Little Monkey and Bluey the Butterfly: A Tapping Story

A tapping story to help younger children ...   (him/her… of course can be used) ...and the story can be adapted to fit the situation, with suitable images without making it too blatantly obvious so the child can relax and learn to talk to the butterfly...

   Little Monkey and Bluey the Butterfly

Not so very long ago, or maybe it was, there was a little monkey who was so cute and lovable all his monkey tribe loved him (her *) very much. They used to play with him and have such fun… he felt so happy, safe and cared for.

But… for some reason one day all this changed, he did not even remember when, it seemed so long ago. Suddenly he realised all his tribe were no longer there and he was in a strange place. He was still very small and was looked after by other monkeys but they were not his tribe and sometimes they did very strange things to him, which upset him ...and rather than tell them he stored them up inside... as he did not want to be left again!

The only thing thing that had not changed, as far as he could remember was his invisible friend Bluey the butterfly. Now of course Bluey was not invisible to him, he could clearly see the shiny gorgeous blue butterfly, and when the sunbeams lit it’s wings they shimmered with all the colours of the rainbow! However it seemed that Bluey was invisible to everyone else… which was fine by him because… Bluey was magical!

The little monkey could tell Bluey all his problems and Bluey would do a special dance to help him feel better.

The dance was mostly the same every time and yet the little monkey would find he could whisper all his upset feelings to Bluey while the butterfly would dance on him… and, at the end of the dance his troubles seemed to have floated away!

Perhaps you’d like to learn Bluey’s dance… you can use your fingers like butterflies wings or make a butterfly to put on your finger…

The dance goes like this:

Bluey would land on little monkey’s head, right at the top and flutter its wings a few times. Then down between his eyebrows and along one… following the bony ridge around the eye like a branch, pausing at the side and under the eye, as if to collect nectar from a flower.

Then Bluey would fly under his nose, this usually tickled quite a bit, then under the mouth on the chin.

That was the first bit of Bluey’s dance… then Bluey would flutter down to little monkey’s chest and jump up and down. (A butterfly is of course not very heavy!) Little monkey knew this place well as he and his monkey friends often pounded this place with their hands! (Sometimes Bluey would even go under little monkey’s arm to the place monkey’s like to scratch!!!! … that was only if little monkey was feeling extra bad that day ...and sometimes that tickled a lot!).

Bluey, the butterfly, would then flutter on to the inside of little monkey’s wrist, and while jumping and fluttering from thumbtip to fingertip, not missing any and down the side of his hand, Bluey would ask if he was feeling any better yet or if there was any other thing bothering him…

And if there was, well Bluey would do the dance all over again! And again if needed until little monkey felt much better.

Sometimes he felt so good he would imagine he was back with his own tribe, playing all the games he used to play... with his friends… and feeling so loved and so safe. Bluey would whisper and weave magic colours around him ...it felt like his own special cocoon… little monkey would then notice that the happy feeling would be in all of him … he could feel it in his head and his heart and all of his body ...sometimes like a tingling... sometimes like shimmering sparkles and they would grow bigger and bigger sending his happiness out to the trees and hills and sky ...to the whole world and even to the stars!

You too can have your own butterfly to help you… can you do the dance? What is your butterfly called?

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Bluey's song

                                          

I fly here        

I fly there        

Because

I care

Dancing          

A spell

To make you

Happy and well!

To your head

And your brow

Round your eye

I know how

Dancing

A spell

To make you

Happy and well

Under your nose     

On your chin

Round your chest     

Flapping wings

Dancing

A spell

To make you

Happy and well

To your wrist

Then I land

And all around

Your hand

Dancing

A spell

To make you

Happy and well

I fly here        

I fly there        

Because

I care

Dancing

A spell

To make you

Happy and well

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How to make a butterfly to tap with

Two ideas:

You can find a piece of coloured card or greeting card and make two horizontal cuts in the centre big enough to put a child's finger through (or your own because it would be lovely to make one for yourself to show them!)

or

You could stick two pieces of 50mm Micropore tape together and colour with crayons etc and a strip for the finger..double sided in the middle so not to stick to the finger! (Of course you may have better ideas... felted and attached with a hair elastic would work well too.)
Just drawing a butterfly on to a fingertip would also be fine .. even just imagining the butterfly too!



