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THE CHICKEN SOUP MYTH
Miranda
A long time ago in an enchanted forest of Africa, there were many different types of animals that lived among one another. They included hippos, giraffes, chickens, frogs, snakes, zebras, goats, and lions. Every animal was caring and lived happily because they were helpful to one another. Every animal but the chickens at least. The chickens held a grudge because the tree frogs were chosen as the leaders of the forest.
One cold winter night, a new baby zebra was born among them. Every animal danced in rejoice for the new addition. There was going to be a celebration and a feast to honor the zebras, so each animal group was assigned a certain thing to bring to the feast. The hippos were in charge of bringing the big black cooking pot for the feast soup, the giraffes were to bring decorations, the snakes were in charge of spreading the news, the goats were to bring (more…)
God’s Message to the World
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GOD’S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD
Joe F. Stierheim
Dona-el called to the brethren. “Come! Come here! Quickly!”
The brethren ran up. “What is it?” they asked breathlessly.
“I’m talking to God!” Dona-el answered.
“What?” The brethren wondered—had Dona-el gone mad?
“I don’t see God,” one of the brethren said. “Where is He?”
“There,” Dona-el said, pointing at the sky. “In that cloud. He spoke to me out of that cloud.”
The brethren stared at the sky, at the cloud Dona-el indicated. It was just a cloud.
“I don’t see God,” said the brother. “It looks like just a (more…)