WEBVTT - Friendship Socks 0:00:00.400 --> 0:00:02.720 Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories. 0:00:03.040 --> 0:00:05.800 That's right, We're back with even more awesome adventures with 0:00:05.880 --> 0:00:06.680 Levi and Ivy. 0:00:06.960 --> 0:00:09.680 Set your storytime meter too fun and get ready to 0:00:09.720 --> 0:00:10.960 join the Lively Lewis crew. 0:00:11.080 --> 0:00:15.040 All you need is your imagination and we go. I 0:00:15.080 --> 0:00:15.680 can't thank you. 0:00:15.760 --> 0:00:18.279 See Clare right story to us today. 0:00:20.800 --> 0:00:22.919 Have you ever wanted to get more Lively Lewis in 0:00:22.960 --> 0:00:23.560 your life? 0:00:23.720 --> 0:00:25.119 Well we've got you covered. 0:00:25.400 --> 0:00:29.400 Grab an adult and zoom over to livelylewisshop dot com or. 0:00:29.400 --> 0:00:30.960 Just click on the link in our show notes. 0:00:31.160 --> 0:00:36.080 Enough about that, let's get too Today's super Live Ay Lewis. 0:00:35.720 --> 0:00:43.800 Story Friendship Socks Part one. Levi, are you getting the 0:00:43.800 --> 0:00:44.600 playroom ready? 0:00:45.040 --> 0:00:48.080 Called out Levi's mom from her office. Max will be 0:00:48.120 --> 0:00:52.279 here in five minutes. Already, mom, Levi called back, as 0:00:52.280 --> 0:00:54.240 he said up the last piece of his Royal Rally 0:00:54.320 --> 0:00:58.680 racecar racetrack set. Levi could have not been more excited 0:00:58.680 --> 0:01:00.800 that his friend Max was coming over to play that day. 0:01:01.640 --> 0:01:03.560 That was because they hadn't been able to play together 0:01:03.560 --> 0:01:05.520 at school that week because it had been raining and 0:01:05.560 --> 0:01:09.080 that meant indoor recess. Since they were in different classes, 0:01:09.120 --> 0:01:11.040 they only got to see each other at lunch and 0:01:11.080 --> 0:01:14.520 when they were walking in the halls. Max loved race cars, 0:01:14.560 --> 0:01:16.720 and Levi had been anxiously waiting to show him the 0:01:16.720 --> 0:01:19.080 cool new race car track that his grandpa had just 0:01:19.120 --> 0:01:23.600 bought him. It was the best racetrack set ever, with 0:01:23.720 --> 0:01:27.000 amazing looking metal race cars, blinking lights, real race car 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:29.399 sound effects, and handheld steering wheels that you used to 0:01:29.400 --> 0:01:32.000 control the cars as they zipped around the track. It 0:01:32.040 --> 0:01:34.080 even came with a checkered flag to wave at the end. 0:01:34.000 --> 0:01:34.440 Of the race. 0:01:35.520 --> 0:01:38.440 He's gonna love this, whispered Levi to himself as he 0:01:38.480 --> 0:01:40.440 did a little test lap before running out to the 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:43.000 living room. As soon as he flopped on the couch 0:01:43.040 --> 0:01:46.440 to wait for Max, the doorbell rang. Max shouted Levi 0:01:46.600 --> 0:01:48.280 with a big smile as he leaped over the back 0:01:48.320 --> 0:01:51.080 of the couch and ran to the door. As soon 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:52.880 as Max stepped inside, Levi I was ready to do 0:01:52.920 --> 0:01:56.120 their secret handshake and start a wonderful play date. However, 0:01:56.240 --> 0:01:57.920 Max seemed to have a different idea of how the 0:01:58.000 --> 0:02:01.240 day would go. He looked less than excited to see Levi, 0:02:01.360 --> 0:02:04.440 which was really surprising to him. But it was morning 0:02:04.480 --> 0:02:06.960 after all, and Levi just brushed off, thinking Max was 0:02:07.000 --> 0:02:09.360 maybe a little tired and needed to warm up to 0:02:09.400 --> 0:02:12.079 the play date. Max was not a morning person, which 0:02:12.160 --> 0:02:15.120 Levi I knew from having sleepovers at his house. Hey, buddy, 0:02:15.200 --> 0:02:17.200 I have something awesome to show you in my playroom, 0:02:17.400 --> 0:02:19.679 said Levi, trying to shake Max out of his funky mood. 