The Meaning of Compassion

Seven-year-old MAYANSHI PARTHASARATHI shares a heartfelt tribute to the trees that care for us—and invites us to care for them in return.We love you, 

We Love You, Trees!

A luminous fable from LIAA KUMAR on self-trust, belonging, and inner guidance.Zuri, the little firefly, was very nervous. In just a few hours, her fam

Zuri’s Guiding Light

The Listening HeartKing Solomon’s Gift and JudgmentRUBY CARMEN retells the biblical story of King Solomon, who asked God for a listening heart and bec

The Listening Heart

What Is Essential

Humanity's Builders

In honor of healers everywhere, SARA BUBBER shares a Buddhist tale of a visionary physician whose holistic approach encompassed the patients’ well-bei

The Coconut That Found Its Head

Choose Joy

For National Doctors’ Day, SARA BUBBER shares a Buddhist tale about a healer who cared for both patients and society, bringing prosperity through love

The Buddhist Healer

Word Search - Names of Singers

In June, SARA BUBBER celebrates World Music Day. The story of Tansen shows how a great teacher recognized the musical talents of a young boy through a

Tansen: the famous musician

A rightful meditation 

If you can dream, it, you can do it

World Athletics Day is celebrated on May 7, and SARA BUBBER shares a story from Greek Mythology on how the Olympic Games came into existence.Once upon

The story of the Olympic Games

Books are like people

We celebrate World Book Day on April 23. The earliest books known so far were written in the Mesopotamian and Indian societies. Ancient Indian societi

Books are my friends

Stories

This World Storytelling Day, March 20, we bring you a story by SARA BUBBER, based on a common folk template. May the stories within the story entertai

Join Sara Bubber’s adventure tale this World Storytelling Day.

The tale of tales

Activity: Crossword of Leaders - Solution

Inspire others to dream

This month, SARA BUBBER brings us a common folktale, which has been told with many variations, to celebrate World Good Leadership Day on February 20, 

Qualities of a Leader: The King's Test of Honesty

The qualities of a leader

The greatest gift to a family

SARA BUBBER tells us a lovely traditional Punjabi folktale in her own words about the generosity and hard work of a little sparrow. This is followed b

Heartfulness and the Hardworking Sparrow: A Story of Nature

The hardworking little sparrow

November 14 is Children’s Day. This year, SARA BUBBER brings to you a world of forests, magical flowers, festivals, and some animals you may have neve

A flower from the heavens

SARA BUBBER shares a Sufi tale about finding happiness and two fun activities to help you discover yours.There is no way of finding mental well-being 

Finding your happiness

SARA BUBBER tells a beautiful Japanese folktale on valuing wisdom and experience and then challenges you to do a personal reflective exercise.A Japane

The mountain of no return

SARA BUBBER shares a story from the Upanishads about knowledge, communication, truthfulness, and courage. She then gives us a few reflections and an a

The seeker of knowledge

SARA BUBBER shares a story about shifting from misery to joy through a simple practice of gratitude. She then shares some tips on gratitude and asks u

A simple “thank you” changed a life forever.

Wings of gratitude

Meditation

Guidance

SARA BUBBER shares a folktale about a king who turned detective and solved a case, then offers us some fun facts about trees, and some detective work 

The detective king

SARA BUBBER tells a story about a king who set a challenge in order to find an assistant. The outcome teaches us the value of time. She also gives us 

Time is a gift, how you use it matters most in life.

Time is a precious resource

SARA BUBBER shares a Buddhist story on moderation, in honor of World Health Day on April 7. She also offers some easy tips we can start applying to li

A tale of moderation

SARA BUBBER brings us a story based on the famous Japanese tale “The Stonecutter,” followed by a fun coloring activity from the story.Once upon a time

Follow the stonecutter's journey through wishes and lessons.

Who should I be?

