bean the bug (i wrote a children's story for u lol)
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once upon a time
there was a little bug named bean
bean the bug felt lazy but
had just so many dreams
one morning he decided
to turn all of that around -
“that’s it! i’ll work so hard until
my happiness is found!”
now bean wanted to move his house
he wanted to get strong
he wanted to be famous and
be onstage singing songs
he started with a work out
and ran til he was sore
“if i am to achieve this goal
i’ll have to run even more!”
by lunchtime he was exhausted
but had so much more to do
he decided to start moving house
but fell asleep putting on his shoes!
he woke up by the nighttime
and felt bad about his day:
“why is it i’m so tired
but everything’s still the same?”
next morning sally snail
knocked on bean’s front door
she’d seen him running yesterday
and wanted to know more
bean explained his efforts
and cried into his tea:
“i tried so hard and nothing changed -
maybe it’s just not meant to be.”
“but it’s only been one day!”
said sally, sipping tea herself
“you can’t do everything at once-
please be kinder to yourself.”
so bean began again -
but this time was more slow
he started with moving his stuff
house to house, to and fro
his other goals were put on hold
and though this seemed to take longer
every day bean walked and carried
he grew a little stronger
bean would hum and whistle aloud
when carrying his things
the other bugs in town all heard
“that bean can really sing.”
finally after months gone by,
bean moved home, without the race
he invited all the town bugs to visit
“let’s party in my new place!”
all his friends had piled in:
“looking good! this place is a dream”
one shouted “we heard you sing each day!
will you sing for us now, oh bean?!”
bean smiled, stood up and sang for them
and they cheered! “bravo! divine!”
bean felt quite accomplished -
it just took a little time!
the moral of this story is
to perhaps don’t aim so high
fulfilment is found best
when to yourself, you are gentle and kind.
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dodie wrote a children’s book about loving yourself. she is a little bean
I got the impression that she is Bean or Bean is she.
Correction: she is a smol bean
She’d be an amazing mum, oh my Gosh
social philistine oh shoot my bad. perfect correction
dodie: here’s a children’s story
Me, a grown ass woman under my blanket holding a stuffed animal: I’m listening
Myriam Duran literally, I feel called out because same
Same 😂
Why do i recognise myself? :)
LOLOL
literally me rn
Petition for Dodie to start writing children’s books
art nerdipie
@Azalea Lytkina wtf
Can you imagine if she narrates a book for audiobooks! I would buy it instantly
i would buy her books, ngl
Petition for Dodie to read more children's books as well!!
dodie: the moral of the story is to perhaps don’t aim so high, fulfillment is found best when to yourself you are gentle and kind.
me, 18 years of age but tearing up anyways: it really is isnt it
Lets pretend i didnt almost cry...
samee
fr tho me too
SAME.
SAME GIRL well im 17 but still
When Bean said, “Why am I so tired and everything is the same?” that spoke to me on a spiritual level... thanks for this Dodie!!!!
petition for dodie to become a children’s author
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Why is it that you never realise the true “moral” or message of a children’s story until you read it or listen to it years and years after you first read it as a child??
EXACTLY
Erm, because we have neither the life experience nor the brain development as a child to look that deep into a story yet? I mean this is pretty obvious stuff lmao
Mad Banana no need to be rude😁
Dodie just wrote the cutest children’s book and I am crying tears of joy
wow i can’t believe dodie clark single handedly invented literature
THIS
why is this hitting me SO HARD for a children's book???
Michelle B don’t underestimate the power of Bean, Dodie, or children’s books man
because that's what good children's books do
(and it's amazing)
And don't forget, just because you've grown older, doesn't necessarily mean the child-you is gone, either. Sometimes, we need to take care of our child-self too.
save the children: can you read a kids book for us?
dodie: i got u
(proceeds to write epic poem about being kind to yourself and having a growth mindset to prevent burnout while also letting everyone know about a really helpful organization like yas)
And for a moment I forgot this isn’t a published book and i’m not a 7-year-old little girl...
