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Juni

TRY AGAIN

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01 Opening

02 Juni

Juni is a little green frog with strong, springy legs. Juni loves to hop in Plan Park.

03 Juni

One day, Pim was stacking blocks up high. Wobble, wobble — CRASH! The tower fell down. Pim's lip went wobbly too. "I can't," Pim said, quietly.

04 Juni

Juni hopped over, soft and kind. "A wobble is okay," said Juni. "It just means we try again. Watch me!" Juni jumped for a leaf. Missed! Juni jumped again. Missed! Juni took a breath, and jumped once more — got it!

05 Closing

Pim watched, then tried the tower again. Slow this time. One block, two blocks, three — it stood! Pim beamed. Juni's little rhyme is: "If it's tricky, try again."

That is Juni's brave secret. When something does not work, it is not the end. Take a breath, and try again. A wobble is just a step on the way.

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

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Narrator: From Spark and Anvil and Planpals — this is Juni, in chapter 1 of the Planpals cast.
Narrator: This drama uses an AI-generated voice. Voiced via Gemini 2.5.
Narrator: In Plan Park, Bud was building a tall tower of blocks. He put one on top — and wobble, wobble, CRASH. It fell down.
Bud: It fell! I can't do it!
Narrator: Juni sat down beside him. Juni never gives up.
Juni: It's okay that it fell. That happens. Let's take a big breath. Ready? Innnn... and ouuut.
Bud: Okay...
Juni: Now we try again. Maybe a wider bottom this time, so it's nice and steady.
Narrator: So Bud tried again — a wide bottom, then up, up, up. And this time, the tower stood tall.
Juni: You did it! If the first try is tricky, we just try again.
Bud: If it's tricky, try again!
Narrator: And the tower stood tall and proud. That's Juni, in Plan Park.
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.

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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 “If it's tricky, …” and stop. Let them finish it.

Then say the whole line together: “If it's tricky, try again.”.

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

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