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Bible Bees (2019)
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[music] Another day is dawning A new song on the air A brand new hope is forming Adventure take me there It's a new day for me I feel it in my bones I feel alive, I am set free It's a new day for me I feel it in my bones I feel alive, I am set free It's a new day for me And nothing in this World will interfere Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh This is my year [music] [narrator] It's a beautiful day in the country. And little bees, Sunny and Petal, are flying back to their hive, after a fun day collecting pollen. Wow, Petal, we collected so much yummy pollen today. Queen Buttercup will be so proud us, Sunny. [humming] [narrator] And here is Queen Buttercup. She will be very proud indeed. Sunny, Petal, there you are. We discovered a new clover field, Queen Buttercup full of clover blossoms. And have collected tons of pollen for the hive. Great job, Sunny and Petal, everybody in the hive just loves clover. I know, right? Who doesn't? How did you ever find the clover field, little ones? Bailey, the dog, told us about it. Oh our good friend, Bailey the dog. Yes, Queen Buttercup. You see, Bailey has a very good sense of smell. And when we asked him if he could find a field of clover for us, he said: "Sure thing, little bees. I can sniff out a great big clover field for you and yours." You will collect enough sweet nectar to keep your hive fed all winter long." [laughter] [laughter] That's such a wonderful gesture, Sunny and Petal. Bailey, the dog is a very kind friend indeed. I'm sure you thanked him for showing you the way to this field. [narrator] Sunny and Petal, realized they have not thanked, Bailey, the dog, for his amazing gift. -No, Queen Buttercup. -We forgot. Sunny, Petal, you know the importance of being thankful, don't you? Hum... we're not sure, Queen Buttercup. Why is it so important to be thankful? [chuckles] Sunny and Petal, why don't you go see our good friend, Chomps, the field mouse? I'm sure he'll love to teach you two about the importance of being thankful. We will, Queen Buttercup. We'll go see Chomps right away. Run along, little ones. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to see Chomps, the field mouse to learn why it's so important to be thankful. Hey, Chomps. Hi, Chomps. Hey, it's Sunny and Petal. What brings you this way? Bailey, the dog, helped us find a field of clover using his sense of smell. But we forgot to thank him. We're not even sure why it's so bad that we forgot. Queen Buttercup said you would explain to us the importance of saying thank you. [chuckles] Well, Sunny and Petal, if you'd like, I'll tell you a story that will show you why it's so important to be thankful. A story? Yes, a beautiful story from the Bible. We would like that very much, Chomps. Alright then, this is how the story goes. [narrator] As Chomps begins to tell the story, little Sunny and Petal listen in, making sure they don't miss a single word. Once Jesus entered a village where he was met by ten lepers. The lepers called out, "Jesus Master, have mercy on us." When Jesus saw the poor men, he said to them: "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. Jesus helped them get well. He did. When one of the cured men saw that he was healed, he turned back, praising God with a loud voice and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet giving him thanks, He was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him: "Rise and go your way, your faith has made you well." Wow, Chomps. What a wonderful story. Now, Sunny and Petal, which of these men would you rather be? The one who went their way or the one who remembered to turn around and praise God for his help? Ah, Chomps, we want to be like the one who turned around. The one who praised God. [chuckle] I imagine so, little bees. Then go on now and behave like good little bees, good little bees who don't forget to give thanks to their friends or to the Lord. We will, Chomps, thank you. Yes, thank you, Chomps. Let's go see Bailey. And thank him too. [music] [narrator] Little bees, Sunny and Petal, fly to see their friend, Bailey, the dog. Bailey! Bailey. Sunny and Petal. We wanted to thank you for helping us find the field of clover today. Because of you, we'll collect enough pollen to help feed our entire hive all winter long. You're very welcome, little ones. We also want to thank God for helping us too. Yeah, God gave us a great friend like you, Bailey. Who helped us find the clover field. That will give us tons of pollen. To make lots of honey. To help feed the entire hive, all winter long. Oh yes, little ones, God is always there for you. Never forget to give thanks to Him for the blessings in your life. We won't. We promise. We'll never forget to give thanks to God. And to all those in our life who help us, like Queen Buttercup. And Chomps, and you, Bailey. That's a wonderful thing you learned today, little ones. And Speaking of help, your thankfulness will be rewarded, follow me. [narrator] Thanks to their friend, Bailey, Sunny and Petal have discovered another secret field. This time of alfalfa blossoms and everybody knows bees love alfalfa blossoms. Well, Bailey, this is amazing. Alfalfa blossoms. That's right, little ones. You see, I was napping in the shade a little while ago and the wind blew a whiff of the sweetest smelling blossoms I ever did smell. You do have a great sense of smell, Bailey. [chuckle] Yes, I sure do. -And you know what I thought? -What? I thought, "As soon as I see my good pals, Sunny and Petal again, I'll tell them about this field too." -Really? -So after Chomps told us that amazing Bible story. That taught us the importance of being thankful. And we came to thank you. It was the perfect time to show you this field too. Wow, so to be thankful doesn't also feel great. But in the end, you will be rewarded too. God always rewards those who give thanks to Him, little ones. Thank you, Bailey. Yeah, thank you so much for all your help. Let's go back to the hive, Petal. Yeah, let's go tell Queen Buttercup what we've learned today. [narrator] Sunny and Petal returned to the hive to see Queen Buttercup, and tell her all they've learned about being thankful. Sunny, Petal, you're back. Yes, Queen Buttercup. We visited Chomps, just like you said. And he told us an amazing story from the Bible. On the importance of being thankful. Ah, that's amazing, little ones. And you'll