There was a man who played piano in a bar. He was a good piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night, a patron told him he…
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The chicken that could not soar
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest had four large eggs. One day, an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the…
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Sharpen your axe
Once upon a time, a well-built woodcutter asked for a job in a timber depot, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that…
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Sparky, the loser
A story is told about a boy named Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics in high school. Receiving a…
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The trouble tree
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tyre made him lose an hour of work, his…
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Why mothers cry …
“Why are you crying?” a little boy asked his mom. “Because I’m a mother,” she told him. “I don’t understand,” he said. She just hugged him and said, “You never will!” Later,…
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Helping hands
A mother, wishing to encourage her son’s progress at the piano, bought tickets to a performance by the great Polish pianist Ignacy Paderewski. When the evening arrived, they found their seats near…
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A little boy’s temper
Once there was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer…
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Perspectives
One day a rich man took his young son on a trip to the country to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the…
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True brothers
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large family. The other was single. The brothers shared everything equally, produce and profit. One day, the single brother…