The Hat Flies Away
The child is playing with his hat on the prairie; a strong wind snatches it away.
- Look at the child's face. How does he feel when the hat flies away?
- Where do you think the wind will take the hat?
wind, prairie, hat
A young child chases a runaway cowboy hat across the prairie, passing a sad scarecrow and a tired farmer, until the hat lands on a lonely calf at the county fair—teaching the child to see and care for others' needs.
The child is playing with his hat on the prairie; a strong wind snatches it away.
wind, prairie, hat
The hat rolls past a scarecrow in a field. The child runs after it, but notices the scarecrow has no hat and looks sad.
scarecrow, sad, ignore
The hat continues through a wheat field, passing a farmer fixing a fence. The farmer's hat is old and torn. The child runs past, glancing at the farmer.
farmer, torn, need
The hat lands on a calf at the county fair. The calf is shivering and looks lonely. The child arrives and sees his hat on the calf.
calf, shiver, choice
The child approaches the calf, gently pats it, and decides to leave the hat on the calf. The calf looks warm and happy.
kindness, share, warmth
The child walks away from the fair, hatless, across the prairie. In the distance, the scarecrow now has a hat (maybe the farmer gave it one?) and the farmer is smiling. The child looks back at the calf with the red hat, smiling.
content, change, help
