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… Adapted from a version on the 2003 International Year of FreshWater website. One day a … to obey, and turned some small animals away. But then the lion …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Arrogance, Choice, Earth-Centered, Generosity, Gratitude, Interdependence, Kindness, Nature, Power, Regret -
… Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate and Things in Between … House, 2007). Once upon a time there was a field. It had dry grass, … it?" Or she'd think, "Aren't there animals who are supposed to go …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Choice, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Growth, Interdependence, Nature, Relationships, Responsibility, Service, Social Justice
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… Based on Aesop's "The Belly and the Other Members of the Body." Once upon a time, the … human beings are mostly rational animals is outdated. Even you, …Story | March 15, 2012 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: Choice, Discernment, Ethics, Psychology, Reason -
… up in central Kenya in Africa, the land was green, the streams … mother answered, "That is a tree of God. We don't cut it, we don't … the birds, insects, and many other animals. It was also hard for the …Story | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Growth, History, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Sacrifice -
… Adapted from an Indian folk tale. There was once a wise woman who … was never wrong — not ever. Some of the children of the village … questions about the planets, the animals, and the world. No matter …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anger, Choice, Ethics, Kindness, Mindfulness, Nonviolence, Peace, Redemption, Responsibility, Reverence -
… A shepherd boy, watching a flock of sheep near his village, grew … companionship by playing a trick on the villagers. One morning he … on the hillside a wolf came out of the woods. The boy shouted in …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Animals, Blame, Choice, Community, Conscience, Dignity, Doubt, Ethics, Failure, Paganism -
… Trout Are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayre, text … Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Read the story dramatically and have fun … the sound effects! Trout are made of trees. In fall, trees let go of …Story | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Balance, Choice, Connections, Culture, Earth, Earth-Centered, Ethics, Hope, Humanism, Interdependence, Climate Change, Climate Justice
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… In 1789, Hosea Ballou attended the Baptist revival held in his hometown of Richmond, New Hampshire. Moved by … that all human beings would be blessed in their afterlife. God …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Choice, Conscience, Discernment, Dissent, Doubt, Faith, Fear, God, Grace, Universalism -
… By Polly Peterson This is the story of Theodore Parker, a … legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions …Story | By Polly Peterson | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Choice, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Courage, Unitarianism -
… (New Revised Standard Version) ... The Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun... saying, "... Now proceed … Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have …Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Brokenness, Choice, Commitment, Courage, Ethics, Family, God, Hospitality, Interdependence, Judaism, Listening -
… Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate and Things in Between. … town not far from here, there was a middle school. It was … for two things. First, instead of an auditorium, it had a …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Anti-Oppression, Authority, Choice, Class, Community, Courage, Creativity, Freedom, Humanism, Interdependence, Justice
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… By Forrest Church Excerpted from Cathedral of the World. Copyright 2009 by … Church. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston. Imagine …Story | By Forrest Church | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Awe, Belief, Choice, Credo, Diversity, Faith, Humility, Imagination, Immanence, Unitarian Universalism
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… Juliette Hampton Morgan was the only child of Frank and Lila Morgan of Montgomery, Alabama. Her white …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Choice, Commitment, Conscience, Equity, Fear, Justice, Mental Health, Power, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds -
… By Julie Simon Download the coloring sheet by … Coloring Sheet (PDF) In a bay of the North Sea, in the middle of Denmark, on an island called …Story | By Julie Simon | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Community, Conscience, Earth, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Responsibility, Climate Change, Climate Justice -
… By the Rev. Gordon McKeeman, reprinted from Out of the Ordinary with permission of the author. Copyright (C) 2000 by …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit of LifeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Choice, Contemplation, Creativity, Direct Experience, Discernment, Family, Food, Freedom, Growth, History
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… On July 27, 2008, people gathered in the sanctuary of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian … to watch the children and youth of the congregation present the …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anger, Blame, Challenge, Choice, Community, Conflict, Death, Despair, Fear, Freedom, Unitarian Universalism
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… leading 19th-century philosopher, father of the Transcendentalist movement. … Waldo followed in the footsteps of his father, William Emerson, a …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Character, Choice, Conflict, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, History, Unitarianism
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… (Buddhist). Once upon a time on the outskirts of a big city in Japan there stood … can no longer provide for the needs of the temple as I once did. I know …Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Buddhism, Challenge, Choice, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, Good, Integrity, Justice
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… to Irving Zola. Once upon a time, there was a small village on the edge of a river. Life in the village was … were built on both sides of the shore and swimmers were …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Brokenness, Change, Children, Choice, Conscience, Ethics, History, Humanism, Justice, Purpose, Responsibility
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… Based on a tale told in the 1700s by the Jewish teacher, … Jacob ben Wolf Kranz, Maggid of Dubno. Other versions can be … by Peninah Schram, The Maggid of Dubno and His Parables by Benno …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Beauty, Choice, Creativity, Direct Experience, Discernment, Failure, Judaism, Limitations, Love, Redemption, Transformation, Wonder