Adventures from the Book of Virtues – Episode 7: "Friendship" is a classic educational episode from 1996, produced by PorchLight Entertainment for PBS.
In this episode, Annie, Zach, and Chris explore the meaning of friendship, learning how trust, support, and empathy strengthen relationships. Guided by the wise lion Plato, they are introduced to timeless stories and fables that highlight cooperation, loyalty, and understanding in building lasting friendships.
Key Lessons in This Episode:
Building trust and mutual respect
Helping and supporting friends
Practicing empathy and understanding
Developing positive social and moral character
Series Information:
Series: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 7
Title: Friendship
Year: 1996
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Network: PBS
Genre: Educational, Moral, Family, Animated
Language: English
Total Episodes: 39
This episode is ideal for children, families, and educators, teaching cooperation, empathy, and ethical behavior through engaging animation.
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In this episode, Annie, Zach, and Chris explore the meaning of friendship, learning how trust, support, and empathy strengthen relationships. Guided by the wise lion Plato, they are introduced to timeless stories and fables that highlight cooperation, loyalty, and understanding in building lasting friendships.
Key Lessons in This Episode:
Building trust and mutual respect
Helping and supporting friends
Practicing empathy and understanding
Developing positive social and moral character
Series Information:
Series: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 7
Title: Friendship
Year: 1996
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Network: PBS
Genre: Educational, Moral, Family, Animated
Language: English
Total Episodes: 39
This episode is ideal for children, families, and educators, teaching cooperation, empathy, and ethical behavior through engaging animation.
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00:00Tell me a story, read me a poem
00:16Wrap it in melody, sing me the song
00:21Then let me hold it, deep in my heart
00:25Where it can speak to me all the day long
00:30The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth
00:36The thrill of knowing that it's up to you
00:41Building a new day, shining in the sun
00:46This is my story, the adventure has begun
00:55Hey Annie, how's it going?
01:13Um, hi Sarah
01:14What's the matter? You don't look too happy to see me
01:17Well sure I am, it's just I didn't think that you were talking to me
01:22Oh, you mean that deal at the library last week?
01:24That was just a misunderstanding
01:25Listen, what are you doing this Saturday?
01:29Gee, I don't know, not much I guess
01:31Because a bunch of kids are going canoeing on the river
01:34Including that cute Bobby Draper
01:36Hey, your dad has a canoe, doesn't he?
01:40Yeah, he said it's great, that's what I thought
01:43We can be canoeing partners
01:45Really?
01:46Yeah, it'll be so much fun
01:48We'll shoot the rapids together
01:50Right, I'll be in the bow and you'll be in the stern
01:53Now, you're sure your dad will let us take his canoe?
01:56Sure, I'm sure
01:57Gee, it's kind of old
02:03Oh, it's a great canoe
02:05My dad's had it since he was a kid
02:07Yeah? Well, I guess it's okay
02:09See you Saturday
02:10I can hardly wait
02:12Hi, Mom
02:14Wasn't that Sarah West you were talking to?
02:17Mm-hmm
02:17You know, she's the new girl who just moved here from the city
02:20She's so cool
02:21But Annie, wasn't Sarah West the girl who left you stranded at the library last week?
02:27Yeah, Mom, but everything's okay now
02:29We're really good friends
02:31Well, I hope so
02:33I know so
02:35I think I'll go for a hike, okay?
02:37Just be home for supper
02:38Annie!
02:44Boy, am I glad I ran into you
02:46Listen, I've changed my mind about the canoe trip
02:49I'm going with Ashley instead
02:51Ashley?
02:52But I thought...
02:53She just called me
02:54Her parents got her this really cool new canoe
02:57I mean, after all
02:58I can't let Bobby Draper see me in some funky old canoe
03:02Sorry, but I knew you'd understand
03:04Yeah, I understand
03:07Now what am I supposed to go with?
03:13And the worst part is
03:14I thought Sarah wanted to be my friend
03:17Oh, not to worry, Annie
03:19You've still got us
03:21That's sweet, guys
03:27But it's just not the same
03:29Sarah's so popular
03:31She's totally out for herself
03:33Sounds to me like a fair-weather friend, Annie
03:36No, that's not the way it was at all
03:39Maybe not
03:40But in friendship
03:41Everyone must bring something to the party
03:43And not something as superficial as a new canoe
03:46What do you mean?