never guess what happened afterwards. -[chuckle] What happened? -We went back to see Bailey to thank him for showing us the clover field. And when we got there, he showed us a whole new field of yummylicious alfalfa blossoms. That's wonderful, Sunny and Petal. I see that you've learned your lesson about the importance of being thankful and you were rewarded for your kindness. Yes, Queen Buttercup. Our tummy will be full of honey this winter. But what's more important, our heart will be full of praise for God. And that's what matters the most. [music] Another day is dawning A new song on the... [narrator] With a heart full of gratitude and love for God, little Sunny and Petal returned to collecting sweet pollen for their hive. Let's go, Petal. Let's go, Sunny. Woohoo. Woohoo. Petal, I can't think of anyone better to collect pollen with than you. Same here, Sunny. What could possibly be better than doing what you were born to do, with your best friend in the whole world by your side? [chuckle] Nothing, it's the bee's knees. [chuckles] We're looking for a sign [narrator] And here is Queen Buttercup, she will be very proud indeed. Sunny, Petal, I'm so glad you two are back. We're glad to be back, Queen Buttercup. Yeah, it's not easy flying around with all this pollen in our bellies. Great job, bees, but I need to ask you to go back to the field. Go back out, but why? We collected so much pollen today. Right, if I eat anymore, I'm afraid I might burst my stripes. And then she'll be polka-dotted. It's not that, my lovely bees, is our old friend, Muffin. -Is everything okay? -I hope so. Muffin got himself stuck in a mud pit and can't get out. Oh, no. Muffin's huge, he could sink like a stone in deep mud. And he can't swim. Like, at all. This is terrible news. What can we do to help, Queen? We're just too little bees. Firstly, it's so kind of you to ask and offer your help, Petal. Any creature would be lucky to count either of you as their friend. Your hive-mate, Manny, is on the scene making sure Muffin keeps a foothold and doesn't sink. [narrator] Sunny and Petal realized their friend is in trouble and they have to help Muffin any way they can. We won't let Muffin down, Queen. Absolutely not. We'll go find the Manny right away and make triple sure Muffin doesn't drown. Sunny, Petal, you know the importance of friendship, don't you? We know, we care about our friends. Why is friendship so important, Queen? Friendship is the glue that holds our world together, Petal. And just as importantly, it's a gift from God. We'll do everything in our power to help our friend in need, Queen Buttercup. We'll go find Muffin and Manny right away. Fly high, little ones, there's not a moment to spare. [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to find Manny, help their friend Muffin, and learn why friendship is so important. Manny! We heard about Muffin, is he okay? Hey, Sunny, Petal. Muffin's free from the mud and he's okay. I just came from getting him some water, for all this working his way free, made him thirsty. Ah, good to hear he's okay. We came as fast as we could. As fast as our wings would carry us. Wow, you two bees sure are good friends to a big old guy like Muffin. And so are you, Manny. You got here before anyone. [chuckle] Well, I guess you're right about that. She sure is. Friendship is so important to our lives, yet it's one of the easiest things to overlook when things get busy. Queen Buttercup was saying the same thing earlier. We're lucky to have her too, Queen Buttercup's one smart bee. But you know some of the best lessons we can learn on friendship are found in the Bible. Get out, can you tell us any? Sure, let me tell you a very beautiful thing Jesus told his disciples. [narrator] Sunny and Petal, listen intently, as Manny recounts his favorite story of friendship from the Bible. Jesus said to his disciples: "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one other than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." He said that? Jesus is so caring and full of love. Yes, He loved His disciples very much. And even though they saw Him as Master, He treated them as beloved friends. What else did Jesus say to them, Manny? Jesus told His beloved disciples: "You are My friends if you do as I command you." Then he continued, "No longer do I call you servants, for the servant, does not know what his master is doing, but I have called you friends. For all that I've heard from my Father, I've made known to you." So Jesus treated His disciples like friends and not like servants, how come? Well, because they simply learned to listen to Him and to His teachings. They were able to quiet their heart and simply listen. In doing so, they learned from Him the teaching He received from God, His Father. In that way, they knew what He knew. And in His eyes, they were as His friends. It would be a great gift to be taught God's teaching, just like the disciples were taught. How can we become Jesus' friends, Manny? You simply listen to Jesus' teachings and you do as He commands you, which is to love one another as He loves you. Just as Jesus' capacity for friendship and love -knows no boundaries, so it should be for you. -But how do we do that? Just the way you did when you didn't hesitate to come help a friend in trouble. It didn't matter to you where it was or what you had to do, you based your decision on compassion for that friend and then acted accordingly, and that's what friendship is all about. What a great story, Manny. Yeah, thanks, Manny. Let's go see Muffin and make sure he's okay. Right, let's go. That's the spirit. Follow me, I'll take you to him. [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to visit with Muffin to make sure he's okay. Muffin. We came as fast as we could. Are you okay? Sunny and Petal, what are you bees doing all the way out here? We heard you needed us. And we're your friends. Shucks, I don't know what to say. You don't have to say anything to us, we want to help, and see you safe, just because we care about you. Yeah, God gave us a great friend in you, Muffin. We're so different, some animals might wonder what little bees have in common with a big guy like you, but we don't need to be the same to be friends. Right, what makes us so different, is part of what makes us such good friends. We appreciate you, Muffin. And we want to be your friends for a long time to come. Yeah, we love you very much. Wow, you guys, thanks. -Don't mention it, big guy. -Yeah, anytime. But don't make