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Arlo let Poppy borrow his favorite blue ball. “Please bring it back before dinner,” he said. Poppy promised that she would.
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Poppy Puppy Keeps Her Promise
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Part 1
Arlo let Poppy borrow his favorite blue ball. “Please bring it back before dinner,” he said. Poppy promised that she would.
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Part 2
Poppy bounced the ball in her yard. She rolled it through a tunnel and nudged it around flowerpots.
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Part 3
When the dinner bell rang, Poppy was having so much fun. “Maybe I can keep it until tomorrow,” she thought.
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Part 4
Then Poppy remembered Arlo’s words and her promise. Arlo might be waiting for his favorite ball.
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Part 5
Poppy picked up the ball and hurried next door. Arlo was looking inside his toy basket.
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Part 6
“Here is your ball,” Poppy said. “I wanted to play longer, but I promised.” Arlo’s tail wagged. “I knew you would bring it back.”
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Part 7
Arlo invited Poppy to play one last gentle roll before dinner. This time they played together.
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Part 8
Poppy learned that keeping a promise helps a friend trust you. That felt better than keeping the ball.
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Intro
Bounce the ball and roll it blue.
Poppy has a promise too.
Verse 1
Arlo lent his favorite ball.
"Bring it back by dinner call."
Poppy promised, "Yes, I will."
Then she rolled it down the hill.
Chorus
Keep your promise, do your part.
Trust can grow inside a heart.
Even when we want more play,
Bring a borrowed toy that day.
Verse 2
Through a tunnel, round each pot,
Poppy loved that ball a lot.
Dinner rang; she wanted more.
Then she thought of Arlo's door.
Chorus
Keep your promise, do your part.
Trust can grow inside a heart.
Even when we want more play,
Bring a borrowed toy that day.
Bridge
Poppy took the blue ball back.
Arlo searched his toy-ball sack.
"Here it is. I said I would."
Arlo wagged; his trust felt good.
Final Chorus
Keep your promise, do your part.
Trust can grow inside a heart.
One last roll they shared before
Dinner called them through the door.
Outro
Poppy learned that trust is true,
Better than one ball of blue.
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