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Archives for February 2025

The Farmer and His Horse: A Parable for Kids (from Bluey’s “The Sign”)

By Jared Dees

This ancient Chinese parable expresses the balance between good luck and bad luck or happiness and unhappiness. After hearing the story, we should reflect on our own reaction to events. Was it good luck or bad luck? We’ll see. This story was recently made popular among children in an episode of Bluey called “The Sign.”…

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February 11, 2025 Filed Under: Children's Stories, Fiction

Three Feet From Gold Story for Kids

By Jared Dees

This story teaches kids a lesson about perseverance. Most of us learn to quit too early as young people. Read this story together and talk about the ways we should keep going even after we fail.  Three Feet From Gold: A Story about Perseverance  A man moved out West to mine for gold. He bought…

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February 4, 2025 Filed Under: Children's Stories, Fiction

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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