Fighting Bullying – Daisy Chain
Ecco come l’attore, scrittore e regista australiano Galvin Scott Davis ha pensato di aiutare il figlio vittima di bullismo, creando Daisy Chain, la bellissima favola poi diventata un delizioso corto di animazione, impreziosito dalla voce narrante di Kate Winslet.
This is the story of a very thoughtful little girl, Buttercup Bree, who loved making lovely daisy chains. One day she went to the playground, hoping to share her daisy chains with other children, but she found that the playground was no longer a joyful place: everything was broken and disused. She tried to bring some cheer with her chains and somehow this worked. However, she was soon surrounded by jealous bullies who had a nasty plan. They broke her chains and held her to the ground while making fun of her and taking pictures that they pinned to the trees all around. But then a little boy called Benjamin arrived. He helped Buttercup fight her fears.
“Don’t cry,” he said “you’re strong. It’s not their fault. They just don’t know. They’ve not been taught. We’re different, special, you and me, the world just seems to disagree.” He held a dandelion up and shared it with the sky. “You’re not alone,” he added “so don’t be scared. A problem halved is one that’s shared.”
The next day Buttercup decided to go back to the playground to show the bullies what sharing can do and help them see the world as new. With her beautiful daisy chains she fixed the slide, the roundabout and the swings and turned the playground into a dream place.
When the bullies came back, she faced them. “Don’t follow those that break the rules,” she told them “you’ll only make a chain of fools. Sharing isn’t meant to hurt. It’s meant to help, not dish the dirt.”
The bullies looked around, saw how beautiful the playground had become thanks to Buttercup and felt a sting of shame. The brave little girl was right, there was room enough for all of them, so they asked Buttercup if they could join the game. Just then her new friend, Benjamin, arrived. He touched her face and said: “Look at how you’ve changed this place”.
Daisy Chain è il seguito di un’altra meravigliosa storia creata da Davis il cui protagonista è proprio Benjamin: Dandelion. Assolutamente da non perdere! j
