"Mr. Peabody's Apples" is a story set in the town of Hapville. Mr. Peabody, a history teacher and baseball enthusiast, is wrongly accused of stealing apples from Mr. Funkadelli's fruit market by a young boy named Tommy. Tommy spreads the rumor, causing a loss of trust in Mr. Peabody. To make amends, Mr. Peabody teaches Tommy a valuable lesson about the impact of words by having him cut open a pillow, releasing feathers, and then asking him to pick them all up. Tommy realizes the challenge of undoing the harm caused by his words, and Mr. Peabody forgives him, emphasizing the importance of not rushing to judge others.
1. Mr. Peabody organizes baseball games with local schools every Saturday in the summer.
2. Billy Little, one of Mr. Peabody's students, loves baseball and helps pick up bats and balls after games.
3. Mr. Peabody picks a shiny apple from Mr. Funkadelli's fruit market without paying for it twice.
4. Tommy Tittlebottom and his friends accuse Mr. Peabody of stealing the apples without paying.
5. Mr. Peabody confronts Tommy, emphasizing the importance of truth and the consequences of spreading rumors.
6. To make amends, Tommy cuts open a pillow, releasing feathers, and is told to pick them all up, symbolizing the effort needed to undo the damage caused by his words.