it a habit of getting into this kind of trouble, okay? For your own good. Right. Right. That's a great lesson in friendship and an awesome thing you've done today, bees, just wanting to take care of a big old guy like me, without asking anything in return. Oh, ho, ho. But I have a reward for you. You do? I sure do, follow me. [narrator] Thanks to their friend, Muffin, Sunny and Petal have discovered another secret field, with a sea of colorful flowers as far as their eyescan see, just overflowing with a yummy pollen. Wow, Muffin this is amazing. I've never seen so many flowers in one place. I had just found this field on my morning gallop and was headed back to tell you all where to find it when I stepped in that mud pit and got stuck. In by coming to help you, we ended up finding it anyway. Funny how that works, huh? God, works in mysterious ways. Hey, it'll be dark soon, let's collect as much pollen as we can carry and get back to the hive. Right, Queen Buttercups gonna be very happy. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal returned to the hive to see Queen Buttercup and tell her all they've learned about friendship. Sunny, Petal, you're back. Yes, Queen Buttercup. We found Muffin, he was stuck in a mud pit, but he's okay now. [chuckle] Even though he kind of did it on his own. True but we lent lots of support and made sure he knew he had friends he could count on. Ah, that's amazing, little ones. And you'll never guess what happened afterwards. [chuckle] What happened? Muffin led us to a place he was coming to tell us about before he slipped in the mud. And when we got there, he showed us a whole new field of beautiful pollen packed flowers. That's wonderful, Sunny and Petal. I see that you've learned your lesson about the importance of friendship and you were rewarded for your kindness. Yes, Queen Buttercup. Our tummies will be full of honey this winter. But what's more important, our hearts will be full of praise for God. Without Him, none of these wonderful things would be possible. And that's what matters most. [narrator] With a heart full of gratitude and love for God, little Sunny and Petal, head out for another fun-filled adventure. Here we go, Petal. Let's go, Sunny. Woohoo! Yay. [birds twittering] [narrator] It's a beautiful day in the country and little bees, Sunny and Petal, are flying back to their hive after a fun day distributing pollen to hives in need. Petal, we sure did pass out lots of yummy honey to local hives today. Queen Buttercup will be so proud of us, Sunny. She'll praise us for our good deeds, I'm sure. [birds twittering] [narrator] Lo and behold, here's Queen Buttercup waiting for the return of her littlest ones. Sunny, Petal, welcome back. We distributed tons of pollen to the surrounding hives today, Queen Buttercup. I feel like my little wings might fall off. And we got tons of pollen for our hive also. Great job, Sunny and Petal. I'm sure the other bees are so very thankful for your generosity. And we here at home appreciate all your hard work too. -Thanks, Queen. -Don't mention it, collecting pollen is what us bees do best. It sounds like you collected quite a bit. How in the world did just find enough pollen to feed our neighboring hives? Carlotta the cow, told us about a brand new pasture where amazing flowers grow. Our good friend, Carlotta. She came across is grazing one morning and thought of us. And when we saw it, we realized there were so many flowers and so much pollen, we just had to share and deliver it to the other bees we know. We could've just told them where to find it, but we were already there. It didn't seem like a big deal to collect for others. Yeah, I mean worker bees deserve to sleep in sometimes. [laughter] You have a point, Sunny and Petal. That's so nice of you both. You two possess unbelievable strength for such young bees. Strength? I guess it does take some muscles to carry so much pollen. Yeah, stomach muscles. It really wasn't that heavy, Queen. [chuckle] That's not the strength I'm referring to, Petal. Like the Bible teaches us, "Real strength is found in serving, not being served." -Wow, really? -Really. So by giving pollen away instead of just taking pollen, we got closer to God? Indeed, Sunny and I'm so proud of you both. You've done such good today, why don't you bees take the rest of the day to play and be joyful? Okay. Okay. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal run into their friend, Rita, the wisest frog in all the woods. Hi, Rita. Long-time no see. Yeah, how goes it, Rita? I heard you got a new lily pad. I did, it's floating well. How are you bees doing? -We're great. -Yeah, we found a new pasture this morning and distributed pollen to all the neighboring beehives free of charge. Oh, wow, that was so nice of you. I'm sure those bees were very grateful. They certainly were, and surprised too. I'll bet, it's not every day that two little bees show up at someone else's hive to give away precious pollen. It was pretty nice of us, huh? Queen Buttercup told us, because of our actions, -we're very strong little bees. -We must be super-bees, Petal. [chuckle] Well, now little ones, you should be careful of reveling too much in pride. Whatever do you mean, Rita? Once, Jesus said to his dinner host, "When you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors, for they will invite you in return and you will be repaid, but when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, then you will be blessed, for they have no way of repaying you. And you will be rewarded when the upright rise from the dead. Do you know what Jesus meant? I think he's saying we should give from our hearts because we want to, not because we expect praise or reward or getting something in return for our generosity. That's right, Petal. And God, would rather we be humble, not proud about our good deeds done in His name. Exactly, Sunny. To give, it's a reward in itself. We should do something nice for Carlotta, she showed us the new pasture without asking a thing in return. Right, but what can two tiny bees, like us, do for a big old cow like Carlotta? Don't let her hear you call her that, Sunny. She's a girl, you know. [chuckle] Keep up the good work, bee friends, I learned a lesson from your kind deeds. And I'll fit my pond with lily pads for everyone, then see if any frogs would like to come enjoy the water with me. That's awesome, Rita. Yeah, let us know how it goes. Maybe we'll come relax on one sometime and bring Carlotta to hang out on one of them. [chuckle] Oh well, better find a big lily pad for her then. [chuckle] Bye, Rita. See you soon. