Today’s Country: BELGIUM

Today’s Capital: BRUSSELS
Belgium Proverb: He who arrives too late finds the plate turned over
Food eaten in Belgium: chocolate, waffles and fries with mayonaise.
Official Languages: Dutch and French
Belgium is famous for its

Punctual and Procrastinate: A Story Based on a Belgium Proverb
Especially for Girls

Mama and Papa Lion have two little lions:
Punctual and Procrastinate.
Punctual arrives fifteen minutes early, enjoys reading a book while waiting and appreciates the respect others give her in return for being on time.
Procrastinate arrives late, frazzled, frumpled, and frustrated.

Punctual and Procrastinate: A Story Based on a Belgium Proverb
Especially for Boys

Mama and Papa Lion have two little lions:
Punctual and Procrastinate.
Punctual arrives fifteen minutes early, enjoys reading a book while waiting, and appreciates the respect others give him in return for being on time.
Procrastinate arrives late, frazzled, frumpled, and

Today’s Country: BELARUS
Today’s Capital: MINSK
Belarus Proverb: Who talks little hears better.
Food eaten in Belarus: Draniki (potato pancakes) homemade sausages, Sashni are melt in your mouth fried potato cutlets stuffed with cottage cheese. chocolate candies, glazed cranberry
Official Languages: Belarusian

Listen and Talk-a-Lot: A Story Especially for Girls Based on a Belarus Proverb

Mama and Papa Bison have two little bison:
Listen and Talk-a-Lot.
Listen stops, looks, and listens when Mama or Papa or anyone else talks.
Talk-a-Lot never stops talking, chatting, and interrupting long enough to hear anything.

Listen hears her opportunity clock, the birds chirping,

Listen and Talk-a-Lot: A Story Especially for Boys Based on a Belarus Proverb

Mama and Papa Bison have two little bison:
Listen and Talk-a-Lot.
Listen stops, looks, and listens when Mama or Papa or anyone else talks.
Talk-a-Lot never stops talking, chatting, and interrupting long enough to hear anything.

Listen hears his opportunity clock, the birds

Careful Speech and Careless Speech: A Story Based on a Barbados Proverb
Especially for Girls

Mama and Papa Flying Fish have two little Flying Fish:
Careful Speech and Careless Speech.
Careful Speech talks about the good, the true, and the beautiful. She notices and points out the good in everyone, every circumstance, and everything. Rather than

Careful Speech and Careless Speech: A Story Based on a Barbados Proverb Especially for Boys

Mama and Papa Flying Fish have two little Flying Fish:
Careful Speech and Careless Speech.
Careful Speech talks about the good, the true and the beautiful. He notices and points out the good in everyone, every circumstance, and everything.

Today’s Country: BANGLADESH

Today’s Capital: DHAKA

Bangladesh Proverb: Look before you leap. Think before you act.

Food eaten in Bangladesh: chicken, beef, fish or mutton, as well as dal (a spicy lentil soup) and vegetables commonly accompany rice

Thoughtful and Thoughtless: A Story for Girls Based on Bangladesh’s Proverb

Mama and Papa Tiger have two little tigers:
Thoughtful and Thoughtless.
Thoughtful listens and thinks before she speaks and acts.
Thoughtless speaks, acts, and then is sorry she didn’t think first.

At breakfast Mama and Papa Tiger tell Thoughtful and Thoughtless to play inside because the

Thoughtful and Thoughtless: A Story for Boys
Based on Bangladesh’s Proverb

Mama and Papa Tiger have two little tigers:
Thoughtful and Thoughtless.
Thoughtful listens and thinks before he speaks and acts.
Thoughtless speaks, acts, and then is sorry he didn’t listen and think first.

At breakfast Mama and Papa Tiger tell Thoughtful and Thoughtless to play inside

Benevolent and Jealous: A Story for Girls Based on Bahrain’s Proverb

Mama and Papa Camel have two little camels:
Benevolent and Jealous.
Benevolent does good for others, wishes others well, and rejoices when good things happen to anyone.
Jealous always wants other’s things, opportunities, and victories.

When Benevolent gets dressed she is thankful for clothes, shoes

Benevolent and Jealous: A Story Especially for Boys Based on Bahrain’s Proverb

Mama and Papa Camel have two little camels:
Benevolent and Jealous.
Benevolent does good for others, wishes others well, and rejoices when good things happen to others.
Jealous always wants other’s things, opportunities, and victories.

When Benevolent gets dressed he is thankful for clothes,