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00:00The Boy Who Always Talks Back
00:02Max was a clever boy. He always had something to say, whether it was a good idea or not.
00:11If his mom asked him to clean his room, Max would cross his arms and huff,
00:16I'm not cleaning it. Why should I? It's not fair.
00:20If his dad called him to breakfast, Max would groan,
00:23I don't want that for breakfast. I wanted pancakes.
00:26At school, things were just as dramatic.
00:31When his teacher asked him to be quiet, Max would shout,
00:34Why do you always pick on me? I wasn't even talking.
00:39And if his friends wanted to play a game that wasn't exactly what Max had in mind,
00:44he'd say, I don't want to play that. I want to play my game, not yours.
00:51At first, it felt kind of powerful.
00:53Max thought he was in control, throwing his words around like he was the king of the world.
00:59But the more he talked back, the more people seemed fed up with him.
01:04One morning, Max's mom asked him to put away his toys,
01:08and Max didn't like that one bit.
01:11Ugh, I don't want to, he groaned.
01:14His mom gave him that serious look.
01:17You know the one.
01:18But Max didn't care.
01:20He stomped his foot and muttered,
01:22You're always bossing me around.
01:25His mom sighed, her shoulders slumping.
01:29Max, if you keep talking like that, it's going to hurt our feelings.
01:34But Max didn't care.
01:36After all, what did it matter if he was a little rude?
01:40He felt better when he let it out, right?
01:42Later that afternoon, Max went outside to play with his friends.
01:48He ran up to them, full of energy, and demanded,
01:51Let's play my game.
01:53But his friends just stared at him for a second,
01:56then shrugged and said,
01:58Nah, we're going to play something else.
02:01Max blinked.
02:03What?
02:04That didn't happen.
02:05He was Max.
02:07People didn't say no to him.
02:08But there they were, walking away.
02:12Max stared after them, blinking in confusion.
02:16But I'm the one who knows how to play all the fun games, he grumbled.
02:19Why don't they like me?
02:23That evening, Max called his dog Buster to come inside.
02:27But Buster didn't come.
02:28Max stomped his foot.
02:30Buster, come here right now.
02:32But instead of wagging his tail and rushing over,
02:35Buster turned and trotted off toward the bushes.
02:38Completely ignoring Max.
02:41Max gaped in disbelief.
02:44Why does everyone ignore me?
02:45What's going on?
02:48Feeling very annoyed, Max went back inside and tried to talk to his mom.
02:52But she just gave him a tired smile and said,
02:55Okay, Max.
02:56Let's try to do better tomorrow.
03:00Max didn't feel like doing better.
03:02In fact, he was starting to feel kind of grumpy.
03:05Why didn't anyone ever just listen to him?
03:09Was he really that bad?
03:10That night, Max fell into a deep sleep.
03:17And oh, what a sleep it was.
03:20Boy, was it a strange one.
03:23Max woke up in a world that looked nothing like his room.
03:26Everything around him seemed to bounce and jiggle like jelly.
03:29The trees were swaying like they had too much coffee.
03:33And the sky was a swirling mix of purple and orange.
03:38Max thought he was dreaming.
03:39But it felt so real.
03:41He opened his mouth to say something.
03:44And, boing, the words shot out like rubber balls.
03:47I don't want to do this, he yelled.
03:50And the words bounced right back at him, hit his hand.
03:54Boom.
03:55Max stumbled back.
03:57He tried to run.
03:59But the words came faster and harder, bouncing off the ground like they had a mind of their own.
04:04I don't want to clean my room, Max yelled, thinking maybe he could get away from them.
04:10Max tried to dodge them.
04:12But it was like being trapped in a giant, angry word machine.
04:16The more he yelled, the more the words came back at him.
04:20They didn't just bounce.
04:22They seemed to be multiplying.
04:25Like some sort of giant word monster.
04:29I hate this splat.
04:31I'm not doing it.
04:32Bam.
04:32You never listen to me.
04:34Zap.
04:35Each word hit him harder than the last one.