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:22.960 But Max just gave Levi an unenthusiastic thumbs up and 0:02:23.000 --> 0:02:27.040 followed him down the hall. Bye, mom, said Max. 0:02:27.720 --> 0:02:30.000 Bye honey, I hope you enjoy your play date, said 0:02:30.040 --> 0:02:30.680 Max's mom. 0:02:31.480 --> 0:02:33.880 Bye, Max's mom, and don't worry, he'll have a great 0:02:33.880 --> 0:02:36.000 time when he sees what's in here. Call back Levi 0:02:36.080 --> 0:02:39.480 as he and Max disappeared into the playroom. Levi's mom 0:02:39.480 --> 0:02:42.360 didn't think much more about Max's unenthusiastic reaction when he 0:02:42.480 --> 0:02:45.240 entered the house. Knowing that Max and Levi were best friends, 0:02:45.320 --> 0:02:47.000 she was sure he would tell Levi what. 0:02:46.960 --> 0:02:47.600 Was on his mind. 0:02:47.760 --> 0:02:49.800 They'd talk it out, Max would feel better, and they'd 0:02:49.840 --> 0:02:52.720 be playing in no time. Levi was a very supportive 0:02:52.760 --> 0:02:54.520 and kind friend, so his mom knew he would find 0:02:54.560 --> 0:02:57.800 a way to turn Max's day around. However, what she 0:02:57.880 --> 0:03:00.400 and Levi would learn is that Max needed to want 0:03:00.440 --> 0:03:03.880 to turn his day around too. Nothing Levi did would 0:03:03.880 --> 0:03:10.080 get him out of his bad mood. Max, Stay right there. 0:03:10.240 --> 0:03:12.200 I have a big surprise for you that you're going 0:03:12.240 --> 0:03:14.520 to love, said Levi as he ran around to the 0:03:14.560 --> 0:03:16.360 other side of the couch in the playroom where he 0:03:16.440 --> 0:03:22.000 had the Royal Rally Race Card race tracks set up. What, 0:03:23.919 --> 0:03:26.240 asked Max, who looks like he was a million miles away? 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:29.160 I said, stay right there. I have a big surprise 0:03:29.200 --> 0:03:31.280 for you. I have a new toy that you're going 0:03:31.320 --> 0:03:34.920 to love, said Levi. He was so excited to show 0:03:34.920 --> 0:03:37.440 Max's new racecar track that he wasn't even paying attention 0:03:37.480 --> 0:03:40.080 to the way his friend was acting. Max closed his 0:03:40.120 --> 0:03:42.400 eyes and Levi turned on the racetrack riving the fake 0:03:42.480 --> 0:03:43.120 car engines. 0:03:43.800 --> 0:03:45.920 Do you know what that is? Asked Levi with a. 0:03:45.960 --> 0:03:48.560 Huge smile on his face. Then, instead of Max getting 0:03:48.600 --> 0:03:50.040 really excited like Levi thought he. 0:03:50.000 --> 0:03:53.480 Would, Max seemed to get upset. Are you kidding me? 0:03:53.920 --> 0:03:55.640 Said Max as he stomped his way over to Levi 0:03:55.720 --> 0:04:00.760 and saw the Royal Rally Racecard racetrack. That's unbelievable. I 0:04:00.920 --> 0:04:03.640 know it's awesome, said Levi. Do you want to play 0:04:05.200 --> 0:04:07.160 Levi went to hand Max one of the steering wheel 0:04:07.160 --> 0:04:09.839 controllers as the lights around the racetrack blinked on and off, 0:04:09.840 --> 0:04:12.320 showing that the race was about to start. Levi was 0:04:12.360 --> 0:04:14.840 so excited he didn't notice that Max's reaction to the 0:04:14.880 --> 0:04:17.680 racetrack was not of happiness and excitement. 0:04:18.880 --> 0:04:20.920 This is ridiculous, said. 0:04:20.720 --> 0:04:22.520 Max in a huff as he grabbed the steering wheel 0:04:22.560 --> 0:04:25.760 controller out of Levi's hand. It was at that point 0:04:25.800 --> 0:04:31.120 that Levi realized something was wrong. Max, what's going on? 0:04:31.800 --> 0:04:34.480 Are you mad? I thought you'd be super excited to 0:04:34.560 --> 0:04:36.880 race with me, said Levi with a look of surprise 0:04:36.920 --> 0:04:40.720 on his face. It's great, I guess, said Max's he 0:04:40.760 --> 0:04:44.200 stared at the racetrack. Yeah it is, but you seem 