The Friendship Bridge
by Namu Marupudi
Ryan and Marcus are best friends — until Ryan decides to be the boss of their bridge-building project.
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Ryan and Marcus are best friends who live on the same street, and their favorite thing in the world is building together — blocks, sticks, rocks, anything they can find — under the big oak tree in Ryan's backyard. One sunny Saturday they decide on something extra special: a little wooden bridge over the muddy puddle. But Ryan grabs the longest planks and announces, 'I'll be the boss! I know exactly how to build it!' He doesn't wait to hear what Marcus thinks. 'But I have ideas too, Ryan,' Marcus says quietly. 'We should plan it together. That's what friends do.' Ryan builds his own way anyway — and soon his bridge begins to wobble. Creak! Crack! SPLASH! — straight into the muddy puddle. Marcus can't help a small giggle, Ryan's face goes red, and the fight that follows leaves both friends apart and unhappy: one angry, one sorry. A warm, real story about sharing the blueprint, hurt feelings, and the bridges worth rebuilding.
- Blueprint/Plan — the design you agree on before building
- Plank — a long flat board
- Wobble — to shake unsteadily
- SPLASH — the sound of a bridge falling in a puddle
- Giggle — a laugh that slips out at the wrong moment
- Embarrassed — red-faced and upset in front of others
- Apologize — to say sorry and mean it
- Rebuild — to build it again, together this time
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