Damont decided to tell the truth. He got detention for a day & had to take a make-up exam, but he felt good doing it. It was the first time he's done this kind of thing since he started middle school. Maybe it's because he & Barney used to be best friends, and he was always nice thanks to him. "Bye!" said Jimmy. "I hope we get to see each other again, because I never usually hang out with most people. They think I talk way too much. But I always love giving people interesting information, even some that is..." "Jimmy!" called Damont. "See ya." said Jimmy. "Barney." said Lori. "I really miss all my friends & family at the farm. Will I ever see them again?" "Of course you will." said Barney. "You can write them a letter, or visit them on vacation." "And my brother does chats with us on his computer, & he also has something called E-mail." said Emily. "That's right Emily." said Barney. "E-mail is where you can send letters, videos, & other kinds of stuff to your pen pals digitally." "That's what I do with my cousins." said Riff. "Barney?" said Baby Bop. "Pen pals are people who live far away from you who you can send letters & stuff to." said Barney as he started singing about how friends & family who live far away still love you very much.
(No Matter Where They Are starts)
Oh, some friends and family
Are so far away
And others are
Close to you
But no matter where they are,
It might be near or far
Just loving you is what
They like to do, do, do
No matter where they are
It might be near or far
Just loving you is what
They like to do.
"I think I now feel better thanks to you, Barney." said Lori. "Aw. Thank you, Lori." said Barney. "Hey, are there anymore basketballs here?" asked BJ. "Well there's these ones." said Riff as he saw some popped basketballs. "But wowzers! They don't look good at all." "I think there's a sports store nearby." said Tina. "Let's go there. I think that girl who sang at the summer carnival works there." "Really?" said Sasha. "We're gonna go to a sports shop? I don't like getting dirty." "They got chew toys." said Wishbone. "OK. Let's go there." said Sasha.