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  • 1 week ago | wbur.org | Rebecca Sheir

    Think about your favorite story. If I asked, you could probably tell me its plot, right? The series of events that unfold? But what if I were to ask you about its theme: the message the story is trying to convey? Sometimes the message of a story is easy to figure out.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Rebecca Sheir

    Have you ever heard the phrase “planning for posterity”? “Posterity” is another word for future generations. So“planning for posterity” means taking actions and making choices that will benefit the generations to come. We’re about to meet a wise old woman who doesn’t just plan for posterity… she plants for it!Our story is called “The Fruits of Labor.” It’s inspired by Jewish tales written in the Middle East more than 1,000 years ago.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Rebecca Sheir

    Have you ever thought about the difference between a “want” and a “need”? Wants are things that might be nice and fun to have, but we can survive without them: things like toys or ice cream. Needs are things that we must have in order to stay healthy and safe, like warmth, shelter and food.

  • 1 month ago | wbur.org | Rebecca Sheir

    Think about the last time you felt angry. It's normal for us to feel angry at times. And it helps if we can express our feelings in a safe and appropriate way, and do what we can to work through them. In today’s story, we’ll hear what happens when anger is outlawed and frustration is forbidden.

  • 1 month ago | wbur.org | Rebecca Sheir

    Have you ever woken up early enough to watch the sunrise? It’s pretty magical, right? Watching those first glimmers of daylight as they start to peek out from the horizon? Today’s tale is all about how the first sunrise came to be: way, way back in the earliest (and darkest and coldest!) of times. Our story is called “At First Light.” It comes from the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia, who have lived on this continent between the Pacific and Indian Oceans for over 50,000 years.

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