These stories begin close to the hard moment: a child has hidden the truth, and now has to decide what to do. The focus is on consequences, honesty, and repair.
Truth and taking responsibility · 3 booksShowing 3 books
Francisco tells an employer that his grandfather is a gardener, which isn’t true, and they pull out the plants instead of the weeds. Francisco is ashamed when his grandfather finds out what he said.
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Ruben pockets a bill dropped by a shopper and finds it is a hundred dollars. He returns it, even though it means he won’t be buying the bike he wants.
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Pangolin breaks the queen’s swing and is afraid to tell her. He tells Badger first, then faces the queen and tells her the truth, and she takes it well.
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