03:48It means it's not what you have that makes a friendship
03:51It's what you give
03:53Like loyalty
03:54And caring
03:55That's what a young Native American boy
03:58Wakiwa discovered
04:00Wack?
04:01Wack where?
04:02Story time, Socko!
04:04Wakiwa and his tribe were great hunters and fishermen
04:08One day, Wakiwa and his father were hunting near a mountainside
04:18Quietly, Wakiwa
04:21Quietly
04:21Watch and learn
04:23Father, look
04:32He must have fallen from a nest on the cliffs
04:36It has broken its wing, Wakiwa
04:42Put it out of its misery
04:43It will be one less eagle to grow up and plunder our fish from the drying frames
04:50Yes, father
04:53You're so scared
05:16So helpless
05:17I cannot do it
05:19Warm water
05:34To help your broken wing heal
05:35Do not be frightened
05:38I will not hurt you
05:39This is your new nest, little eagle
05:44Your father will not be pleased, Wakiwa
05:52But I am
05:54You have a gentle spirit
05:56When I was a little girl
05:59I also took injured forest creatures home and cared for them
06:02What is this?
06:04You have desobeyed me, Wakiwa
06:06I will get rid of this bird myself
06:09No, I will not let you
06:11Look at the brazen little warrior I have raised, mother
06:14Very well
06:18Keep your feathered friend until he can fly
06:21But then
06:22You must free him
06:23I will not keep this winged thief in my lodge
06:26Many moons passed as Wakiwa fed and cared for his broken eagle
06:33And the friendship between boy and bird grew stronger and stronger
06:38Until at last
06:39The eagle was well enough to fly
06:42This will be our last night together, my friend
06:50Tomorrow I must set you free
06:54Go, little eagle
07:01The sky is your home, not my lodge
07:06Now go
07:06Goodbye, little eagle
07:18Goodbye, my friend
07:20No
07:27You must not follow me back to the village
07:30My father will shoot you
07:31Go
07:32The eagle was gone
07:39And then
07:40So was the summer
07:42Winter came and went
07:45And then came the spring
07:48Come, Wakiwa
07:50It is time to hunt the salmon
07:52Yes, father
07:53And the biggest are above the great falls of the Apahoki
07:56No, Wakiwa
07:57The current is too strong for a boy like you
07:59Come
07:59Do your fishing downstream
08:01I will go where the giant salmon are
08:05Above the rapids of the Apahoki
08:07And so it was that the daring Wakiwa found himself fishing alone above the falls
08:15Catching so many salmon
08:17He did not notice his canoe was caught in the swift moving current
08:20Whoa
08:21But then it was too late
08:23No
08:26No
08:26I am powerless against the river
08:32I must face death like a brave warrior
08:35Singing a song to the great spirit
08:37Little eagle
08:52Help me
08:54Whoa
08:57Whoa
08:57Whoa
09:20Whoa
09:21Yes, Little Eagle. Now we're even.
09:34Ah, what a story.
09:36Wow, I wish I had a friend like that.
09:39May, who'd you think got your tail out of the equator?
09:42Well, Q and his eagle had a friendship that really took off.
09:46Because it was based on caring, Zach.
09:49All Sarah cared about was what kind of canoe she'd be riding in.
09:54You know, Annie, sometimes friendships don't get off the ground for very good reasons.
09:59Like when a friend isn't trustworthy.
10:01Like Sarah. All I know is I'll never trust someone from a big city again.
10:06Hold on there, Annie. That's not the point I'm trying to make.
10:10What do you mean?
10:11Well, if you stick with that attitude, you may miss out on some great friendships.
10:15Come on. Ari's going to tell you a wonderful African folktale.
10:20You betcha.
10:22It's about this young frog who was curious about everything.
10:33One sunny afternoon.
10:35There's something extraordinary happened.
10:39Hey!
10:41Oops, sorry.
10:42Gee, I've never seen a creature like you before.
10:46That goes double for me.
10:48Where are you anyway?
10:51Ew.
10:54Yuck!
10:55My name is Frog Child.
10:57What's yours?
10:59I'm Snake Child.
11:00What you doing just lying there on the ground?
11:04I'm warming myself in the sun.
11:06Hmm.
11:06Doesn't sound like much fun.
11:09Wanna play with me?
11:10Tee, sure!
11:12Great!
11:13Let's hop.
11:14That's always fun.
11:18Well, I don't know how.
11:20You don't know how to hop?
11:22Uh-uh.