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly back to see their friend, Carlotta the cow. Hey, Carlotta. Petal, Sunny, what brings you guys back today? We just wanted to thank you for showing us your new pasture this morning. Those were more flowers than we've ever seen. And our neighbor bees were delighted by all the pollen gifts we delivered. Isn't that wonderful? Now I'm happy to have been of service, bees. -We'd like to give you a gift as well, Carlotta. -Me? No one's ever given me a gift before. Well, we're about to change all that. [narrator] Much to Carlotta's surprise, Sunny and Petal have prepared a little song for her. -Okay, Petal, are you ready? -Ready? Oh, Carlotta, she's so nice And she's so kind She helped us find pollen And she won't mind If we fly off and don't say thank you' or even please Cause she's happy to give That's how she is Oh, you two have made a song for me, thanks, you guys. That was so beautiful. You were so kind to us earlier, we wanted to do something nice for you too. Oh, you shouldn't have, all I did was show you guys my pasture. That's not all you did, Carlotta, you gave us a tremendous gift and didn't ask for a thing in return. Yeah, and as a result, we were able to share pollen with each and every bee around us. That was all because of your generosity. You're so kind, Carlotta. We love you so much. What did I ever do to have such giving friends? You've always been good to us, Carlotta, kindness comes back around. You guys come back and see me again soon. I'll be easy to find. -Just look for a cow with a big dreamy smile. -[laughter] [narrator] Sunny and Petal returned to the hive to see Queen Buttercup and tell her all they've learned about giving without expecting nothing in return. Sunny, Petal, did you find Carlotta the cow? We sure did, Queen. And we gave her a gift of a soooong. Our own special song we made just for her. Oh my, I bet she was overjoyed. She sure was. The look on her face was priceless. And fulfilling God's plan for us was even more priceless, wasn't it? -Yeah. -Yes. Serving others without being asked, rewards our souls in ways we never imagined. See God created us to be good to one another and when we exercise His plan, we feel better about ourselves. Wow, I understand. Yeah, that's amazing. God sure is great, Queen Buttercup. [chuckles] That He is, Sunny, that He is. -Let's go think of something nice to do tomorrow. -Yeah. I'm so proud of you, my little bees, now get your rest. I'm certain tomorrow will be just as magical as today. Hooray! Praise God. [narrator] With hearts full of gratitude and love for God, little Sunny and Petal fly high to be of the best service they can be. Time to serve, Petal. Let's go, Sunny. Yeah. Woohoo. [jolly music] Today was such a fun day, Sunny, I loved playing in the field. It sure is a nice break from collecting pollen, I'll say that. But we didn't get a lot of pollen today, do you think Queen Buttercup will be upset that we're coming back empty-handed? Hm, nah, we'll just tell her there wasn't much pollen to be found, it's a windy day after all. We'll say it just blew away before we could snag any. -Or, we could say it was too windy to land on any flowers. -Yeah. Then we'll make sure to collect extra pollen tomorrow, to make up for it. Agreed. [jolly music] [narrator] And here is Queen Buttercup, the leader of the colony. She rules the hive with firm, but gentle wings. Sunny, Petal, what have you bees been up to? Are you done collecting pollen for the day? Well, we had a hard time, Queen Buttercup, it's so windy out. We could hardly land on a flower petal to grab any pollen at all. We'll make extra sure we collect more pollen tomorrow to make up for it. My little bees, our other workers informed me that you were playing in the field all day long. -Oh. -Oh. I'm so disappointed that you two decided to lie to me about your day. I think you two are great little worker bees and sometimes even great worker bees need a little time to play. I would've understood if you had told me the truth, but now I'm sad to see I can't always trust what you tell me. Oh, Queen Buttercup, we're so sorry. Yeah, we didn't mean to lie, Queen, honest. I know you didn't, you two have always been among our colony's nicest bees. I just don't know what got into you this time. You spent the day playing and then lied about it. Oh, I feel terrible. So do I, I didn't mean to let myself and everyone around me down. [crying] I didn't mean to hurt anybody, Queen Buttercuuuup. [crying] Me neither. That's what dishonesty and lying do, little bees, they hurt us, as well as the ones we try to deceive. We understand that now. I can see this makes you feel terrible, so I will forgive you two, but I'd like it very much if you got together with your hive-mate, Lanny. He can perhaps shed some light on the power of moral purity and a clear conscience. My little bees, you feel badly for a reason. If you're truly sorry, this can be a lesson well learned. We'll go right now, Queen. Yes, we want to make it right. Go on then, my Sunny and Petal. I'll speak to you both when you return. [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to meet up with Lanny, the bee, to learn why moral purity and a clear conscience are so important. Hi, Lanny, I don't know if you've heard. About you guys lying to Queen Buttercup? Yeah, I heard about it. Oh great, now the whole hive will think we can't be trusted. Well, you did tell a lie. But we didn't mean it. We usually work hard every day. It's not like we lie all the time. Yeah, we just started playing and lost track of time. And we didn't want the Queen to think we were lazy. But you were lazy. I know but-- Wouldn't it have been better to fess up and tell the truth? Just say that you made a mistake? Yes. Yes. Remember that through God, confession makes all forgiveness possible, for the Lord said: "Happy is the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked, nor takes his stand with sinners, nor sits among the scoffers but delights in the law of the Lord. And day and night he meditates on it for he is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in due season, whose leaf never withers, and all that he does prospers." He said that? Yes, but He also said: "Not so the wicked. They are like the chaff driven by the wind so the wicked shall not rise up at the judgment, nor sinners where the righteous are