Tara the turtle had built the tallest sand tower on the whole riverbank. Then, splash! A wave knocked it flat.
Tara felt hot. Her tummy went tight. Her feet wanted to stamp. “It is not FAIR!” she shouted.
Old Heron looked down from the reeds. “That is a very big feeling,” he said kindly. “Shall we blow it into bubbles?”
Tara sniffed. “How?”
“Breathe in through your nose, slowly, as if you are smelling a flower. Now breathe out through your mouth, very gently, as if you are blowing a bubble and do not want it to pop.”
Tara breathed in. She breathed out. A slow, shiny bubble floated up. She did it again. And again. With every bubble, her tummy felt a little softer.
After five bubbles, the big feeling had become a small feeling. Tara looked at the flat sand. “I could build it further from the water,” she said.
And that is exactly what she did.
The end.
Talk about it
- Where in your body do you feel it when you are cross?
- Shall we try five bubble breaths together?
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