High on Happiness

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“Listen,” she said to her son.  “Do you hear that bird singing?”

“Yes, I do,” he replied.  “I hear it every morning.  What is it?”

“It’s a robin,” the mother said.  “Look, it’s up there, on that branch.  See?”

“Oh!  Yes!  I know the robin.  I see them hunting for worms on the lawn.”

“Do you know what it’s singing?” the mother asked.

“What?” asked the little boy, his eyes big with anticipation for learning the secret.

“Well, my mother told me that it’s singing  ‘Cheerily, cheerily!  Cheer up!’”

As if on cue, the robin sang, and the little boy laughed.  “Cheerily, cheerily!” he chirped, mimicking its song, and to his delight, the robin answered back.

“Why does it say that?” he asked, still giggling.  “Cheerily, cheerily.”

“To share its happiness with us.  To remind us how sweet happiness is.”

“I like being happy,” the little boy said, twirling around.  “I like it a lot!”

“Me, too,” said the mother.  “It’s one of my favorite things.”

“Mine, too!  Maybe it’s my bestest thing of all.”

The mother took his hand and they walked on.  “Cheerily, cheerily!” piped the boy as they left the park.  “Cheerily, cheerily! Cheer up!”