*SHE DOES THIS SO WELL*
*I KNOW RIGHT I KEEP ON COMING BACK TO THIS LIKE WOAH*
honestly i felt like i was back in the book corner in year 3
25 year old dodie has a strong Miss Honey energy that i'm here for
totally!!
I have never agreed with something more
YES
aw that’s so sweet! i hope she sees this.
“by lunch time he was exhausted but still had so much to do” lol did you mean: my entire quarantine experience so far
Saaame
Y'all wake up before lunchtime?
omg. im literally eating lunch as i watch this, thinking bout how much more work ive gotta do
Dodie: bean
Hazel: the snail
Stevie: the butterfly
I'm a nanny and therefore I read a lot of children's books, and this was perfectly lovely. The little animations were adorable, and I could see this easily getting published if you wished to do so. Cheers x
alright i know this is a children's story, but honestly, it brought me to tears? like today (and quarentine in general) has just been awful and everyday is the same and yet a brand new emotional rollercoaster. this story just kind of told me to stop, breathe, remember that you're here and you're breathing, and you have a future to look forward too, not just quarentine, it'll just take time. thank you dodie for your adorable, calming story and helped me get through this month ♡
why am i crying about a book about BEAN THE BUG
Relatable
Honestly, same
ngl me too
**cough** **cough** New York Times Bestseller. **cough** **cough**
Also thank you Dodie for such a wonderful and precious book
I *need* dodie to publish this
When you're emotional asf and crying over a children's book
Ok but this is so comforting, dodie is like a lovely aunt tucking u in when ur parents have gone for a night out
Dodie is everyone's favourite aunt.
Here she's like a really cute teacher with the glasses
this is the peak of dodie’s creativity- and honestly i’m not mad
Khatoon Hazara tis a joke mate
i know the theme of this book is a very universal feeling, but having ADHD gives it a slight twist and really feels like a kick in the gut. always feeling behind, watching everyone accomplish things with their eyes closed when you have trouble putting on your shoes without falling asleep. you're told to just apply yourself, or to just try harder, or to just put your mind to it. other people can move their houses in one day! why can't you? you're just not taking this seriously enough.
so to overcompensate, you try and do everything at once. after all, you've got so much to catch up on. still, people don't see that. they see your messy projects thrown about, your half-done artworks and sheet music, the scribbled notes for that test coming up, various hobbies and activities that are barely touched, the thousands upon thousands of unopened emails, and they call you lazy. but you're trying so hard! you're tired and stressed and overworked yet *nothing has changed*. it seems no matter what you do, things stay the same.
to anyone reading this who relates, just know you'll be okay. it's alright to ask for help, you're allowed to struggle. ask questions, take breaks, be nicer to yourself. your brain works a little differently but that doesn't mean you're incapable. find what's right for you, whether that be therapy, medication, meditation, special considerations, anything. inquire with your teachers or professors about how they can help you. create a work plan that suits your needs and enables you to excel. you're not stupid for having a hard time keeping up with those around you. it's not a race. stop unfairly comparing yourself.
"fulfilment is found best
when to yourself, you are gentle and kind."
♡
I love you. I've been struggling so much with this. ADD is really hard.
@@razberrymist9475 keep up the good work :)
Thank you. That means a lot :) you too.
tayllah e. thank you so much for this
Ya boi is about to see a psychologist because I’ve been struggling with the workload so badly. I haven’t felt like this in two years, when my depression was at its worst, and I’m really anxious it won’t get better but Dodie and people like you help me hope. Thank you thank you thank you. Love you. 💕
“Why am I so tired and everything is the same?” This hit me like a ton of bricks. I find it so hard to feel like I've achieved stuff with DPDR and chronic fatigue, really needed this reminder to take things slow. 10/10 would definitely cry about bean the bug again
PUBLISH THIS I WOULD BUY AT LEAST SEVEN COPIES
FOURTEEN WITH ME
laura yessss
TWENTY-ONE!!
boo boo in just this thread alone we could buy the entire stock
I would read this to my children every night
Dodie: *exists*
World: *saved*
Dodie: exists Children: Saved
dodie's music: makes me cry
dodie's book: makes me cry
and now, dodie's storybook for children: makes me cry
Me, starting this: "I should show this to nieces."
