I love how this animation did everything to convince us that the teen was being a selfish twat, only for the ending to reveal his kindness. Very entertaining and well executed!

This poem had had me moved when I read it years back. Nice to see a film version. The Cookie Thief by Valerie Cox A woman was waiting at an airport one night, With several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, That the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be... Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between, Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene. So she munched the cookies and watched the clock, As the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, Thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I would blacken his eye.” With each cookie she took, he took one too, When only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, He took the last cookie and broke it in half. He offered her half, as he ate the other, She snatched it from him and thought… Oooh, brother. This guy has some nerve and he’s also rude, Why he didn’t even show any gratitude! She had never known when she had been so galled, And sighed with relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate, Refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate. She boarded the plane, and sank in her seat, Then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise, There was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes. If mine are here, she moaned in despair, The others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, That she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief.

She ate his cookie, crushed his cookie, yelled at him incessantly, and judged him unfairly. But he was still a good sport with a sense of humor. Love it.

I use this video all the time as an educator to teach perspective taking, problem solving, and story retell. Great job!!!

Did anyone notice it said on his phone “What are you doing” “Still messin with this old lady” "She's about to-" leave 2:43

This dude is the most calm an collected person I have ever seen

I love how the lady's rage trying to get it out of the machine somewhat foreshadows the fact that she actually was the one in the wrong, especially since the guy never loses his cool and even tries to share at the end.

Thank you for this lovely film. I use it in my ESL class to encourage students to tell me what is happening. We LOVE the ending and the value of this story. Great work!

Some of the cutest most heartwarming trolling I've ever seen lmao. He's not a saint but it's adorable that he'd rather share his cookies so that he can troll her than just tell her that she opened his package by mistake.

The teen didn't even get angry, he deserves all the cookies he wants

Más short films de estos Eduardo! Con gran mensaje! Gracias por tu trabajo y dedicación y felicidades por el éxito de Sound of Freedom! Ojalá que hicieran una segunda parte donde Tim Ballard descubre cómo los niños están expuestos en las redes y videojuegos, ya que los pedófilos son expertos en introducirse por esos medios...mientras tanto te seguimos apoyando y oremos por todos los niños del mundo! Dios te bendiga!

Esta corta anécdota la leí en un libro, y verla ahora en vídeo es genial! Gracias! Bendiciones!

One of the very best short films out there, an absolute favourite. Also, note how the young fellow puts the empty packet of biscuits in the bin, when she left it on the bench.

Moral of the story: We must know about the truth before blaming any innocent

The graphism, the story, the characters, the music, the construction, everything is at the top. One of the very best shorts I have seen in my life.

I love this animation, can’t stop watching it after two years ❤️

Nice story

I love how he was texting someone: “I’m messin with this old lady”

Wholesome and wonderful storyline! Excellent and unexpected ending. Thank you!

Who's here is 2024?

So no one is talking about how energetic this old woman is??

I've already watched this many times and it always hits me the lesson that " I shouldn't fight back, let them realized. "

Anyone in 2024❤❤❤

I used this for a school project on non-verbal communication. Awesome job!

We were forced to watch this 13 times and then forced into writing a essay on what they were doing

You gotta appreciate the fact he didn't even get mad at all.

The nostalgia when I was a kid I used to watch this ad when I was watching television this ad means the world to me❤😢

A real gem by any measure, every single component is perfectly attended to to form a true masterpiece of such an extent; can't appreciate more!!!

The man was very nice and story is amazing

Age alone doesn't guarantee maturity. She just took him for granted as a bully without knowing the facts, when he was mature enough 2 excuse her. Well done.

Great adaptation of a Douglas Adams classic (I know the story might predate even him but it was through his writing I first discovered it)

One of my favorite animations to watch when I was a kid, now here I am coming back after 7 years.

Lol...😂😂😂😂😂 But really its a common thing that teenagers r always treated with arrogance.

Moral of the story: Age has nothing to do with maturity.

Oh God. That finale is so sad... happy, but sad. Haha. I love this animation. And the teenager, was a good man.

So well done! So much of a detailed and fully balanced picture of how something like this can happen in real life, with a gentle nudge to realize how our perceptions can affect our actions; also, how to behave with grace and understanding.

I love the message in this animation. The whole time you think he's being rude and taking the cookies from the old lady so you feel mad but then you find out she was the one taking the cookies the whole time. It's a great way to show that even if the old lady was being rude to him the young man was still willing to be nice and share his cookies with her. All and all it's a great and powerful message about not only kindness, sharing, and first impressions but a great way to show that judging people based on what you see at eye level can't capture the person they are on the inside. I love this animation! I always makes me so happy watching it.

“What r u doing?” “Still messin with this old lady...” P L E A S E

I remember reading this exact story once long time ago I think it was in middle school so literally over 10 years and my Grandma was actually the one who sent it to me I am so happy to see this put into animation I am absolutely about to send this to her

EXCELLENT SHORT!!!! I SHARED IT WITH MY DEAR STUDENTS A FEW MINUTES AGO AND IT GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT JUMPING INTO CONCLUSIONS TOO QUICKLY. THANKS!!!!!

Also he was probably confused like: bruh why this woman so triggered at me

That guy is the definition of Chaotic Good.

Muy buen y aleccionador video, donde claramente se refleja el egoísmo y los preconceptos que forman y deforman nuestra sociedad; más allá de la parte visual/ musical, que ayudan y mucho al mensaje principal

Good video based on a story in a Douglas Adams book that I read over 25 years ago. I know because I loved that story and have told it to friends for over 25 years. May Douglas Adams story telling never die.

