Adventures from the Book of Virtues – Episode 2: Honesty is a classic animated educational episode from the acclaimed PBS series first released in 1996, produced by PorchLight Entertainment.
This episode focuses on the essential virtue of honesty, teaching children and families the importance of truthfulness, trust, and moral integrity. Through thoughtful storytelling and timeless moral lessons, the episode shows how honesty builds character and strengthens relationships.
Episode Overview
In Episode 2, modern-day children Annie, Zach, and Chris face situations where telling the truth is difficult but necessary. Guided by the wise lion Plato, they are transported into classic moral stories that clearly demonstrate the consequences of dishonesty and the long-term value of being truthful.
Moral Stories & Themes
Truth vs. deception
Trust and credibility
Consequences of lies
Personal integrity
Educational Value
Encourages ethical decision-making
Teaches honesty in everyday life
Suitable for children, families, and classrooms
Calm storytelling with meaningful narration
Series Information
Series Name: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 2
Episode Title: Honesty
Year: 1996
Total Episodes: 39
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Original Network: PBS
Language: English
Genre: Educational, Moral, Family, Animated
This episode is ideal for viewers who enjoy classic educational cartoons, moral storytelling, and value-based animation designed to leave a lasting impact.
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This episode focuses on the essential virtue of honesty, teaching children and families the importance of truthfulness, trust, and moral integrity. Through thoughtful storytelling and timeless moral lessons, the episode shows how honesty builds character and strengthens relationships.
Episode Overview
In Episode 2, modern-day children Annie, Zach, and Chris face situations where telling the truth is difficult but necessary. Guided by the wise lion Plato, they are transported into classic moral stories that clearly demonstrate the consequences of dishonesty and the long-term value of being truthful.
Moral Stories & Themes
Truth vs. deception
Trust and credibility
Consequences of lies
Personal integrity
Educational Value
Encourages ethical decision-making
Teaches honesty in everyday life
Suitable for children, families, and classrooms
Calm storytelling with meaningful narration
Series Information
Series Name: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 2
Episode Title: Honesty
Year: 1996
Total Episodes: 39
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Original Network: PBS
Language: English
Genre: Educational, Moral, Family, Animated
This episode is ideal for viewers who enjoy classic educational cartoons, moral storytelling, and value-based animation designed to leave a lasting impact.
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00:00Tell me a story, read me a poem,
00:21Rap it in melody, sing me the song,
00:25Then let me hold it, deep in my heart,
00:30Where it can speak to me all the day long,
00:36The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth,
00:42The thrill of the knowing that it's up to you,
00:47Building a new day shining in the sun,
00:50This is my story, the adventure has begun!
00:58A test score of 70 to 79% is a C,
01:1880 to 89% is a B,
01:21And 90 to 100% is an A.
01:25Hmm, yes!
01:33Uh, Mr. Mason, an A on the test means I'll get an A- in history on my report card, right?
01:40It sure does!
01:41And just make the school honor roll?
01:44That's right, Zack, congratulations!
01:47Thank you!
01:51Yeah!
01:51Yeah!
01:52Yes!
01:56Yes!
01:57Yes!
01:59The honor roll?
02:00Yep.
02:01Oh, right!
02:02Oh, wait till my mom and dad hear this,
02:04They're not gonna believe it!
02:06I bet you'll bowl them over at Plato's Peak, too.
02:09That is, if Sock doesn't steal your thunder,
02:12This is the day he's gonna try to leap into history, remember?
02:15I almost forgot!
02:15Yeah!
02:17Okay, I'll meet you up there as soon as I break the big news to my folks.
02:20I'll see you later!
02:22Mom, Dad, I made the honor roll!
02:27I'm gonna get a certificate and everything!
02:29Maybe they'll frame it and put it on the wall!
02:32Hmm, it'll fit nicely over here!
02:4490 beautiful points!
02:47Oh, no!
02:49Minus 2, minus 5, minus 3, minus 3!
02:53I missed 13 points!
02:56I only got an 87!
02:58Oh, no!
03:00Mr. Mason must have added wrong!
03:03Now I'll only get a B on the test and a B plus in history,
03:06which means I won't make the honor roll after all.
03:09That is, unless I don't tell him.
03:12Zack, I couldn't quite hear what you said.
03:15What was it you wanted to tell me?
