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Daisy the yellow duck and Pearl the white duck danced beside the pond. Both hoped to earn the blue ribbon.
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Daisy's Two Feelings
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Part 1
Daisy the yellow duck and Pearl the white duck danced beside the pond. Both hoped to earn the blue ribbon.
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Part 2
Pearl twirled slowly and kept the beat. The dance teacher gave Pearl the bright blue ribbon after the music.
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Part 3
Daisy clapped, but her smile felt hard. A prickly jealous feeling said, "I wanted that ribbon for me."
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Part 4
Daisy moved to a quiet bench and told the teacher, "I am happy for Pearl and disappointed for myself."
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Part 5
The teacher said two feelings can sit together. Daisy breathed slowly and let both feelings have some room.
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Part 6
Daisy returned and told Pearl, "Your slow twirl was beautiful. I worked hard on my wing taps today."
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Part 7
Pearl thanked Daisy and invited her to dance again. They practiced slow twirls and steady wing taps side by side.
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Part 8
Daisy's jealous feeling softened inside her. She could celebrate Pearl, notice her own growth, and keep practicing tomorrow.
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Intro
Daisy, Pearl dance by the pond.
Both hope blue ribbon comes along.
Verse 1
Pearl turns slowly with the beat.
Blue ribbon makes her dance complete.
Daisy claps, but feels a sting:
“I wanted that bright ribbon.”
Chorus
Two feelings can sit side by side:
Happy for you, sad inside.
Breathe and name them, let them be.
Both are welcome here with me.
Verse 2
Daisy tells her teacher true,
“Glad for Pearl, disappointed too.”
She praises Pearl's slow twirl so bright,
Then shares her wing taps done just right.
Final Chorus
Two feelings can sit side by side:
Happy for you, sad inside.
Friends keep dancing, practice grows.
Jealous prickles soften slow.
Outro
Daisy sees her own work too.
Tomorrow brings another move.
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