SARA BUBBER shares a story from AUDREY LIN of ServiceSpace, and then offers us some reflective questions and an experiment to do for a month.Once ther

A touching story about kindness and love that changes lives.

Love's power

This is a story by MUNSHI PREMCHAND (1880-1936) about two brothers. Munshi was one of the most popular writers and social activists of India, who wrot

Brothers, books & kites in one timeless tale

The kite of affection

My little family and I took advantage of the holidays to turn ourselves into explorers. Africa. An expedition to Nigeria to find Lake Chad.Our SUV was

The man with the empty cape – part 1


Once upon a time, there was a rich, kind and blissful merchant, Boniface, who lived in a village near Montpellier in
  France. His childhood friend, 

Three apples


How often do you observe the things your family and your local community throw out in the trash? What sort of things can you find? Paper, plastic, fo

From trash to treasure


  


Dear children,
  
  Have you ever wondered whether you smile because you are happy, or you are happy because you have smiled? The
  movements of

Smile


Pure Generous Heart: you may be thinking, “Now that’s an odd name.” Well, I must admit
    it is, but in these stories you will see his big heart, wh

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The great stories of Pure Generous Heart


On the 21 September we celebrate International Day of Peace.
Would you like to be an agent of peace in your own school or at home? Would you like to 

Walk the peace path

William was the son of a famous billionaire who owned a vast property on the beach in Goa. William loved his garden. A large carpet of roses, each mor

William’s quest for meaning begins with a white rose

Three questions

Would you like to make a baking-soda motorboat? Well, it’s not listed as a sustainable energy, but it works fine in your
kitchen. This is how you do i

Energy & simple inventions

In the previous episode, the three Canfield brothers took
        the trains that would take them from Montpellier to Marvejols in the Lozère district

The three brothers - part 4

Is there someone whose face you would love to draw or paint? It can be someone you know or someone you don’t know. Either find the person and ask if y

Create portraits with a heart-centered approach and open mind.

Making portraits

Pure Generous Heart. You may be thinking, “Now that’s an odd name.” Well, I must admit
    it is, but in these stories you will see his big heart, whi

For more than fifty years now, scientists have become more and more interested in
    meditation and its effects on the brain, about which 3,000 scien

Meditation & medicine

Water is important for us to stay alive. Did you know that 60 to 70% of our bodies are
    water? If we go even for a few days without water, we risk 

Experiments with water

In accordance with the promise they had made as children, the three brothers, Polo,
    Jack and Danny met again ten years later in Montpellier. Polo 

The three brothers - part 3

If it’s spring where you live, Nature puts on a new face with new shoots and buds. It’s
    the right time to change your menu and introduce salads af

Spring sprouts

Jack’s Golden Words

A Brotherly Reunion
Ten long years had elapsed since Danny had left them. At long last the three brothers met again in Montpellie

The three brothers - part 2

Right now it is springtime in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. In the south, the leaves
    are changing color and falli

Decorative leaves

BREATHING LIGHT AND SOOTHING SIGHT LIGHTEN THE AIR!

A nice ventilated room is the best way to breathe every morning, refresh your body and mind, and 

Candles and fragrance

It was market day in Marvejols, a small town in the middle of France, when I came across an old peasant who told me
    this story. It all happened a 

The three brothers - part 1

In Part 1, the rainbow children came to earth and met many interesting animals and people. They were searching for the special seed of contentment. In

The rainbow children - part 2

Love grows

Next time you are on the beach, in the forest, or by a river, choose some stones to collect to paint with your
    friends or family. Make sure you ch

Painting stones

Did you know that on special days there are people from the rainbow visiting our planet earth? This is a very great
    secret and not many of us know

The rainbow children

Change eventually comes
As Pete continued to make his bubbles
    lighter, his happiness knew no bounds. He began to explore new possibilities and his

Pete, the blower of bubbles - part 2

This simple project is going to make more than one person happy. Your grandparents, parents, a friend
  that you have not seen for a long time: who wo

