One Tuesday, the sun was hitting the golden oak leaves just right, and Pip felt faster than usual. "Watch this!" he chattered to a sleepy owl. Pip took a massive leap toward a branch that was just a little too thin and a little too slippery. Snap.

Mama Squirrel found a broad, soft Lamb’s Ear leaf. She wrapped it gently around Pip’s knee and secured it with a bit of sticky pine sap and a strand of sturdy spider silk. "This," she whispered, "is to keep the world out while your body does its secret work inside."

By the next morning, the sting was a hum, and by the end of the week, the leaf fell off to reveal a tiny, pink patch of new skin—stronger than it was before. Pip went back to the branches, but now, he checked the thickness of the wood before he leaped. He learned that a boo-boo isn't a permanent break; it’s just a temporary pause for a story to begin.

I hope that story helps soothe the soul! If you are dealing with a real-life boo-boo right now, I can help more if you tell me: