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My updated one-page version of "A Modest Proposal." The solution to global poverty? Sell poor babies to the wealthy for their meat, obviously.
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| CHICKENS AND THE FARMER |
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A half-page story by Eduardo Galeano, The Chickens and the Farmer, where a farmer asks his chickens how they want to be cooked. A great allegorical introduction to deeper issues.
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A story about the price we pay for our freedom. From Mark Trushkowsy.
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A beautiful short poem by Tolstoy, is a great story about courage and shame to start a semester. From Mark Trushkowsky.
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| EMPERORS NEW CLOTHES |
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The Emperor's New Clothes in two parts, each part with a page of questions.
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| FIVE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT |
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The Five Blind Men and the Elephant.
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| GORILLA AND THE CROCODILE |
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A Buddhist folktale about loving yourself. From Sara Shourd.
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A folktale about slavery and freedom. From Mark Trushkowsky.
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| MARK THE BOAT FIND THE SWORD |
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A Chinese folktale about a general who drops his sword into the ocean, and then marks where he was standing on the boat to find it. Remind you of anyone? With questions and quiz.
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Tom Sawyer makes painting a fence fun and exciting. In two parts.
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The Pied Piper gets cheated and claims his terrible price.
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| TURTLE AND THE SWANS |
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The Turtle and the Swans will teach you a valuable lesson about pride and knowing when to keep your mouth shut. From China. From Sara Shourd.
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