Once upon a time, there was a big, round, ugly rock. It sat in a park where kids would come and play. One day, a little boy named Tim saw the rock and said, "Ew, that's an ugly rock!"
His friend, Sue, came over and looked at the rock too. She said, "Yes, it is ugly, but it's also round and smooth. Let's sit on it and talk." So, they sat on the ugly rock and talked about their day.
As they sat, a tiny bug came out from under the rock. Tim and Sue watched as it moved around. Tim said, "That bug is ugly too, just like the rock." Sue smiled and said, "But it's still a part of our world, and we should be kind to it."
Tim thought about what Sue said and decided she was right. From that day on, Tim learned to be kind to all things, even if they were ugly. And the big, round, ugly rock became their favorite place to sit and talk.
