Making Mistakes · Ages 4–6

Making Mistakes stories for ages 4–6

Kindergarten & early school — stories about making mistakes, told at the right depth for 4–6 year olds. Every one ends with a short Talk About It prompt, never a stated moral.

The Broken Kite

Ravi broke his sister's purple kite by accident. Nobody saw. The wind could take the blame... couldn't it?

The Star That Wasn't Mine

The teacher sticks a gold star on Mina's chart — for a painting Mina didn't paint. Nobody knows. But the star knows. Somehow, the star knows.

Half a Sorry

Nihal knocks the blue paint all over Ila's picture. He says sorry straight away. He says sorry with a whole train of buts attached — and Ila keeps painting with her back to him.