Người hiền lìa bỏ không bàn đến những điều tham dục.Kẻ trí không còn niệm mừng lo, nên chẳng bị lay động vì sự khổ hay vui.Kinh Pháp cú (Kệ số 83)
Kẻ thất bại chỉ sống trong quá khứ. Người chiến thắng là người học hỏi được từ quá khứ, vui thích với công việc trong hiện tại hướng đến tương lai. (Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. )Denis Waitley
Chúng ta trở nên thông thái không phải vì nhớ lại quá khứ, mà vì có trách nhiệm đối với tương lai. (We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.)George Bernard Shaw
Người biết xấu hổ thì mới làm được điều lành. Kẻ không biết xấu hổ chẳng khác chi loài cầm thú.Kinh Lời dạy cuối cùng
Người tốt không cần đến luật pháp để buộc họ làm điều tốt, nhưng kẻ xấu thì luôn muốn tìm cách né tránh pháp luật. (Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.)Plato
Thước đo giá trị con người chúng ta là những gì ta làm được bằng vào chính những gì ta sẵn có. (The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.)Vince Lombardi
Ai bác bỏ đời sau, không ác nào không làm.Kinh Pháp cú (Kệ số 176)
Lửa nào sánh lửa tham? Ác nào bằng sân hận? Khổ nào sánh khổ uẩn? Lạc nào bằng tịnh lạc?Kinh Pháp Cú (Kệ số 202)
Những chướng ngại không thể làm cho bạn dừng lại. Nếu gặp phải một bức tường, đừng quay lại và bỏ cuộc, hãy tìm cách trèo lên, vượt qua hoặc đi vòng qua nó. (Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. )Michael Jordon
Học vấn của một người là những gì còn lại sau khi đã quên đi những gì được học ở trường lớp. (Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.)Albert Einstein
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- Introduction
- Bella and the Magic Soup
- The Magic Moonlight Tree
- The New Girl
- Ester and Lucky
- The Shiny Red Train
- The Sheep Stealers
- Aloka and the Band of Robbers
- The Monkey Thieves
- »» Angelica and King Frederick
- The Beautiful White Horse
- Danan and the Serpent
- The Spirit of the Tree
- Egbert and the Fisherman
- Amrita and the Elephants
- The Lion and the Boar
- Tim and Grandpa Joe
- The Desert Willow
- Antonio and His Treasure
- Meditation Instructions
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Relax, close your eyes and imagine yourself in an enormous castle. Its thick, stone walls and impressive high towers are surrounded by a great moat. This was the home of King Frederick and Queen Veronica, who were both so busy looking after their kingdom that they didn't have much time for their five children. King Frederick even called his children by numbers rather than by their names because he said it was quicker that way. The royal children were the naughtiest in the land, but one day everything changed. Would you like to know what happened? Listen carefully to their story.
One day the king's children had been even naughtier than usual. They’d teased the royal hunting dogs and dressed up in the chief judge’s finest robes. King Frederick was so angry he ordered his guards to keep the children in their bedrooms as punishment.
That night he and the queen left the castle for a magnificent ball at a neighbouring duke’s palace.
The children waited until their guards had fallen asleep. Then they ran through the castle looking for mischief. At last they reached the picture gallery, which held the portraits of all their royal ancestors. The king was very proud of the gallery and especially loved his own portrait. The queen had ordered the gallery to be repainted and there were lots of paint tins lying around on the floor.
“Who feels like painting?” asked Number 1, the king’s eldest daughter, picking up a can of red paint.She climbed onto a chair, reached up, and painted a red beard and moustache onto her father’s portrait. The other children fell about laughing.
“Me next!” cried Number 3. The children screamed with delight as each tried to outdo the other in painting silly hairstyles and faces on the portraits. Next, they had a paint fight and the whole gallery was spattered in bright colours. Finally they grew tired. Deciding it was time for bed, they crept back to their room.
The king and queen returned from the ball after midnight. “My dear,” said King Frederick to the queen, “I’ll take a quick look at the picture gallery. I do like to see the family all together there on the wall. It helps me sleep soundly.”
When the king saw the state of the gallery he shouted with fury. “Guards! Who’s done this?”
The guards knew the royal children were probably to blame. But they also knew they would be in trouble for failing to keep the children in their rooms.
“It must have been village children, your Majesty,” lied the chief guard. “You can see a child’s hand prints on the walls.”
“Bring all the village children here!” ordered King Frederick. “I don’t care if it’s the middle of the night.”
Soon the picture gallery was full of sleepy children and their worried parents.
“Who did this?” King Frederick demanded, pointing around him at the terrible mess. Nobody said a word.
“If no-one owns up I will punish all the children,” he threatened, but still no-one moved.
King Frederick was furious that nobody had confessed. “Guards, lock up all the children!” he cried.
The guards looked guiltily at each other but they were too frightened to say anything. They started separating the village children from their parents.
A small girl called Angelica left her mother’s side. She lightly pulled on the king’s robe to get his attention. “Your Majesty,” she said, smiling up at his angry red face, “is it fair that the innocent children have to be punished for the actions of a few guilty ones?”
“What?” cried King Frederick. He wasn’t used to his orders being questioned. The room fell silent.
“I don’t want you to be known as a cruel and unjust king,” said Angelica gently.
“If the guilty children won’t own up, then all the children must be punished,” said King Frederick firmly.
“Does that include your own children?” asked Angelica.
“Of course not, only the village children,” replied the king.
“Surely all children’ must mean all children,” said the girl.
“The child’s right,” shouted one of the parents.
“The king’s unfair,” shouted another.
The king was worried. He looked at Angelica. “What should I do, child?” he asked.
