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Young Zen, a golden bear cub, pours lemonade into a cup while young Dhandho, a brown bull calf, holds up a full glass at their lemonade stand under a big tree.
Zen and Dhandho

They'll think it's just lemonade.

Money smarts, one cup at a time.

Meet Zen & Dhandho For parents

The show

Two friends. One lemonade stand. Lots of little lessons.

Young Zen and young Dhandho share a lemonade stand under the Big Tree in their village. Every story is a small adventure: running out of cups, lemons that aren't ripe yet, a cart with a wobbly wheel. Kids laugh along, and the lessons come with the lemonade.

1

Waiting is doing

Lemons take time to ripen. Caring for them while you wait is part of the work.

2

Count what you have

Three cups, a long line. Noticing what you have helps you plan what comes next.

3

Make something good

People come back for lemonade that's worth it. Care and effort make things valuable.

4

Try, fix, try again

A wobbly cart gets tested, fixed and tested again. Mistakes are how things get better.

Meet the kids

Zen & Dhandho

Young Zen, a smiling golden bear cub in a blue wrap top.

Zen

The noticer

A gentle bear cub who sees things first. He likes to stop, look and think before he jumps in, and he's learning when it's time to act.

Young Dhandho, a cheerful brown bull calf with small horns, in a rust vest.

Dhandho

The go-getter

An eager bull calf who always wants to get started. He's full of big ideas, and he's learning that sometimes waiting is the smart move.

The village by the Big Tree: Zen and Dhandho at their lemonade stand, with the lemon grove, the making shed, the square and the stream.
Coming soon

Episode 1: Three Cups Left

Dhandho invites the whole village for lemonade. The line grows and grows. Then Zen counts the cups.

"One, two, three... uh-oh."

For parents

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