Faith

"Faith" title screen

**Faith** is the tenth episode of the first season of Adventures from the Book of Virtues.

## Plot

Annie becomes saddened and discouraged when her good friend, Ruth, passes away, which causes her to wonder if Faith really is worth it. Fortunately, Plato and the others are able to assure her that Faith really is worth it with some stories.

## Full Synopsis

    Up at Plato's Peak, Annie is telling Zach, Plato, Aurora, Socrates, and Aristotle about how her friend Ruth has passed away, while Plato gives her his condolences and that they all are sorry for what happened, which the others agree with. Ari then gives a flower to Annie while telling her that he sure wishes he could help. Annie takes the flower from Ari while thanking him, before stating that she doesn't know what to do because she feels so alone and that she'll miss Ruth so much. A flashback then starts up, while Annie explains that the last thing that she and Ruth did was plan blueberries together, like they've done every Spring, then saw this beautiful sunset. Annie also explains that Ruth used to tell her that no one can make a sunset or a tree or a flower, only God could do that, while also adding that Ruth had this deep faith, as the flashback ends.

    Of course, Annie then asks what good it did Ruth and that it didn't keep her from falling or dying when her head hit a rock. Aurora then lands next to Sock while letting Annie know that sometimes things happen that we can't explain, like Ruth's death, before also adding that if we have faith, then it helps us get on with life and moving. However, at that moment, a rainstorm has started up, which Zach lets everyone know about before telling them to take cover, just as it has started raining. This prompts everyone to take cover inside the cave to get out of the rain.
Once everyone is inside the cave and safe from the storm, Plato is able to get a fire going in the fireplace, while Annie tells him that it's a good thing that they have his cave for shelter or they could have been in big trouble.

    Zach agrees with Annie as he holds out his soaked backpack, though the water ends up dripping all over Sock, much to his displeasure, which Zach apologizes for. Plato then informs Annie that faith can help in times of trouble too, like it helps Daniel. When Zach asks if he means Daniel Boone, Plato lets Zach know that he's talking about a different Daniel, who was up against lions. Ari immediately remembers who Plato is talking about, before jumping into a nearby barrel while stating that they have a scroll.

     The barrel with Ari in it then falls over while he tries getting the scroll, as the barrel rolls across the floor before stopping in front of Plato. Ari is able to retrieve the scroll while telling Plato that he needs to dust the scrolls once every century or so, just as he gives the scroll to Plato, who explains that Daniel's story is from the Bible, which may have been written on scrolls like the one that Plato is holding.

Story #1: Daniel in the Lion's Den

After the story ends, Zach quips that he doesn't think he could have faced those lions, while Ari lightly jokes that Daniel had a 'lion's' share of faith, before Zach adds that it sure stood the test. Annie then states that Ruth had a strong faith too, before asking why an angel saved Daniel yet Ruth had to die all by herself.

     Plato answers that eventually, Daniel did have to face death, because we all do, but when we have faith, we don't feel alone, even then. Plato also adds that King David once wrote "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me". Aurora then flies up to Plato and Annie while recognizing the passage that Plato quoted as the 23rd Psalm, one of the most memorable poems ever written. Annie recalls that Ruth loved that poem because it comforted her, due to the fact that she had a lot of problems, such as losing a child, her husband dying, and never having much money, as well as having to raise her other kids alone. Annie also adds that Ruth said that because of her faith, she never felt alone, and that she believed that God was with her.

     Because of that, Aurora then flies over to where the Book of Virtues is lying on a bookstand, before remarking that Daniel believed that too, as did Harriet Tubman. Zach then asks if Harriet had something to do with a railroad, which Aurora confirms, because Harriet was a slave in the South before the Civil War, and that she fled and helped other slaves escape among a network known as the Underground Railroad, guiding them clear to Canada out of reach of the fugitive slave law and became known as the Moses of her people.

Story #2: Harriet Tubman

After the story ends, Annie remarks that Harriet's faith sure got her through a lot of rough times, while Aurora remarks that Daniel's did too, as well as Ruth's.

     Annie then realizes that maybe faith will help her get through Ruth's death, as she walks to the entrance of the cave, just as it has stopped raining. Annie says that they don't have much, but Ruth did used to say that faith starts small and grows, like a flower, or even a blueberry plant. Annie then realizes that maybe her faith could grow and that she wouldn't feel so alone, with Aurora telling her that Ruth would like that, which everyone else agrees with. Plato then reminds Annie that in a way, Ruth's faith could live on in her and that just as The 23rd Psalm comforted Ruth, its words should comfort Annie as well. Because of that, Annie is now inspired to live on in faith, just as Ruth did, as she looks out at the beautiful sunset.

## Characters

* Annie Redfeather
* Zach Nichols
* Plato
* Aurora
* Aristotle
* Socrates

## Trivia

* This is the first episode for several things:
	+ The first episode since Work where only two stories are told, as opposed to three.
	+ Also the first episode since Work where a rainstorm inconveniences the main characters.
	+ The first episode where Plato reads a story from a scroll, rather than from the Book of Virtues.
	+ The first episode where Aurora tells a story from the Book of Virtues, instead of from a wall with stone carvings.

## Errors

* When everyone is retreating into the cave to get out of the rain, Aristotle is nowhere to be seen, yet the next scene shows that he somehow got in as well.
* When Plato is galloping after Annie into the cave, his tail is missing for one frame.
* When Zach accidentally holds out his waterlogged backpack over Socrates, the stripes on Socrates's legs are missing.
* The end credits state that the song being sung is Fearless Friends, which is incorrect. It's actually We Are Never Alone.