To Have and Give Not

Ned the Beaver: Hello everyone. Nat the Beaver here for Paws and Tales. Oh, we have such good news to tell you.
Tiffany Rockler: What are you doing in here, Ned?
Ned the Beaver: Tiffany, what Why are you
Tiffany Rockler: I just heard that Dave Carl has written the first Paws and Tales book. Am I correct?
Ned the Beaver: Yes. I I mean only if you want that to be true. Of course it's true. What Why are you here?
Tiffany Rockler: I am here to promote the book, of course.
Ned the Beaver: Really? You want to help?
Tiffany Rockler: Of course. I want everyone to read this book and learn about repentance and about the mean old vulture that tries to get Stacy mad at the club and how Crocket and Smidge take care of the men they call the Shovels. What could be better than all of that?
Ned the Beaver: Wow, color me surprised. I didn't think you would be interested in this.
Tiffany Rockler: Ned Cleaver, I am nothing if not a team player.
Ned the Beaver: Not exactly how I would describe you.
Tiffany Rockler: So if all you listeners can hear me now, I want you to all go out and get your own copy of the Overcomers, the very first Paws and Tales book ever.
Ned the Beaver: Amazing, Tiffany. I just did not expect
Tiffany Rockler: I'm buying 100 copies myself, so the very least you could do is get one.
Ned the Beaver: Okay. We We We try not to be mean to the audience. Thank you for stopping by, Tiffany Rockler, on behalf of the very first Paws and Tales book ever, the Overcomers.
Tiffany Rockler: Go right now to paws and tales.org and buy it now.
Ned the Beaver: Kind of mean right there. Um, let's stop the tape. I don't feel safe. Stop the tape, Joel.
Tiffany Rockler: We will stop the tape when I say stop tape.
Narrator: Welcome to the world of Paws and Tales. Wild Mountain can be a pretty dangerous place. If you stay on the trail and stick with me, there's adventures to be had there, too.
Marsha: Come on, CJ, jump.
CJ: It's too far.
Marsha: It wasn't too far for me.
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Stacy: Okay, everyone got their money?
Ned the Beaver: Uh-huh. I got 73 cents.
Stacy: Wow, good job, Ned. I've got 53 cents.
Goose: Um, here's mine, 40 cents exactly. Well, I know this will come as a shocker, but I only made 17 cents. I wish I had more. Weasels have never been very good at making money.
Stacy: Oh, it's okay, Goose. You did good. I've got 45 cents, and with what we had before, that makes $3.12.
Goose: Woohoo.
Ned the Beaver: Hey, not bad.
Stacy: As we planned, we'll keep working and turning in empty bottles until we have $5, and then we'll be able to buy the telescope.
Goose: As club treasurer, I can assure you that this money will never leave my side.
Ned the Beaver: Hey, we better get home. There's a storm coming in, and my dad says that it's going to be a whopper.
Stacy: Okay. Club dismissed.
Goose: I hate it when you do that. If you knew about treasures, you'd know that they always end meetings like that.
CJ: I hate it when she does that.
Goose: Better run or you'll get wet. Bye.
Ned the Beaver: See ya.
Goose: See ya all tomorrow.
Narrator: As is often the case, Goose got herself a little distracted on the way home, and she got so wet from the rain she couldn't get any wetter. She just strolled along the river in the rain and played.
Goose: What's that? Something's looking all shiny there. What is Oh, it's a coin. Oh, but a hole in the middle. Oh, pirate coins have a hole in the middle. Oh, I found a bag of pirate coins. I'm rich. Rich. Okay, I need money. Going straight home.
Stacy: It kept me up all night with the blowing and things crashing around.
Marsha: Stacy, look at that one.
Stacy: CJ, don't you do it.
Marsha: Woohoo, did you see that one? It went everywhere. Look in, I'm soaked. I'm wetter than you are.
Goose: Sorry.
Stacy: Uh-oh, got to go. See ya.
Goose: Oh, you are going to get it.
Stacy: If you run really fast, you might dry off in a couple of hours.
Miss Harbor: Good morning. Good morning, Hugh. Coats on the hooks, not on the floor. Thank you. Good morn Why did I expect this?
Marsha: Good morning, Miss Harbor.