Me, finishing this: "I should show this to my adults."
it’s official: you’re the sweet aunt who drinks tea all of the time, sings to us, reads to us during hard times, and loves us for who we are. 🥺 you really are so creative and sweet !!
SHE IS OMG
I never comment on videos... but I had to do it on this one. As a speech and language pathologist who works with pre school children, I LOVED how you expressed yourself. The length of the story, combined with the simple phrases/rhymes and the moral, makes it a wonderful story! If the video was in portuguese i'd be showing this in tomorrows sessions!
yesss!!! In Portuguese!!! eu adorei a história, brigadooo!
The illustrations, Dodie’s soft voice and the whole story in general remind me of being little and watching Cbeebies just before bed time and someone would be in a chair reading a story that I almost always wanted my mum to buy for us. Amazing work Dodie, I love it.
Dodie, i dunno if you'll even see this. But thank you. Have been depressed and a simple story like this just warmed my heart out of nowhere :')
Bless you
I’m so sorry you’ve been depressed pal
I’m glad you felt a little better for a while! I hope you find more of those
expectation: bean the bug saves the children
reality: bean the bug saves 20 year old me
bean falling asleep putting on shoes sounds like a PHAT MOOD
When you said, “Please be kinder to yourself.” I just started crying. I cried so hard. I really appreciate this video.
"Why is it i'm so tired, but everything's the same?" RELATE-ABLE
this is definitely dont judge a book by its cover. It looks like a regular childrens book about bean but it’s really a deep message about happiness 🙂
dodie this genuinely made me cry, i can relate to start-of-story bean, i've always had trouble with pressure + taking on too much + i'm so happy bean achieved his dreams :(( i hope that one day i can too (also if you published this, i would buy it, just saying
“Fulfillment is found best when to yourself, you are gentle and kind.” In times of confusion where this whole situation has made me question my future, I definitely needed to hear this. Thank you Dodie 💕💕
‘he fell asleep putting on his shoes’ lazy ppl unite, bean is one of us
Dodie I needed this. You have no idea how much I needed this story. I’ve been struggling with exams and trying to manage studying and testing during quarantine without unnecessarily stressing myself out and today I’ve just felt so unaccomplished as I feel like I don’t know enough to be able to actually succeed in the exams I have to write when this quarantine is over. But I have time. And I just need time. And I just need to be kinder to myself. Thank you. (I’m 18 btw so I’m basically still a baby ig)
Wow I just wanna say I actually didn’t expect anyone at all to see this comment so thanks for all the likes and things. That’s so sweet of all of you including dodie and I really really appreciate it. If any of you are going through the same thing please just take it one day at a time. Especially as we now have many long days we can take. Stay safe everyone
I'm proud of you. Good job.
where will we be able to find a copy of “bean the bug and his dreams” ?
These were the kind of morals that some children’s books didn’t have that I needed
i’m crying this would’ve literally changed my childhood
she's the single sweetest being that has ever lived icant
"He invited all the town bugs to visit" Well he better not at the moment...two metres please!!! 😂❤️
All my life I struggled with ever being able to cry, regardless of however massive the sadness beneath my surface. No matter how badly I wished to, I could not bring myself to. Dodie, you have always been the only one who has truly been able to bring about the end of such yearning, that so sweet a release. This story hit me so personally, as I am a recovering addict whose dreams were too put on hold. One of our many mottos is, "One day at a time." It has been a dream of mine for long that I should get to play music with you someday. So the fact that you, of all, could serve as a vessel of this such invaluable truth, a vessel which to mine eyes has taken form of the world's pinnacle of adorability, indicates to me that my universe is both listening and speaking to me from where she knows I'll most deeply listen. Thank you Dodie, for everything always. You are a treasure.
