Melana and the Chestnut Solution

What is friendship? Who are our friends?  Sometimes that is a hard question to answer especially for a young person who is feeling sad because her best friend is with a new group of girls.  Melana is a very sensitive and kind person who's wondering what she will do when she doesn't have her friend to be with.  She is also very curious about her new neighbors and the activity on their farm.   

What would she do and how would she find new friends and who would they be?  Surprisingly a new classmate and neighbor provides exciting new opportunities for her.  Melana learns quickly that jealousy and sadness aren't heathy feelings and won't help her loneliness.  She meets her new neighbors and friendships quickly develop which Melana never expected.  Melana is so happy with her new friends that she invited her old friend to share in this new friendship.  She has begun to learn the true meaning of friendship.