Stacy: Good morning. It's damp out there and cold, but but it's a dry cold. Have you noticed?
Miss Harbor: Move your chairs by the heater and take off those wet shoes before you catch a cold.
Stacy: Yes, ma'am.
Marsha: Yes, Miss Harbor.
Miss Harbor: Thank you. Neat me, please.
Narrator: Miss Harbor teaches grades three through six here at the James T. Collins Elementary School. All four classes are in the same room, and it takes more than a little organization and creativity to teach and care for four grades at once.
Miss Harbor: Okay, back to your seats now. We have a lot to do today. Class. Class.
Narrator: Miss Harbor is really quite remarkable. She's a quiet, unassuming white-tailed deer, and she's downright shy when she's with other adults. Put her in a classroom of young 'uns and well, you ain't quite seen teaching like this before. She's been known to teach history wearing a suit of armor.
Miss Harbor: Okay, now settle down and eyes forward. As I'm sure you know, we had quite a storm last night. The worst damage that I know of was the roof of the Shady Days rest home. A rather large section was blown off the roof and rain poured in most of the night.
Ned the Beaver: They need to get that fixed quick. My dad says that there's a lot more storms coming this year.
Miss Harbor: Ned, you're exactly right. The problem is that the Shady Days can barely stay in business as it is. They don't have the money to repair the roof.
CJ: Why doesn't someone just help him out?
Miss Harbor: That is a wonderful idea. CJ, put the ruler down.
CJ: Yes, ma'am.
Miss Harbor: And helping is exactly what some people are doing. Several of the downtown businesses have already donated money or supplies. Papa Chuck has stopped all his other jobs and is working full time on the roof.
Goose: Papa Chuck's the best. Papa Chuck. Papa Chuck. Everybody, Papa Chuck. Papa Chuck.
Miss Harbor: All right, Goose, honey.
Goose: Oh, yep. Okay. Uh, quiet everybody and uh let listen to Miss Harbor now.
CJ: You crack me up.
Miss Harbor: I spoke to Papa Chuck this morning, and he has had to order special nails for the roof. Nails with especially big, flat heads to hold the shingles down. They're not too expensive, and I thought it would be a wonderful thing if we could pay for the nails.
Goose: The third graders are in. We have a whole lot
CJ: CJ, we need to talk about it.
Goose: Talk about what?
CJ: Talk about it.
Miss Harbor: Come in with some ideas tomorrow. Now let's get out your math books. Have a good afternoon, everyone, and don't forget about your homework assignment.
Stacy: Okay, we need an emergency meeting at the fort and we'll figure this out.
CJ: Yes, we will.
Goose: A meeting at the fortress now? Uh, wait. Uh, let me I will meet you there. I just remembered something I uh need to do. Well, not at the fort, mind you, but somewhere else entirely.
Stacy: Come on, let's go.
Narrator: Tensions were pretty high between CJ and Stacy. The 'uns all strolled to the fortress mostly without speaking a word till they got to the old bridge over Salmon River. All those saved up words, they came a spilling out all over the place.
Stacy: CJ, what were you thinking? This money is all we have, and it's a club secret.
Ned the Beaver: A secret?
CJ: Since when is it a club secret?
Stacy: I'm the club treasurer, and I say our money's a secret.
Goose: You're on the bridge. What are you doing here on the bridge? You were supposed to be at the fort, therefore not being here.
Stacy: Hey, what's in the bag, Goose?
Goose: Bag? What's bag? Oh, it's trash of no value whatsoever. Taking it to the uh the trash place.
Stacy: The dump?
Goose: The dump. Yes, the dump. We'll see you back here later. I am going to the trash place. I mean the dump. No need to follow me. I'll be right back.
Stacy: You don't own that money, Stacy. We need to take a vote. Marsha, Ned, who thinks we should give the clubs $3 to the Shady Days rest home?
Ned the Beaver: I think that's a good idea.
Stacy: This is not a democracy. I was voted to be treasurer and I am in charge of the money.
Goose: You are not. It belongs to all of us. Give it here.
Stacy: It's my responsibility. Give it back.
Ned the Beaver: Guys, cut it out.
Stacy: You're messing with the wrong bear, Stacy.
Marsha: Stop it, you two.
