WEBVTT 00:00:04.333 --> 00:00:05.916 8 o'clock in the morning. 00:00:05.916 --> 00:00:09.958 The postman Mr. Bear leaves the post office. 00:00:09.958 --> 00:00:13.583 Mr. Bear gets on his red bicycle, 00:00:13.583 --> 00:00:16.583 carrying a bag full of letters 00:00:16.583 --> 00:00:20.041 to deliver to Sunrise Village. 00:00:20.041 --> 00:00:23.916 The road from the post office to Sunrise Village 00:00:23.916 --> 00:00:26.916 is empty. There are no houses or trees. 00:00:26.916 --> 00:00:31.166 Just dirt. 00:00:31.166 --> 00:00:34.166 It is very far away. 00:00:34.166 --> 00:00:39.375 It takes 30 minutes, even if you ride the bicycle really fast. 00:00:39.375 --> 00:00:43.708 "Ah, I hate this road." 00:00:43.708 --> 00:00:47.833 Mr. Bear still rides his bicycle 00:00:47.833 --> 00:00:49.708 whether it rains, 00:00:49.708 --> 00:00:53.333 whether it snows, 00:00:53.333 --> 00:00:57.416 and even when it is very hot. 00:00:57.416 --> 00:01:00.208 It was a spring day at 00:01:00.208 --> 00:01:02.541 Sunrise Village. 00:01:02.541 --> 00:01:07.041 There were colorful flowers at all the houses. 00:01:07.041 --> 00:01:11.541 When the scent of flowers tickled his nose, 00:01:11.541 --> 00:01:15.250 Mr. Bear sniffed 00:01:15.250 --> 00:01:19.375 and felt happy, and delivered the letters. 00:01:19.375 --> 00:01:23.458 However, on the way back to the post office 00:01:23.458 --> 00:01:26.833 there was nothing but dirt and dust in the air. 00:01:26.833 --> 00:01:31.500 Mr. Bear thought, 00:01:31.500 --> 00:01:34.041 "How great it would be 00:01:34.041 --> 00:01:37.500 if the road I traveled every day was full of flowers? 00:01:37.500 --> 00:01:42.166 Yes, that's a great idea!" 00:01:42.166 --> 00:01:46.000 Mr. Bear ran into the flower shop 00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:49.666 and bought a bag full of flower seeds. 00:01:49.666 --> 00:01:52.583 The next morning, 00:01:52.583 --> 00:01:56.541 Mr. Bear left the post office 30 minutes early. 00:01:56.541 --> 00:02:01.208 Mr. Bear went to the field on his bicycle 00:02:01.208 --> 00:02:06.041 and used a small shovel to dig a small hole. 00:02:06.041 --> 00:02:09.250 Then, he planted the flower seeds. 00:02:09.250 --> 00:02:12.541 He patted the dirt 00:02:12.541 --> 00:02:17.416 and watered it with the water bottle he packed. 00:02:17.416 --> 00:02:21.666 "Okay, that's enough for today." 00:02:21.666 --> 00:02:24.708 A little bit today, 00:02:24.708 --> 00:02:27.291 a little bit the day after, 00:02:27.291 --> 00:02:29.041 a little bit more, 00:02:29.041 --> 00:02:32.250 and a little bit more. 00:02:32.250 --> 00:02:35.291 Then, a few days later, 00:02:35.291 --> 00:02:38.791 the spot where he first planted flower seeds 00:02:38.791 --> 00:02:43.125 started to grow! 00:02:43.125 --> 00:02:47.208 "It's a sprout! I see a sprout!" 00:02:47.208 --> 00:02:50.333 Mr. Bear was so happy 00:02:50.333 --> 00:02:53.708 he felt like he could fly. 00:02:53.708 --> 00:02:56.250 Then, a few weeks later, 00:02:56.250 --> 00:02:58.833 the sprout grew more 00:02:58.833 --> 00:03:02.541 and there was a leaf. Then, the stem grew thicker, 00:03:02.541 --> 00:03:05.708 and then a flower blossomed! 00:03:05.708 --> 00:03:09.833 "Wow, look at those pretty flowers!" 00:03:09.833 --> 00:03:14.166 Mr. Bear felt like he could cry. 00:03:14.166 --> 00:03:17.375 Mr. Bear planted and took care of flowers 00:03:17.375 --> 00:03:20.833 every day. 00:03:20.833 --> 00:03:26.041 A little today, a little tomorrow, 00:03:26.041 --> 00:03:30.625 a little bit more, a little bit more. 00:03:30.625 --> 00:03:34.791 He had to carry more water bottles on his bicycle 00:03:34.791 --> 00:03:38.458 each day, 00:03:38.458 --> 00:03:42.875 but Mr. Bear was not tired at all. 00:03:42.875 --> 00:03:47.583 He was happy and smiling. 00:03:47.583 --> 00:03:50.125 One year passed… 00:03:50.125 --> 00:03:52.125 Then, ten years passed… 00:03:52.125 --> 00:03:54.833 and twenty years passed… 00:03:54.833 --> 00:03:57.666 The empty dirt road 00:03:57.666 --> 00:04:01.875 turned into a colorful flower road! 00:04:01.875 --> 00:04:07.416 Today is Mr. Bear's last day as a postman. 00:04:07.416 --> 00:04:12.291 The animals of Sunrise Village respected Mr. Bear 00:04:12.291 --> 00:04:15.500 for making the flower road. 00:04:15.500 --> 00:04:19.833 Mr. Bear laughed and said, 00:04:19.833 --> 00:04:27.208 "Delivering letters was rewarding, 00:04:27.208 --> 00:04:33.208 and planting flower seeds made me happy."