03:17Uh, just that I'm going for a bike ride.
03:23Zack, look out!
03:24Whoa!
03:2530 feet exactly from here to the finish line!
03:33Could I have some quiet here?
03:36I'm visualizing.
03:37He means he's practicing his leap in his head.
03:41I guess he's got a rather active imagination.
03:51I did it!
03:53That makes 20 times in a row!
03:55Now, if you'll excuse me,
03:57I need to rest my paws for my big job.
04:01Before this day is done,
04:03these golden paws
04:04will hold the world record for the longest leap ever
04:09by a bobcat or kitty.
04:12And I hear you've won some kind of honor, too.
04:15Well, I sort of made the honor roll,
04:18and I sort of didn't.
04:21And if I tell Mr. Mason,
04:24the honor roll goes down the drain.
04:28So maybe I should just keep my mouth shut.
04:31After all, I worked really hard,
04:32and it wasn't me that made the mistake.
04:35Yeah, it seems a shame I missed it by three measly points.
04:39But what's really important here
04:41is being a person of honor.
04:44And that means doing what's right,
04:45whatever the results.
04:50Which isn't always easy,
04:52as a certain honest woodsman found out.
04:55His name was Johan.
04:57Although he was poor,
05:04he was happy
05:06because he liked his work
05:08and he earned enough to feed his family.
05:11But sometimes he wished he could give them
05:13just a few little extras.
05:17On your feet, soldier!
05:18We must conquer Castle Bread at all costs!
05:23I think it's best you retreat, General Diedrich,
05:26or my soldiers will knock your army into the soup!
05:29Now, Heidi,
05:30mustn't spoil the broth.
05:31Your father works too hard for it.
05:33There.
05:34Good as new.
05:37Will you wear that to town tomorrow?
05:39Ah!
05:40We're going to town?
05:41Can we go to Mr. Schmidt's toy shop, please?
05:45We won't ask to buy anything.
05:47We just want to look.
05:48Of course.
05:50Boy, really?
06:02I'll stay with the children.
06:04Then you can have some time for yourself.
06:10Hey!
06:10Look at these!
06:11I wonder what they're for.
06:15Those are juggler's balls.
06:17If you practice with them,
06:19someday you might be able to do this.
06:24Ho-hoop!
06:28Can I try, Mr. Schmidt?
06:33I want to try, too!
06:35Try what?
06:37Try to be a great juggler like me.
06:40There you go.
06:41I want to try, too.
06:42Ah, well, whoopsie, Daisy!
06:44Oh!
06:56Isn't she beautiful?
06:58She looks just like a princess.
07:01She must be the best toy in the whole show!
07:04No!
07:05These are!
07:05real toy soldiers
07:10I wish I had just one like this
07:13yeah me too
07:14but Papa can't afford it
07:17just one?
07:18I wish I could
07:19but I cannot
07:21it's okay Papa
07:26come on
07:27let's go find your mother
07:29excuse me
07:38I'm the new owner Mrs. Deutsch
07:40would you like to try on a dress?
07:42oh no
07:43I was just looking
07:45I could never afford them
07:47oh then a hat perhaps
07:49I can show you one that's not too expensive
07:52it would be too expensive for me
07:54I have just the thing
07:59this scarf is a bargain
08:04and it dresses a penny outfit
08:06no it's lovely but
08:09oh just look how it sits off your eyes
08:14oh yes it does
08:16wait let me see how pretty you look
08:20oh this must be your husband
08:23see he likes it too
08:25shall I wrap it up
08:30I'm afraid we haven't a penny to spare
08:33oh that's too bad
08:34it does so much for her
08:36I wish I was the kind of man
08:39who could give you things like that
08:41you're the best kind of man
08:43a man of honor
08:44isn't he children
08:46oh yes
08:47yes Papa
08:48I want to be just like you
08:50me too Papa
08:52I'd like to do so much more for them
09:05maybe I can
09:15if I work harder and longer
09:17I'll chop that one next
09:35I'll chop that one next
09:47it should be cooler by the water
09:48my axe
09:52it's gone
10:01I'll never find it
10:03how will I feed my family
10:06good man
10:10what troubles you
10:11I've lost my axe in the river
10:13and now my family will starve
10:15I am the fairy of the river
10:18perhaps I can find it
10:20surely this is your axe
10:33why it's solid silver
10:41with this I could buy all the food we'd ever need
10:44and even surprise the children with a few toys
10:47they would have so much fun
