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| Two sisters lived in the woods. The older was mean and rude and looked out only for herself, the younger good, sweet-tempered and kind. The younger went to draw water from the spring one day and was met by a poor old woman who asked for a drink of water. The younger sister kindly gave the old woman a drink. The older sister also went to draw water from the spring and was met by a beautiful but thirsty princess who asked for a drink of water. The older sister refused and told the princess to fetch her own water. Which sister showed compassion? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Compassion
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the younger sister. This question comes from the story, "Diamonds and Toads." In the story, both the old woman and the princess is the same fairy who disguised herself to test the sisters kindness. She rewarded the younger sister by allowing gems to fall from her lips every time she spoke. The older sister was cursed with serpents and frog coming from her lips everytime she spoke because she was not kind and compassionate.
| "Beautiful faces are they that wear the light of a pleasant spirit there; beautiful hands are they that do deeds that are noble, good and true; beautiful feet are they that go swiftly to lighten another's woe."
This poem describes doing good deeds to help other people. Is this an example of compassion? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Compassion
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Yes. The author of the poem "Beautiful" is unknown but it was published in "McGuffey's Second Reader" in the mid-19th century.
| One cold, blustery day, Old Man Rabbit hops down the path to Farmer Dwyer's vegetable patch where he collects all the potatoes, corn, turnips, carrots, apples, and berries that Farmer Dwyer left behind. Old Man Rabbit was very content as he filled every corner of his burrow with food for the winter. Later, as he sat outside eating a turnip his neighbors passed by; Billy Chipmunk, Molly Mouse, and Rusty Robin, each hungry and shivering with cold because they could find no food for the winter. How can Old Man Rabbit show compassion to his neighbors? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Compassion
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by sharing his food with his neighbors. This question was taken from "Old Mr. Rabbit's Thanksgiving Dinner," by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. In the story, Mr. Rabbit prepares a big feast and invites all his neighbors and their friends.
| The Bible tells the story of a mother who hides her baby boy in the bulrushes to save him from the King who ordered all baby boys to be killed. A princess found the baby and showed great compassion on him by protecting him from the King and loving him as her own son. Who was this baby boy? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Compassion
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Moses. Maybe you have seen the movie "Prince of Egypt" which tells the story of Moses and how he was saved by the princess and became a great leader.
| Another Bible story tells of a Jewish man who was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was beaten and robbed and left on the side of the road. A priest walked by and saw the man but crossed to the other side of the road and kept walking. A Levite also found the man but he too went to the other side of the road and passed by. Then a Samaritan found the man, placed him on his mule and took him to an inn to be cared for and made well. Which man showed the most compassion? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Compassion
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the Samaritan. In this parable of "The Good Samaritan," the Samaritan helped the Jewish man even though Jews and Samaritans didn't like each other. The Samaritan could have been the one least likely to show compassion, but he was the one who put another above himself.
| There was a little boy who lived on a farm in Virginia. His dad had a prized cherry tree and instructed everyone on the farm to pay special attention to its care. One day, the little boy was given a hatchet and while prancing through the farm chopping things with his hatchet, he noticed the cherry tree. In order to see just how sharp his hatchet was, he chopped down the cherry tree. When his father saw that his special cherry tree had been chopped down he asked everyone on the farm about what they knew but no one could tell him anything. He asked the little boy if he knew who chopped down the cherry tree, and though the boy knew his father would be very angry, he replied, "I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet." This boy grew up to be President of the United States. Who was he? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Honesty
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George Washington. This anecdote was first published in Mason Lock Weems's biography of Washington, "The Life of George Washington with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen." Boy, that was a mouthful. Do you wonder what young Washington's dad said to him? He said, "I am sorry to have lost my cherry tree, but I am glad that you were brave enough to tell me the truth. I would rather have you truthful and brave than to have a whole orchard full of the finest cherry trees." We don't know if this story really happened but it teaches that we should tell the truth even when afraid.