0:04:44.279 --> 0:04:48.680 really mad instead of really excited, said Levi. It's just 0:04:48.760 --> 0:04:51.800 you always get everything you want, snapped Max as he 0:04:51.800 --> 0:04:54.600 threw the steering wheel controller on the couch. Levi was 0:04:54.720 --> 0:04:57.000 very surprised by Max's reaction, but just thought he was 0:04:57.040 --> 0:04:59.640 having a bad day. Instead of getting mad at his friend, 0:04:59.640 --> 0:05:01.440 he decided to ask Max what he wanted to do. 0:05:01.960 --> 0:05:04.039 It was clear to Levi that he thought Max would 0:05:04.040 --> 0:05:06.440 be more excited about the racing game than he was. 0:05:07.520 --> 0:05:09.800 No one's fault, just the wrong game for this play day, 0:05:09.800 --> 0:05:14.120 is what Levi thought. Hey Max, how about you pick 0:05:14.160 --> 0:05:17.800 what we do first, said Levi. Maybe after we can 0:05:17.839 --> 0:05:22.040 play with my race cars. Well thanks for finally asking 0:05:22.120 --> 0:05:24.279 what I would like to do, said Max in an 0:05:24.320 --> 0:05:28.719 angry tone. It took you long enough, leve I really 0:05:28.720 --> 0:05:30.760 didn't know what was going on that was making Max 0:05:30.800 --> 0:05:33.400 Ax so upset and bossy. But Max was his best 0:05:33.400 --> 0:05:35.239 friend and he was going to be there to figure 0:05:35.279 --> 0:05:37.280 it out, work through the problem, and helpfully help him 0:05:37.279 --> 0:05:41.680 get into a better mood. Sorry, Max, said Levi. I 0:05:41.800 --> 0:05:43.719 should have asked you what you wanted to do first. 0:05:44.920 --> 0:05:47.760 I really want something to eat, said Max, swapping down 0:05:47.760 --> 0:05:48.279 on the couch. 0:05:49.120 --> 0:05:50.920 Oh okay, said Levi. 0:05:51.200 --> 0:05:53.120 Well my mom wasn't planning on having lunch for a 0:05:53.120 --> 0:05:55.240 little bit, but maybe I can get you a snack. 0:05:56.279 --> 0:05:59.440 I want an apple, said Max. Levi quickly left the 0:05:59.440 --> 0:06:05.120 playroom and walked into the kitchen. Is everything okay in there, 0:06:05.320 --> 0:06:08.200 asked Levi's mom. It sounded like Max wasn't using the 0:06:08.320 --> 0:06:12.080 nicest tone with you. Oh yeah, he's fine, said Levi. 0:06:12.520 --> 0:06:15.440 Just a little angry. Isn't that let you and Dad 0:06:15.480 --> 0:06:17.160 call it when Ivy and I are both upset and 0:06:17.200 --> 0:06:21.919 moody because we're hungry. That's all right, giggled Levi's mom. 0:06:22.240 --> 0:06:24.440 This should help, said Levi's He grabbed an apple from 0:06:24.480 --> 0:06:26.680 the counter and ran back to the playroom, but before 0:06:26.680 --> 0:06:28.400 he got there, the doorbell rang, so we went to 0:06:28.440 --> 0:06:32.560 answer it. Grandpa, Levi cheered as he opened the door 0:06:32.600 --> 0:06:34.920 and saw him standing there. I didn't know you were 0:06:34.960 --> 0:06:39.200 stopping over, Hi, buddy, said Grandpa, giving Levi a hug. 0:06:39.760 --> 0:06:41.600 I realized that I forgot to give you the extra 0:06:41.640 --> 0:06:43.680 battery pack that goes with your racetrack when I dropped 0:06:43.720 --> 0:06:45.800 it off last weekend. I wanted to make sure you 0:06:45.880 --> 0:06:47.839 had this one, so while you're playing, you always have 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:50.560 new batteries charging and ready to go. That way, you 0:06:50.600 --> 0:06:54.280 don't have to miss a minute of racing. Thanks, Grandpa, 0:06:54.560 --> 0:06:57.279 said Levi, taking the battery pack from his hands. My 0:06:57.320 --> 0:06:59.320 friend Max is over now and we're going to play 0:06:59.320 --> 0:07:01.240 in just a little bit. Mom's in the kitchen if 0:07:01.240 --> 0:07:03.560 you want to say hi, Levi. I ran off the 0:07:03.600 --> 0:07:06.200 playroom as his grandpa walked into the kitchen to visit 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:10.360 Levi's mom. Here