10:49I could see them now
10:51the princess and her guards are ready for the show
10:56your highness
10:57may I present the amazing Diedrich
11:01quick save the princess
11:08maybe I should keep this
11:20for the children's sake
11:22I want to be just like you
11:25me too Papa
11:28I want my children to be honest
11:32I'm afraid
11:34I'm afraid this isn't mine
11:35then this one must be
11:43it's pure gold
11:48if I had this
11:49we'd never have to worry again
11:51I can finally give my Greta
11:53what she deserves
11:54the scarf
11:58oh Johan
12:00you shouldn't have
12:01it's wonderful
12:03not as wonderful as you are
12:05with this axe
12:08I'd be the kind of man
12:10who could make Greta's dreams come true
12:12you're the best kind of man
12:18a man of honor
12:19this axe isn't mine either
12:26that's the one
12:38that's my trusty old axe
12:42and because you are a man of honor
12:44you shall have these as well
12:46wow
12:58the woodman behaved with honor
12:59and he sure got rewarded for it
13:01so maybe you will too Zeph
13:03fat chance
13:05the woodman was dealing with a fairy
13:07and this is real life
13:09Mr. Mason can't just pull three points
13:11out of a river and hand them to me
13:13if I open my mouth
13:15I can kiss the honor roll goodbye
13:17hey
13:18I don't just want it for myself
13:19it'll make my parents so proud
13:22and aren't kids supposed to honor
13:24their father and mother
13:25yes Zack
13:27and one way to do that
13:28is to listen to their advice
13:30so
13:33what do you think they'd want you to do
13:36tell Mr. Mason I guess
13:39hey guys
13:40shh shh
13:41can you keep a secret
13:42I made this for Saw
13:44to celebrate his record
13:46and I even have a speech
13:47I hereby crown you king
13:50of world record leaping pop cards
13:51what do you think
13:52oh it looks great Ari
13:54even on Zack
13:56yeah
13:57we hereby crown you king of scholars
14:09and we got you a little treat to celebrate
14:12triple fudge
14:14your favorite
14:14but before you dig in
14:16let's find a special place
14:17for your honor roll certificate
14:18how's that
14:23perfect
14:25oh we're proud of you Zack
14:29we're very proud of you
14:31wow
14:32why so down in the mouth Zack
14:41my teacher goofed on my test score
14:44and I know I should tell him
14:45but I just can't
14:46if he does
14:48if he does he won't make the honor roll
14:49and he really wants it badly
14:51there's nothing wrong with striving for honors
14:54and working hard in school is very important
14:57in fact
14:59it helped turn a backwoods boy into one of our greatest presidents
15:03but what really set Abraham Lincoln apart
15:06was his character
15:07who he was on the inside
15:09he tried to behave with honor
15:12even in the smallest matters
15:14like when he was a young storekeeper
15:18and that's a half pound of tea Mrs. Perkins
15:28anything else?
15:29no thank you
15:30what do I owe?
15:32well let's see
15:33with your other items
15:34that comes to
15:35two dollars and six cents
15:37thanks Abe
15:39I'll see you next time I'm in town
15:41evening man
15:42hmm
15:49I hope I added that right
15:54oh no
16:01her bill only comes to two dollars
16:03I charged her too much
16:04I charged her too much
16:04uh Miss Perkins
16:08wait
16:10Mrs. Perkins
16:11I've got to straighten this out
16:22right away
16:23straighten out what Abe?
16:24Mrs. Perkins' bill
16:26I figured it wrong
16:27I owe her six cents
16:29I'll just have to walk out to her place and pay her back
16:32tonight?
16:34that's over two miles Abe
16:35it's not worth it for such a small sum
16:37why don't you just forget it?
16:39why don't you just forget it?
16:40everyone else would
16:41I can't
16:43I made a mistake
16:44I've got to correct it
16:46hmmm
16:54this wasn't the first time Lincoln went the extra mile to do the right thing
17:00behaving with honor
17:02was a habit he formed early in life
17:04like the time when Abe was a young boy
17:08and a schoolroom dare left him with a rather pointed problem
17:12hey Abe
17:14let's see how tall you are
17:15bet you can't touch that buck's horn
17:17I dare you
17:19bet I can
17:21no way
17:22prove it Lincoln
17:24yeah show us
17:25see what I tell ya
17:36did it make my point?
