Adventures from the Book of Virtues – Episode 32: "The Story of Two Friends" is a classic animated moral story from the famous PBS educational series Adventures from the Book of Virtues, produced by PorchLight Entertainment.
In this powerful episode, "The Story of Two Friends" teaches a meaningful lesson about true friendship, forgiveness, loyalty, and trust. Two close friends travel together, but an argument causes one friend to hurt the other. Later, when danger appears, the friend who was hurt still chooses to help and protect his companion, showing the true meaning of friendship.
This story reminds viewers that real friendship is not about pride or ego—it is about kindness, understanding, and standing by each other in difficult times. With guidance from Plato the Lion, the episode encourages children to value forgiveness and to treat others with respect.
Key Lessons in This Episode
True friendship and loyalty
Forgiveness and understanding
Trust and kindness
Respecting others’ feelings
Helping each other in hard times
Series Information
Series: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 32
Story Title: The Story of Two Friends
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Original Network: PBS
Genre: Educational, Moral Stories, Family, Animated
Language: English
Total Episodes (Series): 39
This episode is perfect for kids, families, and schools, delivering an emotional and unforgettable lesson about friendship through classic animation.
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In this powerful episode, "The Story of Two Friends" teaches a meaningful lesson about true friendship, forgiveness, loyalty, and trust. Two close friends travel together, but an argument causes one friend to hurt the other. Later, when danger appears, the friend who was hurt still chooses to help and protect his companion, showing the true meaning of friendship.
This story reminds viewers that real friendship is not about pride or ego—it is about kindness, understanding, and standing by each other in difficult times. With guidance from Plato the Lion, the episode encourages children to value forgiveness and to treat others with respect.
Key Lessons in This Episode
True friendship and loyalty
Forgiveness and understanding
Trust and kindness
Respecting others’ feelings
Helping each other in hard times
Series Information
Series: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 32
Story Title: The Story of Two Friends
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Original Network: PBS
Genre: Educational, Moral Stories, Family, Animated
Language: English
Total Episodes (Series): 39
This episode is perfect for kids, families, and schools, delivering an emotional and unforgettable lesson about friendship through classic animation.
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00:00Tell me a story, read me a poem
00:16Wrap it in melody, sing me the song
00:21Think let me hold it, deep in my heart
00:26Where 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 can be done
00:56Hey 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
01:42That'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
02:42Annie!
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
03:20You'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, Wakiwa, 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, quietly
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
05:20Warm water
05:34To help your broken wing feel
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 disobeyed 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
07:05Not my lodge
07:06Now go
07:06Goodbye, little eagle
07:18Goodbye, my friend
07:20Goodbye, 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
07:56Oh, 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
08:21By 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
08:37Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
09:07Yes, Little Eagle.
09:26Now we're even.
09:34Ah, what a story.
09:35Wow, I wish I had a friend like that.
09:39Hey, who'd you think got your tail out of the equator?
09:42Waqiu and Ezekiel had a friendship that really took off.
09:46Because it was based on caring, Zack.
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.
10:06Oh, hold 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.
10:16Come on.
10:17Ari's going to tell you a wonderful African folktale.
10:20It's about this young frog, who was curious about everything.
10:33One sunny afternoon, something extraordinary happened.
10:38Hey!
10:41Whoops, sorry.
10:43Gee, 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.
11:09Want to play with me?
11:11Sure!
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, you 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.
11:45Darn it on!
11:55Wow!
11:55How do you do it?
11:58I bet you'd like wriggling.
12:03Oh, this is great.
12:05Yeah!
12:05It's just as much fun as hoppin', only different.
12:10Ribbit!
12:11Hey, that's my dad.
12:13I gotta go.
12:17Yeah, that's my ma.
12:19Must dinner time.
12:22See you tomorrow.
12:23Hey!
12:24Hey!
12:24Hey!
12:28Hey, dad.
12:30Look 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, stop crawling on your belly like a...
12:56A...
12:56Reptile!
12:59Ribbit?
13:03Where'd you learn how to do that?
13:05From Frog Child.
13:07That's impossible.
13:09We don't play with frogs.
13:11You don't?
13:13What do we do with them?
13:14We eat them, of course.
13:17I couldn't eat my new friend!
13:21Just don't play with your food anymore, okay?
13:24And stop that hopping.
13:26You'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, I'm not scared.
13:44I, uh, just, I don't feel like playing today.
13:48For a moment, the Snake Child remembered what his mother said about gobbling up the frog.
13:53Yeah, uh, well, I don't much feel like hopping today, anyhow.
14:00The two friends never played again.
14:03But they often thought of the 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.
14:20And, I guess, friendships aren't like, instead of Coco.