Flying kiss flipbook

Pete’s boyhood
As
    a kid, Pete thought his father was hard and dictatorial. His tender mother was no longer near him. Even the memories
    of her 

Pete the blower of bubbles


Dreamcatchers have always been used as charms by Native Americans. They are hung above the bed, to protect sleeping
    children from nightmares and 

Dreamcatchers

Ages ago, in the Kalahari Desert, the San people and the animals talked and lived
    together. M’baye was a lone lion who lived a quiet life in the s

Haina and M’baye the lion

Have you heard of random acts of kindness? A whole movement has been created around doing kind things for strangers
    as well as the people we love.

Make someone’s day today

This is a very simple origami activity that will allow you to create a great heart bookmark for your favorite book in
    less than 5 minutes.
What yo

Heart marks the spot

“Please Zaïr, can you tell us the end of the story of Jomo the Brave?”
“Come on children, let’s go into that container. Well! It’s warmer, in here, is

Jomo the brave - part 2

Once upon a time, on a gray December day, the sky in northern France was crying its fog
    out. The wind was giving the beat with long hooting gusts 

Jomo the brave



    There is nothing like receiving a visit from a friend to cheer you up when you are sick or are not allowed to come
    out of bed. And you can d

Get well soon

MIRROR GAMEDo you know what defines a young person? It is not their age but their ability to wonder.This game can be played even if you are only two a

Let’s play "I am you"!


  Once
  upon a time, ages ago, in the Himalayan forest, there was a white
  elephant. His name was Mana and he was the descendant of a whole line of

MANA the elephant with a heart of gold - epilogue

Once upon a time, ages ago, in the Himalayan forest, there was a white elephant. His name was Mana and he had two superb long tusks. He was the descen

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Mana, the Elephant With a Heart of Gold, Part II


  Do you know what defines a young person? It is not their age but their
  ability to wonder.


  See miracles in the small things in life! It shows 

Jar of Gratitude

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Mana the Elephant With a Heart of Gold, Part I

Mission Possible



Children have stars as friends.
  These stars watch over them.
  If you want to see your star,
  you do not need to go far into the forest.
  You ca

The Little Girl and the Star

Choose a night when the moon is dark, so it is easier to see the stars. How will you find out when it is the new moon?
Take a piece of paper and a pen

STAR PATTERNS

Dear Readers,
Remember the four suitors of Chandraprabha? Well, their mission was successful – they
  saved the shopkeeper’s daughter from death.

Her

The King who Removed the Veils of Illusion – Part 3

Dear Readers,
Do you remember last month’s gruesome story? Dear King Madhukar and his adviser both
  lost their heads in Parvati’s temple, and Queen K

The King Who Removed the Veils of Illusion – Part 4

Materials Needed:

  1 large round plate around 120 cm in diameter.
  2 or 3 paper or wooden plates, as large as you can find.
  Blue, white and green

CREATE A WORLD : Our Blue Planet

A Workshop for the Young at Heart of All AgesWe all have the wisdom of the universe inside us, so in this activity ANNA-GRETHE KOUSGAARD and her stude

Wisdom cards

Dear readers,
    You will remember King Vikram’s story about the adventures of the four friends, and his final question: “Tell
        me, with whom 

The King who Removed the Veils of Illusion - Part 2

Invite your friends or your parents or grandparents  to come for a walk with you somewhere in Nature. First read the story aloud together wherever you

Listening to Nature


Why?
Mandala means ‘a drawing in a circle’.
Since the dawn of time, all traditions and cultures on earth have used mandalas. A mandala expresses the 

Let’s Make a Mandala

The King who Removed the Veils of Illusion – Part 1
    In a far off kingdom, there was a young and intrepid ruler, full of wisdom, whose name was Vik

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We Love You, Trees!

Zuri’s Guiding Light

The Listening Heart

What Is Essential

Humanity's Builders