you go, Max, said Levi. As he 0:07:10.440 --> 0:07:12.440 ran back into the playroom and tossed the apple to 0:07:12.480 --> 0:07:16.640 his friend. I don't really want this anymore, said Max 0:07:16.680 --> 0:07:18.520 as he caught the apple midair and tossed it back 0:07:18.560 --> 0:07:23.040 to Levi. Okay, said Levi, sounded a bit confused, but 0:07:23.120 --> 0:07:25.640 not wanting to ruin the play date, Levi asked again 0:07:26.200 --> 0:07:29.600 what Max wanted to do first. Let's play that race 0:07:29.640 --> 0:07:32.360 car game, I guess, said Max, still not sounding very 0:07:32.360 --> 0:07:35.040 excited about it, but Levi I couldn't have been happier 0:07:35.040 --> 0:07:37.040 because he had been waiting all week to share this 0:07:37.120 --> 0:07:39.640 game with his friend. As he was giving Max a 0:07:39.680 --> 0:07:41.800 quick rundown on how to drive the race car, Max 0:07:41.800 --> 0:07:42.559 got upset again. 0:07:43.560 --> 0:07:44.200 I get it, Levi. 0:07:44.440 --> 0:07:46.320 Do you really think you're the only one that's ever 0:07:46.320 --> 0:07:52.000 played a race car game before? Asked Max in a huff. No, 0:07:52.880 --> 0:07:55.280 said Levi. It just took me a little while to 0:07:55.280 --> 0:07:57.280 get the hang of steering the cars, so I thought 0:07:57.320 --> 0:08:00.080 i'd help you out. I don't need any help, said Max. 0:08:00.280 --> 0:08:03.480 To start the race, Levi counted down and pressed the 0:08:03.480 --> 0:08:06.200 start button. The blinking lights sparkled all over the track 0:08:06.200 --> 0:08:08.760 as an announcer's voice blared through the mini speaker that 0:08:08.840 --> 0:08:12.400 sat at the starting line. The voice announced the start 0:08:12.400 --> 0:08:14.680 of the race and the cars were off. The announcer 0:08:14.680 --> 0:08:16.600 then gave a play by play as Levi sped ahead 0:08:16.600 --> 0:08:19.320 of Max, clearly in the lead. Very quickly, Leevi could 0:08:19.360 --> 0:08:22.280 tell that Max didn't like that. Max became very upset 0:08:22.280 --> 0:08:24.600 again and started stomping his feet and waving his arms 0:08:24.640 --> 0:08:26.440 around as he tried to understand how to use the 0:08:26.480 --> 0:08:29.840 steering wheel controller. His car was zig zagging around the track, 0:08:29.920 --> 0:08:32.280 stopping and starting as it bumped off the plastic walls 0:08:32.320 --> 0:08:33.559 that lined the side of the track. 0:08:34.520 --> 0:08:37.960 And the winner is the car in lane two. 0:08:38.400 --> 0:08:41.400 Boomed the announcer's voice, as Levi's car acrossed the finish line. 0:08:42.080 --> 0:08:44.880 You cheated, yelled Max as he threw the steering wheel 0:08:44.880 --> 0:08:49.160 controller on the ground. Hey Max, watch out, yelled Levi 0:08:49.280 --> 0:08:51.760 back at him, no longer able to keep his emotions inside. 0:08:52.400 --> 0:08:54.240 This is brand new and I don't want to break it. 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:57.920 Don't be so dramatic, said Max as he walked over 0:08:57.960 --> 0:09:00.200 to sit on the couch. You know what, I think 0:09:00.240 --> 0:09:03.000 I'd like to go home, Levi. I was shocked, but 0:09:03.040 --> 0:09:06.199 at this point something had changed about Max. He didn't 0:09:06.240 --> 0:09:08.959 just look upset, he looks sad. Levi wanted to help, 0:09:09.240 --> 0:09:20.320 but he just didn't know how. What's wrong, Max, you 0:09:20.480 --> 0:09:23.640 have to tell me, asked Levi. What's going on that's 0:09:23.679 --> 0:09:26.280 making you act so upset with me? Did I do something? 