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  • Inspired by "The Widow's Mite," a parable from Christian scripture. Read or tell the story. In a little village near Jerusalem, a long time ago, there was an old woman who didn't have much money. She grew her own fruit and vegetables and had a chicken that gave her eggs. One day, she was walking...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Christianity, Generosity, Letting Go, Money, Poverty, Sacrifice, Stewardship, Worth
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  • From Stories in Faith: Exploring Our UU Principles and Sources Through Wisdom Tales (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2007). Once upon a time, there lived a rich and vain young squire. Servants prepared his favorite foods each day. His every wish was granted. One of the young man's...
    Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Letting Go, Money, Nature, Power, Respect, Simplicity, Transformation
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  • This telling of "St. Francis and the Wolf" was written by John Feister, editor of AmericanCatholic.org, based on the story recorded by Thomas of Celano during the 13th century. Read or tell the story. Perhaps the most famous story of St. Francis is when he tamed the wolf that was terrorizing the...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Christianity, Commitment, Conflict, Courage, God, Nonviolence, Peace, Reconciliation
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  • Read or tell the story. Have you ever had to give something away that you really loved? This is a story about a little girl who gave away a puppy she really loved because she made the decision to help someone else....
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Family, Inclusion, Interdependence, Letting Go, Sacrifice, Service, Unitarian Universalism, Youth/Teens
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  • A story from China. Sophia Lyon Fahs, From Long Ago and Many Lands. Read or tell the story. Long, long ago in the land of China there lived a very old grandfather, named Chang Kung, who had a very large family. First, there were Chang Kung's own sons....
    Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Direct Experience, Family, Fathers, God, Home, Kindness, Peace, Relationships
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  • On Steve's sixth birthday, many people gave him gifts. His mother gave him a chess set and promised to teach him how to play after dinner. His grandfather gave him a black rope that was twenty-five feet long and would be good for making forts and building bridges and all kinds of things....
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Animals, Brokenness, Food Justice, Generosity, Human Rights, Interdependence, Kindness, Money, Sacrifice, Unitarian Universalism
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  • From Our Seven Principles in Story and Verse: A Collection for Children and Adults by Kenneth Collier (Boston: Skinner House Books, 1997). Used with permission. Read or tell the story. Here is a new story about Coyote. One day it occurred to him that he didn't need any of the other creatures....
    Story | By Kenneth W. Collier | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Animals, Community, Connections, Diversity, Earth-Centered, Forgiveness, Friendship, Happiness, Individualism, Interdependence
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  • A contemporary story by Elisa Davy Pearmain, based on the Jewish tradition of the Passover Seder. Before telling the story, set out a goblet for Elijah and invite a child to go and open the meeting room's door. These actions are customary during a Passover Seder. Once upon a time a there lived a...
    Story | By Elisa Davy Pearmain | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Community, Food Justice, Generosity, Grace, Inclusion, Judaism, Kindness, Relationships, Spiritual Practice
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  • From From Long Ago and Many Lands by Sophia Lyon Fahs, second edition (Boston: Skinner House, 1995). Read or tell the story. When Jesus came into town, someone who knew him was sure to pass the word around....
    Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Christianity, Empathy, Good, Human Rights, Interdependence, Justice, Kindness, Relationships, Spiritual Practice
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  • An Indian tale of speaking kindly, from Teaching Tolerance, Rhinos & Raspberries kit. Permission pending. Read or tell the story. Once upon a time in India, a rare rhinoceros was born, with skin so beautiful it almost glowed....
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Buddhism, Equity, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Greed, Kindness, Oppression, Power, Relationships, Respect, Worth
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  • Do you remember your first day of school? I remember mine. Your parents and grandparents probably remember their first days, too. Probably everyone remembers, no matter how long ago it was. Going to a new place and starting something new can be exciting... and sometimes a little scary....
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: Commitment, Compromise, Covenant, Interdependence, Relationships, Seven Principles, Trust, Unitarian Universalism, Unity
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  • Nelson was worried. He had been worried about something all week and this afternoon, it was going to happen. During clean-up at church school, he decided to talk to his teacher, Lilia. "Nelson, is everything okay?" she asked. "Well, not really....
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Change, Empathy, Family, Generosity, Humanism, Inclusion, Presence, Simplicity, Worry
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  • It is too bad that Dear Abby was not around in ancient Greece. Some of the characters in the old Greek myths could have used some good advice. One of them was Narcissus. He was a youth of great beauty. Dazzling beauty. Wondrous beauty. Unimaginable beauty. So much beauty that people old and young...
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace
    Tagged as: Self-Care, Self-Respect
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  • Adapted from Christian scripture, John 8: 2-11, New Revised Standard Version. Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn, he appeared in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in sin...
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Forgiveness
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  • Adapted from Christian scripture, Luke 23, New Revised Standard Version. An angry crowd demanded that Jesus be put to death. Pilate decided to grant their demand, and he surrendered Jesus to the will of the crowd. The crowd grabbed Simon and made him carry the cross behind Jesus....
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace
    Tagged as: Forgiveness
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  • Zeus was not big on forgiving. He was the chief god on Mount Olympus, and what he said went. When the other gods and goddesses obeyed, fine. When they disobeyed, he threw thunderbolts around and thought up some very nasty punishments....
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace
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  • Here are two stories of Unitarianism, Universalism, and Unitarian Universalism unexpectedly in the news which raised our name recognition across the country. For good or for ill? You decide. The Last Blasphemer Abner Kneeland (1774-1844) carried many banners through his lifetime: Universalist...
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Adults | From Faith Like a River
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  • Any diner at the Ferry Beach Conference Center can tell you the campers' favorite song. As coffee cups bounce off soundly thumped tables and kitchen ladles hit impromptu serving tray gongs in time to the tune of "There is a Tavern in the Town," the campers, with unnerving regularity, close the...
    Story | October 26, 2011 | For Adults | From Faith Like a River
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  • A Zen Buddhist tale, retold by Jessica York. Two monks set out on a journey, one young, the other older and wiser. It was after the rains and the road was very muddy. At one point in their journey, they encountered a young woman standing before a large mud puddle....
    Story | By Jessica York | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace
    Tagged as: Authority
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  • Doorways to the Soul, Elisa Davy Pearmain, p. vii. "Hide and Seek," Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press. Copyright (C) 1998. Used by Permission for this one time use. No reprints or use permitted. All Rights Reserved. Once upon a time when the earth was new, the Creator decided that she wanted to play a...
    Story | By Elisa Davy Pearmain | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity)
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