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Sharing with You

By Tish Rabe

Thomas Nelson

Copyright © 2009 Tish Rabe
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4003-1477-5

Chapter One

Do not forget to do good to others. And share with them what you have. These are sacrifices that please God. Hebrews 13:16

Once upon a time, on the first day of spring, in a flower-filled tree, a bird started to sing.

Then the I Believe Bunny said to his friend Little Mouse, "Come over today and we'll play at my house."

They played games all morning, and when they were through, Mouse said, "I 'd like to share my favorite flower with you."

Then more friends came by, Squirrel, Skunk, and Raccoon, and they all played together the whole afternoon.

They blew soft dandelions up into the breeze and went swinging on vines hanging down from the trees.

They made pinecone castles and towers of blocks. Then Mouse said, "Could we play with these shiny rocks?"

Bunny looked at the rocks. He didn't know what to do. He knew his friends liked them, but he liked them too.

These rocks were his favorites. They gleamed in the sun. He thought, "I don't want to share these rocks with anyone."

Then all of a sudden, Maggie Magpie flew by. She took one of the rocks right up into the sky!

"I'll get it!" said Squirrel, and she started to race. All the bright butterflies joined in the chase.

Maggie flew with the rock to the top of a tree. "Come back!" Bunny said. Then Squirrel said, "Follow me!"

"I know Maggie likes to have bright, shiny things. I have something to give her that I found last spring."

"It's a beautiful ring!" said Mouse, and she was right. Squirrel showed her friends how it glowed in the light.

"I can get your rock back," said Squirrel. "Soon, you will see." "Squirrel," Bunny said, "would you do that for me?"

"You're my friend," said Squirrel. "And I know one thing; you mean more to me than a bright, shiny ring."

They ran back to the tree. Maggie heard them call. "Here! Take this ring!" The rock started to fall!

It bounced off the branches and flew all around, then fell in a big pile of leaves on the ground.

Bunny saw the rock fall and knew just what to do. He said, "I have lots of rocks, and I'll share them with you."

"Let's get back to my house. This is going to be fun!" "Okay!" said his friends, and they started to run.

Just like Mouse with her flower and Squirrel with her ring, Bunny knew that sharing is a very nice thing.

So, each time you share, you will find, it is true, sharing is something God wants us to do.

So, give it a try and you'll find when you do, like the I Believe Bunny ...

you can share too.

(Continues...)

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