Today was the little squirrel's birthday, and her mother gave her a red bead as a gift. The little squirrel loved this bead so much that she kept it tucked in her arms, unwilling to take it out, afraid that someone might snatch it or she might lose it.
One day, the little squirrel took her "precious bead" to the park to play. She was very happy because she had such a beautiful red bead. Sometimes she tossed the bead into the air, sometimes she played with it in her hands. While playing, she came to a small bridge. Suddenly, she accidentally dropped the bead, and it fell into the river below the bridge. The little squirrel couldn't swim and started crying loudly in distress. A little turtle happened to pass by, saw the squirrel crying, and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" The little squirrel said sadly, "My bead fell into the river, but I can't swim!" After saying this, she cried even harder. Seeing how sad the squirrel was, the little turtle said, "Don't worry, I'll help you look for the bead in the river." Hearing this, the little squirrel stopped crying.
After a long time, the little turtle surfaced and said to the squirrel, "I'm sorry. I searched the entire river but couldn't find your bead." Upon hearing this, the little squirrel ran home crying. When she got home, her mother saw her crying and was very surprised, quickly asking the reason. The little squirrel cried as she told the whole story. After listening, her mother said, "Silly child, why are you crying? I'll just buy you another one, won't that be fine?" As soon as the little squirrel heard this, she happily smiled.
The next day, the little squirrel went to the little turtle's home to thank him. As soon as she entered, she saw the turtle blaming himself. The little squirrel said to the turtle, "Don't blame yourself anymore. My mother gave me another one." The little turtle asked, "Really?" "Of course," the little squirrel said, "but I saw something even more beautiful than the bead! That's your heart!" The little turtle was extremely happy upon hearing this. From then on, the two became good friends, playing together every day, inseparable from each other.