gathered, for the Lord directs the way of the righteous but the way of the wicked leads to ruin." God, said that? Oh boy, we are in trouble. [laughs] Well, here's always a way to get things right in the eyes of God, little ones. -There is? -Why don't you guys go see our old friend the gentle Daffodil? I bet he'll have some kind of words of advice for you. Up, up and away. [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to see their good friend, Daffodil, the bull. Hey, Daffodil. How's it mooing? It's mooooing okay, little bees. Long-time no see. Long time. Daffodil, we have done something bad and Lanny sent us to talk with you. Yeah, he hopes you can help us get right with God. Oh-oh, sure, what's going on? Well, Sunny and I, we kind of... um-- We blew off our pollen collecting duties and then lied about it to Queen Buttercup. Geeze, you make us sound so bad. We were bad, Petal, I can see that now. Oh my, I always thought you two were good little bees. See, our reputation is going to be mud from now on. Well, that isn't necessarily so, Petal. While Sunny's right, what you two did was wrong, the great thing about our faith is that God, in His infinite wisdom, forgives. Even for two lying bees who don't deserve a second chance? [laughing] Oh, Petal. In God's eyes we all deserve and get a second chance if we want one. "God blesses the home of him who does right." So it says in the Bible. Surely, He scoffs at the scoffers, but to the modest, He ever shows favor. Wow. Wow. Now why don't you bees follow me? I have something I think you'd like to see. [narrator] As a result of their genuine sorrow and regret for the mistake they made, Daffodil and Bull leads the little bees to a pollen packed field of flowers. Here you go, bees. This field has been untouched all week. These flowers should be chock full of yummy pollen. No way, can we take some? You can take all that you can carry. -Really? -Uh-huh. I can clearly see that you two regret the choice you made earlier and that your dishonest actions are weighing heavily on your little wings. Yes, they do. Well, don't worry little bees, God forgives you and he welcomes your honesty. Oh, Daffodil, we can't thank you enough. We'll be honest and upstanding from now on. Always in His name. That's a promise. I feel so relieved. -I'll tell you, Petal, this beats lying anytime. -Sure does. Lying feels grummy, but having a clear conscience feels great. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal returned to the hive to see Queen Buttercup and tell her all they've learned about moral purity and clear consciences. Well, did you learn anything valuable today, my sweet bees? We sure did, Queen Buttercup. We learned that moral purity and a clean conscience are both more important than we know. They're the best way to honor ourselves, our loved ones, and God. Sunny, Petal, I'm so proud of you two. You've shown you can learn from your mistakes and be better bees because of them. We understand now, Queen, and we won't make the same mistake again. -Oh, and we have a little surprise for the hive. -A surprise? Yes, after we told Daffodil what we did and how sorry we were about it, he led us to a flower field full of pollen. -We collected our pollen for the day and then some. -How wonderful. See the blessed things that can occur when we follow the Lord's plan. We do, Queen. We'll never stray again, Queen. We love you and we love God too. -You can count on us. -Oh, my lovely little bees. You've made me very proud today, very proud indeed. [jolly music] [narrator] Buzzing full of gratitude with love for God, little Sunny and Petal head out with clear consciousness and pure hearts. Oh, I feel great, Petal. So do I, Sunny. Praise God. Wohoo! [narrator] It's a warm and sunny day in the country and little bees Sunny and Petal are flying back to their brand new beehive after a forest fire destroyed their old one. Sunny, we did it. All of us bees banded together today and built ourselves a brand new hive. Bee power! No nasty old forest fire can keep our colony down, Petal. Us bees will always rise. Go, Bee Team [laughs]. [laugh] [narrator] And here is the famous Queen Buttercup. Her colony has seen peril more than once during her ten years as leader, but just like always, she guides her bees through troubles with faith and grace. Hi, Queen Buttercup. -Hey, Queen. -Sunny, Petal, I want to commend you on a job well done today. I'm so, so proud of you my little hard workers. Praise be to God that we're blessed with young bees as reliable as you two. [laughs] Flattery will get you everywhere, Queen. No need to thank us. We're honored to serve you, our Queen and God, our creator. Oh, my wonderful, little ones you should think about teaching a Sunday class in the new hive for even littler ones, they could learn a thing or two from your resilience and resolve. Hmm, maybe we will. It'll be a privilege to help guide small bees. Yeah, and we could give them lots of homework to keep them occupied. [laughs] Now, now, Sunny, let's not get carried away. You've learned a very important lesson today. With the unfortunate loss of our old hive, we could have given up and scattered our colony to the wind, but we didn't. No way. We love our colony. We all do, Petal, but love sometimes is not enough for creatures to bounce back from misfortune and failure. Sometimes faith and perseverance are required to regain what we had before our hardship. I see. We had faith that we could keep our colony together and we persevered in building our new home quickly. And now we're stronger than we were before the fire. Exactly and part of exercising strength is helping others who've been subjected to misfortune. Our friend Butterbean is also having difficulty as his barn burned in the forest fire. Oh no, we need to check on him. Yeah, we need to find him and make sure he's okay. That's the spirit. Godspeed, my little ones. I look forward to hearing how Butterbean handled his bad luck. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to meet up with Hoothoot who can lead then to Butterbean's barn. Hoothoot, did you hear about Butterbean? I did. Have you spoken to him? Is he okay? He's feeling down right now, but his faith is strong. Well, faith is half the battle. Let's go see him. Maybe we can help his mindset. Or maybe we can help him rebuild. Us bees never quit. Go, Bee Team [laughs]. I'm sure Butterbean will be happy to see you two. But how do we find him, Hoothoot? Easy, just follow the sun all the way to Marsh-Marsh pond, then take a sharp right and voil, you'll find Butterbean. That's his favorite spot. That's where he goes to relax. Alright, let's go. