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Stories with Meaning

Drum Banging
Stories with Meaning
23 September 20190Comments

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. What could his neighbours do?

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Stories with Meaning
16 September 20190Comments

Do you need to change course

This story about a battleship illustrates that common sense and flexibility are vital components of success.

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Stories with Meaning
9 September 20190Comments

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

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Performance Success
3 September 20190Comments

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

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Stories with Meaning
27 August 20190Comments

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 caterpillar looked to

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Stories with Meaning
13 August 20190Comments

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

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Stories with Meaning
5 August 20190Comments

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

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Stories with Meaning
29 July 20190Comments

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 and what our

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Stories with Meaning
23 July 20190Comments

Animal School

I love this fable from George Reavis, "The Animal School",  originally written in 1940, when he was superintendent of the Cincinnati Public Schools. Once upon a time the animals decided they

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