Josephine has forgotten where she hid her best sunflower seeds. Smilla the hazel mouse shows her a little hazel bush that grew from a forgotten nut.

🌙 Whoever tries a lot will sometimes lose something – and sometimes a wonder grows from what was forgotten.

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💬 Have you ever made a mistake that turned into something good?

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Josephine rushes around with a long list in her head. Dorothea the dormouse invites her into a patch of sun and shows her that a good rest is part of every good work.

🌙 Resting is not standing still – it is quietly gathering strength.

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💬 Where do you like to rest when you are tired?

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Rosalie the squirrel is weaving her winter drey, leaf by leaf. Josephine helps and understands that a home is never finished – it grows a little every day.

🌙 A home is not built in a day, it grows leaf by leaf, with patience and love.

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💬 What makes your home feel cosy?

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The basket is so big and Josephine is so small. Smilla the hazel mouse shows her a happy game: one nut at a time – until the basket is full.

🌙 Even the biggest task can be done if you break it into little pieces and begin with the first one.

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💬 What big job could you do one little piece at a time?

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Dorothea the dormouse is building her winter bed of moss, and Josephine helps her. She learns that everything we prepare with love today is a gift to our own tomorrow.

🌙 Everything you prepare with love today is a gift to yourself of tomorrow.

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💬 What would you like to prepare today for tomorrow?

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The morning after the goodbye is quiet, and Josephine's heart is sad. Greta lets her be sad – and then shows her the robin, whose song now has room on the empty wire.

🌙 After a goodbye you may be sad, and something new can quietly move into the empty place.

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💬 What sounds can you hear when you listen very carefully?

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Today the swallows fly. Josephine wants to give Pippa a gift – but what can a swallow carry? With Rosalie she lays a picture on the meadow that can be seen from the sky.

🌙 A farewell gift is a thank-you that you can see, and it warms the giver as much as the receiver.

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💬 What gift would you make for a friend who is leaving?

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The wind has turned, and Pippa will fly tomorrow. Before she goes, she makes Josephine a swallow's promise with two parts – to think of her, and to come back.

🌙 Whoever carries each other in their heart is never truly far apart, even with a whole sky in between.

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💬 Who do you think of when they are far away?

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