The Left and Right Friendship Circle

The Left and Right Friendship Story (No Walking Edition 😄) At Bright Star School, a group of friends sat together in a big circle. Ava held the maraca on the left. Noah waited on the right. Ava smiled left, Noah smiled right, and everyone knew the maraca would travel left, then right, then left, then right, again and again. “Friendship means taking turns,” said Ava, passing the maraca to the left. “Friendship means paying attention,” said Noah, receiving it on the right. The maraca moved left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right. Each time it changed from left to right, the friends nodded, grinned, or gave a quiet thumbs-up on the left or the right. When someone felt shy, friends on the left and friends on the right both made space. Encouragement came from the left, kindness came from the right, laughter bubbled up from the left, and confidence grew on the right. During the story time game, choices were made: Left choice, right choice. Left idea, right idea. Left suggestion, right suggestion. Every left and every right mattered. The maraca continued its journey— left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right— soft sounds only, because respect lives on the left and the right. When someone dropped the maraca, helping hands came from the left and the right. No one blamed the left or the right. Everyone just helped, because friendship is fair on the left and fair on the right. By the end, the friends agreed: Whether it’s the left side or the right side, whether it comes from the left or the right, friendship belongs everywhere— left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right. And the maraca rested peacefully, knowing it had been shared left and right, left and right, left and right, among true friends 💛🥁