Bedtime Story | The Day Max Found His Smile

The Day Max Found His Smile

The Day Max Found His Smile

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes sitting, looking out the window, small house interior.

In a small, cozy house on Maple Street, Max sat quietly by his window.

Sun shining, birds chirping, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes worried.

Outside, the sun shone and birds chirped, but Max’s forehead was wrinkled with worry.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes reminiscing about playing with Cheerful boy, blonde hair, blue eyes, feeling alone.

His best friend Ben had moved away, leaving Max feeling lonely.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes's mom offering to bake, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes still sad.

His mom noticed his frown and said, 'Let's bake your favorite cookies!'

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes and mom baking cookies, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes unsmiling.

They measured, mixed, and made shapes with the dough, yet Max's smile was still missing.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes and mom walking to park, carrying cookies.

After baking, Max and his mom walked to the park, cookies in hand.

Girl sitting alone at park, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes observing.

At the park, Max saw a girl sitting alone. She looked new and a bit lost.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes empathizing with the lonely girl.

Max felt a tug in his heart. He remembered how it felt to be new.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes offering a cookie to the new girl.

With a deep breath, he walked over. 'Would you like a cookie? I'm Max.'

Shy girl, curly red hair, freckles smiling and accepting cookie, making friends.

The girl smiled, her eyes lighting up. 'I'm Lily. Thank you, Max!' she said.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes and Shy girl, curly red hair, freckles sharing cookies, feeling happy.

As they shared cookies, Max started to feel a warm glow inside.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes smiling, understands happiness in sharing.

Max realized that by making someone else happy, he found his smile again.

Reflection Questions

How do you think Max felt when his friend moved away?
What can we do to cheer up someone who is feeling lonely?
How did helping Lily affect Max’s emotions?

In a small, cozy house on Maple Street, Max sat quietly by his window.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes sitting, looking out the window, small house interior.

Outside, the sun shone and birds chirped, but Max’s forehead was wrinkled with worry.

Sun shining, birds chirping, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes worried.

His best friend Ben had moved away, leaving Max feeling lonely.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes reminiscing about playing with Cheerful boy, blonde hair, blue eyes, feeling alone.

His mom noticed his frown and said, 'Let's bake your favorite cookies!'

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes's mom offering to bake, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes still sad.

They measured, mixed, and made shapes with the dough, yet Max's smile was still missing.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes and mom baking cookies, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes unsmiling.

After baking, Max and his mom walked to the park, cookies in hand.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes and mom walking to park, carrying cookies.

At the park, Max saw a girl sitting alone. She looked new and a bit lost.

Girl sitting alone at park, Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes observing.

Max felt a tug in his heart. He remembered how it felt to be new.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes empathizing with the lonely girl.

With a deep breath, he walked over. 'Would you like a cookie? I'm Max.'

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes offering a cookie to the new girl.

The girl smiled, her eyes lighting up. 'I'm Lily. Thank you, Max!' she said.

Shy girl, curly red hair, freckles smiling and accepting cookie, making friends.

As they shared cookies, Max started to feel a warm glow inside.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes and Shy girl, curly red hair, freckles sharing cookies, feeling happy.

Max realized that by making someone else happy, he found his smile again.

Thoughtful boy, short brown hair, green eyes smiling, understands happiness in sharing.

Reflection Questions

How do you think Max felt when his friend moved away?
What can we do to cheer up someone who is feeling lonely?
How did helping Lily affect Max’s emotions?