| In a classic Italian tale, a wooden boy has a spell placed on him by a blue-haired fairy. Every time he tells a lie, something happens to him. Do you know what happens? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Honesty
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his nose grows longer. Of course we are talking about Pinocchio--but you knew that, didn't you? The fairy placed the spell on Pinocchio to teach him the silliness of telling lies. Your nose will not grow longer if you tell a lie, but maybe there is a lesson to be learned from Pinocchio. Talk to your mom or dad about what this story means.
| Long ago a young boy borrowed a book about the life of George Washington from his teacher for he loved to read. This young boy lived in a cabin, as many people did years ago, and when he wasn't reading them he placed his books on a shelf in the cabin so they would be safe. But one night a terrible storm came and rain poured through the cracks in the cabin and soaked the book, ruining it. Knowing that his teacher would make him pay for the book, what do you think this young boy did? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Honesty
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he told the teacher what really happened. The teacher did make the boy pay for it; since the boy had no money he did chores for the teacher for three days to pay his debt. This was hard work but it taught the boy the importance and rewards of being honest. This boy also grew up to be President, just like Washington. His name was Abraham Lincoln.
| A beautiful princess, who often visited the well to drink cool water, one day lost her most valuable necklace in the well. She could think of nothing to do but cry. Then she heard a voice ask, "Why are you crying?" She looked up and it was but a frog. She told him what happened and the frog promised to jump in the well and return her necklace if she would promise to be his friend and companion. She quickly agreed and the frog jumped in the well and returned her necklace. The princess was so excited she ran back to the palace and forgot all about the frog. That evening, while dining with the King, she heard the frog call her from the window, but she ignored him for a princess can't be seen with a frog. But when the King heard what happened, he told the princess, "What you promise you must do". So the princess became the frog's companion and her kindness turned him into a prince. They fell in love and lived happily ever after. What best describes the moral to this story? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Honesty
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What you promise you must do.. This question was adapted from the story, "The Frog Prince," by Brothers Grimm.
| There was a shepherd boy who watched his flock of sheep on the hill outside the village. One day he decided to play a trick on the townspeople and began to cry, "The wolves are eating my sheep!" All the people from the village came running to help but the shepherd boy just laughed because he had fooled them. A few days later he did it again, "Wolves are coming!" Again the people came and again the little boy laughed at them. Then one day he spotted a real pack of wolves coming up the hill. He desperately cried, "Help, Wolves! Wolves are coming to eat my sheep!" Do you know what happened next? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Honesty
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No one came to help and the wolves ate his sheep. No one came because they thought the boy was lying. This Aesop fable teaches us that if you don't tell the truth, people won't believe you when you do.
| Truth, Falsehood, Water, and Fire were traveling together and came upon four heads of cattle. They decided to split the cattle evenly and each take an equal share. But Falsehood was greedy and told Water that Fire was going to burn his land and steal his cattle. Water believed him and jumped on Fire and put him out. Falsehood tricked Truth into believing that Water was going to steal their cattle so they took them to the top of a hill for Water cannot run uphill. Falsehood laughed that he had tricked everyone and Truth, realizing Falsehood had lied, began to fight him for the cattle. They called Wind to determine who the cattle belong to, but Wind could not determine who the cattle belong to. According to this African fable, what are Falsehood and Truth still doing? | A Virtuous Quiz For Children - Honesty
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they are still fighting. According this this fable told in Ethiopia and other eastern African nations, Truth and Falsehood are still in a battle with one another. Let's hope truth wins.
P.T. Barnum. P.T. Barnum, founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, did not actually say, "There's a sucker born every minute." That quote was actually spoken by a competitor of Barnum's, David Hannum.
| Hey kids! How much do you know about the clothes you wear? Materials that clothes are made out of are called "textiles". Some come from plants, some come from animals, some are synthetic. "Synthetic" means its man-made, and not found in nature. Do you know what a man who takes material and makes it into clothes is called? | All about clothes for kids
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A tailor. It used to be that you'd have to make your own clothes, or your parents would make them. If you were wealthy you could hire a tailor to make your clothes. Today you can still hire a tailor, or you can go into a store which has a lot of clothes that have been made before in a factory. Then you simply try on the clothes until you find something that fits. That's a good way to do it.