That is so beautiful. You are doing absolutely wonderful, and I hope you achieve your dream of playing music with Dodie very much. Struggles with my own mental health have led me to face the same inability to cry; this video felt like a dam broke. ❤️
I’m crying... I get so frustrated when I can’t get everything I want done. It makes me feel like I’m not working hard enough instead of just listening to when my body and mind are no longer working the same. Thank you for the reminder to go a little easier on myself dodie
Dodie’s back must be aaaaching from carrying us all through quarantine
Why am I crying at a children’s story when it’s so sweet and lovely? Because in a time of darkness, suddenly there was light.
I think adults cry more often at children's stories than children do. "Love You Forever" comes to mind. At first the mother comforts the baby to sleep, then the baby grows up, the mother gets old, and the "baby" comforts his mother in the same way. I think to kids, it's just a story, but they won't get the meaning behind it until they get older.
statmango I love that story deeply. And I think you’re right.
So sweet!! Great message and very comforting. Thank you. 🧡
why is bean the bug solving more of my problems than therapy ever did
I haven’t seen the video yet but I know my ears are about to be blessed
Agreed
Thomas Sanders voice: sTory Time!
Damn... I am 23 and I cried. You are the kindest, gentlest soul and one of the few people who seem to be really understanding and supportive to others. Thank you for that, Dodie, I love you and I hope I will be able to take your advice to my heart and maybe change something for the better.
The story made me cry, in this quarantine I have felt very bad and useless, I think I have to start making small but important changes, just like Bean.
Love you Dodie ❤️
how does dodie look cute in every frame of glasses
i’m about to go to bed and now i can have dodie read me a bedtime story. i haven’t been read a bedtime story since i was very young and this is bringing back so many memories, it’s so much like i’m a child again, even the way you’re telling the story seems familiar. this is perfect, thank you:)
I seriously could never thank you enough for this dodie. This is almost exactly what I needed to hear. It feels like everyone has been so productive in isolation and it feels so impossible to be motivated to to all the things I see everyone posting online. I simply cannot stress how much this made my day. Maybe even my week. Thank you dodie. seriously.
Dodie is one of the FEW people in the world that I actually feel is real. If I had children. "Sit. Listen to Dodie. She's an angel." Thank you so much eternally. Love and peace always!m🌹❤🕯
SHE’S SUCH A SWEET LITTLE GRANDMA I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!
this quarantine has me crying at a story about a bug achieving his dreams...
This is so BEAUTIFUL! Its so simple yet so powerfull... I really needed this today, and didnt even know... I want to read this to my future children. This is amazing, I... cant... im speechless ❤
We need this book published. Like seriously. 😂👍😊💜✨
If i ever have kids, I want to read this book to them every night.
i was feeling so down today and this brought a little light back. love you dodie🖤
this was so cute. i was smiling the whole way through
Thank You Dodie. You have a lovely smile. I miss it when I don't get back to your channel often enough.
Literally thinking about getting a Bean the Bug tattoo because this story is so relatable and important for me... thank you!
Dont really like tattoos, never ever thougt of getting one.
Til now.... who knows..? 😉
Sally the snail: *knocks on door* my mind:*shell slammed into door because of lack of snail limbs*
noOoOoO
Mo Willems has a similar irony in "Can I Play Too?" A snake trying to play catch.
This needs to be published it was so good. 👀 I honestly feel like crying after that wow.
That was Really beautiful and moving! Thank you a lot for sharing this wonderful piece
Thank you for this heartfelt reminder,
It was lovely and precious and true.
We all need to be at least a bit kinder,
But especially me to me, and you to you🤍
this is so cute i love bean
i felt like i was listening to Dr. Seuss, just british.
I would buy this 100% if you published it. Bean the BUG!!
I can't handle so much truth, wisdom and cuteness in such a short period of time, dodie why you do this to me??