0:09:27.800 --> 0:09:29.640 Max just sat on the couch with his arms crossed, 0:09:29.720 --> 0:09:33.160 not answering his friend. Hearing all the yelling, Levi's mom 0:09:33.240 --> 0:09:35.600 was already walking in to check on the boys when 0:09:35.640 --> 0:09:37.640 she heard about Max wanted to go home. She told 0:09:37.679 --> 0:09:39.280 him and Levi to come out to the living room 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:42.680 and she would call Max's mom. I'm so sorry about 0:09:42.679 --> 0:09:44.800 all of this, said Max's mom when she returned to 0:09:44.800 --> 0:09:47.720 pick up her son. I'll talk to him about what 0:09:47.760 --> 0:09:49.880 happened and the way he was acting when we get 0:09:49.920 --> 0:09:52.320 back home. I'm sorry, Levi, and what do you have 0:09:52.400 --> 0:09:52.760 to say? 0:09:52.760 --> 0:09:53.080 Max? 0:09:54.120 --> 0:09:57.040 I'm sorry too, I guess, said Max in a voice 0:09:57.040 --> 0:10:00.800 that Levi could barely hear. It's okay, I'm sure Max 0:10:00.800 --> 0:10:03.360 and Levi will work it out, said Levi's mom. Levi 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:05.319 I felt really bad, not knowing why his friend was 0:10:05.360 --> 0:10:07.440 acting this way, and wanting nothing more than to find 0:10:07.440 --> 0:10:11.160 out the reason so he could help him. It's okay, Max, 0:10:11.240 --> 0:10:15.959 maybe we can get together tomorrow, suggested Levi. Max looked 0:10:16.000 --> 0:10:18.160 at Levi but said nothing. Then he turned around and 0:10:18.200 --> 0:10:21.319 walked outside with his mom. Levi shut the door behind him, 0:10:21.360 --> 0:10:23.120 walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table 0:10:23.160 --> 0:10:23.880 with his grandpa. 0:10:24.840 --> 0:10:27.720 That was not okay, said Levi. Why did he treat 0:10:27.760 --> 0:10:29.400 me like that? I didn't do anything. 0:10:29.960 --> 0:10:32.200 Friends should treat each other with kindness and respect and 0:10:32.240 --> 0:10:34.760 talk things out if there's something going on that's making 0:10:34.760 --> 0:10:39.480 them upset. They shouldn't get bossy and mean. Just then, 0:10:39.559 --> 0:10:42.640 Ivy walked into the kitchen. She had on her detective outfit, 0:10:42.679 --> 0:10:44.840 and without Levi and Max knowing it, she had been 0:10:44.880 --> 0:10:48.160 listening to their whole interaction. I think I know what 0:10:48.200 --> 0:10:51.440 the problem is, said Ivy. Max is upset and isn't 0:10:51.440 --> 0:10:55.600 treating you very nicely at all. That's not exactly a surprise, 0:10:55.640 --> 0:10:58.280 said Levi. I'm trying to figure out what to do 0:10:58.360 --> 0:11:02.120 about it. Why not try to fix Max's bad mood 0:11:02.120 --> 0:11:05.200 by getting him in front of a kindness meter, suggested Ivy. 0:11:05.800 --> 0:11:09.320 Uh what, asked leev I, looking really confused. A kindness 0:11:09.360 --> 0:11:11.600 meter a little something my friends and I do when 0:11:11.640 --> 0:11:14.040 one of us isn't being nice or treating other friends 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:17.160 in the group in an unkind way, said Ivy. But 0:11:17.280 --> 0:11:19.120 the important thing to know is that the kindness meter 0:11:19.480 --> 0:11:22.560 well is actually not a meter at all. Leeve I 0:11:22.640 --> 0:11:24.760 rolled his eyes, not thinking Ivy's advice was going to 0:11:24.760 --> 0:11:26.880 help at all, but was already too far into the 0:11:26.880 --> 0:11:31.760 conversation to back out. Now, a kindness meter is actually 0:11:31.760 --> 0:11:33.640 the way my friends and I measure how nice. 0:11:33.440 --> 0:11:34.920 Someone is being, said Ivy. 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:36.960 If we feel like one of our friends in the 0:11:36.960 --> 0:11:39.160 group isn't being nice, we talk about all the things 0:11:39.200 --> 0:11:41.520 we've done and rate them on the kindness meter. If 0:11:41.520 --> 0:11:43.320 they get a low score from the group, it means 0:11:43.320 --> 0:11:45.400 that we all agree that they aren't asking nicely and 0:11:45.440 --> 0:11:47.240 we have to sit down and work it out before 0:11:47.240 --> 0:11:50.040 we do anything else. Then after we talk, we always 0:11:50.080 --> 0:11:52.360 feel better and their score on the kindness meter goes 0:11:52.440 --> 0:11:56.600 back up. Leeve I thanked Ivy for her suggestion. It 0:11:56.640 --> 0:11:58.480 wasn't a bad way to solve a problem in a 0:11:58.520 --> 0:12:00.800 group of friends when one person was being kind, But 0:12:01.000 --> 0:12:03.760 Levi didn't need Ivy's kindness meter to show that Max's. 0:12:03.480 --> 0:12:04.960 Score would be really low. 