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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Three Feet From Gold Story for Kids
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…
The Field Mice and the Antelope Fable & Reflection Questions
I first came across the metaphor of the field mice and the antelope in an old book by James Carville and Paul Begala. They shared a story about Newt Gingrich using the field mice and antelope analogy to apply to politics. Tim Ferriss recently re-shared this story as well on his website. I’ll be honest,…
The Lion’s Share: Fable Summary & Questions for Kids
Have you ever heard the expression, “the lion’s share,” as in “the lion’s share of the work” or “the lion’s share of the money”? It is an idiomatic phrase that originates in one of Aesop’s fables. Read The Lion’s Share Fable here. Although we might hear the phrase often to describe a large responsibility, the…
The Tale of the Two Wolves: A Story for Kids
The Parable of the Two Wolves is often attributed to the Cherokee American Indians. It has been featured in various movies and TV shows. Here is a short kid-version of the story for kids. The Tale of the Two Wolves A grandfather sat his grandson down for a short, life lesson: There are two wolves….
