“Matt and Mandy,” Friend, August 2022
Matt and Mandy
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Mandy sees Matt sitting under tree, looking discouraged
What’s wrong?
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Matt looking sad
I don’t know … it just seems like there’s so much bad stuff in the world.
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Mandy smiling kindly
Yeah, it’s scary sometimes.
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Mandy sitting by Matt
It helps me to remember that there’s still a lot of good in the world.
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Mandy picturing helpful neighbors
Like the neighbors who helped us when our tree fell in the storm.
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Mandy remebering gathering donations
Or when our school gathered stuff to help people without homes.
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Mandy with hand on Matt’s shoulder
Even just the two of us can make the world a little better.
Should we come up with some ideas?
Illustrations by Matt Sweeney