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:09.160 Lev was already on step two talking it out, but 0:12:09.240 --> 0:12:11.079 he didn't know how to do that because it seemed 0:12:11.080 --> 0:12:13.680 that Max didn't want to talk at all. Was it 0:12:13.720 --> 0:12:15.640 worth trying to work it out or did this mean 0:12:15.679 --> 0:12:19.360 that Levi and Max's friendship was over. Levi didn't understand 0:12:19.360 --> 0:12:21.440 why Max would act the way he did, and questioned 0:12:21.480 --> 0:12:22.480 how they would move forward. 0:12:23.480 --> 0:12:25.360 Your idea is a good one, Ivy. Thank you? 0:12:25.520 --> 0:12:27.920 But can Grandpa talk to Levi for a bit, asked 0:12:28.000 --> 0:12:30.839 Levi's mom. He and grandma always gave me really good 0:12:30.840 --> 0:12:32.920 advice when I was your age and needed help solving 0:12:32.920 --> 0:12:36.320 a problem with a friend. Sure, mom, said Ivy. I 0:12:36.360 --> 0:12:38.320 hope it all works out, Levi. Max is a really 0:12:38.360 --> 0:12:40.520 good friend. Maybe he was just having a bad day. 0:12:42.559 --> 0:12:44.480 Ivy and her mom walked out of the kitchen, leaving 0:12:44.520 --> 0:12:47.640 Levi and his grandpa there to talk. Levi's grandpa smiled 0:12:47.679 --> 0:12:49.920 and turned his attention to Levi, who he knew was 0:12:49.960 --> 0:12:52.679 feeling confused and upset and had a lot he was 0:12:52.720 --> 0:12:56.480 thinking about. I just don't understand why Max was acting. 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:59.439 That way, said Levi. What did I do to him? 0:12:59.720 --> 0:13:02.800 Some times it's not you, said Levi's grandpa. It could 0:13:02.840 --> 0:13:05.000 be that Max is gone through something and it's bigger 0:13:05.040 --> 0:13:08.079 than race car games and play dates. But I asked 0:13:08.160 --> 0:13:09.880 him what was wrong, and he didn't say a thing, 0:13:10.160 --> 0:13:13.240 said Levi. I thought we were best friends. He knows 0:13:13.240 --> 0:13:15.040 he can tell me anything, and I'm always here to 0:13:15.080 --> 0:13:18.960 help him. But after how we acted today, I don't 0:13:19.000 --> 0:13:21.480 know if we can be friends anymore. He just seems 0:13:21.520 --> 0:13:26.120 so mad at me for no reason at all. I 0:13:26.160 --> 0:13:28.360 don't know why Max was so upset today, but I 0:13:28.440 --> 0:13:31.040 do know that he's still your friend, said Levi's grandpa. 0:13:31.800 --> 0:13:33.840 Let me tell you a little story that my grandpa 0:13:33.880 --> 0:13:35.840 told me when I was having trouble with one of 0:13:35.840 --> 0:13:39.000 my best friends when I was your age. Then, Levi's 0:13:39.000 --> 0:13:41.200 grandpa went on to teach his grandson a lesson he'll 0:13:41.240 --> 0:13:48.319 never forget. He told Levi that friendships are like socks. Socks, Grandpa, 0:13:48.679 --> 0:13:52.840 Levi laughed, what are you talking about. Just hear me out, 0:13:52.960 --> 0:13:55.920 said Levi's grandpa. I know it sounds silly, but it 0:13:55.920 --> 0:13:57.560 will all make sense at the end of our story. 0:13:58.200 --> 0:14:00.840 Levi's grandpa went on telling his grandson that socks are 0:14:00.880 --> 0:14:02.440 a very important part of any outfit. 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:04.120 They warm and. 0:14:04.040 --> 0:14:06.760 Comfort your feet, which are working hard, running and walking 0:14:06.800 --> 0:14:10.240 around all day. Socks are dependable, and we'll stay right 0:14:10.280 --> 0:14:10.920 by your side. 0:14:11.520 --> 0:14:12.680 Or I guess right. 