A Friendship Yarn

PreS-Gr 1–Porcupine and Badger are great friends and enjoy helping one another in their daily lives. One brisk fall day, a ball of yarn falls off a peddler’s cart and unravels across a great expanse of the forest. Badger comes across one end and decides to knit a backpack for picnics with Porcupine, while Porcupine finds the other end and determines to make a tablecloth for her tea time with Badger. As each one nears the end of their creation, the whole thing unravels and the two soon discover that their friend has the other half of “their” yarn. A knitting tug of war ensues and all thoughts of sharing are quickly discarded. When neither friend is able to complete their project, Porcupine cuts the yarn in half and each declares they no longer want to be friends. That night a snowstorm blankets the woods and the two friends revert to their former generous selves as each one quickly knits a sweater for the other.