Southy by S.D. Smith, illustrated by Aedan Peterson Southy was a mouse who stared out of windows. One window in particular was his favorite. When the people had gone to bed and the mice were searching through the house for crumbs, he would often ignore the mad scurrying below and sit with his arms under […]

Here is an old story with an old virtue on display, a virtue much-needed in our era. Envy is everywhere to be seen and may often even be found encouraged. If you are like me, you need more than only to be told, “Envy is dangerous,” though we do need that. I need to see […]

Have you ever wondered why frogs have five toes on each of their back legs, but only four toes on each of their front two legs? Well, wonder no more. The answer lies (possibly a double-meaning here) in today’s story. This charming and instructive tale was first published in Abbie Phillips Walker’s Sandman’s Goodnight Stories, […]