0:14:12.600 --> 0:14:16.160 On your foot to be more specific, warming your feet 0:14:16.240 --> 0:14:18.679 throughout long days playing in the snow, or keeping your 0:14:18.679 --> 0:14:22.000 feet comfy during a long basketball tournament. Then he went 0:14:22.040 --> 0:14:25.080 on to say friends are like that too. They support you, 0:14:25.120 --> 0:14:26.880 stand by your side, and help you out. 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:28.560 When you need it. 0:14:28.640 --> 0:14:31.160 Socks work hard, like we all have to do sometimes 0:14:31.200 --> 0:14:33.920 to keep our friendship together. But socks can also be silly, 0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:37.240 and those are my favorite kind of socks. Socks you 0:14:37.240 --> 0:14:39.080 can have fun with, just like all the fun I 0:14:39.120 --> 0:14:42.040 bet you and Max have together, said Grandpa. Like my 0:14:42.120 --> 0:14:44.560 favorite pair of silly socks that have those golfing frogs 0:14:44.560 --> 0:14:46.920 on them. They always make me smile no matter what, 0:14:47.600 --> 0:14:51.320 just like a good friend. Levi nodded along, starting to 0:14:51.360 --> 0:14:54.680 understand what his grandpa was saying. But sometimes your favorite 0:14:54.680 --> 0:14:57.480 socks can get holes in them, said Grandpa. They seem 0:14:57.520 --> 0:14:59.560 like they're pulling away from you, that your relationship is 0:14:59.600 --> 0:15:02.640 falling ou part at the seams. But that's simply not true. 0:15:03.320 --> 0:15:05.000 Those holes are right there from all the time you 0:15:05.080 --> 0:15:08.400 spent together, all the good times and the bad times. 0:15:09.080 --> 0:15:11.040 Right now you and Max have a little hole in 0:15:11.080 --> 0:15:14.400 your friendship. Levi listened closely waiting to hear what his 0:15:14.440 --> 0:15:17.320 grandpa would say next. What do you think I did 0:15:17.360 --> 0:15:20.000 when my favorite socks with the golfing frogs and them got. 0:15:19.840 --> 0:15:21.960 A little hole? Asked Levi's grandpa. 0:15:22.520 --> 0:15:24.880 Well, I certainly didn't throw them out and call it quits. 0:15:25.320 --> 0:15:27.200 Those socks have been with me for a long time 0:15:27.560 --> 0:15:29.640 and we still had lots of fun times ahead of us. 0:15:30.080 --> 0:15:32.600 So I mended them, and with a little thread to 0:15:32.640 --> 0:15:35.000 sew up that hole, they're good as new. Now do 0:15:35.040 --> 0:15:38.680 you understand what I'm saying, Levi, that any friendship, especially 0:15:38.720 --> 0:15:41.000 your favorite friendship, is worth working on to fix the 0:15:41.040 --> 0:15:44.600 little hole and move on to better times together. You 0:15:44.720 --> 0:15:47.800 got it, kiddo, exclaimed Levi's grandpa as he hugged his grandson. 0:15:48.720 --> 0:15:50.520 Now, I think you have a little sewing to do 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:51.800 with Max. Am I right? 0:15:53.040 --> 0:15:55.320 Levi smiled, hugged his grandpa, and then asked his mom 0:15:55.360 --> 0:15:58.160 if he could go over and see Max. Levi's mom 0:15:58.200 --> 0:15:59.960 called over to Max's house to see if that would 0:15:59.960 --> 0:16:02.960 be a good idea. Max's mom said yes, so Levi 0:16:03.080 --> 0:16:06.680 walked over. Once he got there, he sat down with 0:16:06.720 --> 0:16:08.520 Max in his backyard and asked him to please tell 0:16:08.600 --> 0:16:12.400 him what was making him upset. At first, Max didn't 0:16:12.400 --> 0:16:14.960 want to talk Levi. I knew if his friend didn't 0:16:14.960 --> 0:16:17.320 want to try and make the situation better by talking 0:16:17.320 --> 0:16:20.800 it out, then nothing was going to change. Please let 0:16:20.800 --> 0:16:23.760 me know if it's something I did, Levi said that way, 0:16:23.800 --> 0:16:25.840 I know to never