Thumper's Adventure: Size Doesn't Matter

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Thumper starts crying and tells Nala she wants to leave.

Max and Robby walk over to Thumper and start saying mean things to her.

Nala tells Max that he is ignoring the way that Thumper feels.

It may be a fact but she has feelings. What if someone told you were too big to play?

Nala says no and tries to help Thumper by talking to Max and Robby.

Why were you being mean to my friend?! Would you like anyone to do that to you?

Max runs over to the tube and gets stuck.

1. Talk to a trusted adult about how you feel. 

2. Listen to relaxing music to calm yourself.

Nala and Thumper are playing hide and seek at the school playground.

Thumper's Adventure: Size Doesn't Matter

Thumper says, of course, we can be all be friends.

Don&#8217;t worry about looking in the tube for me because we all know i&#8217;m to big.

Let&#8217;s all be friends and play hide and seek

Max asks if they could all be friends. He apologizes to Nala and realizes how she feels.

Do you think it would be ok if we were all friends, I&#8217;m really sorry for the way I treated you.

Max tells Nala that he&#8217;s not teasing Thumper he&#8217;s just stating the facts.

We aren&#8217;t being mean, we&#8217;re just stating the facts.

Instead of being mean and saying that Max is too big to play on the playground Nala and Thumper try to help Max get out of the tube.

Thanks for helping me. I kinda see what you mean now. That was so embarrassing.

Robby feels that Thumper shouldn&#8217;t be playing on the playground because she is to small.

Max is right! Thumper is to small to be playing on the playground.

Nala tries to explain to Max and Robby that Thumper has no control over her physical appearance.

Thumper has no control over her size or how she looks!

Max sees the emotions on Thumper&#8217;s face and realizes how upset she really is.

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