14:25They take time to make.
14:27And effort to keep.
14:28But, how 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, like 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, there lived two young boys.
15:00Move, boy!
15:01Move!
15:01That was close.
15:05Thanks.
15:06I'm Damon.
15:08My 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.
15:20And so, over time, the two boys became good friends, and taught each other much.
15:29Just release the discus, like this!
15:34You mean, like this!
15:36That 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.
15:54Get it if you can, you puny sparrow.
15:58Give it back!
16:02Leave my friend alone!
16:06That won't teach your 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.
16:25Once, 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, but there are other ways.
16:45A good ruler rules democratically, in the best interests of his people.
16:51But a tyrant persecutes his people, burdening them with careless edicts.
16:55You make rule!
16:58Yeah!
16:59Our people are oppressed.
17:01Dionysius should no longer rule.
17:03We must take action!
17:05He's right!
17:06Who is his trickle?
17:08His name is Pythias, and he has long been a troublemaker.
17:12No one speaks of my good friend that way.
17:14I 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.
17:30In short, you are cruel, arbitrary, and unjust, and not fit to rule our country.
17:38For 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 alive.
18:03Please!
18:04That's not fair!
18:05He'll...
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.
18:26To kiss my wife and child goodbye.
18:28And 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.
18:51Yes, me.
18:53If Pythias does not return, you may kill me instead.
18:56Daemon, 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.
19:55Surely 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, and 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.
20:55Never have I witnessed such trust and loyalty between friends.
21:01Your reward is your freedom.
21:06On one condition.
21:08Yes?
21:09You must teach me to be worthy of such a friendship.
21:14Well, that we shall do, Your Highness.
21:16Yes.
21:17Free him.
21:26Now that was a friendship.
21:28Whoa, I don't know if I could have been as brave as Daemon.
21:32He put his life on the line for his buddy.
21:35Oh, they didn't think of it as bravery, Zach.
21:38They were friends.
21:39They were devoted and true to each other.
21:41Yeah, those 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?
22:12Sure you don't mind a leaky old canoe?
22:15Hey, I'm real good at bailing out.
22:18Yeah, so's Sarah.
22:19Looks like Annie already has a good friend.
22:26Aw, I just love happy endings.
22:32Make new friends, but keep the old.
22:35Those are silver, these are gold.
22:38Friendship never knows decay.
22:41For 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.
22:54New is good, but old is best.
23:07And fearless friends fight side by side.
23:15Walk extra miles, do it double time.
23:25Set their shining sails to the raging sea.
23:33That's fearless friends like you and me.
23:45Tell me a story, read me a poem.
24:06Wrap it in melody, sing to the song.
24:10Then let me hold it deep in my heart, where it can speak to me all the day long.
24:19The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth.
24:26The thrill of the knowing that it's up to you.
24:31Building a new day, shining in the sun.
24:36This is my story, the adventure has begun.
24:43Hey Annie, how's it going?
25:02Um, hi Sarah.
25:04What's the matter?
25:05You don't look too happy to see me.
25:07Well sure I am, it's just, I didn't think that you were talking to me.
25:11Oh, you mean that deal at the library last week?
25:13That was just a misunderstanding.
25:15Listen, what are you doing this Saturday?
25:18Gee, I don't know, not much I guess.
25:21Because a bunch of kids are going canoeing on the river.
25:23Including that cute Bobby Draper.
25:26Hey, your dad has a canoe, doesn't he?
25:30Yeah, he's headed to...
25:31Great, that's what I thought.
25:32We can be canoeing partners.
25:35Really?
25:35Yeah, it'll be so much fun.
25:38We'll shoot the rapids together.
25:40Hey, I'll be in the bow and you'll be in the stern.
25:43Now, you're sure your dad will let us take his canoe?
25:46Sure I'm sure.
25:50Gee, it's kind of old.
25:53Oh, it's a great canoe.
25:54My dad's had it since he was a kid.
25:56Yeah?
25:57Well, I guess it's okay.
25:59See you Saturday.
26:00I can hardly wait.
26:03Hi Mom.
26:04Wasn't that Sarah West you were talking to?
26:06Mm-hmm.
26:07You know, she's the new girl who just moved here from the city.
26:10She's so cool.
26:11But Annie, wasn't Sarah West the girl who left you stranded at the library last week?
26:16Yeah, Mom, but everything's okay now.
26:19We're really good friends.
26:21Well, I hope so.
26:23I know so.
26:24I think I'll go for a hike, okay?
26:26Just be home for supper.
26:27Annie!
26:33Boy, am I glad I ran into you.
26:36Listen, I've changed my mind about the canoe trip.
