Video - New Neighbors, New Friends: Embracing Differences in Green Valley
### The Tale of Tilly and Tom: A Story About Embracing Differences #### Chapter 1: The New Neighbor In the peaceful village of Green Valley, there lived a cheerful girl named Tilly. Tilly was known for her golden curls and sparkling blue eyes. She loved to play with her friends, bake cookies with her grandmother, and read books under the old oak tree in her backyard. One sunny morning, a moving truck arrived at the house next door. Tilly watched curiously as a new family unpacked their belongings. Among them was a boy around her age with a shy smile and dark, curly hair. His name was Tom. #### Chapter 2: The First Encounter Eager to make a new friend, Tilly ran over to introduce herself. "Hi, I'm Tilly. Welcome to Green Valley!" she said brightly. Tom looked down at his shoes and mumbled, "Hi, I'm Tom." He seemed nervous and a bit withdrawn, different from Tilly's outgoing nature. Tilly noticed this but decided to be patient. "Would you like to come over and play with my friends and me later?" she asked. Tom nodded hesitantly. "Okay." #### Chapter 3: The Differences Later that day, Tom joined Tilly and her friends at the park. As they played, Tilly noticed that Tom preferred to sit quietly and watch rather than participate in their noisy games. When they played tag, he stood to the side. When they climbed trees, he stayed on the ground, gazing up at the branches. Tilly’s friends began to whisper among themselves. "Why doesn’t Tom play with us?" asked Jake. "He’s different," said Lucy. "Maybe he doesn’t like us." Tilly felt a pang of sadness. She didn’t want Tom to feel left out.