Bringing Out Their Best

ContentsContentsContentsIntroduction 1LOVE 9The Bamboo Princess (Japan) 11Lovers in the Sky (China) 15The Lovers of Spirit Lake (Native American, Iowa, USA) 18The Parable of the Good Samaritan (New Testament, Christian Bible) 19The Selkie (Scotland) 20Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 22Other Activity Ideas 24APPRECIATION 27The Delicious Strawberry (Zen Buddhist) 29The Stonecutter (Japan) 30The Wind and the Sun (Aesop) 32The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (Aesop) 33Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 34Other Activity Ideas 36PERSEVERANCE 39Robert the Bruce, the King (Scotland) 41The Storyteller (Ethiopia) 43The Dragon and the Prince (Poland) 45The Singing, Soaring Lark (Germany) 51Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 56Other Activity Ideas 58TRUSTWORTHINESS 61The Lute Player (Russia) 63The Wonderful Hair (Slavonic) 67Ananzi and the Lion (Africa) 70The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Aesop) 73The Donkey in the Lion's Skin (Aesop) 74The Glencoe Massacre (Scotland-A True Story) 75The Monkey and the Dolphin (Aesop) 79Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 80Other Activity Ideas 83SELF-DISCIPLINE 87Tiger's Whisker (Korea) 89The Magic Fish of Gold (Finland) 92The Bag of Gold (Finland) 96Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 99Other Activity Ideas 101SELF-CONFIDENCE 103The Hummingbird (China) 105The Fifty-First Dragon (An Original Story by Heywood Broun) 106Seizing the Nettles (Scotland) 113Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 114Other Activity Ideas 116COMPASSION 119The Badger's Money (Japan) 121Arion and His Harp (Greece) 125The Grateful Foxes (Japan) 128The Fox and the Horse (Germany, Brothers Grimm) 133The Golden Lion (Italy) 135The Deer of India (India) 141Old Badger and Old Frog (Native American, California, USA) 144Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 145Other Activity Ideas 148RESPONSIBILITY 151The Little Red Hen (United States) 153The Three Shirts of Bog Cotton (Scotland) 155The Sage Grouse (Paiute, North America) 162Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 163Other Activity Ideas 165COOPERATION 167The Lion and the Mouse (Aesop) 169Lessons from a Father (Tennessee, USA) 170The Hunt (Aesop) 172The Escape of the Pigeons (Persia) 173The Great Canoe (Maori, New Zealand) 175Stealing Fire (Native American, Oregon, USA) 178The Crane and the Wood Grouse (Finland) 180Long, Broad, and Sharpsight (Slavonic) 181Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 190Other Activity Ideas 193RESPECT 195Intelligence and Luck (Slavonic) 197Healing Well (Scotland) 201Two Friends (Africa) 202The Man Who Roared (Colorado, USA) 204Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 207Other Activity Ideas 209FAIRNESS 211The Bagpiper and the Rats (Germany) 213Coyote and Fox (Native American, Colorado, USA) 217Toads and Diamonds (France) 220Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 223Other Activity Ideas 225DEALING WITH BULLIES 227Three Billy Goats Gruff (Norway) 229Basket Woman (Ute, North America) 231The Monkeys and the Grasshoppers (Hmong, Southeast Asia) 233Jack and the Beanstalk (England) 235David and Goliath (Old Testament, Judeo Christian Bible) 241The Magic Knot (Peru) 243Thoughts About the Stories, Discussions, and Activities 250Other Activity Ideas 253General Activity Ideas 257Bibliography 261Index 265