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Little Monkey's Tapping song

One day little Monkey decided to make up his own song just in case he needed to tap and Bluey was not there......To the tune of ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...’

(to remind you)                                           ….And eyes and ears

Head                                                               And mouth

Shoulders                                                      And nose

Knees and toes                                             Head

Knees and toes                                             Shoulders

(repeat the above 4 lines)                            Knees and toes

                                                                       Knees and toes

Little Monkey's Tapping song goes like this...

Hands                                              Tapping together the outer side of each hand to
Together                                            the rhythm of the song…………………….>>

Side by side                                       ……………………………………………...>>

Side by side                                       ………………………………………………>>

(repeat the above 4 lines)       

And I am such a lovely guy/girl         ………………………………………………>>

Even though I                                    ………………………………………………>>

Sometimes cry *                                ………………………………………………>>

Sometimes cry                                   ………………………………………………...

                   

Head                                              At the very top of the Head

Eyebrow                                         Beginning of Eyebrow   

Eye and Eye                                  On the bone at side of Eye > on the bone under Eye

Eye and Eye                                  On the bone at side of Eye > on the bone under Eye

(repeat)

Under Nose                                    Under the Nose

and Chin                                         Under the Mouth

and Chest                                       Just under the Collar Bone

Head                                               Top of Head

Eyebrow                                          Beginning of Eyebrow   

Eye and Eye                                   Side of Eye and then under Eye

Eye and Eye                                   Side of Eye and then under Eye

Wrist                                                Across the inside of the wrist

Thumb                                             On the bottom ‘corner’ of the nail

And fingers all                                  On the bottom ‘corner’ of the nail

And fingers all                                  On the bottom ‘corner’ of the nail

(repeat)

And I am such a lovely guy/girl       Hands crossed over the heart…………….>>

Even though I                                   ………………………………………………>>

Sometimes cry *                              ………………………………………………>>

Sometimes cry *                              ………………………………………………...

                       (* substitute cry for shout ...or whatever you/they need!)

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Bluey's Magical Dance ... to learn Tapping/EFT

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(See 'How to make a butterfly to tap with')

Bluey's magical dance... condensed from some of the different stories.... (simply to tap without the stories!)

Bluey the butterfly would land right at the top of his(her) head and flutter his wings a few times. Then down between his(her) eyebrows and along one… following the bony ridge around the eye like a branch, pausing to gently tap his wings at the side and under the eye, as if to collect nectar from a flower.

Then Bluey would fly under his(her) nose, then under the mouth on the chin. Bluey then flew to his(her) chest and jumping up and down, fluttering his wings. (He liked to make the shape of a butterfly!).Then round and round his(her) hand. Across his(her) wrist from thumbtip to fingertip, not missing any and down the side of his(her) hand!

Often Bluey started softly singing his magical song and vibrating his wings faster and faster until a beautiful blue light shone all over him, and all around him!

Bluey would do the dance all over again! And again if needed until he(she) felt much better... sometimes he(she) might dream of better times and see the picture change to a much happier one... and so could feel washed clean of all the unhappy feelings and filled with a shining new happiness in every part of them especially their heart...and Bluey liked to fly round and round him(her) to help send that happy feeling out to all the world even to the stars!

The dances from the stories....

From Little Monkey and Bluey the Butterfly:

Bluey would land on Little Monkey’s head, right at the top and flutter its wings a few times. Then down between his eyebrows and along one… following the bony ridge around the eye like a branch, pausing at the side and under the eye, as if to collect nectar from a flower.

Then Bluey would fly under his nose, this usually tickled quite a bit, then under the mouth on the chin.

That was the first bit of Bluey’s dance… then Bluey would flutter down to Little Monkey’s chest and jump up and down (a butterfly is of course not very heavy!) Little Monkey knew this place well as he and his monkey friends often pounded this place with their hands! (Sometimes Bluey would even go under Little Monkey’s arm to the place monkey’s like to scratch!!!! … that was only if little monkey was feeling extra bad that day ...and sometimes that tickled a lot!).

Bluey, the butterfly, would then flutter on to the inside of Little Monkey’s wrist, and while jumping and fluttering from thumbtip to fingertip, not missing any and down the side of his hand, Bluey would ask if he was feeling any better yet or if there was any other thing bothering him…

And if there was, well Bluey would do the dance all over again! And again if needed until Little Monkey felt much better.

