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Franklin Tv #05: Franklin's Helps Out

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Good book. It shows that helping is nice and kind, but sometimes overhelping isn't. Like when Franklin was doing everything for Snail because he thought Snail couldnt do it. That hurt Snails feelings. Often people do that with those with disabilities or elderly people because they think they cannot do anything by themselves...so they are babied.

In this story Franklin helps out his friend snail. Franklin assumes snail wants his help and leaves snail feeling helpless, dependent and frustrated. A excellent story illustrating how helpful intentions may not be wanted and how the person on the receiving end feels about it.

Franklin and his friends are going on a searh through the woods to find interseting things and bring them back to share with the class. Snail and Franklin set out with the rest of the group, everyone is finding things, except for Snail. Franklin seems to be doing everything for Snail, and this makes Snail feel very helpless, and very angry. He is trying to do things on his own, and he keeps getting interuppted. Snail finally gets up the nerve to tell Franklin that he can do things by himself. Franklin gets hurt by thins and doesn't really understand, but his friends help him understand when they show him what Snail can do. Franklin understands, and feels bad. He tells Snail he is sorry, and trys to help Snail from now on only when he feels he really needs help.