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Daisy Chain - Galvin Scott Davis
Writer/Director: Galvin Scott Davis | Narrator: Kate Winslet | Illustrator: Anthony Ishinjerro
Animator: Frederick Venet | Music by: Hylton Mowday | Production Company: Protein One
http://www.ilovedaisychain.com/
Buttercup Bree was a particularly thoughtful little girl
her favorite thing in all the world
was to pull and pluck and twist and twirl
Flowers in her path she'd claim
and make a pretty daisy chain
She took them to the playground where
she hoped the children liked to share
But the playground had been left for years
no thought for all its whoops and cheers
Where once the children slid and swung
the slide now sneered, the swing just hung
Buttercup looked from there to here
Maybe daisy chains would bring some cheer
She gave some flowers to the slide
and just like that, it seemed to smile
But jealous eyes were close at hand
bullies with a nasty plan
The bullies formed a ring of spite
and crowded in with dark delight
They took the chain, wound it round
and held poor Buttercup to the ground
They took her picture, laughed with glee
and pinned it to the nearest tree
The bullies went upon their way
and left poor Buttercup in dismay
But kinder eyes were closing in
a little boy, Benjamin*
He broke her chains, to some degree
stood up for her and set her free
"Don't cry, 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"
A little boy with big ideas
had come to help and squash her fears
Benjamin held a dandelion high
and shared it up toward the sky
"You're not alone, so don't be scared
A problem halved is one that's shared"
Buttercup scooped her daisies close
ahead she saw her picture post
They spread so far as she could see
the photos pinned to every tree
Buttercup and Benjamin went in the wood
took down the photos as best they could
The following day, Buttercup had a great idea
Share love with the playground that wallowed in fear
She'd show the bullies what sharing can do
and help them see the world as new
At the playground, Buttercup stitched and strung
her daisy chains would fix the fun
She fixed the roundabout, swing, and beams
her flowers made a place for dreams
Yet the bullies formed a ring of shame
they did not like her silly games
But as they brought their arms to bear
Buttercup met them with her stare
"Don't follow those that break the rules
You'll only make a chain of fools
Sharing isn't meant to hurt
It's meant to help, not dish the dirt"
They took a moment, looked around
then saw how Buttercup fixed the ground
"There's room enough for all of us
So grow up, play, don't make a fuss
I have more daisies for us to weave
I'll show you how, then you'll believe
Pinch one, push one, don't poke fun
Join together, then to become one"
The bullies felt a sting of shame
and asked if they could join the game
Daisy chains for all to see
Sharing love, that Buttercup Bree
And just who Buttercup wished for most
her friend who stopped that awful post
Benjamin appeared, he touched her face
"Just look at how you've changed this place"
Αν έχω κανένα λάθος, πείτε. Δε θ' άκουσα καλά.
Kate Winslet and the little Australian anti-bullying film that took on the world
* Benjamin Brewster in
Dandelion by Galvin Scott Davis