This is Ria.

Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People.

Friends, have you ever had to say goodbye?

I mean like a real goodbye. When you won't see someone for a really long time.

It can be very hard to say goodbye.

Hello's, on the other hand, those are pretty easy.

Hellos feel like the start of something.

Here I am saying hello to all of you.

I always like to say hello to you.

Goodbyes are a little different, but they're important.

And I think learning how to say goodbye is something we should all try to do because there will be times when you have to say goodbye to a teacher you love when you move up a grade and there will be times

when you say goodbye to friends if you move away or if they move away there will be times when

you say goodbye to someone and then you run into them

two minutes later and it's a little bit awkward. Today's story is about goodbyes. Joining me for this

story is a dear friend of mine who I actually haven't seen in a long time.

And the last time I saw her, I didn't realize it would be so long before I saw her again.

So we didn't have a very good goodbye.

That's hard to say. Good. Goodbye.

So everyone say hello to Cassandra the caterpillar. Are you saying hello? Say it again.

Louder. Oh, I think I might have heard you. Hey, Cassandra. Now, you may remember Cassandra from one of my very first stories. Ruby takes

her time. And I know you're not going to believe me because this is truly a crazy coincidence,

but the last time Cassandra sat in for a story, she had laryngitis. Yes, in case you're wondering, caterpillars do get laryngitis,

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