Introduction friendship stories Why are friendships important What is the purpose of friendship stories Make new friends But keep the old One is silver And the other’s gold This is a popular song It’s often sung at camps It has a lesson It wants people to value both new and old friends Friendships are important They’re the heart of communities and neighborhoods Friends work together to build cities They work together to build families But friendships are not always easy Friends fight They disagree They break up They also make up Having good friendships is hard work Stories are told to help people learn from these stories Animals can form good friendships 4
We’re great neighbors We don’t hound each other 5
The friendship of an otter Where did this story come from How is the magical otter a good friend What does the husband learn The Seneca people are Native Americans They’re from the New York area They have a friendship story A chief and several families went hunting Chief means leader They hunted for many days They didn’t find anything The chief wanted to get some luck He had a magical bag He told everyone to listen to him He said Hold this bag Then say the name of the animal you want to kill 6 Chapter 1
The story takes place in autumn Autumn is the season between summer and winter The chief’s wife said a wild goose The chief’s daughter told her husband not to touch it But her husband didn’t listen He took the bag He said I will kill two otters 7
