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Our heroine's great grandma comes to visit. And when our heroine goes out the front door to play, Great Grandma tells her, "All roads lead to Rome!" Our heroine is confused and doesn't understand why her great grandma told her this, and so, she goes about telling everyone she knows (beginning with the elephant) what her great grandma told her, to find out if they have any thoughts on the subject. And in the end, she finds out what her great gr...

Daisaku Ikeda, a renown Japanese Buddhist philosopher, educator, poet and author, said, "With love and patience, nothing is impossible." And our heroine's mother told our heroine nearly the very same thing, just as our heroine (confused by what her mother had said) headed right out the door to play! And our heroine did what she always does, and she asked all her friends (beginning with the elephant) what they thought about what her mother said...

The Swedish say, "There's no cow on the ice!" And Amos Bronson Alcott said, "Prudence is the footprint of wisdom!" And our heroine's mother simply told our heroine, "Please act with prudence when you go outside today!" And then, our heroine (confused by what her mother said) headed right out the door to play and did what she always does! She asked all her friends what they thought about what her mother said. Think about what you think our he...

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Just as our heroine was going outside to play, our heroine's mother (after asking where our heroine was going) told our heroine, "It's not the destination. It's the journey . . ." And our heroine was confused by what her mother had said as she headed right out the door to play! And then, she did what she always does, and she asked all her friends what they thought about what her mother said. And in the end, she finally figured out what her mot...

Our heroine was upset, and our heroine's mother noticed and told her, "No one will ever listen if you don't make a noise!" as our heroine (confused by what her mother had said) headed right out the door to play! And, of course, our heroine did what she always does, and she told all her friends what her mother said, hoping (in vain) they would explain to her what her mother meant. And in the end, our heroine figures out what her mother meant al...

Our heroine's great grandma comes to visit once again. And once more, Great Grandma has some wisdom to impart to her great granddaughter. She tells her to listen to everything, and then do what she thinks is best! Our heroine doesn't at all understand why her great grandma is telling her this, and so, she goes about telling everyone she knows (beginning with the elephant) what her great grandma told her, to find out if they have any thoughts o...

Our heroine's great grandma comes to visit. And when our heroine becomes hungry and smells dinner cooking, her great grandma simply tells her that a watched pot never boils and that she should go outside and play. And even though our heroine doesn't understand what her great grandma means. And then, she tells everyone what her great grandma said to see if they can shed any light on the subject. And (as usual) she begins with her good friend, t...

The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed." These are the words of Mahatma Gandhi that our heroine's mother spoke to our heroine as she was going outside to play. And (of course) as usual, our heroine didn't understand what her mother was telling her. And so, she decided to find out what others thought about what her mother had said, hoping they could tell her what her mother meant by what she said. Think ...

We are all links in the great chain of life, and some say a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. Our heroine's mother simply told our heroine, "We are all merely links in the great chain of life!" And our heroine (confused by what her mother had said as she was going outside to play) decided she would ask her friends, her brother, and her father (beginning with the elephant) if they knew why her mother said what she said, and if they kn...

Our heroine's great grandma came to visit. And when our heroine went out the front door to play, her great grandma said, "It has to be you . . . It has to be each one of us!" And our heroine didn't understand why her great grandma told her this, and so, she went about telling everyone she knew what her great grandma told her, to find out if they could tell her what her great grandma meant! And in the end, she just figured out what her great gr...

Do you know what the word 'shenanigans' means? Well, it seems our heroine didn't. And when her mother told her not to start 'any' shenanigans, as our herione was going out the door to play, our heroine simply did not understand what her mother meant! And so, she decided to ask all her friends, beginning (of course) with her good friend, the elephant, if they knew what her mother meant! Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, a...

The Swedish say, "Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise." And Mahatma Gandhi said, "First keep the peace within yourself, then you can bring peace to others." And our heroine's mother simply told our heroine, "Keep the peace, " as our heroine (confused by what her mother had said) headed right out the door to play! And then, our heroine does what she always does, and she asks all her friends what they think about what her mothe...

Our heroine's great grandma comes to visit. And when our heroine goes out the front door to play, Great Grandma tells her, "Happiness is acceptance! And I'll say it out loud! You have all that you need! And you're a standout in any crowd!" And (as usual) our heroine doesn't understand what her great grandma meant! and so, she goes about telling everyone she knows (beginning with the elephant) what her great grandma told her, to see what they h...

As our heroine is leaving the house to go out to play, her mother tells her, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!" And if you're wondering from when and where this saying came, the answer is that this proverb appeared in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, written in 1385. And do you know what it means? Our heroine certainly didn't! So, she sets about to ask just about everyone she knows what her mother meant, beginning (as usu...

It was Socrates who first said, "Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." And our heroine's mother just happened to tell our heroine the very same thing just as she was going out the front door to play. And our heroine was dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) once again, she didn't know why her mother said what she said, or understand why her mother said what she said, or what it was her mother meant by what she had said. And so, she asked eve...

As our heroine is leaving the house to go out to play, her mother tells her, "Don't forget to shake the tree! Or you'll never, ever know what might just fall out!" And our heroine doesn't know what her mother is trying to tell her. And so, our heroine does what she always does, and she heads out to ask everyone she knows all about what her mother said. And she begins by visiting the elephant as she always does! Think about what you think ou...

Our heroine's mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, that 'shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half a sorrow' (which is an old Swedish proverb). And our heroine is dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) she doesn't know why her mother said what she said, or understand why she said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone what her mother said to see what they think. And in the e...

Our heroine's great grandma tells our heroine that everyone needs integrity. And not surprisingly, our heroine doesn't know what that means, because she has never actually heard the word, 'integrity', and that's why she doesn't know what it means! And being ever so curious, she heads out the door to ask her friends ( beginning with the elephant) what they think about what her great grandma said. Can you guess how she figures out what her great...

Our heroine's mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, "One candle against the darkness can light a room, and can light the way!" And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, because she doesn't know why her mother said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone what her mother said to see what they think. And in the end, our heroine must figure it out all by herself. Think about what y...