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal beat their little wings ever so quickly to go see their good friend Butterbean the pig. Butterbean, we're so sorry to hear about your barn. We lost our hive. But we rebuilt and now our hive is bigger and better. Oh, that's nice. I'm happy for you, guys. Hey, Butterbean, don't be so sad. It's not so bad. You still have your health and we're still your friends. And God still loves you. For sure. We can always count on Him, no matter what. Through good times and bad. Especially bad. So I hear. I love my barn, it was all I had. Oh, come on, Butterbean. Cheer up buddy, it isn't so bad that it can't be fixed. Petal's right, Butterbean. Overcoming great difficulties is but one of the gifts God has given us. And with faith in Him, we can find the strength needed to bounce back after failure or misfortune. Yeah? How so? We can tell you a story, Butterbean. I think it will explain what we mean much better than two little bees like us ever could with all our buzzing. What do you say? Oh well, alright. Once upon a time, a great fire destroyed all of Jerusalem. Oh no! Unfortunately, yes. So deciding to rebuild the city's great wall, God's people were widely ridiculed and disparaged, but after 52 days, the new wall was finished. Nations around the world watched in awe and fear for they knew the power of God had a hand in Jerusalem's rebuilding. Wow! In time, through God's grace, Jerusalem was restored to a place even greater than its former glory. Then the singers sang loudly and the people offered many sacrifices that day and rejoiced for God had given them great cause for joy. The women and children rejoiced too so that the cries of joy at Jerusalem were heard far away. Double wow, I'm inspired. Now that's how we handle failure. But then how can I rebuild my barn? I'm just one pig, one lonely, roly-poly, chubby little pig. Hey, don't talk about yourself like that, Butterbean. We are all perfect in God's eyes. He made us for a reason and we possess all the tools we need for our own success. Why don't we go find the materials to rebuild, Butterbean? There's no sense standing around crying about things that happened. Springing into action will make you feel better and it's also the best way to honor God's investment in us. Okay, if you think so. [jolly music] [narrator] Butterbean goes along with Sunny and Petal in an effort to feel better about things. It doesn't happen right away, but when it does, he starts feeling better and better. Alright, Butterbean, you can collect some timber and we will glue it together using some of our bee wax. -We're going to build a cute little barn for you. -We will? Yes, having faith and working hard towards your goal helps you achieve anything you set your mind to. It sure does and when we use the gifts He's given us, God smiles on us too. -You know, guys, I can see now everything is going to be okay. -Yes. And maybe it can be an even better barn than your old one, like our hive. We lost everything, rolled with the punches, and rolled up our sleeves, and came back even stronger. Sometimes God lets things happen for a reason, Butterbean. And while it may not be apparent at that time, there's a valuable lesson waiting for us. You know I think you bees are right, maybe this new barn will be better for me and all the other pigs too. By my calculations, the square footage of some of the timber I saw lying around is three times the size of my old place. You'll have more room to stretch out and you'll be able to house more of your buddies. I do love company, yay. Thanks for stopping by, you guys. I don't know what I'd have done without you, I was really down in the dumps. Which isn't a bad place for a pig to be generally. A different kind of dumps. [laughter] Got you. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal returned to the hive to see Queen Buttercup and tell her all they've learned about dealing with adversity. Hi, Queen. Petal, Sunny, you're back so soon. How did it go? Wonderfully, Queen. We helped Butterbean build a brand new barn and it's bigger than his last one. It was great. 22 new pigs came to check it out and they all fit inside. 22? That's so nice. I bet they're over the moon. No, those are cows that jump over the moon, Queen. We also learned quite a bit about dealing with life surprises and failures. Really? Do tell. Well, Jerusalem wasn't built in a day, but it was destroyed in a day and with everyone's dedication, vigilance, and hard work, the citizens went to work and rebuilt the city. And It was even better than before. Life might knock us down a time or two but God has instilled in each one of us the strength and knowledge to pick ourselves up and keep going. And It's in those challenging times that we learn more about ourselves and Him. Making us stronger and better prepared. And wiser. [laughs] I'm so, so proud of you, Sunny and Petal, as always. [jolly music] [narrator] Full of gratitude and love for God, little Sunny and Petal go forth ready for anything the day holds in store. Let's fly. Success is great, but failure is not scary, Petal. No shame in our game, Sunny. Amen. Amen. [music] [narrator] It's another great day in the country and little bees Sunny and Petal are flying back to their hive after helping other worker bees build their own hive. Sunny, it feels so good to help other bees. With our population numbers still declining all over the world, us bees need all the help we can get. That's true, Petal and it doesn't take much to help others and have a positive effect. Just say you'll do it and keep your word. Easy. I know, right? Come on, let's see what the Queen's up to today. [jolly music] [narrator] Don't look now, it's Queen Buttercup, the widely loved and revered leader of Sunny and Petal's hive. Hey, Queen Buttercup, how are things? Honestly, they've been better, Sunny. Oh no, what's wrong, my Queen? It's Cluckity Cluck, she promised Bailey she'd play with him today. You know how they both like to run. Anyway, she hasn't been around and poor Bailey is very upset. What do you think happened? Is Cluckity sick? No, she's fine as far as I know, Petal. Huh, why do you think she would leave old Bailey in the lurch? I think she just forgot, Sunny. Forgot? That sure seems inconsiderate. Yeah, sounds like Bailey had his heart set on it. He did, Petal, he really did. Alas, it didn't happen. Maybe she's on her way. She ran late or something. The day is almost over now. It'll be dark soon and the chickens will settle into their coops for the night. Oh well. Maybe we can find Cluckity Cluck, Queen. We'll get to the bottom of this and see what happened. Maybe Bailey can still get some good playing in today after all. Would you? Oh my noble little bees, I know it would mean so much to Bailey. We're on it. Away we go. