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How Mecho Became a Cheerful and Happy Bear Again

It was an ordinary day in the forest, just like any other day… But it was also a very special, unique, extraordinary day. In fact, a day just like any other…

The sun was coming up over the horizon. The birds and the bees were waking up. The little flowers opened their sleepy eyes and began to stretch out into the sunlight. One could hear the happy murmur of the beetles somewhere far in the distance. The whole forest was getting ready for the new day.

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То the parents:

Main educational goals of the fairy tale:

• to teach that it is important to eat a healthy diet and engage in sports activities

  “Play sports, eat fruits and vegetables!”

• to understand that they must not overdo it with computer games and movies:

  “To live well and be happy, spend less time on your computer, phone and TV, and more with your friends and family.”

Other notable goals:

• to teach the child to enjoy life and understand that every day is a very special day

  “It was an ordinary day in the forest, just like any other day… But it was also a very special, unique, extraordinary day. In fact, a day just like any other…”

• to teach them love and appreciation for nature’s beauty

  “The sun was coming up over the horizon. The birds and the bees were waking up. The little flowers opened their sleepy eyes and began to stretch out into the sunlight. One could hear the happy murmur of the beetles somewhere far in the distance. The whole forest was getting ready for the new day.”

• to teach them to value the life of others (Mecho does not kill the bee, but opens the window, so that she can fly out)

  “In the end, he woke up and opened the window so that the little bee could fly away.”

• to teach love for what we do (the bee wakes up early, because she enjoys what she does).

  “That morning, the little bee was the first to wake up…”

  “The bee flew out joyfully, ready for her new working day.”

• to acknowledge that they must not overdo it when eating sweets

  “…and even though the forest dentist, Dr. Woodpecker, had told him not to overdo it with sweets, Mecho could not stop. And it is precisely because of this that he got a toothache and a cavity, which Dr. Woodpecker filled for him.”

  “…he continued to eat large honeycombs and to get more and more chunky and clumsy . He stopped going out and everything seemed to have become very boring and quite sad for him.”

• to learn that it is not good to watch cartoons and play computer games for too long

  “He watched cartoons and played his computer games all day long… nothing seemed interesting to him; he could not even feel joy at the sight of the flowers in his garden.”

• to understand that it is better to share your feelings and experiences and to seek advice when in need of help

  “I must look for help… I will seek the advice of Dr. Owl… He surely knows what's wrong with me and he'll give me advice on what to do.”

  “Because when you share your troubles, you always feel better,' Dr. Owl had said.”

• to encourage friendliness and care for others

  “Mecho’s friends - Lilly, Fiffy, Bobo and Simo - decided to go to his hollow and see if everything was alright with him.”

  “And so all of them left for Dr. Owl’s office.”

• to understand that every change requires effort

  “This was not at all easy for Mecho, because he did not know how he was going to to give up honey, cartoons and computer games. But…he had to try, because, after all, health, joy and happiness were more important than everything else.”

• to understand that a healthy diet and an active lifestyle makes you feel vibrant and happy

  “Dr. Owl advised him to play a lot of sport, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and never miss a chance to play outside in the sunshine with his friends… Only a few days later, Mecho was joyful again, running with his friends outside in the forest meadow. He was happy to tend to the flowers in his garden…”

• to feel calm and relaxed and fall asleep easily and quickly

It is best to hug the child while listening to the story to express your warmth, love and care. After you listen to the fairy tale a few times, work to discover the moral of the story together as you ask them the following questions:“Why did Mecho feel sad?… What did Dr. Owl advise him?”…and so on. This will help you see what the child has been able to understand from the story (you exercise their memory) and help the child reinforce the positive knowledge they have learned after listening to the fairy tale.