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Love Your Neighbor: Stories of Values and Virtues
Love Your Neighbor Stories of Values and Virtues Author:Arthur Dobrin, Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator) For thousands of years, people have used fables as an entertaining way to teach a lesson. Sometimes, as in Aesop's Fables, the moral of the tale is obvious. Other times, the lesson is subtle. Indeed, some fables are best understood with time; they need to steep and are most meaningful when savored slowly. The fable simmers and then the point... more » becomes clear suddenly -- as a revelation -- and the listener says, "Aha, I get it!"
The stories in Love Your Neighbor are about friendship, loyalty, and love. There are tales about stubbornness and prejudice, tolerance and being different. There are stories about growing up, living by one's convictions, and leaving home. And there are tales about freedom, lending a helping hand, and our relationship to the earth. Each ends with a though provoking questions, rather than a moral, that is intended to invite discussion about the moral issues posed by the story and its characters.« less