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From Little Monkey and the cave:

Bluey landed on Little Monkey’s head, right at the top and fluttered his wings a few times. Then down between his eyebrows and along one… following the bony ridge around the eye … Little Monkey started to feel a bit more relaxed and closed his eyes...

Bluey then flew under his nose,  then to his chin.

… then Bluey’s favourite bit … going down to Little Monkey’s chest and jumping up and down (he liked to make the shape of a butterfly) Today he flew and crawled in the small space under Little Monkey’s arm to the place little monkey liked to scratch … because he was feeling extra bad that day.

Then fluttering to the inside of Little Monkey’s wrist, and jumped and fluttered from thumbtip to fingertip, not missing any and down the side of his hand.

Bluey asked if he was feeling any better yet… Little Monkey was … he had been dreaming of playing with lots of friends who really liked him and he felt happy and safe …playing  games and swinging through the trees!

Bluey told him to feel that happy feeling in every part of his body from his head to his toes… and make it so strong and bright … then he could send that happy feeling out to the whole world … just in case there was anyone else feeling down that day!

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From Little Monkey and the Tiny Mermaid:

When Bluey softly landed on her head and started fluttering his wings, she closed her eyes and went into a dream. Bluey very gently danced the magic dance, humming a song to himself ...down to her forehead and along her glistening eyebrow ...to the side of her eye and below (careful not to get too wet from the tears that were still sticking to her big eyelashes

He then fluttered under her little nose and under her mouth.Her gentle sigh helped him fly down to her chest and...

     ...just below the neckline of her shimmering pearl, beaded top, he danced in the shape of a butterfly! ...the tiny mermaid seemed to be asleep so Bluey danced on and on until she opened her eyes.

He then flew to Little Monkey’s hand which held hers and he flew round and round, on her wrist, on her finger tips and down the side of her hand. She smiled and said the pain was much less now and she felt a lot better.

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Little Monkey's Bad Dream:

Bluey started softly singing his magical song and started vibrating his wings faster and faster until a beautiful blue light shone all over him, and all around him!

The light glowed softly in the dark tree top and Little Monkey began to feel less scared…

Bluey then gently jumped on to Little Monkey's chest,right near his heart which was thumping loudly, and lay for a while with his wings open. Bluey looked up into Little Monkey's face and waited until his breathing had calmed. Little Monkey watched the blue glowing butterfly and felt much better,and said 'Yes please,' when Bluey asked if he could do his special dance.

Bluey flew to the top of Little Monkey's head to start his dance, then down to his forehead and right around his eye, under his nose and mouth and then back to his chest. Then round and round his hand.

Little monkey had closed his eyes but big tears were streaming so Bluey had to be really careful not to get wet! Little monkey cried and cried and Bluey kept dancing and dancing, singing his gentle song and shining his beautiful blue light.

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"You've Got A Friend"

When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand

and nothing, whoa, nothing is going right.

Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there

to brighten up even your darkest nights.

Little Monkey and the Tiny Mermaid

                 

                      

The Little Monkey lived on a big island.(How he got there he did not know because it didn’t exactly feel like home, but it was the only home he remembered.) He liked to swing through the trees and go exploring with his friend Bluey (who was a secret, magic butterfly that most people could not see!). One day they were going far across the forest, Bluey often riding on little monkey’s tail for a rest.

As they were swinging gaily from branch to branch through the treetops they saw the sea shining in the sunshine…

                             

.. So they decided to explore the beach. When they were clambering over the rocks … well Bluey was holding on tight to little monkey’s tail… they thought they heard a faint cry … it got louder as they went round the cliff at the end of the beach…

                            

...And they saw, caught between the the rocks in one of the rock pools, a beautiful mermaid with her tail jammed… one of the rocks had fallen on it!

She was so tired from trying to get free that now she could hardly move at all.

                               

Bluey fluttered round her head, soothing her with an invisible magic dance, while Little Monkey somehow managed to lean, with all his weight, on the rock and gently eased it off her bruised mer-tail.

                     

The tiny mermaid was very happy to be free, but very frightened as she had not seen a monkey before, and her mer-tail hurt so much she did not know what to do. How was she going to swim home… she could not even remember where it was.

Bluey whispered to Little Monkey and Little Monkey smiled. Then Little Monkey told her about his magical friend Bluey, who could help her feel better… and that she would be able to see the butterfly if she really wanted to… and she did! And so she let Bluey dance on her…  while Little Monkey held her hand.

