Play HelpPals

Suri

Loading audio…

Press play to listen along. The line being read lights up as you go.

Show full transcript

Loading transcript…

01 Opening

02 Suri

Suri is a little chipmunk with round striped cheeks and bright, busy eyes. Suri lives in the Helping Garden with Ozzie and friends.

03 Suri

Suri had a big basket of berries — so many berries! Her cheeks were full and her basket was full. Nearby, a small friend had none, and looked a little sad.

04 Suri

Ozzie noticed and gave Suri a gentle look. Suri looked at her big basket, then at her hungry friend. "I have lots," said Suri. "I can share a little."

05 Closing

Suri scooped some berries into her friend's paws. Her friend's face lit up like a sunny day! And Suri felt happy too — sharing had made her heart feel bigger. Suri's little rhyme is: "When you have lots, share a little."

That is Suri's cheerful secret. When your basket is full and a friend's is empty, you can share a little. Sharing does not make you have less — it makes the whole garden happier.

Hear it as an audio drama

A short play starring Suri, from HelpPals. Different voices, same idea. Listen any time after you read.

Loading audio…

Read the drama script

Narrator: From Spark and Anvil and Helppals — this is Suri, in chapter 1 of the Helppals cast.
Narrator: This drama uses an AI-generated voice. Voiced via Gemini 2.5.
Narrator: In the Helping Garden, Suri had a big basket of red berries. So many berries! Her friend Pea had none at all.
Pea: I didn't find any berries today...
Narrator: Suri looked at her big basket, and then at Pea.
Suri: I have lots and lots. You have none. When you have plenty, you can share a little.
Narrator: Suri put a handful of berries into Pea's hands.
Pea: For me? Thank you, Suri!
Suri: Now we can BOTH have a berry snack. Sharing makes your day brighter — and mine too!
Suri: Say it with me, Pea.
Pea: When you have lots, share a little!
Narrator: And they ate their berries side by side. That's Suri, in the Helping Garden.
Narrator: You've been listening to a Spark and Anvil chapter, written by the Spark and Anvil writing team for ages 9 to 14.
Narrator: Apps stay free forever.
Narrator: Curriculum aligned to Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.
Narrator: Released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 for educational reuse. Visit Spark and Anvil for the full transcript.

Reading together with a grown-up? A card for the grown-up

For the grown-up: ask one question, then wait. When they answer, add one word to what they said. Tap the button when they have said something — that is one turn each, a circle. Nothing is recorded or kept.

Let them finish it

Say “When you have lots, share …” and stop. Let them finish it.

Then say the whole line together: “When you have lots, share a little.”.

Now wait. Count slowly to five in your head. Their answer is worth the quiet.

Circles together: 0