Do What You Can

Do What You Can

by | May 16, 2018 | folktales

THERE was once a farmer who had a large field of corn. He harrowed it and weeded it with the greatest care, for he wanted to sell the corn and buy good things for his family with the money. But after he had worked hard, he saw the corn wither and droop, for no rain...
Something It Is Not

Something It Is Not

by | May 14, 2018 | folktales, inspiration

Huitse said to Changtse, “I have a tree, and though it is large its trunk is so irregular and gnarled and its branches so twisted that it cannot be used for lumber. It stands right by the roadside, yet no carpenter will look at it. Your words are like that tree, big...
The King of Compassion

The King of Compassion

by | Mar 12, 2018 | folktales, inspiration

A Folk Tale from India Once upon a time there was a great king who ruled his people with generosity and kindness. He showed compassion for everything, for all the birds and animals and for every person, young and old. He also honored the gods. So good was the king...
Happy Birthday to . . . . Hugo & Marian

Happy Birthday to . . . . Hugo & Marian

by | Feb 27, 2018 | birthdays, folktales

February 27, 1886 Hugo Black “There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.” February 27, 1897 Marian Anderson “As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold...
The World is Round

The World is Round

by | Feb 26, 2018 | folktales, inspiration

One day a priest’s one slipper fell into the river. The priest threw the other slipper into the water because he had no use for one slipper. A man was bathing in the river. He saw the slipper and threw it on the bank. But the slipper hit a man who was carrying a...
The Kind Farmer

The Kind Farmer

by | Feb 24, 2018 | folktales, inspiration

Once, a king’s army was going back after a battle. Their food supplies got finished. The king asked his soldiers to go to a nearby village and get the grains. Some soldiers and their commander entered the village and met a farmer. The commander asked him,...