Because sometimes the stories that teach us great life lessons or make great impacts on our lives aren’t always the ones with happy endings. Sad endings or sad moments in those stories can count too. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but this can create opportunities for parents and teachers to explain those kind of importances in reading to kids as well.
@@GhostKyng well I think the writers really crossed the line here something like this would’ve destroyed the minds of children and should’ve gotten complaints from parents
@@zacksaulness Well, if anything, this could be an opportunity for parents to discuss that sometimes in stories, sad and tragic things happen. It’s not always “happily ever after” for everybody all the time. Perhaps it could’ve had a less extreme approach, perhaps not. But I believe that sooner or later (even early in their lives), kids will experience something similar in real life and they could need that sort of perspective and help from their parents.
@@zacksaulnessteaching children never to be sad would do more harm than good. Children experience complex emotions, any decent study on children’s psychology would tell you that.
@@zacksaulness I was a kid when I watched this and I cried at the hawk being killed, but I learned the lesson like Leona did: you don’t hide the book because you’re sad, you let others read it so no one ever gets so angry that they do something they regret!
Favorite Episode , sweet Leona😢
That song at 12:12 was simply a masterpiece!
@@leannaboyle6836 he won't be sad if we give him a steak, he's a good kitty!
@@leannaboyle6836 he would purr even louder if someone buried their face into that big fuzzy wuzzy mane of his.
@@leannaboyle6836 he still is
@@leannaboyle6836 I'm 24 years old and I still want to hug Theo and all the kitties.
I agree, that song was the MVP of the episode. The story of the King and his hawk was also on an episode of Adventures from the book of Virtues.
Leona realized that while it was sad, King and his hawk had a good lesson. As remembering it stopped her from hitting Lionel.
The king never would have lost his hawk if it hadn't been for that ruthless snake.
The most recognizable version of “A King and His Hawk” is when Genghis Khan is the king.
This is one of the saddest episodes ever.
I Agree! I was crying too! It was the saddest episode ever! (Crying out loud)
@@JYDY-if5rf Listen for yourself.
I agree
It is, but with a major moral message. And I believe that even the sad endings or moments in those stories create a bigger, teachable impact.
@@tomrosenedits969 Nope
1:51 and 11:55 Oh! The poor fish! I have no idea what book Theo was reading, but I bet it was sad.
Gregory DiBruno It was a story about an old man at at sea by the author Ernest Hemingway (as seen on front cover)
Theo won't be sad if I give him a steak, he's a good kitty!
Fish was eaten by sharks. You're welcome.
Good episode. But have never seen it before :)
It's okay to feel sad. Watch Inside Out.
Geez; what is this, "Nation Cry A lot Day" ?
Was this episode ever banned after it was broadcasted?
No. It Aired Up Until 2005 From What I Can Recall.
Christopher Grim 3rd Channel How do you know? Do you remember seeing the episode when it rerun or is what you said from a specific source?
@@InformationEMG I Remember Seeing It On PBS.
19:04 That’s my twin bro’s name..
WHY? WHY WOULD THEY MAKE THIS EPISODE?!
Because sometimes the stories that teach us great life lessons or make great impacts on our lives aren’t always the ones with happy endings. Sad endings or sad moments in those stories can count too.
It’s a tough pill to swallow, but this can create opportunities for parents and teachers to explain those kind of importances in reading to kids as well.
@@GhostKyng well I think the writers really crossed the line here something like this would’ve destroyed the minds of children and should’ve gotten complaints from parents
@@zacksaulness Well, if anything, this could be an opportunity for parents to discuss that sometimes in stories, sad and tragic things happen. It’s not always “happily ever after” for everybody all the time.
Perhaps it could’ve had a less extreme approach, perhaps not. But I believe that sooner or later (even early in their lives), kids will experience something similar in real life and they could need that sort of perspective and help from their parents.
@@zacksaulnessteaching children never to be sad would do more harm than good. Children experience complex emotions, any decent study on children’s psychology would tell you that.
THIS EPISODE IS AN OUTRAGE
HUH?! 😟
@ no I’m serious. This is an episode that could’ve traumatized children.
@@zacksaulness I was a kid when I watched this and I cried at the hawk being killed, but I learned the lesson like Leona did: you don’t hide the book because you’re sad, you let others read it so no one ever gets so angry that they do something they regret!
Outrage is a bit of a stretch. And it could have been worse. Imagine if they'd done Romeo and Juliet.