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Finn Balances the Berry Baskets

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Finn Fox had two matching baskets and four same-size cups filled with berries. He wanted to make two equal baskets for the twins next door.

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Finn Balances the Berry Baskets

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Part 1

Finn Fox had two matching baskets and four same-size cups filled with berries. He wanted to make two equal baskets for the twins next door.

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Part 2

On the balance scale, one basket held three same-size berry cups, while the other held only one. The three-cup side dropped low, and the one-cup side rose.

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Part 3

Finn first pressed the high basket down with his paw. It rose again as soon as he let go, so pressing was not the answer.

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Part 4

Finn frowned, then stopped and looked. He decided to move just one cup from the low, heavy basket.

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Part 5

Finn placed that cup into the high light basket. Slowly, both sides moved until the wooden bar rested straight across.

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Part 6

Now each basket held two berry cups. Finn counted, 'Two here and two there,' while the scale stayed even.

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Part 7

He tied a blue ribbon on one basket and a green ribbon on the other. The ribbons differed, but the berry amounts matched.

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Part 8

Finn carried the two equal baskets next door. Moving one berry cup from the heavy side to the light side gave each twin two cups.

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Intro

Finn has berries, red and sweet,
But his pole will not stay even.

Verse 1

Six sit low and two sit high.
One side dips as Finn walks by.
Move one berry—still too low.
Move one more and watch it go.

Chorus

Balance left and balance right.
Make the two sides feel alike.
Count each basket, check once more.
Four on this side, that side four.

Verse 2

Finn moves two from heavy side
To the basket lifted high.
Now the pole is straight and still.
Both small baskets share the fill.

Final Chorus

Balance left and balance right.
Four and four now feel just right.
Steady steps take Finn back home.
Nothing tips and nothing rolls.

Outro

Move and count until they match.
Balance makes an even batch.

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