Once upon a time, in a bright, green forest, lived a little bear named Benny. Benny loved to eat crunchy apples, play with his wooden blocks, and go on nature walks.

 But one day, he noticed something sad. His favorite walking trail had trash all over it! There were empty juice boxes, squished plastic bags, and old paper scattered in the grass.

"Oh no!" Benny said, wiggling his furry ears. "This is not good for my animal friends, and it makes our beautiful forest look messy!"

Benny knew exactly what to do. He went to his friend, wise old Mrs. Owl.

"Mrs. Owl, what can we do to clean up the forest?" Benny asked. Mrs. Owl smiled and hooted, "We need to use the Three Magical Earth Words: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!"

"The first word is Reduce," Mrs. Owl explained. "That means we use less of things we don't really need. We can use a reusable water bottle instead of buying plastic ones!"
"I can do that!" Benny cheered. "Less trash means a happier Earth!"

"The second word is Reuse," hooted Mrs. Owl. "Before you throw something away, see if you can use it again in a fun new way."