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Let’s hear a tale about “A SENSE OF WONDER”  together. One day Gimme the Ax said to himself, “Today I go to the post office and around, looking around. Maybe I will hear about something happening last night when I was sleeping. Maybe a policeman began laughing and fell into a cistern and came out with…

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Let’s hear a tale about “THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL”  together. Most terribly cold it was; it snowed and was nearly quite dark, and evening– the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness, there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When she left home she had slippers on,…

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Let’s hear a tale about “INNER BEAUTY”  together. The Moon is very beautiful with his round, bright face which shines with soft and gentle light on all the world of man. But once there was a time when he was not so beautiful as he is now. Six thousand years ago the face of the Moon…

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Let’s hear a tale about “KINDNESS”  together. There was once upon a time a peasant woman who had a daughter and a stepdaughter. The daughter had her way in everything, and whatever she did was right in her mother’s eyes, but the poor stepdaughter had a hard time. Let her do what she would, she was…

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Let’s hear a tale about “FIVE LITTLE PIGS”  together. The Little Pig Who Went to Market. There was once a family of Five Little Pigs, and Mrs. Pig, their mother, loved them all very dearly. Some of these little pigs were very good and took a great deal of trouble to please her. The eldest pig…

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Let’s hear a tale about “THE TRUE INNER BEAUTY”  together. ONCE upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she would have to be a real princess. He traveled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it…

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Let’s hear a tale about “THE VALUES OF UNITY”  together. A certain man had a donkey, which had carried the corn-sacks to the mill indefatigably for many a long year; but his strength was going, and he was growing more and more unfit for work. Then his master began to consider how he might best save…

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Let’s hear a tale about “APPRECIATION”  together. A long time ago and far, far away an old woman was sitting in her rocking chair thinking how happy she would be if she had a child. Then, she heard a knock at the door and opened it. A lady was standing there and she said, “If you…

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Let’s hear a tale about “ A LITTLE THIEF IN THE PANTRY”  together. “MOTHER dear,” said a little mouse one day, “I think the people in our house must be very kind; don’t you? They leave such nice things for us in the larder.”There was a twinkle in the mother’s eye as she replied,—“Well, my child,…

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Let’s hear a tale about “PATIENCE”  together. “Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh.“Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and I get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.”The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of…

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