Stacy: You are making me so mad.
Kayla: Hi everyone. My name is Kayla. I'm 8 years old. Me and my sister Eleanor love listening to Paws and Tales when we're coloring and on long car rides. You'll love it, too, so tune in today.
Miss Harbor: Hello, lovely listeners. Tiffany Rockler from Paws and Tales here to tell you all about the very new and very fashionable t-shirts now on sale in our store. We have a wonderful Tiffany Rockler shirt with lovely details.
Ned the Beaver: Tiffany, that is not true.
Miss Harbor: Ned, what are you talking about?
Ned the Beaver: Well, we have new Goose t-shirts and Ned t-shirts. Just go online to pawsandtales.org to see 'em.
Miss Harbor: Wait. We have no Tiffany t-shirts?
Ned the Beaver: Oh boy, here it comes. Bye everybody. You all will rue the day.
Miss Harbor: Lunch box is down and take your seats. Class, today we need to talk about a truth that if learned, you'll live your life without reproof. It's a lesson of trust. It's a lesson of joy. It's a lesson of community. If dismissed, this fact of life will cause calamity. You got to share with others.
Marsha: Here she goes again.
Miss Harbor: Do you hear what I've said?
Marsha: When she does
Miss Harbor: You got to share with others.
Marsha: She loves
Miss Harbor: There's a plague in this land that will spread from the Sea of Wyomountain's majesty. Do you know what it's called? It's called the scourge of me.
Ned the Beaver: I've never heard of it. Can you die from it?
Miss Harbor: It can make you sick. It can make you poor. It'll make you lonely. You might have it now, this scourge of me, but there's a cure. You got to share it with others.
Ned the Beaver: I don't want to share.
Goose: The scourge.
Marsha: How do you know if you have it?
Miss Harbor: Let's say that this side of the room has all the food you need and this other side y'all are hungry. What you going to do?
Marsha: I'm going to share with others.
Miss Harbor: Yes, you are. You're going to share with others. You've got more clothes. You've got more food than you could ever need. And for those who don't, I stand up here to plead.
Marsha: We share with others.
Miss Harbor: Let me hear it again.
Marsha: We share with others.
Miss Harbor: But if you're sick with scourge of me, it's a fearful thing. You want to go it alone. You want to go it all by yourself. You want to grab it and keep it and hide it and share it with nobody that you know. You want to get 'em and have 'em and hold 'em and love 'em and stack 'em so your pile can grow, but while you sit there with your hands full of your treasury that you just won't share, but you'll have this misery. You'll find you turned all of your friends into your enemies, and the cause will be you've got the scourge of me.
Stacy: Sounds like when someone gets real selfish.
Miss Harbor: They've got the scourge of me.
Goose: Good. Come on, Broadway.
Ned the Beaver: The scourge of me. Hmm. Stacy, sound like anybody you know?
Stacy: Knock it off, Ned. I'm not being selfish.
Goose: So what if a weas uh girl kid I know I just met 2 weeks ago has it? What can I she What can she do about it?
Miss Harbor: That'll be tonight's homework assignment. In the morning, let's hear your ideas on how someone who is behaving selfishly can become a generous, giving person. I'll see you all tomorrow.
Stacy: Money can sure mess with a person's head. It's only $3.
Ned the Beaver: Actually, it's $2.47 after spilling it into the river.
Stacy: Oh, she can make me so mad sometimes.
Narrator: Ned is pretty much like most of the beavers you've met. He is a no-frills, just the facts and let's get it done now kind of guy.
Ned the Beaver: What do you think Goose has found this time? She sure is keeping a big old secret, as much as Goose can keep a secret.
Stacy: I'm not sure, but it's not just some shiny rock this time. She's acting especially strange. I need a little something. Want to go to the pharmacy and get an ice cream cone?
Ned the Beaver: Is this a trick question?
Stacy: It feels like a Rainbow Sherbet day.
Goose: I'm rich. I'm rich. Gain a half twist. Yo ho ho and a pirate's treasure for me. Now that I'm rich, I can do anything I want. Oh oh, but I need to keep it a secret or everybody will want my money. I'll have to keep a low profile. I'm so happy. I'm so rich. I'm very happy and rich. I'm happy because I'm rich and I'm rich because because of all this money.
