Patience · Ages 7–9

Patience stories for ages 7–9

Confident readers — stories about patience, told at the right depth for 7–9 year olds. Every one ends with a short Talk About It prompt, never a stated moral.

The Wind and the Sun

The Wind and the Sun make a bet: who can get the traveller's coat off first? Our retelling of Aesop's quietest, wisest contest.

Where Did the Sparrows Go?

Dadu says the mornings used to be full of sparrows — a hundred small arguments in every hedge. Riya has never really noticed them at all. So where did they go?