do it again, because I never 0:16:25.880 --> 0:16:28.640 want to make you upset. You're my best pair of socks, 0:16:29.240 --> 0:16:32.360 I mean, my best friend. The lining about the pair 0:16:32.360 --> 0:16:34.280 of socks made Max smile, and then he looked over 0:16:34.320 --> 0:16:37.800 at LEVI. You'll have to explain to me someday how 0:16:37.840 --> 0:16:39.760 I'm a pair of socks, but for now, I just 0:16:39.800 --> 0:16:44.720 want to say I'm sorry, said Max. You're a really 0:16:44.760 --> 0:16:48.320 good friend, Levi, the best, and I know that because 0:16:48.360 --> 0:16:50.760 even after the way I treated you this morning, you 0:16:50.840 --> 0:16:52.640 still wanted to come over here and try to work 0:16:52.680 --> 0:16:56.560 things out. Of course I did, Max. I wanted to 0:16:56.560 --> 0:16:59.440 make sure we were okay, said Levi. I don't want 0:16:59.440 --> 0:17:01.560 to lose you as my best friend, but I need 0:17:01.600 --> 0:17:03.040 you to know that I'm not okay with the way 0:17:03.040 --> 0:17:06.000 you treated me or my new racetrack game this morning. 0:17:06.600 --> 0:17:10.639 It was really unkind and disrespectful. I care about you, Max, 0:17:10.720 --> 0:17:13.080 but I care about myself too, and I don't want 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:15.080 to be treated badly when I'm being a good friend. 0:17:17.640 --> 0:17:21.760 Max felt bad for making Levi I feel bad. He 0:17:21.840 --> 0:17:23.440 knew at that moment that it was his turn to 0:17:23.440 --> 0:17:26.760 say something to make the situation better. That's when he 0:17:26.800 --> 0:17:31.160 told Levi what had made him so upset last night. 0:17:31.200 --> 0:17:33.320 I found out I didn't make the travel soccer team, 0:17:33.760 --> 0:17:37.120 said Max, looking down at the ground. I've been feeling 0:17:37.720 --> 0:17:40.440 really bad about it ever since I heard. I thought 0:17:40.480 --> 0:17:42.320 going to your house would make me feel better, but 0:17:42.760 --> 0:17:44.480 when I got there, I still felt bad. 0:17:45.520 --> 0:17:46.399 You look so happy. 0:17:46.400 --> 0:17:48.680 It made me mad, jealous and upset with myself that 0:17:48.720 --> 0:17:50.240 I couldn't be excited to hang out with you. 0:17:51.400 --> 0:17:51.600 Leave. 0:17:51.640 --> 0:17:53.680 I felt so bad for his friend, But he didn't 0:17:53.680 --> 0:17:55.760 say a word. He just listened so Max could get 0:17:55.800 --> 0:17:58.400 it all out. Then, when I saw the racetrack game, 0:17:58.400 --> 0:18:00.000 it felt like you got something really cool that you 0:18:00.000 --> 0:18:03.240 you've always wanted, and I didn't get anything, said Max, 0:18:03.280 --> 0:18:05.920 looking like he was going to cry. I just wanted 0:18:05.960 --> 0:18:08.760 to make that team more than anything. I'm sorry I 0:18:08.800 --> 0:18:12.680 took out my negative feelings on you. Wow, Max, I'm 0:18:12.760 --> 0:18:16.080 really sorry you didn't make the team, said Levi. And 0:18:16.119 --> 0:18:18.720 that made you so upset. How about if we practiced 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:21.120 together before the next travel season starts and I can 0:18:21.160 --> 0:18:24.600 try out for the team with you. That would be awesome, 0:18:24.920 --> 0:18:27.520 said Max. Thanks for being a great friend, or I 0:18:27.520 --> 0:18:31.840 guess a great para sox. Levi and Max both laughed 0:18:31.840 --> 0:18:34.840 and decided they would give their plate another try. Max's 0:18:34.840 --> 0:18:36.959 mom was so grateful for Levi's friendship and was so 0:18:37.000 --> 0:18:40.320 impressed with the way Levi handled the situation. She walked 0:18:40.359 --> 0:18:42.000 the back over to Levi's house and they spent the 0:18:42.040 --> 0:18:45.320 rest of the afternoon laughing, joking, and playing with Levi's. 0:18:44.920 --> 0:18:46.640 Royal Rally racecar racetrack. 0:18:47.200 --> 0:18:49.720