of my plain old blue ones
01:42At home when it was little sister's turn to use the computer
01:46I asked when I was going to get a computer of my own
01:50But you have a computer said my mom
01:54Sharing isn't as good as having your own computer. I said
02:01At dinner, I said I wished we could go out to a restaurant to eat I
02:06Like having dinner at home said my dad
02:10Don't you wish we had a bigger house with a pool and an elevator? I asked I
02:16Like our house just the way it is said my mom
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02:22As we were reading before bed
02:25Dad stopped the story and said there are a lot of people who would love to have things like ours
02:32You should be thankful for what you have instead of focusing on what you don't have
02:41On Saturday
02:42Tigers dad took us for a ride in his boat. I wish we had a boat I said
02:49Going on a boat ride is fun said my dad
02:52Not as much fun as a ride on your own boat. I said
02:59The next day our whole family went out for ice cream
03:04The boy behind us got a giant ice cream sundae with whipped cream and a cherry on top. I
03:10Wish I had a sundae instead of this boring cone. I said
03:15But little sister bumped into me and I dropped my ice cream cone. Look what you did. I said
03:26I wish I had a big brother instead of a dumb little sister like you
03:32Little sister started to cry
03:35Say you're sorry little critter said my mom. You didn't want your ice cream anyway
03:45The next day I went to grandma and grandpa's farm I helped grandma feed the chickens
03:53See how happy the chickens are to eat their seeds grandma asked I smiled grandma was right
04:04Next I helped her feed the pigs
04:07See how happy the pigs are to eat our leftover food said grandma
04:12Cute little piggies I said and smiled it felt good to make the farm animals happy
04:22Then we picked blueberries I
04:25Wanted blueberry pancakes, but grandma and I made grandpa's favorite blueberry pie instead
04:31that made grandpa happy I
04:34Wanted to pet white kitty, but then gray kitty jumped in my lap
04:38So I petted her instead that made gray kitty happy
04:46After that I wanted to watch TV
04:50But instead grandpa played his ukulele and grandma and I sang along
04:55That made everyone happy
05:01The next morning I found a blue rock next to my bed
05:06Why did you give me a rock grandma? I asked it's a thankful rock
05:11I have one too grandma said she showed me her green rock
05:16remember how happy the farm animals were with what they had and
05:20How happy we can be when we decide to appreciate what we have I nodded
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05:29Then grandpa pulled his thankful rock from his pocket
05:33That's what it means to have gratitude to be thankful for everything in your life said grandpa
05:41Sometimes when I forget I look at my thankful rock
05:44And I praise God for his goodness and for all the things I'm thankful for like you little critter
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05:53When I got home little sister yelled
05:56I wish I got to go to the farm instead of staying here in our boring old house
06:03mom looked at me and
06:05I wish I had brand new purple overalls with silver sparkles like bunny instead of these yucky old pink ones
06:12and I wish
06:16Little sister I said I brought you something
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06:23I gave little sister a red thankful rock I
06:27Explained what grandma and grandpa told me about being thankful
06:31When I start wishing for stuff I look up the rock and remember all the good stuff
06:37I already have I said then I start feeling happy again
06:41Try it. You'll see
06:44Little sister gave me a hug
06:50The next day little sister took her thankful rock everywhere she went
06:59She even kept it on her pillow that night, I think she looks happier already
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