11:25The problem is,
11:26you don't have all the necessary equipment.
11:28Oh, but don't worry about it.
11:32I'll teach you anyway.
11:39Isn't this fun?
11:44Yeah.
11:45Sword art!
11:55Wow!
11:55How do you do it?
11:56I bet you'd like wriggling.
12:03Oh, this is great.
12:05Yeah!
12:05It's just as much fun as hoppin',
12:07only different.
12:10Ribbit!
12:12Hey, that's my dad.
12:13I gotta go.
12:17Yeah, that's my ma.
12:19Must be dinner time.
12:22See you tomorrow.
12:23Hey!
12:24Hey!
12:26Dad, look at me.
12:33Good grief.
12:35Where in the world did you learn to do that?
12:38My new friend Snake Child taught me.
12:41Snake Child?
12:42You must never play with snakes.
12:45They're mean and bad and full of poison.
12:49But, Dad...
12:50No buts about it.
12:52And for heaven's sakes,
12:54stop crawling on your belly like a...
12:56a...
12:56reptile.
12:59Ribbit?
13:02Where'd you learn how to do that?
13:05From Frog Child.
13:07Impossible.
13:09We don't play with frogs.
13:11We don't?
13:12What do we do with them?
13:14We eat them, of course.
13:17I couldn't eat my new friend!
13:20Just don't play with your food anymore, okay?
13:24And stop that hopping.
13:25You're a reptile, not an amphibian.
13:28But, the next day, Frog and Snake found themselves together again.
13:37Sorry.
13:39Didn't mean to scare you.
13:41Um...
13:42I'm not scared.
13:44I, uh...
13:46Just, I don't feel like playing today.
13:48For a moment, the snake child remembered what his mother said about gobbling up the frog.
13:54Yeah, uh...
13:55Well, I don't much feel like hopping today, anyhow.
14:00The two friends never played again.
14:03But they often thought it a good time they had together.
14:08They wanted to be friends, but they were kept apart.
14:12Yeah, I think I get the point.
14:14Where someone's from, or what they look like, doesn't tell you what kind of friend they'll make.
14:19Exactly.
14:21And I guess friendships aren't like...
14:23Instant cocoa.
14:25They take time to make.
14:27And effort to keep.
14:28But...
14:29How do you know if a friend is really gonna be a true friend?
14:34Good question, Annie.
14:35When true friendship exists, there's almost no stronger bond.
14:40Like in the tale of Damon and Pythias.
14:42Way back in the 4th century B.C., in the ancient Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily,
14:49there lived two young boys.
15:00Move, boy!
15:01Move!
15:03That was close.
15:05Thanks.
15:06I'm Damon.
15:07My name's Pythias.
15:09Sorry I couldn't save your job one.
15:11Could you teach me to throw one of these?
15:17You have taught me well, Damon.
15:19Too well, Pythias.
15:22And so, over time, the two boys became good friends and taught each other much.
15:27Just release the discus like this.
15:34You mean like this?
15:38That was quite a throw, my friend.
15:40Our ruler, Dionysius the Younger, does not allow games to be played within the city walls.
15:47We were outside the walls, but the discus went over.
15:50It was an accident.
15:51Give it back, please.
15:53Get it if you can, you puny sparrow.
15:58Give it back!
16:02Leave my friend alone!
16:08That will teach you rugs to challenge a soldier of Syracuse.
16:14We took care of him, didn't we?
16:16Yeah, I just hope we don't have to take care of him too often.
16:19Once I would have vanquished you easily, Damon.
16:27You have grown stronger, my friend.
16:31But so too have the injustices of Dionysius and his soldiers.
16:36Something must be done.
16:37You cannot fight our king's soldiers, Pythias.
16:40Maybe not with swords.
16:42But there are other ways.
16:44A good ruler rules democratically, in the best interests of his people.
16:51But a tyrant persecutes his people, burdening them with careless edicts.
16:56Yeah!
16:57It's right!
16:58Our people are oppressed.
17:01Dionysius should no longer rule.
17:03We must take action!
17:05He's right!
17:06Who is this traitor?
17:08His name is Pythias.
17:10And he has long been a troublemaker.
17:12No one speaks of my good friend that way.
17:15I am not afraid of Dionysius.
17:17In fact, I want to tell him what I think of him, face to face!
17:20That could be arranged.
17:22If you take him, you'll have to take me!
17:25Oh, very well.
17:27Tomorrow you shall both face the wrath of Dionysius.