Angelica thought for a moment. Then she said, “Please bring all the children who live in the castle here.”
All the castle’s children, including the royal children, were lined up in a row. Angelica looked carefully at them. “I’m sorry to inform you, your Majesty,” she said, “that it’s your own family who are guilty.”
“You accuse my children!” cried the king. “Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, come here!”
The royal children looked sweet in their white pyjamas, but Angelica asked to see the palms of their hands. The hands of Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 were all scrubbed clean. But Number 5, the youngest boy, hadn’t removed all the paint from his nails and there was blue paint in his hair.
“My own children, how could you behave in such a way?” cried the king.
He turned to Angelica and shook her by the hand. “You've saved me from making a fool of myself. Thank you. But how did you know who was responsible?”
“I didn’t at first,” said Angelica, “but I did know it couldn’t have been the village children. You see, the castle walls are so high and so thick and no-one can swim across the moat.”
The king nodded thoughtfully. Then he asked Angelica, “How do you think I should punish my children?”
“Instead of punishing them, spend time with them.” said Angelica. “They wouldn’t be so naughty if they had more attention from you. And why not call them by their names? Nobody likes to be called a number.”
King Frederick shook his head in amazement. He said, “You are an extraordinary and surprising little girl.”
Angelica just smiled.
Sometimes situations can seem complicated or unfair. However great the problem, the best solution is always the one that brings a benefit to everybody involved.
One day the king's children had been even naughtier than usual. They’d teased the royal hunting dogs and dressed up in the chief judge’s finest robes. King Frederick was so angry he ordered his guards to keep the children in their bedrooms as punishment.
That night he and the queen left the castle for a magnificent ball at a neighbouring duke’s palace.
The children waited until their guards had fallen asleep. Then they ran through the castle looking for mischief. At last they reached the picture gallery, which held the portraits of all their royal ancestors. The king was very proud of the gallery and especially loved his own portrait. The queen had ordered the gallery to be repainted and there were lots of paint tins lying around on the floor.
“Who feels like painting?” asked Number 1, the king’s eldest daughter, picking up a can of red paint.She climbed onto a chair, reached up, and painted a red beard and moustache onto her father’s portrait. The other children fell about laughing.
“Me next!” cried Number 3. The children screamed with delight as each tried to outdo the other in painting silly hairstyles and faces on the portraits. Next, they had a paint fight and the whole gallery was spattered in bright colours. Finally they grew tired. Deciding it was time for bed, they crept back to their room.
The king and queen returned from the ball after midnight. “My dear,” said King Frederick to the queen, “I’ll take a quick look at the picture gallery. I do like to see the family all together there on the wall. It helps me sleep soundly.”
When the king saw the state of the gallery he shouted with fury. “Guards! Who’s done this?”
The guards knew the royal children were probably to blame. But they also knew they would be in trouble for failing to keep the children in their rooms.
“It must have been village children, your Majesty,” lied the chief guard. “You can see a child’s hand prints on the walls.”
“Bring all the village children here!” ordered King Frederick. “I don’t care if it’s the middle of the night.”
Soon the picture gallery was full of sleepy children and their worried parents.
“Who did this?” King Frederick demanded, pointing around him at the terrible mess. Nobody said a word.
“If no-one owns up I will punish all the children,” he threatened, but still no-one moved.
King Frederick was furious that nobody had confessed. “Guards, lock up all the children!” he cried.
The guards looked guiltily at each other but they were too frightened to say anything. They started separating the village children from their parents.
A small girl called Angelica left her mother’s side. She lightly pulled on the king’s robe to get his attention. “Your Majesty,” she said, smiling up at his angry red face, “is it fair that the innocent children have to be punished for the actions of a few guilty ones?”
“What?” cried King Frederick. He wasn’t used to his orders being questioned. The room fell silent.
“I don’t want you to be known as a cruel and unjust king,” said Angelica gently.
“If the guilty children won’t own up, then all the children must be punished,” said King Frederick firmly.
“Does that include your own children?” asked Angelica.
“Of course not, only the village children,” replied the king.
“Surely all children’ must mean all children,” said the girl.
“The child’s right,” shouted one of the parents.
“The king’s unfair,” shouted another.
The king was worried. He looked at Angelica. “What should I do, child?” he asked.
Angelica thought for a moment. Then she said, “Please bring all the children who live in the castle here.”
All the castle’s children, including the royal children, were lined up in a row. Angelica looked carefully at them. “I’m sorry to inform you, your Majesty,” she said, “that it’s your own family who are guilty.”
“You accuse my children!” cried the king. “Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, come here!”
The royal children looked sweet in their white pyjamas, but Angelica asked to see the palms of their hands. The hands of Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 were all scrubbed clean. But Number 5, the youngest boy, hadn’t removed all the paint from his nails and there was blue paint in his hair.
“My own children, how could you behave in such a way?” cried the king.
He turned to Angelica and shook her by the hand. “You've saved me from making a fool of myself. Thank you. But how did you know who was responsible?”
“I didn’t at first,” said Angelica, “but I did know it couldn’t have been the village children. You see, the castle walls are so high and so thick and no-one can swim across the moat.”
The king nodded thoughtfully. Then he asked Angelica, “How do you think I should punish my children?”
“Instead of punishing them, spend time with them.” said Angelica. “They wouldn’t be so naughty if they had more attention from you. And why not call them by their names? Nobody likes to be called a number.”
King Frederick shook his head in amazement. He said, “You are an extraordinary and surprising little girl.”
Angelica just smiled.
Sometimes situations can seem complicated or unfair. However great the problem, the best solution is always the one that brings a benefit to everybody involved.
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