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An animated adventure · about 3 minutes

Why the Brook Laughs

The young ones ask where the water goes, and Grandfather Frog tells them the oldest story there is.

Grandfather Frog of The Big Green Lily-Pad at the Smiling Pool

The episode is in the paint shop

Read the story below while the animators finish this one.

The story

  1. Evening at the Smiling Pool. The little ones gather.
  2. Peter asks where the Laughing Brook is going in such a hurry.
  3. Grandfather Frog traces the water: cloud, rain, spring, brook, pool, river, sea.
  4. The children watch the whole journey in the sunset light.
  5. And back up into the clouds again, says Grandfather Frog.
  6. The forest goes quiet, thinking about it.

What We Learned

Water never goes away — it goes around. The world keeps giving the same gift back.

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