Pip and the Un-Sorry
by Namu Marupudi
PIP A quick, competitive young hedgehog who struggles to say sorry — and to lose gracefully.
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In a sunny meadow full of clover and buzzing bees lives a young hedgehog named Pip, who loves three things most of all: racing fast, building twig forts, and winning every game he plays. His best friend is Fern, a soft gray rabbit with long floppy ears and a kind, easy smile. Then comes the race to the old oak stump — and Fern wins. As she hops a joyful circle around the stump ('I finally won!'), something hot and prickly bubbles up in Pip's chest, and mean words come out: 'You only won because I tripped. It doesn't even count.' Fern's ears droop. 'I practiced all week,' she whispers. 'I wanted you to be proud of me.' Pip stomps home — and that night, curled up tight in his burrow like a fist, he knows he has to say sorry. But every time he tries, his whole body curls tighter. Hedgehogs curl up to protect their soft parts — but as Grandma Hazel gently shows him, an un-said sorry hurts most of all. A warm, honest story about losing gracefully, jealousy, and the courage to apologize.
- Competitive — always wanting to win
- Prickly — sharp and touchy, like a hedgehog's spikes
- Celebrate — to show joy when something good happens
- Droop — to hang down sadly, like Fern's ears
- Ashamed — feeling small and bad about what you did
- Curl — to roll up tight into a ball
- Apologize — to say you're sorry and mean it
- Forgive — to let a sorry mend the friendship
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