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Pinkxi was given two muffins\u00a0by the friendly neighbourhood baker. One was a plain banana muffin and the other had colourful chocolate rice\u00a0on top. No prizes for guessing which muffin Pinkxi preferred.<\/p>\n
While BBM and Pinkxi were walking past a playground to their car, they bumped into one of her critter friends. The friends were happy to see each other and soon started yakking away. Pinkxi talked about the friendly baker and the two muffins she had. The critter asked if it could have one and Pinkxi agreed to\u00a0share the muffins. Again, no guessing which one was chosen as Pinkxi stood silently and watched her friend gobble it down, burped and hopped off happily.<\/p>\n
As Pinkxi and\u00a0BBM got back to\u00a0the car, BBM told her\u00a0that she can snack on the leftover muffin during the ride\u00a0home. Pinkxi shook her head and went\u00a0into\u00a0her clamped-up\u00a0mode.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you like banana muffin?\u201d BBM asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do but\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u00a0you preferred\u00a0the other muffin?\u201d<\/p>\n
Pinkxi nodded and she said \u201cYah, it got eaten…\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEh, but you had two muffins from the baker and you offered one\u00a0to your friend. Yet, you are upset because your friend picked and ate the one you liked?”<\/p>\n
\u00a0Pinkxi nodded again.<\/p>\n
“Yah….I thought she would leave the chocolate\u00a0one for me, because I liked it too.\u00a0And, and, and\u2026.it didn\u2019t say thank you.\u201d Pinkxi mumbled.<\/p>\n
From his rear view mirror, BBM could see her clutching the muffin bag and still looking somewhat crossed .<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what, I\u2019m really proud of you. You shared your\u00a0muffins with your friend. Maybe\u00a0next time if you are sharing something you like, you can offer to share half of it so both will get some? It’s good\u00a0to share but it’s also important to let others know what you like so they will also\u00a0learn to share with you.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m also very happy that you remembered that you must say thank you when you receive something from others!\u201d BBM tried putting on the biggest smile possible.<\/p>\n
The rest of the ride home was a pretty muted affair, though Pinkxi did snack a little on the banana muffin. Perhaps Pinkxi’s trying to rationalise the incident, or perhaps she’s thinking about her storybooks and toys……<\/p>\n
In life, there are often\u00a0more takers than givers. Not everyone will agree on what’s fair even when they are given more than what you’ve got. BBM can only hope that Pinkxi remembers while it is always good to share her extra muffins, she has to learn to speak up for what she wants and fight to keep some for herself.<\/p>\n