We all have days like that.
A day when I don't want to do anything and have no motivation.
When the weather is sunny, I hate it because it's hot, and when it rains, I hate it because it's damp. It's a day when I just want to lie down.
What if, on a day like that, you suddenly decide to go somewhere? For example... somewhere like an oasis!

Curdy is grumpy again today!

The herd of camels, greeted by the morning, moves diligently as soon as they open their eyes.
Today is the day to go to the oasis and play in the water.
An oasis in the desert! Just imagining such a wonderful vacation spot makes your heart race and your mind race. But it seems like that's not the case for the young camel, Cudi.
I saw him getting annoyed and asking why I couldn't sleep because of this song from the morning.
The other camels seemed accustomed to this kind of curd and prepared to leave without paying much attention.
It wasn't just for a day or two that Curdy was irritated and grumpy.


Although they had no choice but to go on the road together, Curdy was full of complaints.
My footsteps felt like a thousand pounds, and the weather was so hot that I felt like my eyes were getting dizzy from the heat.
Even though he whined and whined to the adult camels to be carried, they only gave him encouragement that he could walk on his own.
Eventually, Curdy just sat there and didn't move at all.
No matter how much I tried to coax and persuade him, he was stubborn.
The camels, who had a long way to go, had no choice but to leave one by one… and soon disappeared from Curdy’s sight.
Wait, this is unexpected. Being left alone is so embarrassing!

The beginning of change… is just a ‘smile’?

The story takes a new turn when a confused Curdy accidentally meets John the Rat.
Compared to the grumbling and unmotivated Cuddy, John is a lively and incessant chatterer.
Curdy, who wants to change her grumpy personality, asks John to help her.
I also ask for specific ways to become like you.
Of course, the story John told was strange and strange for Cuddy to accept.
The answer I got was too bland compared to the expectations I had when I asked, and the solution for Curdy was... not something I wanted to follow right away.
That's right.
The only way is to 'smile'.
Although I confidently said that I would never do something like that, the corners of my mouth kept twitching and I found myself laughing out loud.


The author says that what is needed for change already exists within us.
It doesn't require something grand or amazing, it's just that I put my mind to it.
In fact, the fact that Cuddy first asked John for help suggests that, deep down, she was ready for change. The spark of change was already burning within her.


My mind is spinning, my thoughts are jumbled

Curdy knew she was being ridiculously grumpy.
That's not how you should act.
But how easy is it to act on your thoughts? Even though you know in your head that you'll gain weight, you still find yourself reaching for delicious food. And even though you vow to exercise today, there are times when you just can't move from bed.
The same goes for children.
Even though I know I shouldn't, there are times when my anger creeps up inside me.
It's no use asking, "Why on earth are you like that?" or "What's going on?"
I don't know the exact reason, so how can I explain it? But if you think about it, not knowing the reason isn't necessarily strange.
Because not all emotions have a clear cause.
On days like this, rather than forcibly asking for the reason, just try to understand the feeling of being upset.
So that neither the person who has to ask the reason for no reason nor the person who has to say it will get tired.


You don't always have to be cheerful and bright.
There may be days when you feel depressed for no reason, or days when you feel grumpy for no reason.
“Why Do I Always Get Grumpy?” is a book that lightly comforts those feelings.
Sometimes, an unexpected joke or a single sliver of laughter can melt your heart.
A story that brings a drop of laughter to a tangled heart.
Now, meet the emotional picture book we all need!