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CHAPTER 1
A colorful kite soared in the sky, and then whoosh! — it caught on an oak tree branch.
"Don't worry. I can help!" Tucker called, tugging the kite this way and that.
Tucker was a little bear. Helping others made him happy ... and his friends needed lots of help.
Some bears were always fighting ...
some bears were sick ...
some bears couldn't read ...
some bears were hungry ...
and some bears were sad.
Tucker didn't know how to help his friends.
"I could ask the King for help!" Tucker cried. "Maybe, just maybe, if I give him the perfect gift, he will help us."
So off Tucker went on a journey to see the good King who lived in the castle where the door was always open.
It wasn't long before a group of big, strong raccoons blocked Tucker's path.
"Stop!" one raccoon ordered. "What do you want?"
"I w-w-want to take the King the perfect gift, but-but-but I don't know what to choose," Tucker explained.
"The King is a good warrior," the raccoon said. "Why don't you give him this shield?"
"The King will keep you safe!" cheered the other raccoons.
Down the road, an owl swooped down in front of Tucker.
"Hoot, hoot!" the owl called out. "What would you like to learn?"
"I'm trying to figure out the perfect gift to take to the King," Tucker replied.
"The King teaches from his wise book," the owl told him. "I'm certain the King would be pleased if you gave him something to read."
As Tucker walked away, the owl hooted, "Go see the King. He is a good teacher!"
As he walked, Tucker spotted foxes wearing long white jackets.
"How are you feeling?" asked a concerned fox. "I feel fine, but some of the bears in my town are sick," Tucker replied. "I'm on my way to see the King and ask for his help."
"Here, take these bandages as a gift," the fox said. "The King is a good doctor."
(Continues…)
Excerpted from "Good Good Father"
by .
Copyright © 2016 Chris Tomlin and Pat Barrett.
Excerpted by permission of Thomas Nelson.
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