Ferdie the fox wanted everything NOW. Breakfast? NOW. Playtime? NOW. His tail could not stop wiggling.
One morning, Grandma Fox planted a seed. "This will be the sweetest strawberry in the forest," she said. "It just needs time."
Ferdie stared at the soil. Nothing. "It's BROKEN, Grandma!"
"It's GROWING, Ferdie. Growing is quiet."
Ferdie tried waiting. Waiting was HARD. His tail wiggled. His paws tapped. So Grandma taught him the Waiting Song:
Every day, Ferdie sang the Waiting Song instead of shouting NOW. Rain came. Sun came. Still no strawberry.
One morning — a tiny green shoot!
"GRANDMA! Growing IS quiet!"
At last: one strawberry, red as a postbox, sweeter than anything NOW had ever tasted.
Now, when waiting feels hard, Ferdie sings his song. Can YOU sing it with him?
🍓 THE END
💡 Tip: use the 🔊 Read Aloud button to hear each page. Sing the Waiting Song together when you feel impatient — it's a lovely calm-down tool!