Narrator: While Goose is enjoying her treasure by herself, unwilling to share with others and therefore unable to enjoy it with others, Stacy and Marsha are headed for the old folks home, the Shady Days rest home to do some thinking out loud with Papa Chuck.
Marsha: Papa Chuck, where are you, Papa Chuck?
Papa Chuck: Up on the roof. Hi, Stacy, Marsha. Hey, could one of you girls toss me that tape measure down there?
Marsha: Sure thing, Papa Chuck. Here you go.
Papa Chuck: Thanks.
CJ: Papa Chuck, I need to ask you about something.
Papa Chuck: Well, I can't stop working. Looks like a storm's coming in tonight, and I need to get this hole covered or there'll be more rain inside than there is out. Why don't you stand on that wagon over there and you can talk to me while I'm working.
CJ: You bet.
Papa Chuck: But be careful of the table with the nails on it.
Marsha: Sorry about that, Papa Chuck. It was an accident.
Papa Chuck: That's okay, Marsha. Why don't you put everything back while we're talking?
Marsha: Oh, okay.
Narrator: Marsha's about the sweetest young moose you'd ever meet. She means well, but she has a real problem keeping herself under control.
Marsha: Oh, I didn't see that ladder. Ow, I'll get it. I'm not clumsy. I've just been on a uh
Papa Chuck: Growing spurt. Yeah, I know.
Narrator: She's been on a growing spurt now for better part of a year. The downside is all her growing is mostly taking place in her legs. The fact is she's mostly legs. Most of the time when she wants to go left, it takes so long for the message to get to the end of her hooves that she ends up knocking something over before the going left can take place.
CJ: I thought you were done with the roof.
Papa Chuck: Well, I should be by now. I ran out of the right kind of nails. The ones I've got, the heads are too small, and when the wind blows, the shingles pull right through. I'm just trying to get this tarp in place temporarily.
CJ: The nails are what I wanted to talk to you about.
Papa Chuck: I know. CJ came by already.
CJ: What did he tell you?
Papa Chuck: Pretty much the whole story. $3, tug of war, money in the river, everyone mad at each other. About cover it?
CJ: He thinks in such simple terms. The world is really a pretty complex place.
Papa Chuck: Well, it certainly can be.
CJ: We have the club, I mean, $2.47 that we raised to buy a telescope.
Papa Chuck: Having money can be a tricky thing. Uh, the Bible says that if you want to be great in God's kingdom, you got to be a servant of all. If you're a Christian, that's kind of our job description to serve God and others.
CJ: But we can serve God better if we have lots of money, right?
Papa Chuck: Stacy, God doesn't care how much you've got. He just wants you to share whatever you have.
Goose: I've got the scourge. I can't stand it anymore.
Papa Chuck: Goose?
Goose: Here. Here it is. Take it.
Stacy: What were you doing in there?
Goose: I put it in the storm drain, but I'm done with it. I'm giving it all to the Shady Glady rest home.
Papa Chuck: Goose, what have you got there?
Goose: It's the pirate treasure I found. But take it. I've got the scourge of me. I'll take it all.
Marsha: Hey guys, Goose found a pirate treasure. CJ, CJ, come here. You won't believe it.
Stacy: Would you look at that?
Goose: Oh, I I thought it would make me happy, but I'm lonely. I feel selfish and I think I slipped a disc. I've got the scourge of me and I don't know how to cure it.
Stacy: Wow, look at that bag. Is it really gold?
CJ: There must be a gazillion dollars in there.
Ned the Beaver: Yeah, but after taxes it's not really
Papa Chuck: Let's have a look. This is very generous of you, Goose. Let's take a look at these gold doubloons.
Goose: Well, they're really just pirate coins.
Papa Chuck: Stacy is a true about the treasure.
Ned the Beaver: Let's see the gold coins.
Goose: You can build a whole new building with that.
Ned the Beaver: Let's see. What do they look like?
Goose: For Goose is a jolly good weasel.
Ned the Beaver: For Goose is a jolly good weasel. For Goose is a jolly good weasel.
Goose: And nobody can It's just my way of saying thank you to all the people who are What? What's the wrong?
