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Brave EnoughThere was once a girl who loved to write stories and poems. She often wrote about the land and birds around her home. Her name was Rachel Louise Carson and she was born in 1907. When Rachel grew up she became a writer and a scientist. Rachel wrote wonderful stories and she always explained the...Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Change, Conscience, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Sciencein Love Surrounds Us, Grades K-1
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Paper, Plastic, or ClothThe ban started in 2006, on Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelago. The Zanzibar islands on the Indian Ocean are famous for their pristine beaches and their history of trade in spices and slaves. Today, Zanzibar depends on tourism for most of its income. One month after this island paradise was named as...Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Balance, Earth Day, Responsibility, Stewardshipin Virtue Ethics: An Ethical Development Program for High School Youth
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The Grumpy GeckoAdapted from "The Grumpy Gecko" in The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey and Anne Wilson (Cambridge: Barefoot Books, 2009). Used by permission. In a shady glade, the chief of the jungle slept. Until, GECK-O! GECK-O! GECK-O! Tiger woke up with a snort. He opened one yellow eye....Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Nature, Purpose, Wonderin World of Wonder, Grades K-1
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The Four CreationsThis story comes from the Hopi people of northern Arizona. "Hopi" means "People of Peace." This story was recorded in the 1950s by Oswald White Bear Fredericks and his wife Naomi from the storytelling of older Hopi at the village of Oraibi. Part One The world at first was endless space in which...in Sing to the Power, Grades 4-5
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The AgreementOne time...before there were any people walking around this valley there were bear people. They had an agreement with the salmon....The salmon would come upriver every fall and the bears would acknowledge this and take what they needed. This is the way it was with everything. Everyone lived by...in Faith like a River: Themes from Unitarian Universalist History
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Snail Girl, a Navajo StoryLong ago, it is said, there was a mighty flood, and the People left their world, the Fourth World, the Underworld, and came up into the Fifth World, the world we live in today. They found themselves on the shore of a great ocean. The People broke into groups by clan and went out to find new homes.Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Challenge, Commitment, Creativity, Earth, Indigenous American, Interdependence, Nature, Patience, Responsibility, Stewardshipin Gather the Spirit
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Finding Balance"So, Ray," asked his mother, "what do you want for your birthday?" It was a surprisingly hard question to answer. What did he want for his birthday? "I don't know, Mom. Can I get back to you on that one?" Ray grabbed his skateboard and went out to the driveway to think as he rode....Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Balance, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Compassion, Generosity, Justice, Letting Go, Privilege, Simplicityin Faithful Journeys, Grades 2-3
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CreationGenesis 1: 1-31; 2:1-4 (New Revised Standard Version) In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was...Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Birth, Connections, Creativity, Diversity, Earth, God, Good, Interdependence, Judaismin Wisdom from the Hebrew Scriptures
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Elijah And The Still, Small VoiceAdapted from Hebrew scripture (I Kings 19:11-12). Read or tell the story. There are many stories from Hebrew scripture and Jewish tradition about a prophet, Elijah. Elijah believed there was one, single god when many others believed that there were a number of different gods, one stronger or more...in Toolbox of Faith, Grades 4-5
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RussellRussell was an amateur geologist, paleontologist, and professional teacher. He took his young charges on an overnight field trip. Sitting around the campfire he brought out a bag, took out five rocks, and held up a round, grapefruit-size rock....in Building the World We Dream About