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Five people wearing blindfolds were once brought into a room in the middle of which stood an elephant. Each person was directed to a different part of the animal, and then all five were encouraged to explore and discover whatever they could.Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Animals, Conflict, Connections, Direct Experience, Discernment, Diversity, Doubt, Individualism, Interdependence, Letting GoCurriculum page -
A retelling of a Sufi wisdom tale. Once there was a woman who prayed to understand what path she should take in life. One night, after praying, she dreamed of walking in the woods. The next day, she journeyed to the woods, searching for the answer to her prayers. It was quiet and peaceful....Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Animals, Caring, Compassion, Discernment, Generosity, Islam, Limitations, ServiceCurriculum page -
There 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...Story | By Noreen Kimball | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Change, Conscience, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, ScienceCurriculum page -
Book by Lynne Cherry (A Gulliver Green Book), (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990); permission pending. Two men walked into the rain forest. Moments before, the forest had been alive with the sounds of squawking birds and howling monkeys. Now all was quiet as the creatures watched the two men and...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Beauty, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Home, Interdependence, Listening, Nature, Power, WholenessCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Caring, Earth, Earth-Centered, Imagination, Interdependence, Love, Nature, ResponsibilityCurriculum page
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This story is abridged from one published by Hans Christian Anderson in 1844 and translated by H.P. Paull in 1872. (Hans Christian Anderson: Fairy Tales and Stories).It was lovely summer weather in the country. A duck was on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch. At length one shell...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Animals, Awe, Beauty, Dignity, Direct Experience, Identity, Inclusion, Joy, Kindness, Oppression, RelationshipsCurriculum page -
A retelling of a Sioux legend. This story was given to the native people many winters ago. When it was time for all of the young mothers in the village to go out to gather fruit and berries, the old grandmothers, whose legs could no longer walk quickly, were left to care for the young children of...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Animals, Change, Conflict, Earth-Centered, Listening, Nonviolence, Relationships, Responsibility, SacredCurriculum page -
Reprinted from Life Tides by permission of Sarah Tarbox. Copyright (C) 1993. Published by Skinner House Books, an imprint of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Hollow bones, streamlined feathers, and wings shaped to push aside the viscosity of air are not what make birds fly. Birds let go of...Story | By Elizabeth Tarbox | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit of LifeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Animals, Awe, Beauty, Brokenness, Courage, Direct Experience, Fear, Freedom, Hope, Joy, Letting GoCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Animals, Compassion, Empathy, Hinduism, Interdependence, Kindness, LoveCurriculum page -
Adapted from Stories in Faith by Gail Forsyth-Vail, a Tapestry of Faith Toolkit book (Boston: UUA, 2007). Used with permission. Once there was a little girl named Cecilia who fell in love with the universe....Story | By Gail Forsyth-Vail | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Animals, Compassion, Education, Empathy, Hinduism, History, Humanism, Interdependence, Kindness, Love, Mothers, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Reason, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page
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About two hundred years ago, lots of people in North America and in Europe were discovering all kinds of wondrous things in the ground. They found coal to burn for fuel, iron for making machinery, nickel for creating tools and candlesticks and other useful items....Story | By Gail Forsyth-Vail | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Animals, Earth, History, Humanism, Nature, Reason, ScienceCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Animals, Earth, Humanism, Love, Nature, Reason, Science, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page
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Adapted from "The Story of Henry Bergh and the First Humane Society" in the curriculum Holidays and Holy Days by Charlene Brotman and Barbara Marshfield (Brotman Marsh-Field Curriculums). Copyright 1983. Used by permission. Sometimes, anger can be a good thing. Henry Bergh's anger was....Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Animals, Compassion, Connections, ResponsibilityCurriculum page -
Thanks to the Change the World Kids, Meg Miller and Phyllis Arata-Meyers for information and permission to tell their story. Place a large, shallow dish filled with water in front of you, where children can see it. Place a globe or world map within your reach. Phebe and Nika were two girls, both...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Children, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Science, Service, Stewardship, TeamworkCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Earth, Earth Day, Interdependence, Nature, ScienceCurriculum page
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Beatrix Potter was interested in science, and drew detailed pictures of nature. She couldn't be a scientist, so she became an author!Story | October 27, 2011 (reviewed August 2025) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Diversity, Imagination, Interdependence, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Science, Unitarianism, UU History, WomenCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Diversity, Interdependence, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Science, Unitarianism, WomenCurriculum page
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A true story. The mosquitoes in Borneo were terrible. On bad days, the people of Borneo would be covered in mosquito bites. (Leader — Ask, "And what do you suppose would happen?" Wait for someone to suggest that it would itch and people would scratch / make the bites bleed.) That's right — those...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Balance, Brokenness, Earth, Interdependence, NatureCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Balance, Brokenness, Earth, Interdependence, NatureCurriculum page
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Adapted from a Scottish folktale in The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley (George Bell & Sons, 1882).Long ago in Scotland there was a small fishing village that stood at the edge of the sea....Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, EmpathyCurriculum page