Papa Chuck: Well, Goose, those coins
Ned the Beaver: They're buttons. Your gold doubloons are brass buttons.
Buddy Murray: Hi, I'm Buddy Murray from Prophetstown, Illinois. I'm 13 and Paws and Tales is a part of my daily routine. I can't wait to hear this next great episode.
Stacy: I'm here today with author Dave Carl. I understand you have written the very first Paws and Tales book entitled The Overcomers.
Dave Carl: That's right, Stacy.
Stacy: So is The Overcomers something very different or is it a continuation of the big Paws and Tales story?
Dave Carl: Good question, Stacy. It absolutely is a continuation of the big Paws and Tales story. The Overcomers is like one giant Paws and Tales episode. I'm excited for folks to see what comes next.
Stacy: Get your copy today at pawsandtales.org.
Papa Chuck: Will you mean give me a hand with that tarp? It's not secure yet.
Ned the Beaver: Yep, sure will.
Ned the Beaver: Help me right there.
Goose: They're not buttons. I've seen pictures of pirate coins before and they have one hole in the middle just like this. Buttons have at least two holes, you silly.
Dave Carl: Those are defective buttons, a general store throughout. A bunch were made with only one hole by mistake. I was taking 'em to the dump. We knew they fell off the truck on the way. We just didn't know where.
Stacy: I know where. My treasure is a bunch of defective buttons. Goose, come inside. You're getting soaked.
Papa Chuck: Thanks, fellows. That should hold it.
Ned the Beaver: What are you all doing out here? Get inside.
Stacy: Goose, I got your buttons. I forgot my money. You had it by the storm drain.
Goose: Car, car coming. Oh, everybody stop, look, and listen.
CJ: Hey, where's the money?
Stacy: Gone. Washed it right down the storm drain.
Papa Chuck: All right, everybody, get inside.
Goose: I can't believe I was being so selfish with defective buttons.
Papa Chuck: Goose, come here. Wrap up in this and warm up by the fire.
Ned the Beaver: Hey, I got five buttons here on my coat. I bet I could buy a new house.
Goose: Oh, I'm so embarrassed.
Papa Chuck: Listen up here all of you. There will be no making fun of Goose or anyone else. Son, what do you say?
Ned the Beaver: Sorry, Goose.
Goose: I can never go back to school again.
Papa Chuck: I know some of you folks have given both time and money to the roof project. But do you realize that Goose gave everything she had? Goose, look at me. That was a great thing you did out there. You made a great sacrifice. It doesn't matter that it wasn't gold. God doesn't want your money. He wants your heart, and you gave your heart in a big way. I'm proud of you, and I think you've made God smile.
Goose: You really think so?
Papa Chuck: I do.
Ned the Beaver: Uh, yeah, we're getting some cocoa and cookies set up over here for you guys. Uh, should be ready in just a minute or two.
Marsha: All right.
Ned the Beaver: Yes.
CJ: She gave up all she had, and I wouldn't give up a few dollars.
Goose: Oh, you had it, too. You had the scourge of me.
Stacy: I'm so embarrassed.
Goose: You know, I don't think Wait a minute. I don't think I have it anymore. I'm cured. I don't have the scourge. I'm scurgeless. Why don't I have the scourge of me anymore?
Papa Chuck: You shared what you had. You're not quite cured. You both need to apologize to your friends and ask forgiveness from God.
CJ: Maybe someone else should be club treasurer.
Marsha: Oh, oh, oh, I could do it. I could do it.
Ned the Beaver: Okay, the snacks are ready.
Marsha: Snacks? All right. Okay.
Ned the Beaver: Okay, snack cleanup time.
CJ: Maybe Ned should be treasurer.
Narrator: Well, the rain moved on and everyone pretty much headed on home except for Papa Chuck, who worked on the roof well into the night. Goose and Stacy did apologize for their selfishness and asked forgiveness of God. And y'all ought to know by now that whenever you ask forgiveness from God, it gets forgiven. The next morning on their way to school, the cubs heard Miss Harbor ringing the school bell, but not from the front step of the schoolhouse like she usually does.
Stacy: Where's that coming from?
CJ: I don't know. Over there? Something's going on. Let's go.
Goose: Oh, what's happening? Where's everyone going?