26:38I'm going with Ashley instead.
26:40Ashley?
26:41But I thought...
26:43She just called me.
26:44Her parents got her this really cool new canoe.
26:46I mean, after all, I can't let Bobby Draper see me in some funky old canoe.
26:52Sorry, but I knew you'd understand.
26:53Yeah, I understand.
26:59Now, who am I supposed to go with?
27:02And the worst part is, I thought Sarah wanted to be my friend.
27:07Oh, not to worry, Annie.
27:09You've still got us.
27:15That's sweet, guys.
27:17But it's just not the same.
27:19Sarah's so popular, she's totally out for herself.
27:22Sounds to me like a fair-weather friend, Annie.
27:26No, that's not the way it was at all.
27:28Maybe not.
27:29But in friendship, everyone must bring something to the party.
27:33And not something as superficial as a new canoe.
27:36What do you mean?
27:37It means it's not what you have that makes a friendship.
27:41It's what you give.
27:42Like loyalty and caring.
27:45That's what a young Native American boy, Wakiwa, discovered.
27:49Walk?
27:50Walk where?
27:51Story time, Socko.
27:54Wakiwa and his tribe were great hunters and fishermen.
28:02One day, Wakiwa and his father were hunting near a mountainside.
28:07Quietly, Wakiwa, quietly.
28:10Watch and learn.
28:20Father, look!
28:22He must have fallen from a nest on the cliffs.
28:25It's broken its wing, Wakiwa.
28:31Put it out of its misery.
28:35It will be one less eagle to grow up and plunder our fish from the drying frames.
28:41Yes, father.
28:42You're so scared.
29:06So helpless.
29:07I cannot do it.
29:08Warm water to help your broken wing heal.
29:26Do not be frightened.
29:27I will not hurt you.
29:32This is your new nest, little eagle.
29:38Your father will not be pleased, Wakiwa.
29:42But I am.
29:43You have a gentle spirit.
29:47When I was a little girl, I also took injured forest creatures home and cared for them.
29:52What is this?
29:53You have desobeyed me, Wakiwa.
29:57I will get rid of this bird myself.
29:59No!
30:00I will not let you!
30:01Look at the brazen little warrior I have raised, mother.
30:07Very well.
30:07Keep your feathered friend until he can fly.
30:10But then, you must free him.
30:13I will not keep this winged thief in my lodge.
30:18Many moons passed as Wakiwa fed and cared for his broken eagle.
30:23And the friendship between boy and bird grew stronger and stronger.
30:27Until at last, the eagle was well enough to fly.
30:31This will be our last night together, my friend.
30:41Tomorrow, I must set you free.
30:50Go, little eagle.
30:53The sky is your home, not my lodge.
30:55Goodbye, little eagle.
31:08Goodbye, my friend.
31:09No!
31:10You must not follow me back to the village.
31:19My father will shoot you.
31:21Go!
31:22The eagle was gone.
31:28And then, so was the summer.
31:33Winter came and went.
31:36And then came the spring.
31:38Come, Wakiwa.
31:39It is time to hunt the salmon.
31:42Yes, father.
31:43And the biggest are above the great falls of the Apahoki.
31:45No, Wakiwa.
31:46The current is too strong for a boy like you.
31:48Come.
31:49Do your fishing downstream.
31:52I will go where the giant salmon are, above the rapids of the Apahoki.
31:58And so it was that the daring Wakiwa found himself fishing alone, above the falls, catching so many salmon,
32:06he did not notice his canoe was caught in the swift moving current.
32:10By then, it was too late.
32:15No!
32:15No!
32:16I am powerless against the river.
32:22I must face death like a brave warrior, singing a song to the great spirit.
32:26Yeah!
32:27No!
32:28I am powerless against the river.
32:32And so it was too late.
32:33Cheering to go.
32:35How do I see death like a falcon?
32:36E-bolo, Golfo, Golfo.
32:37Pff...
32:38E-bolo!
32:39E-bolo!
32:39E-bolo!
32:40E-bolo!
32:40¡Un ubico!
33:10Yes, Little Eagle. Now we are even.
33:23Ah, what a story.
33:25Wow, I wish I had a friend like that.
33:28Hey, who'd you think got your tail out of the equator?
33:32Well, Q and his eagle had a friendship that really took off.
33:35Because it was based on caring, Zach.
33:38All Sarah cared about was what kind of canoe she'd be riding in.
33:43You know, Annie, sometimes friendships don't get off the ground for very good reasons.
33:48Like when a friend isn't trustworthy.
33:50Like Sarah. All I know is I'll never trust someone from a big city again.
33:55Oh, hold on there, Annie. That's not the point I'm trying to make.