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly double-time to find Bailey the dog, who's still smarting from his ignored play date. Hi, Bailey. Hey, Bailey, how goes it, buddy? Uh, not great. It's been a lousy day. How are you, guys? We were good until Queen Buttercup told us about your play date with Cluckity Cluck. -Ooo, what play date? -We heard. I bet there's a good reason it didn't happen, though. Maybe Cluckity Cluck got sick. Or slept in. With the way Reggie the rooster crows every morning, I doubt it. He's loud enough to wake up a stone. Well, maybe she laid an egg. Or three. Or maybe she just forgot about me. [sighs] Oh, Bailey, I'm sure there's a simple reason Cluckity no-showed. We're just sure of it. It doesn't matter. I guess I'll just get ready for bed. I'm getting tired anyway of waiting around all day for nothing. Hey, let's give Cluckity the benefit of the doubt, huh? Remember that time our foot got stuck in the ivy branches? Or the time she thought she could fly and got stuck in that big oak tree? When she was afraid to jump? Or that time she tripped over the duck eggs and broke them? The ducks were so mad, but then we gave her some bee wax so she could stick them back together again. You, guys, [chuckles] thanks for trying to cheer me up, but it's just disappointing, that's all. You think you know someone and then something like this happens. I know dogs and chickens aren't supposed to have a lot in common anyway, but Cluckity has been a good friend. I guess she just doesn't feel the same way. Hey, Bailey, before you turn in for the night, what do you say we find Cluckity and see what's going on? No, she obviously doesn't want to see me. -I'm just a dog after all. -Oh come on, Bailey. You're our friend. We love you and we're sure Cluckity loves you too just as much as we do. -I don't know. -Will you wait up for us? Maybe we'll discover a reason that'll make you feel better. Yeah, we don't want to see you go to sleep so bummed out, buddy. Oh, okay. Yay! Yay! We'll be back soon, Bailey. Wait up for us. [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly out to see Cluckity Cluck and ask what happened to her plans with Bailey. Sunny, Petal, hey, guys. It's kind of late in the day for you to be out, isn't it? Glad you noticed, Cluckity Cluck. -We're here for a friend. -Oh yeah? Who's your friend? -Bailey the dog. -Really? I haven't seen him in a dog's age, we need to catch up. Whenever I go up there we play like crazy. Funny you mentioned that, Cluckity, because we heard you were supposed to go out and play today. Today? No, we talked about playing on Thursday. Cluck, today is Thursday. What? No way? Time in the coop just flies. I missed out on a play date? I bet Bailey is so upset. Is he okay? Oh I feel terrible. I promised. What can I do? How about you come back with us and apologize to Bailey? Okay, that's the least I can do. Alright, let's go. [narrator] Sunny and Petal lead Cluckity Cluck to Bailey the dog to make sure things are set straight for these two great friends. Hi, Bailey, how are you, buddy? Hi, Cluckity Cluck. I want to apologize for skipping out on our playdate today, I forgot what day it was. Really? Oh, I was looking forward to it. I thought you didn't want to be my friend anymore. What? Bailey, no. I cherish our friendship, I would never. Oh, I mess up everything, I'm just a dumb chicken. Hey, don't say that, Cluckity, you're my friend. You still want to be my friend after I left you high and dry? Sure I do, I'm a dog, we are loyal to the end. Oh, Bailey, I don't deserve you. Hey, you want to play tomorrow? Wait, that's Friday, right? Yep. Yes, I do. Well, Petal, it looks like our work is done here. It sure does, Sunny. Come on, it will be dark soon. I want to grab a pollen snack before bed. [jolly music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal returned to the hive to see Queen Buttercup and tell her all about what they've learned about keeping promises we make. Queen Buttercup, you're still awake. I am indeed, Petal. I wanted to see how it went for you two out there. Were you able to find Cluckity Cluck? We sure were. -And? -And it's all fixed, Queen, no hard feelings. -Oh? -Cluckity forgot what day it was. She what? I swear that chicken would forget her own beak if it wasn't attached. [laughter] We definitely learned one thing though, it's important to keep the promises we make. Yeah, for ourselves, our friends, and God, who keeps track of everything we do and every choice we make. That's right, Petal. The Bible tells us that God promised the old man Abraham more descendants than there are stars in the sky, and he kept his promise. God leads by example. God keeps his promises and so should we. Always. That's right, Sunny. Well, right now, I plan to keep my promise to grab a pollen snack before bed. Is that so, young lady? [laughter] [music] [narrator] With souls brimming with faith and love for God, little Sunny and Petal set out to spread His word far and wide. Praise God, Petal. Always and forever, Sunny. Woohoo! Woohoo! [music] What a great day it's been, Sunny. And it's only getting started. You got that right, Petal and there's no one I'd rather spend it with than you. Thanks, buddy. [music] [narrator] And here is the leader of the hive, Queen Buttercup. Despite Sunny and Petal's day of adventuring, she has a mission waiting for them. Sunny, Petal, I'm glad you're back. We have a dilemma. What's that? Like a rash? No, it's not a rash, Sunny. A dilemma is as a situation in which a difficult decision must be made. Oh no, what's going on, Queen Buttercup? Well, Chomps the mouse has made Felipo the elephant feel terrible. I think poor Felipo could use some friendly cheer if you two don't mind. Oh my, thanks for thinking of us, Queen. Are you kidding? You two bees are the cheeriest we have here in the hive. You can bring rays of sunshine to the rainiest day. We should be magicians. Magicians for God. I wonder if that pays well. I'm sure it would pay your soul just fine, Sunny, but right now, what we need most is to