CJ: Come on, let's find out.
Ned the Beaver: Hey, have you seen it?
CJ: What?
Ned the Beaver: The roof. Go look at the roof.
CJ: Oh no, did it get wrecked again?
Stacy: Wow, would you look at that?
CJ: I don't get it.
Stacy: Oh Goose, look at the roof.
Marsha: Goose, Stacy, come here.
Papa Chuck: Congratulations, Goose. Couldn't have happened without you.
CJ: I don't get it.
Papa Chuck: Goose, come here and see it up close. Here, get on my shoulders.
Goose: But I
Ned the Beaver: She doesn't get it.
Miss Harbor: Goose, all those defective buttons you gave, Papa Chuck used them to hold down the shingles.
Ned the Beaver: He put his skinny nails through the hole of the buttons. He used them like a washer.
Papa Chuck: The skinny nails with the little heads are now skinny nails with very large heads.
Goose: So my worthless defective buttons?
Papa Chuck: They were perfect for holding down the shingles.
CJ: It's beautiful, really. Look how the sun makes 'em sparkle.
Miss Harbor: It looks like gold from here.
Ned the Beaver: Now little lady, you and Papa Chuck have done a wonderful thing here. You know, for as long as I live, when I look up and see the morning sun shining off those buttons on the roof, I'll remember that a little weasel gal gave everything she had to help us stay safe and out of the rain.
Goose: It was just a bunch of buttons.
Papa Chuck: That's the best part about sharing. God takes what you give and turns it into a blessing for others and for you.
Maurice: Excuse me. Excuse me. Pardon my interruption. I would like to make a donation to the roof project.
Papa Chuck: Well, thanks, Maurice.
Maurice: While I was installing a skylight for Genevieve
Papa Chuck: You agreed to a skylight?
Maurice: It's a very painful subject. Please, let me go on.
Papa Chuck: Sorry, go on.
Maurice: Where? I heard a great rushing of water outside. When I ran out, the water had passed and right there before me was this, $2 and 37 cents.
Stacy: Stacy?
CJ: That that's very generous of you, Mr. Maurice.
Miss Harbor: We seem to think we've got a right to keep our stuff out of sight. We'll hide it, store it, lock it up. The dust collects, but that's our stuff. Sometimes it's that piece of pie. Can't part with that. Don't want to try. And that's our tune and every key. Me me me me me me me but I'm here to tell you there's a better way than that. The Lord says there's a time for giving back. You got to share with others, your sisters and your brothers. That's the way we get each other through. You've got to share with others and soon you will discover what fun it is to lend a hand or two. And don't forget the times you wore a foot and how the shoe was on the other foot. And then God brought a friend along just in time for you. That's why we've got to share with others, too. Now here's a little food for thought. It doesn't matter what you've got. Just give with love, give from your heart, and that'll be a real fine start. Don't forget that all we own belongs to God. It's just on loan, so give to others with a smile and God will bless you. That's his style cuz it's more blessed to give than to receive. Try it and I know you will believe. You've got to share with others, your sisters and your brothers.
Marsha: That's the way we get each other through.
Miss Harbor: That's right. You've got to share with others and soon you will discover
Marsha: what fun it is to lend a hand or two.
Miss Harbor: You're catching on. Just think of all the times when you felt
Marsha: Yuck.
Stacy: Things just got so sticky, I was stuck.
Miss Harbor: And then God brought a friend along just in time for you.
Marsha: That's why we got to share with others, too. To one to others as you have them to one to you. To one to others as you have them to one to you.
Stacy: Here's Goose on Kazoo.
Marsha: We've got to share with others, our sisters and our brothers. That's the way we get each other through. We've got to share with others and soon we will discover what fun it is to lend a hand or two.
Goose: Uh-oh, just say
Stacy: I lost the plug and I pulled yuck.
Miss Harbor: And then God brought a friend along so you would not be stuck. So share with others and then you will discover how great God is and how he'll bless you, too. You've got to share with others cuz today that friend is
Marsha: You one to others. We got to share with others, too.
Narrator: To Have and Give Not was written and directed by David Carl. The music and lyrics for Share With Others was written by Sandy Howell and Billy Martin. Music was by John Campbell and our sound designer was Eric Basil.