The Sun and the Wind
We’ve had a lot of weather recently and it reminded me of a classic Aesop fable*… The Sun and the Wind once had an argument as to which of them was the stronger....
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Stories with Meaning
The boy who banged his drum
There was once a small boy who banged a drum all day and loved every moment of it. He would not be quiet, no matter what anyone else said or did. Various village elders were...
Do you need to change course
I love this story* because it illustrates that common sense and flexibility are vital components of success. A battleship had been at sea on manoeuvres in heavy weather for...
The Star Thrower
I enjoying telling stories. Just like this one from Loren Eiseley… It had been a stormy few days on the coast. A man was walking along the beach when he noticed a young...
The story of the Man and the Tiger
I love this story about a man and a tiger. A man was being followed by a hungry tiger. He turned in desperation to face the tiger and shouted angrily, ‘Why don’t...
The story of the two caterpillars
Two caterpillars were sitting on a cabbage leaf having a chat. Suddenly, they heard a loud swishing noise, and looking up, saw a beautiful butterfly flying overhead. The first...
Good luck, bad luck, who knows?
A father and his son owned a farm. They did not have many animals, but they did own a horse. One day the horse ran away. “How terrible, what bad luck,” said the...
How to catch a monkey
How do you catch a monkey? The first step is to find some monkeys and then set a trap. Peg a sturdy transparent plastic bottle to the ground in the middle of a clearing. Place...
The Blind Men and the Elephant
I never cease to be amazed at how often our perceptions end up getting in the way. These perceptions are virtual “extensions” of what our sensory channels perceive...