33:59What do you mean?
34:01Well, if you stick with that attitude, you may miss out on some great friendships.
34:05Come on. Ari's going to tell you a wonderful African folktale.
34:09You betcha.
34:12It's about this young frog who was curious about everything.
34:16One sunny afternoon, something extraordinary happened.
34:29Hey!
34:30Oops, sorry.
34:32Gee, I've never seen a creature like you before.
34:35That goes double for me.
34:37Where are you anyway?
34:38My name is Frog Child.
34:46What's yours?
34:48I'm Snake Child.
34:50What you doing just lying there on the ground?
34:53I'm warming myself in the sun.
34:55Hmm, doesn't sound like much fun.
34:58Want to play with me?
35:00Sure!
35:00Great! Let's hop. That's always fun.
35:07Well, I don't know how.
35:10You don't know how to hop?
35:11Uh-uh.
35:14The problem is, you don't have all the necessary equipment.
35:19Oh.
35:20Oh, but don't worry about it. I'll teach you anyway.
35:23Isn't this fun?
35:33Yeah.
35:34Door it on.
35:44Wow.
35:45How do you do it?
35:48Do it with me?
35:49That you look like wrinkling.
35:51Oh, this is great.
35:54Yeah.
35:55It's just as much fun as hopping, only different.
35:59Ribbit.
36:01Oh, hey, that's my dad.
36:02I gotta go.
36:06Yeah, that's my ma.
36:08Must dinner time.
36:11See you tomorrow.
36:13Hey!
36:18Hey, Dad. Look at me.
36:21Good grief.
36:24Where in the world did you learn to do that?
36:27My new friend Snake Child taught me.
36:30Snake Child?
36:31You must never play with snakes.
36:34They're mean and bad and full of poison.
36:38But, Dad...
36:39No buts about it.
36:41And for heaven's sakes,
36:43stop crawling on your belly like a reptile.
36:46Where did you learn how to do that?
36:54From Frog Child.
36:57Impossible.
36:58We don't play with frogs.
37:00Don't?
37:01What do we do with them?
37:03We eat them, of course.
37:06I couldn't eat my new friend!
37:10Just don't play with your food anymore, okay?
37:13And stop that hopping.
37:14You're a reptile, not an amphibian.
37:17But, the next day,
37:23Frog and Snake found themselves together again.
37:26Sorry.
37:28Didn't mean to scare you.
37:30Um...
37:31I'm not scared.
37:34I, uh...
37:35Just...
37:35I don't feel like playing today.
37:38For a moment,
37:39the Snake Child remembered
37:40what his mother said
37:41about gobbling up the frog.
37:43Yeah...
37:44Well, I don't much feel like
37:46hopping today, anyhow.
37:49The two friends never played again.
37:52But they often thought
37:54of the good time they had together.
37:57They wanted to be friends,
37:59but they were kept apart.
38:01Yeah, I think I get the point.
38:04Where someone's from
38:05or what they look like
38:06doesn't tell you
38:07what kind of friend they'll make.
38:08Exactly.
38:10And I guess friendships
38:11aren't like...
38:12Instant Coco.
38:14They take time to make.
38:16And effort to keep.
38:18But...
38:18How do you know
38:20if a friend is really
38:21gonna be a true friend?
38:23Good question, Annie.
38:25When true friendship exists,
38:27there's almost no stronger bond.
38:29Like in the tale
38:30of Damon and Pythias.
38:32Way back in the 4th century B.C.
38:35in the ancient Greek colony
38:36of Syracuse in Sicily.
38:39There lived two young boys.
38:49Move, boy!
38:50Move!
38:50That was close.
38:54Thanks.
38:55I'm Damon.
38:57My name's Pythias.
38:58Sorry I couldn't save your job one.
39:00Could you teach me
39:01to throw one of these?
39:06You have taught me well, Damon.
39:08Too well, Pythias.
39:09And so, over time,
39:13the two boys became good friends
39:15and taught each other much.
39:18Just release the discus
39:20like this!
39:23You mean like this?
39:27That was quite a throw, my friend.
39:30Our ruler, Dionysius the Younger,
39:32does not allow games
39:34to be played within the city walls.
39:35We were outside the walls,
39:37but the discus went over.
39:39It was an accident.
39:40Give it back, please.
39:43Get it if you can,
39:45you puny sparrow.
39:48Give it back!
39:52Leave my friend alone!
39:53That will teach your brothers
39:59to challenge a soldier of Syracuse!
40:03We took care of him, didn't we?
40:05Yeah, I just hope
40:07we don't have to take care of him
40:08too often.
40:14Once, that would have...
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