We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly bamboozled.

She protecc She attacc But most impotantly... She eat your snacc

no me he reido tanto en mucho tiempo!!! Que adorable cortometraje Por millones de cortometrajes así, sencillos, adorables, sin enredos. La anciana una joya, y el joven un primor Aunque he de ser sincera y pensar que el chico era el villan0 ajajajaj ups!!! Gracias EDUARDO VERASTEGUÍ Saludos y bendiciones desde Quito Ecuador 🤣🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯💯😍😍😍😍💞💞💞💞💥💥💥💥💟💟💟💟

This is such a great story! The teen did a great job by not getting angry and respecting the old women.

That guy was sweet he doesn't mind sharing the cookie to grandma

people are kinda mean about teenagers, aren't they?

Aaaaay super tierna la historia...me encantó!!. Gracias por compartirla

I like how he was first seen as being selfish and rude but really he was actually being really nice to her. I’m glad they didn’t portray him as being a bad teen.

This could've been easily resolved with a simple conversation

I love how you can even notice the moment she stole his cookies, it's like watching an entire season of jojo and finally understanding what the intros mean.

Loved it. The caricatures are so cute. Kindness is beautiful.

I think this was trying to imply the prejudice that old people have on teens as it has shown she already got mad just by his presence 3:39

The guy was the most patient person😭 Edit: This is the most likes I have ever had

That guy even shared his cookies to the grandma What a goodboy

Okay but the patience he has for the grandma tho. If that was me, I would be so mad I would just let her eat my snack and leave.

the text he was reading says "what are you doing" and his reply was "just messin with this old lady" lol 😂

My grandson watched this with me and we both loved it. He asked to watch it several times, and rerolled some particularly funny parts. The part he liked best was the old lady standing on the seat and balling the young man out. I liked the text he was writing about her to a friend. Thank you for this delightful and creative animation. We also enjoyed the poem that it was based on.

Old or young, we got to learn from eachother, the good things. I loved it!

ótima animação e muito bem contextualizada. Parabéns

Show this to every person who thinks us young people are selfish and bad! I've had a few teachers like that...

He Protecc He Attacc But Most Importantly He Share his *Snacc*

A veces somos como el adolescente y otras como la abuelita jajaja 😂 "Metanoia" significa Cambio de mentalidad. Me encanta este corto muy ilustrativo.

She looks almost exactly like the old guy in the movie "Up"

For everybody saying that the boy is mean, *FINISH THE DAMN VIDEO*

jajaja este es un chiste que me contó un vecino, lástima que ya me sabía el final. muy bueno.

If the teen wasn't a good person, the grandma probably wouldn't have a change of heart in the ending. This is a message for everyone to stay a good person even if others are mean to you. Kindness will eventually spark goodness in eveyone.

Moral lesson: Check your Cookie Swirls before you eat it

2:43 Pepe:What r u doing? ME: Still messing with this old lady.

I feel like it shows how very often we judge people and think they are wrong, when we are the ones who are wrong

*"They had us in the first half, not gonna lie"*

They got us in the first half not gonna lie

Years later, after being in a special counciling in school, it still looks good as I remember it

The first time I read this little tale was in Readers Digest 15 yrs. Ago. I like seeing this little story presented in a visual way

Nice message, we ought to be careful to not allow a bad day, preconceived inner biases, etc affect how we survey a situation or how we view/treat a person. It's best to do our best to maintain a calm and level head, and to sometimes take a step back from situations to really think through things and gain a more clear view. Remind ourselves of the big picture. Anyway, great little short!

2:40 Friend: What are you doing? Boy: Still messin with this old lady Boy: She's about to Anyone noticed?

Top 10 anime plot twists

I wish there was more kindness like this in the world.

😭😢 💖💖💖💖 😍😍😍😓☹ He was so kind. Awwwww

Aww the poor guy I thought he was being a jerk but no he was actually really nice

The way he ate it- 1:49

Muito boa essa animaçãozinha que pena que a idosa não voltou e se desculpou... mas percebemos que aquele sorriso final dela foi um ato de perceber o erro dela e de gratidão daquele bom rapaz não ter sido grosso e sim ótimo entendedor kkkk

I am so sad, I thought the lady was going to give to guy the pack of cookies.☹🙁

The guy was the most patience person😭

The message conveyed through this (animation) is wonderful. We hope not to be hasty individuals or behave arrogantly towards others.

0:54 kicking your vending machine 😂

I loved this film. The moral of the story is, "The shortest path to dead wrong is by being certain that you are absolutely right!"

Me before plotwist:HOW DARE YOU EAT HER COOKIES THOSE AREN'T YOURS! Me after plotwist:I regret everything I said and I respect that man...

Учитель по химии: *расскажи хотя-бы одну любую тему которую ты знаешь!* Я: 2:10

I appreciate his kindness like the rest of y'all, but now I'm stuck searching the song.

I thought she will return him the cookies....at the end

2:09 omg... i really like this moment 🤣

Watching this three years later and it still makes me cry.

Нихрена себе бабушка!!!!(а чё она молчит!!)

5 years later this is still one of my favourite short films

Plot twist: 3:20.

I'm using this video to make my Spanish 2 class narrate the story in past tense. Great story, with age people start forgetting things. We're all heading that way!!