cheer Filippo up. We're on it, Queen. Yeah, you can count on us. Let's go Petal, up, up and away! [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to find their friend Filippo and see why Chomps made him feel bad. There he is. Hey, big guy, how's your trunk swinging? It's not. How are you, guys? Oh, Filippo, what's wrong? Chomps said something mean to me, it made me feel pretty bad. I thought we were friends. You are friends, Filippo. Sometimes friends say things off the cuff or off the trunk if you will. Yeah, I bet Chomps didn't mean it, whatever it was. I bet he didn't even think it'd make you feel bad. He said I was a big, dumb, floppy-eared slowpoke. Well, That's kind of hard to misunderstand. Yeah, that's a tough one. I feel bad just hearing it. See? I don't know what I did to deserve that. Well, I kind of do. What do you mean, Filippo? I accidentally stepped on Chomps tail while we were walking in the field. -Ouch. -I'm a lot bigger than him, so it kind of hurt. But you didn't mean it, Filippo. -It was an accident. -Absolutely, I'd never hurt a friend on purpose, much less Chomps. We've always gotten along great. And that's no small feat for a mouse and an elephant. Chomps does have small "feet", doesn't he? [chuckles] Don't tell him that though, he's sensitive about it. There's no telling what he'd say back. Why don't you go talk to Chomps, Filippo? He can't stay upset forever. I bet he comes around. Oh, I'm afraid to. He didn't want to talk at all the way he stormed off. But it's been a little while. I bet Petal's right and he's calmed down a lot since then. Won't you guys go and see him? Maybe he'll come around if you talk to him. Let's go. [jolly music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal fly to find Chomps, who's still sorely from having his tail stepped on. Hi, Chomps, how's it going? It's been better. That big head, goofball Filippo squashed my tail. Hmm, your tail looks fine to me, Chomps. Yeah? Try smashing it with an elephant foot, see how it feels. Oh, Chomps, I know that couldn't have felt very good, but Filippo didn't mean it. Hrr puff... Cheese balls. She's right, Chomps and we heard what you said to Filippo. It made him feel terrible. Good, he should feel terrible after what he did to me. But it was an accident. He still wants to be your friend. He should have thought of that before he squashed my tail. Oh boy, Chomps, is there no way you can find it in you to forgive poor Filippo? No, no, and no! Alright, Chomps, let me tell you a story that might change your mind. Once upon a time Peter came to see Jesus and said, "Master, how often am I to let my brother wrong me and forgive him? Seven times?" Jesus said to him: "I tell you, not 7 times, but 70 times 7." Wait, 70 times 7? That's 490 times, ouch. You want me to let Filippo stomp on my tail 490 times? No, Chomps, but God does since forgiveness of our brothers and sisters is one of His strong mandates. And using tongues for good as opposed to making those around us feel bad is another. I don't want to go against God's teachings, I just want Filippo to feel bad about what he did. But Wanting to make Filippo feel bad does go against God, Chomps. Yeah, it's one thing to get crabby because someone unintentionally hurt us, but it's another thing to attack them because of it. Sometimes our words can hurt much worse than a foot on a tail. And Filippo's hurting, Chomps. He misses his friend and feels really bad about what happened today. You might think about forgiving him. After all, isn't it better to have a good friend who isn't perfect... None of us are. ...than a perfect enemy? Mmm, oh okay, you're right. I don't want to defy God or lose my friend. Can we go apologize to Filippo? Yes! Yes! [music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal join Chomps who's tail feels much better, mind you to see Filippo and apologize for his harsh words. Hey, Filippo, we brought someone to see you. You might remember this little guy. Hi, big fella. Chomps, how's your tail? Oh, it's fine, Filippo. -I'm a resilient mouse. -That's good. I'm glad to see you're okay. You're a good friend, Filippo. I don't want to lose you over a silly mistake like stepping on my tail [sarcastic chuckle]. Really? Really, I missed you, your big lug. I missed you too, Chomps. Well, Petal, looks like our work is done here. No, Sunny, looks like God's work is done here. Hear, hear! [jolly music] [narrator] Sunny and Petal return to the hive to see Queen Buttercup and tell her all they've learned about the power of our words for good or bad. Sunny, Petal, how did it go? Were you able to find Filippo? We sure were, Queen, and Chomps too. Yeah, and they made up. They're the best of friends again. Praise be. You two are my little miracle workers. We just try our best to serve God to the best of our abee-lity. Oh boy, you're such a goofball sometimes, Sunny. Now, now, Petal, remember what you've learned today about the power of words. Oh yeah, sorry, Sunny. Well, my little ones, you can rest assured God is very proud of you. You both serve His will so dutifully and you make our hive a wonderful place to live. Our pleasure, Queen. Anytime we're needed by anyone, we'll be there. Hmm, we sound like superheroes. We should come up with a name. Bee Squad? Hmm, what about Bee Team? Go, Bee Team! -I got one, how about BibleBees? -Love it. Oh, guys whatever your superhero names, you'll always be little Sunny and Petal to me. -Oh, Queen Buttercup. -We're so happy you're our queen. We love you so much. I love you too, little ones. Go on now, time to catch the last of the sun's rays and collect a little more pollen before the day is over. Alright. Yes, ma'am. [music] [narrator] With hearts full of gratitude and love for God, little Sunny and Petal fly out to collect sweet pollen for their hive. Time to fly, Petal. Soar high, Sunny. Always. Yay! [music] Another day is dawning A new song on the air A brand new hope is forming Adventure take me there It's a new day for me I feel it in my bones, I feel alive I am set free It's a new day for me And nothing in this world Will interfere This is my year I've been watching Closely now I've been looking for a sign And I can feel inside of me That this season is by Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Feel so good to feel alive The sun upon my face I tell you this Will be the year That I will find my place So look out world 'Cause here I come I'm coming for you fast |
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