A sheep. Wool comes from the fleece of a sheep. The wool is cut off ("shorn") and spun into threads which are woven into cloth. The cloth is then made into shirts and pants!
The cocoon of a moth. Silk is made from the cocoon of the Silk Moth. It takes many hundreds of cocoons to make one shirt.
| I also have a belt and a hat made out of the skin of an ox. Do you know what material made out of the skin of an animal is called? | All about clothes for kids
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Leather. Leather is strong and attractive. It is used for clothes and other things all around the world.
| I have a towel made out of cotton. Cotton is one of the most popular of textiles. Where does cotton come from? | All about clothes for kids
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It grows on a cotton plant. Cotton balls grow on a bush and are picked off by hand or machine. The seeds in the ball are picked out by hand or removed by a machine called a "cotton gin". There's no such thing as a cotton goat!
| Linen sheets and pillow cases are wonderful. Linen has been around for thousands of years. But where does linen come from? | All about clothes for kids
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It is derived from the flax plant. Real linen comes from the flax plant. Sometimes people refer to sheets and pillow cases as 'linen' even though they may be made of something else. There's no such thing as a linen goat!
| One of my warmest jackets is my down jacket. Do you have a down jacket or a down pillow? The outside lining can be made of nylon or cotton or anything else. But the inside is stuffed with "down". What is down? | All about clothes for kids
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Feathers. Goose down and duck down keep you really warm. Those birds live in cold places so they need warm feathers to keep them warm. Would you like to hear a joke? "How do you get down off an elephant?" "How?" "You don't, you get down off a goose!" Ha ha! Get it?
| Do you have a cashmere sweater? Cashmere is a warm soft type of wool. It comes from the Cashmere goat! Kashmir is also the name of a place where these goats live. In what country is Kashmir? | All about clothes for kids
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India. It gets very cold in Kashmir in the winter so the goats have long warm fur. Cashmere wool is one of the finest and most expensive types of wool.
| People used to make coats out of the fur of wild animals. It was hard to catch the animals sometimes, especially bears. Eventually people started to raise furry animals on farms where they could easily catch them. Can you name one animal they used? | All about clothes for kids
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Mink. A mink coat was very expensive. But it was soft and warm so many people bought them. Some people still raise minks but not as many as in the past. People used to hunt many different animals for their fur. So many people hunted some animals that soon all the animals were killed. The fur seal was hunted almost to extinction. Today many coats that look like fur are actually synthetic. They're not made out of fur at all! I'll bet the animals are glad about that!
space shuttles. Going up in space can be very dangerous. They use moon rovers to move around on the moon.
horses. Horses can be trained to be ridden, and many other people besides cowboys ride them. Horses come in lots of colors.
boats. There are lots of different types of boats. Motor boats are one kind, where the boat moves by a propeller turned by a motor.
trains. Trains can be really long with many carriages. They can carry lots of things, like cargo and people.
airplanes. Airplanes have wings to help them fly. Airplanes can go long distances in relatively short lengths of time.
dog sleds. Dogs called Huskies pull the sleds. They ride these in Alaska.
Neville Chamberlain. Mr Chamberlain was the Prime Minister just before the war. He tried to make peace with Mr Hitler, and he didn't really think there was going to be a war - but sadly he was wrong. War isn't nice, and lots of people were killed, but Britain won in the end, with the help of America and Canada, and lots of other countries.
Conservative. Mrs Thatcher was the Prime Minister when Britain went to war with the Falklands. Before she was Prime Minister, she used to be the Minister for Education.
The Welsh Assembly. The Welsh Assembly is based in Cardiff, and is made up of elected members. It is responsible for government matters for the whole of Wales, but the main Government in Whitehall is still in overall control.
| Tony Blair was Prime Minister of Great Britain for a decade. What is the name of the constituency to which he was elected in 1983? | Politics for British Kids
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Sedgefield. Tony Blair was elected as the MP for Sedgefield in 1983. He became Prime Minister in 1997. He announced his resignation as Prime Minister on 10 May 2007 and left office on 27 June 2007.
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