Based on a Proverb from Botswana
Mama and Papa Elephant have three little elephants:
Busy, Bored and Balanced.
Busy wakes up every morning and looks at her endless To Do list. She races down to breakfast and gobbles her porridge so she can dig for diamonds before school. No time to talk. She runs to put her dishes
Based on a Proverb from Botswana
Mama and Papa Elephant have three little elephants:
Busy, Bored and Balanced.
Busy wakes up every morning and looks at his endless To Do list. He races down to breakfast and gobbles his porridge so he can dig for diamonds before school. No time to talk. He runs to put his dishes
Based on Alabama’s Motto
Mama and Papa Black Bear have two little black bears:
Courage and Coward.
Whenever bullies come around,
Courage confidently looks at the bullies, keeps her voice calm, and uses the bullies’ names. Courage doesn’t allow bullies to intimidate her because she knows she has faithful family and friends that will help her.
Coward looks away, blurts
Based on Alabama’s Motto
Mama and Papa Black Bear have two little black bears: Courage and Coward.
Whenever bullies come around,
Courage confidently looks at the bullies, keeps his voice calm, and uses the bullies’ names. Courage doesn’t allow bullies to intimidate him because he knows he has faithful family and friends that will help him.
Coward
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
It is better to walk than curse the road.
The fool is thirsty in the midst of water.
If you’re proactive, you focus on preparing. If you’re reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.
Too often people want what they want what they think they want, which is usually “happiness” in one form or another) right now. The irony of their impatience is that only by learning to wait, and by a willingness to accept the bad with the good, do we usually attain those things that are truly
Rushing to judgment, without gathering all the evidence is very dangerous. Fight the urge to make that first impression last and gather enough evidence to support what is there. Your life and your relationships will be far better and much more accurate.
A gentle challenge: Whatever percentage of your income you are currently giving, make a lifelong plan to bump that percentage with every opportunity.
I shovel out the money, and God shovels it back—but God has a bigger shovel.
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