04:38And he found himself covered in a pile of bouncing, angry words.
04:42He could hardly breathe.
04:44This is horrible, he cried out.
04:47Why does this keep happening?
04:50Just as Max thought he might get buried under the word avalanche, a figure appeared.
04:56It was a wise old owl, perched on a nearby tree.
05:01The owl blinked at him and said,
05:03Max, do you see what happens when you throw your words around carelessly?
05:08Max blinked back at the owl.
05:09Uh, yeah.
05:11They hurt me.
05:13The owl nodded.
05:14Exactly.
05:15Words are powerful.
05:17When you speak with anger and frustration, they come back at you.
05:22They don't just affect other people.
05:24They affect you, too.
05:26Max was confused.
05:28But I didn't mean to hurt anyone, he said, rubbing his head.
05:33I was just saying what I felt.
05:36The owl smiled gently.
05:38Sometimes, Max, when we speak without thinking, we create chaos around us.
05:44But when we choose our words carefully, when we speak with kindness and respect, we can create peace.
05:50Max stared at the owl.
05:53Slowly, the bouncing words began to disappear.
05:57They didn't pop or explode.
05:59Instead, they just vanished.
06:02Like they were never there.
06:04Max felt a sense of calm wash over him.
06:08Max woke up suddenly with a start, his heart racing from the dream.
06:13He sat up in bed, blinking in the quiet morning light.
06:17Was it just a dream?
06:19It felt so real.
06:22His mom walked in just then.
06:25Good morning, Max, she said, smiling brightly.
06:28How did you sleep?
06:29Max looked at her, still thinking about the strange dream.
06:34Mom, I had the weirdest dream.
06:36There were these words, bouncing all over the place, hitting me, and I realized I was the one causing it.
06:44His mom raised an eyebrow, amused.
06:47That sounds like a wild dream.
06:49What happened?
06:51Max took a deep breath.
06:53Well, every time I said something rude or yelled at someone, my words came back at me.
06:59They hit me, and it hurts.
07:00And then I realized, I was making everything worse with my words, not better.
07:08His mom nodded thoughtfully.
07:10Sounds like that dream taught you something important.
07:14Max's face lit up.
07:16Yeah, I think it was trying to show me that when I talk back or say mean things, it doesn't just hurt others.
07:23It hurts me, too.
07:24I never realized how powerful words are until they came flying back at me like a thousand angry boomerangs.
07:32His mom smiled warmly, sitting down beside him.
07:36That's a great way to put it.
07:38When we use words carelessly, they can come back to hurt us.
07:43But when we use kind and respectful words, we create better relationships with the people around us and with ourselves.
07:51Max thought about this.
07:55I don't want to make things worse anymore, Mom.
07:58I want to be more careful with my words.
08:01I want to make people feel better, not worse.
08:04His mom gave him a big hug.
08:07I'm proud of you, Max.
08:09It's not always easy, but I know you can do it.
08:15That morning, Max was asked to clean his room.
08:18Normally, he would have groaned and complained.
08:20But this time, he looked around, then said,
08:24Okay, Mom.
08:25I don't really want to, but I know it needs to be done.
08:28Can we do it together later?
08:30His mom grinned.
08:32That sounds like a great plan, Max.
08:36Later, when Max went outside to play, he smiled and said,
08:40Can I join your game, guys?
08:43His friends smiled back and said,
08:45Of course, Max.
08:46Let's play.
08:47And when Max called Buster to come inside, he said softly,
08:51Come here, boy.
08:53This time, Buster came running, wagging his tail.
08:57Max smiled to himself.
08:59This felt good.
09:01His words were no longer bouncing back at him.
09:03They were connecting him with people and even his dog.
09:06From that day forward, Max was careful with the words he spoke.
09:13He knew they had the power to make people feel good or bad.
09:16And he chose to use them wisely.
09:19No more bouncing words.
09:21No more hurtful things.
09:23Just kind, respectful words that made the world a little brighter for everyone,
09:29including himself.
09:30The end.
09:32The end.

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