17:47you did it
17:48uh oh
17:49huh?
17:51oh
17:52you really did it
17:55you're gonna catch it for sure
17:56no he's not
17:57cause we're not gonna tell
17:59right?
18:00huh?
18:01huh?
18:01in your seats quick
18:03morning class
18:09today I'll begin by
18:12hmm
18:13today I'll begin by asking
18:19who is responsible for this
18:22I am sir
18:30he told on himself?
18:32I didn't mean to break it
18:33I'd never have hung from those horns if I thought this would happen
18:36I was just trying to show how tall I was
18:38hmm
18:40well
18:41since you also shown how honest you are
18:43I won't punish you
18:45this
18:46time
18:47behavior like this earned Lincoln the nickname Honest Abe
18:51an incident from his later teens proved he deserved it
18:55Abe loved to read and borrowed every book he could
19:03he copied parts he liked onto boards if there wasn't any paper
19:06hmm
19:07hmm
19:08hmm
19:09he always tried to be careful with the borrowed books
19:14but one night
19:15oh Mr. Crawford's book
19:38it's ruined
19:39the rain must have seeped through the wall
19:46I'm sorry Mr. Crawford
19:48well the book's damaged so I think you should cover the cost
19:51I have no cash
19:53but I could pay the debt by working for you
19:56hmm
19:56very well
19:58so Abe put in three days labor in Mr. Crawford's cornfield pulling dry corn husks to be used for livestock feed
20:08and he paid Mr. Crawford back as he later would Mrs. Perkins
20:13Abe
20:21what are you doing here
20:23I made a mistake on your bill
20:25I owe you six cents
20:28oh
20:29I can't believe you walked all this way for such a small matter
20:33well Mrs. Perkins
20:34it was the right thing to do
20:37Lincoln's honor continued to guide his behavior throughout his life
20:42as a lawyer
20:43a politician
20:44and the president who helped abolish slavery
20:47although he won many honors
20:50he always cared most about who he was inside
20:54and today
20:56the man who walked miles to give back pennies
21:00has his face on one
21:02that's kind of appropriate huh
21:05yeah
21:06time to watch me make history everyone
21:08this is going to be great
21:10come on
21:12come on
21:13come on
21:13keep going
21:14you can do it
21:14um
21:18sorry sock
21:20sorry
21:23what do you mean sorry
21:24hey most of me went the distance
21:26so my back paws lagged a little behind
21:28what's a paw or two
21:30I got the record right
21:32oh
21:33oh
21:35shucks
21:36I know how you feel pal
21:38because I'm going to miss the honor roll by three points
21:40but I want to be a person of honor
21:42like Lincoln was
21:44wow
21:45if nobody want an honor
21:46I guess no one gets to wear this
21:49true
21:49but there's something more important than any crown
21:52as it says in Henry Watton's poem
21:55the character of a happy life
21:58how happy is he born and taught
22:01that serveth not another's weary
22:04whose armor is his honest thought
22:07and simple truth his utmost skill
22:10this man is free from the servile bands
22:13of hope to rise or fear to fall
22:16lord of himself
22:18though not of lands
22:19and having nothing
22:21yet have all
22:23I didn't make the honor roll
22:24yes but you've still done extremely well
22:28oh
22:33Mr. Mason
22:33how are you
22:34won't you come in
22:35oh hello Mr. Mason
22:37we weren't expecting to see you
22:38I hope nothing's wrong
22:40oh no
22:41I just wanted to stop by
22:43and tell you how impressed I am with Zach
22:45I made a mistake on his test score
22:47and he could have said nothing
22:49and made the honor roll
22:50but he chose to behave with honor
22:52rather than winning one
22:54we're proud of you Zach
22:56very proud
22:57you can't hang it on the wall
23:00you can't wear it on your sleeve
23:04though it may cost you the prize
23:09you still win when you won't compromise
23:14we're talking about honor
23:18the truth that comes from the heart
23:20it's doing what's right
23:22doing it right from the start
23:25we're talking about honesty
23:26a gift we all can afford
23:29and honor is the greatest reward
23:32we're talking about honor
23:35you
23:42you
23:43you
23:44you
23:45you
23:45you
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