To all of my amazing friends, and all of my students looking for ways to be a great friend to someone. Y'all are each different in your own special ways!

Preview audio:

storyj.mp/adny8nymd6tk

Hi! I'm Chester. I am a Brachiosaurus, which is a very tall dinosaur! I'm so much taller than all of the other dinosaurs... nobody wants to be my friend.

Everyday I walk down by the beach all by myself.

I can see all of the other dinosaurs playing together across the island. But no one ever invites me to play.

Because nobody wants to play with me, I guess I will just play soccer by myself.

Man! I missed! Now the ball is in the trees. I'm too tall to play soccer. I wish I were smaller.

Hi! I'm Weston. I am a Triceratops, which is a very small dinosaur. I'm so much smaller than all of the other dinosaurs...no one wants to play with me.

Everyday I go to the waterfall. But all of the other dinosaurs are at the top of the mountain.

I'm too small to climb up to the top of the mountain. I guess I'll just go to the river.

I wish I were taller. Then I could climb up to the mountain and play with the other dinosaurs. I guess I will roast marshmallows instead.

Hi! I'm Buddy. I am a Tyrannosaurus rex, which is a very wide dinosaur with very little arms. Because my arms are so little, nobody wants to play with me.

Today I walked past a dinosaur playing soccer. He kicked the soccer ball into a tree. I would never be able to reach the ball to get it down. He's so lucky to be tall.

I also walked past a dinosaur roasting marshmallows by the river. My arms would never reach the fire. Plus, I'm too wide to sit on the log! He's so lucky to be small.

HELPPPP!

On his way to the volcano, Buddy heard a scream! It sounded like it was coming from the Palm Grove.

HELPPP! This tree fell on me while I was trying to get my ball from behind that rock!

Oh no!

When Buddy got there, he saw a tree had fallen on top of Chester!

Buddy knew he needed to help Chester. So he lifted the big tree off of him so he could be free.

Thank you so much! You saved me! I wish I were as strong as you!

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help. I may be strong, but I wish I were tall like you! I watched you get your ball down from the tree easily. I could never do that.