17:32In short, you are cruel, arbitrary, and unjust, and not fit to rule our country.
17:37For months, I have heard of the caustic words you used to turn my people against me.
17:44Now you dare to criticize your monarch to his face?
17:48I dare to speak the truth!
17:50You speak treason!
17:53Take back your lies!
17:55If I had spoken any lies, I would take them back.
17:58You won't take them back.
18:00So I shall take you a life.
18:03Please!
18:04That's not fair!
18:05He only...
18:05Silence!
18:06Shall I bring this one too, Majesty?
18:09No.
18:10The boy is right.
18:12I have not been fair.
18:14A fair ruler would grant this rebel one last request before he dies.
18:20What is your final wish, Pythias?
18:23Well, I wish to see my family one more time, to kiss my wife and child goodbye, and to arrange for their future.
18:30I wish to go home.
18:31Oh, you must think me a fool as well as a tyrant.
18:35If I let you go, you will flee the country and never come back.
18:39I give you my word.
18:41I shall return.
18:42Why should I believe you?
18:45Gods, take him!
18:46If you let him go, I shall stand in his place.
18:50You?
18:50Yes, me.
18:53If Pythias does not return, you may kill me instead.
18:57Daemon, I cannot let you do this.
18:59I want to do this, my friend.
19:01I think you are both fools.
19:03But this will indeed be good sport.
19:06You have a deal.
19:08You may call me fool, but Pythias calls me friend.
19:11I know he would not see me die in his place.
19:14He shall return.
19:15You may go, Pythias.
19:17But my patience is not endless.
19:20Be back three days from now, or else.
19:29That golden-tongued Pythias.
19:31Give him credit.
19:33Yeah, he's all the way to Carthage by now.
19:36Trust me, we'll never set eyes on him again.
19:40And this way we get rid of both of them.
19:45My friend will not abandon me.
19:50Two days have gone by, Daemon, yet your friend does not reappear.
19:54Surely you did not really believe Pythias would come back to lay down his life for you.
20:01Yes, I did.
20:02And I know he will.
20:03He must have been delayed.
20:04You are a fool, Daemon.
20:07And one day you will be a dead fool.
20:09All in the name of friendship.
20:12Time has run out.
20:16And your friend has not kept his word.
20:20But I must keep mine.
20:24Have you anything to say before the broadsword ends your life?
20:28Pythias will return.
20:30I do not see him anywhere.
20:33Executioner!
20:35Daemon!
20:36Daemon!
20:36I'm sorry I took so long, my friend.
20:40A storm wrecked my ship.
20:41Bandits attacked me.
20:42I almost gave up hope, but I knew you'd come back.
20:46I am now ready to accept my sentence of death.
20:53Farewell, my friend.
20:54Stop the execution.
20:56Never have I witnessed such trust and loyalty between friends.
21:02Your reward is your freedom.
21:05On one condition.
21:08Yes?
21:09You must teach me to be worthy of such a friendship.
21:15We shall do, Your Highness, yes.
21:17Free him.
21:25Now that was a friendship.
21:28Whoa.
21:29I don't know if I could have been as brave as Daemon.
21:32He put his life on the line for his buddy.
21:35All I didn't think of it as bravery, Zach.
21:37They were friends.
21:39They were devoted and true to each other.
21:41Yeah.
21:42Those things really count.
21:44Like loyalty, honesty, and courage, too.
21:48And being willing to give to a friend, not just get something out of it.
21:52All those things we call virtues, they're an important part of being a good friend.
21:58Maybe one day I'll have a friend like Daemon or Pythias.
22:02Well, um, I don't have a Greek name, Annie, but would you, um, consider going canoeing with me?
22:10I'm sure you don't mind a leaky old canoe?
22:14Hey, I'm real good at bailing out.
22:18Yeah, so's Sarah.
22:23Looks like Annie already has a good friend.
22:26Aw, I just love happy endings.
22:28Make new friends, but keep the old.
22:35Those are silver, these are gold.
22:38Friendship never knows decay.
22:40For mid-old friends tried and true.
22:44Once more we our youth renew.
22:46But old friends, alas, may die.
22:49New friends must their place supply.
22:51Cherish friendships in your breast.
22:53New is good, but old is best.
23:07And fearless friends
23:12Fight side by side
23:15Walk extra miles
23:20Do it double time
23:24Set their shining sails
23:28To the raging sea
23:32That's fearless friends
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