The Badger's Kindness Club
The Badger's Kindness Club
Barnaby Badger was, to put it mildly, a grump. He lived alone in a burrow beneath the oldest oak in Sunny Meadow, and his days consisted mostly of complaining about the brightness of the sun, the loudness of the birds, and the general bothersomeness of his neighbors. One particularly dreary morning, Barnaby was interrupted by a flyer stuck to his door. It announced a new "Kindness Club" forming in Sunny Meadow. Barnaby scoffed. Kindness? Preposterous!
However, something about the idea nagged at him. Maybe it was the sheer absurdity of it, or perhaps a tiny, buried spark ofâŠsomething else. Whatever the reason, Barnaby found himself at the first meeting, held in Mrs. Higgins' cozy bakery. To his surprise, the room was filled with animals of all sorts: squirrels, rabbits, even a family of hedgehogs. Mrs. Higgins, a plump and cheerful dormouse, beamed at everyone. "Welcome, everyone! The Kindness Club is all about spreading joy and doing good deeds for one another, secretly!"
- Preposterous:
- Absurd; ridiculous.
- Anonymous:
- Not identified by name; unknown.
- Goodwill:
- Kindness; friendly feeling.
- absurdity:
- the state or quality of being completely ridiculous, unreasonable, or nonsensical
- recipient:
- an individual who receives something, such as a gift or an act of kindness
- acknowledgment:
- an act or gesture showing that someone or something has been noticed or recognized
- genuine:
- sincere, honest, and truly felt rather than forced or fake
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- 1Why was Barnaby Badger considered a grumpy character?
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âThe Badger's Kindness Clubâ is a fiction reading passage about Friendship, written for Middle School. It takes about 4 minutes to read (534 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.