Respect narrates two beautiful stories: Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle was a lazy man who did not like working at all. He spent all his time sleeping. Whenever he got a job, he could not keep at it for long because he slept so much. One day, tired of his wife asking him to work, he ran up a mountain. There, he met a peculiar looking man who asked him for some help. He had travelled all that distance so that he did not have to work and here was ...

Love comprises of two wonderful stories.Joy of Love:King Shuddhodana and Queen Maya had a son called Siddhartha. He was a kind and gentle child, full of compassion and wisdom. One day, his cousin Devadutta, shot a swan and Siddhartha ran to save it. Devadutta asked him to hand over the swan to him but he refused. What happened after that? Was Siddhartha able to save the swan?Love Redefined:When Frosty was adopted by a loving family, his life changed forever. He had a disci...

Trust comprises of two wonderful stories.The Hen’s Eggs:The Hen’s mother was not well. She wanted to visit her. The only problem was that she had recently laid twelve eggs and she needed somebody to look after them. To her relief, her neighbour the Snake offered to guard the eggs till they returned. Feeling happy, both Hen and Rooster went to visit the Hen’s mother. When they returned in the evening, the Hen felt that some of her eggs were missing. Were her eggs actually missing? Wh...

Integrity narrates two beautiful stories:Yonas’ Exquisite Gift: Yonas grew watermelons in a small village in Ethiopia. One of his watermelons grew to be very large. It was perfectly round, of the most exquisite green colour and smelled heavenly. Yonas wanted to sell the watermelon at the market, but also wanted to display it in an exhibition, at the same time. At last he decided to present it to the king. Having decided that, he slept. What happened during the night? Was Yonas able ...

Gratitude narrates two beautiful stories:The Thankful CoatDavid had a wonderful family and a beautiful house to live in. He also had a lovely little sister and an adorable dog. In spite of all this, David was not happy. So, when Sandy gave David the Thankful Coat, he was very grateful. He felt truly happy for the first time in his life. But, Sandy had to take the Thankful Coat to other unhappy children also. Did David let go of the Thankful Coat? Did he go back to being unhappy?

Commitment narrates two beautiful stories: A Devoted Friend It is well known that Hanuman is a devoted friend of Lord Rama and his family. The story here relates to one of the mighty deeds of Hanuman, which he performed out of his commitment to Lord Rama. Lakshmana, Lord Rama’s brother, was wounded during his battle with Ravana. Susena, the physician required a herbal plant called Sanjeevani booti by nightfall to help cure Lakshman...

Courage narrates two beautiful stories: The hawks and their friends The hawk family lived near a lake in the forest. On advice from mama hawk, papa hawk made friends with the kingfisher, the turtle and the lion, all who were living near the lake too. One night, hunters came to the forest. When they found nothing to hunt, they decided to take the baby hawks. The scared papa and mama hawk went to their friends for help. Did their friends have th...

Humility narrates two beautiful stories: The Emperor’s New Clothes There was once a king who liked nothing more than dressing up. He spent a lot of money getting new clothes for himself. Soon, his minister got worried. He devised a plan and invited two weavers who would weave the most beautiful clothes for him. The only catch was that the clothes that the weavers weaved could be seen only by the intelligent. Did the King come to know abo...

Milly and Molly had no idea that helping Aunt Maude would be such a challenge. The Milly, Molly adventure stories promote the acceptance of diversity and the learning of life skills, and deal with the kinds of questions and challenges that children face every day.

"There are rules for what I've done. Specific punishments for crimes against friendship." Laren Olivier knows the rules, but her attraction to a friend's ex-boyfriend is strong. She tells herself that if she and Scott can keep their new romance a secret, no one will get hurt. But Laren is not the only one with something to hide. Thus begins a year-long journey through secrets, lies, exposures and betrayals. Somehow, Laren must find a way to reconcile who she is with what she's done. And wh...

The principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His friend Julia wants him to devise a plan to fight the decision, and the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good idea. Ian wants nothing to do with the issue. While doing research for a social-justice class, he learns that the manufacturer of the uniforms is on the top-ten list for human-rights violations. When he tells the principal this, all he gets is a...

Every day the small wooden people called Wemmicks do the same thing: stick either gold stars or gray dots on one another. The pretty ones--those with smooth wood and fine paint--always get stars. The talented ones do, too. Others, though, who can do little or who have chipped paint, get ugly gray dots. Like Punchinello.In this heartwarming children's tale from the best-selling pen of author Max Lucado, Eli the woodcarver helps Punchinello understand how special he is--no matter wha...