Tag: stories

  • The parable of the deceitful contractors

    The parable of the deceitful contractors

    A family was huddled in their house. The power had gone out briefly. They hadn’t packed provisions. Unsure of what was really going on outside. Then, a knock at the door. On the porch, a group of men and women, water dripping from umbrellas begin to speak. “I know it is nasty outside, but we…

  • The Emperor’s Old Clothes

    One of the most beloved children’s stories tells of an emperor who is tricked by two fashion hucksters to buy the most beautiful clothes—that don’t happen to exist.  The emperor, so taken with his new look, marches in a parade, covered in his new garments.  It is revealed, of course, that in the end, the…

  • Favorite Children’s Stories

    When Rose was pregnant with our daughter, we read to her.  We picked out a bunch of children’s books and we read to her in utero.  We felt pretty silly doing it, but we hoped that it would help her.  She would get used to our voices, the sound of our reading to her, and…