                      

When Bluey softly landed on her head and started fluttering his wings, she closed her eyes and went into a dream. Bluey very gently danced the magic dance, humming a song to himself ...down to her forehead and along her glistening eyebrow ...to the side of her eye and below (careful not to get too wet from the tears that were still sticking to her big eyelashes)

He then fluttered under her little nose and under her mouth.Her gentle sigh helped him fly down to her chest and... 
  ...just below the neckline of her shimmering pearl beaded top, he danced in the shape of a butterfly! ...the tiny mermaid seemed to be asleep so Bluey danced on and on until she opened her eyes.

     He then flew to Little Monkey’s hand which held hers and he flew round and round, on her wrist, on her finger tips and down the side of her hand. She smiled and said the pain was much less now and she felt much better.

        

The tiny mermaid told them about the dream she had while Bluey was dancing round her: She dreamed she was back with her mer-mummy and mer-daddy, before she had been separated from them in the storm. She remembered so clearly now the way home, because in her dream she could see the beautiful shining streams of light, that her parents were sending to her, to guide her home… And she could hear their musical calls.

                

Little Monkey and Bluey then noticed that the tiny mermaid had really started to glow… every part of her was shimmering brighter and brighter, from the top of her head, even her long flowing hair… and right down her body to the tip of her lovely mer-tail!

             

Now during this time the tide had turned and the rockpools were filling up again! They must say goodbye… The tiny mermaid thanked them both very much, and smiling a radiant smile... carefully at first, testing her tail, then stronger and stronger, she swam through the waves, stopping now and then to wave at them.

When she was out of sight, which did not take very long, they hastily left the beach and went back home swinging through the trees. (Bluey again holding on tight to Little Monkey’s tail). They were very happy to have helped!

(The tiny mermaid loved Bluey’s dance so much she taught it to her friend the yellow seahorse and together they helped her mer-friends whenever needed… But that is another story!)


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Little Monkey and the Cave...

One day, quite a while ago, or not so very long, Little Monkey was feeling sad… it seemed he had no friends. The big island where he lived did not seem big enough. He wanted to get away… he felt so different from everyone he knew… as though he really didn’t belong here. Other monkeys laughed at him and called him names. He didn’t understand. What was wrong with him? Little Monkey was very confused.

He went and hid in his favourite cave, where he often went to escape from the other monkeys. It was a long way from the noise and chatter of the monkey tribe. He felt very alone but in the cave he could think a little clearer. The cave was small and cosy and here he could chat freely with his magical friend Bluey the Butterfly. Bluey was usually invisible, (unless Little Monkey invited others to see it!), but, if the other monkeys heard him, they laughed thinking he was talking to himself!

Bluey loved the cave too for all around the mouth of the cave were beautiful flowers. The butterfly liked to gather the pollen to eat. Nearby, the banana trees next to the stream, provided the Little Monkey with lots of bananas!

Bluey showed the Little Monkey wild herbs and flowers and taught him many things about them: What they were good for, which ones you could eat and which ones helped bruises and things like that.

But today Little Monkey was feeling so upset and so alone, so they sat at the entrance to the cave and Bluey danced the magic dance on Little Monkey...

Bluey landed on Little Monkey’s head, right at the top and fluttered its wings a few times. Then down between his eyebrows and along one… following the bony ridge around the eye ... to the side and underneath… Little Monkey started to feel a bit more relaxed and closed his eyes... Bluey then flew under his nose, then to his chin.

… Then Bluey’s favourite bit … going down to Little Monkey’s chest and jumping up and down! (Making the shape of a butterfly!). Today it flew and crawled in the small space under Little Monkey’s arm to the place Little Monkey liked to scratch … because he was feeling extra bad that day.

Then fluttering to the inside of Little Monkey’s wrist, and jumping and dancing from thumbtip to all the fingertips, Bluey kept singing the magic song... and then while fluttering down the side of his hand, Bluey asked if he was feeling any better yet… Little Monkey was … he had been dreaming of playing with lots of friends who really liked him and he felt happy and safe …playing lots of games and swinging through the trees!

Bluey told him to feel that happy feeling in every part of his body from his head to his toes… and make it so strong and bright … then he could send that happy feeling out to the whole world…and even to the stars... just in case there was anyone else feeling down that day!

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