Btw, ALOSIA might as well stand for A Lot Of Stories In April... 😉
can’t wait to have kids so i can read them this
me: *crying after taking photos of my body because i hate it so much*
youtube: have some dodie-
i literally cried whilst watching this-
edit: ty for everyone who replied that made me feel better! i’m gonna be doing a couple of spells to make myself feel a bit better (some cleansing spells and anxiety spells)
it’s a big boy boog just remember you’re amazing, and beautiful and perfect ❤️
Hi lovely! I'm sorry I can't swoop you up and take away the hate or use my magic shield to protect to whilst you begin to love yourself (even though I wish I could bc you deserve it) and I know you hear all of these things probably a bagillion times. But you, are beautiful. Right there in your own skin. Your the youest you there is, and we need that! Because without you the world would be less you-y ... And that would suck! So consider this a great big virtual hug from someone who just wants the you you can offer, just as you are, no changes. You are very loved. And very, very beautiful. 💜 I pinky promise.
if you hate your body, maybe taking pictures isn't the best thing. No one looks good in phone-pictures. Look in the mirror and tell yourself that you're beautiful
You are beautiful and loved. You may not feel confident in you body now but you will soon! All it takes is a little time and a little love from yourself and others support. So walk up to that mirror and say fuck you too any bad thought about yourself and tell yourself how beautiful you are.
This is a bit cliche, and you may have heard it before, but I will say it anyway. The next time you see a beautiful sunset, take a picture. Compare the picture to the real thing. The picture of the sunset may be grainy, dull, and probably won't be nearly as beautiful as the real sunset. Remember that even the world's best photographers are rarely able to capture the full beauty of a sunset. Your body is just as beautiful as this sunset, and is even chemically made up of the same stuff that the sunset is made of. Your beauty is not found in pictures, it is found in your words and your actions. You are beautiful just the way you are.
I loved it, Dodie. It made me cry. It would be such a wonderful book if it was published.
I'm going to donate, and also sit and watch this again with my little boy tomorrow 😊
Oh my gosh!!! This is so sweet, thank you dodie. Your so smart 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️
I feel like I needed this
Edit: having now watched this I am in tears. I know this is aimed at people younger than 16 but thank you Dodie
This is so gorgeous and clever! It shows how talented you are at writing even in such a small amount ❤
Wow, who knew kid’s stories could make you cry?😢 this gives me Matt Haig vibes all round. This needs to be published because it’s such a good lesson for everyone, not just kids! If I’d had learnt this growing up then maybe I’d know now how to treat myself with kindness. This message is HUGE!
That was a warm blanket in a cold world....thank you.
I never thought I needed something I didn’t know exist so quickly💛
dodie’s voice alone could bring about world peace
Okay I have a one year old and this is officially the best children's book I have heard - it's so good! I've started playing it to him to get him to sleep and it works every time.
The cutest kids book ever courtesy of dodie.
oh dodie♥
t h i s
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a m a z i n g
d o d i e-
I have chills after listening to that. So simple, yet so inspiring.
this is the cutest thing i’ve ever seen
I've struggled with depression, and i am always afraid when i have to start doing something bc i might fail and end up ruining my life again like i did before. So I came back every time to find strength and be patient with myself. thanks Dodie
This is the *cutest*, thank you Dodie for blessing our ears and allowing us to feel little once again.
Imagine if she made a Bean the Bug theme song though
Omg your glasses are adorable!! 💖💖
Edit: omg I love this story!!! 💖
"why is it I'm so tired, but everything is still the same?" really hit me right in the heart
Why am I crying? This was beautiful and just what I needed to hear today. Thank you 🥰
dodie is so precious
this was so heart warming awhh❤️
i think we can all relate to bean. sometimes it takes something as simple as a children’s book to help you out. i wish more people wrote kids books like that. they really do impact you later on.
That was stupidly gorgeous! I'm 19 and still felt the chills! amazing.