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  • Silk Purses
    Penelope Dyan
    In ’The Mayor of Garret’ (1764), Samuel Foote, a Cornish dramatist, actor and theatre manager, wrote, 'Who can make a purse out of a sow’s ear?' And when our heroine’s mother tells our heroine her grandma can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, as our heroine is going out to play, as usual, our heroine doesn’t know why or what her mother meant by what she said. And so, she do...
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  • Great Grandma Says, 'All roads lead to Rome!'
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s great grandma comes to visit. And when our heroine goes out the front door to play, Great Grandma tells her, 'All roads lead to Rome!' Our heroine is confused and doesn’t understand why her great grandma told her this; and so, she goes about telling everyone she knows (beginning with the elephant) what her great grandma told her, to find out if they have any thoug...
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  • Prudence
    Penelope Dyan
    The Swedish say, 'There’s no cow on the ice!' And Amos Bronson Alcott said, 'Prudence is the footprint of wisdom!' And our heroine’s mother simply told our heroine, 'Please act with prudence when you go outside today!' And then, our heroine (confused by what her mother said) headed right out the door to play and did what she always does! She asked all her friends what they thou...
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  • Patience
    Penelope Dyan
    Daisaku Ikeda, a renown Japanese Buddhist philosopher, educator, poet and author, said, 'With love and patience, nothing is impossible.' And our heroine’s mother told our heroine nearly the very same thing, just as our heroine (confused by what her mother had said) headed right out the door to play! And our heroine did what she always does; and she asked all her friends (beginn...
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  • Shenanigans
    Penelope Dyan
    Do you know what the word ’shenanigans’ means? Well, it seems our heroine didn’t. And when her mother told her not to start ’any’ shenanigans, as our herione was going out the door to play, our heroine simply did not understand what her mother meant! And so, she decided to ask all her friends, beginning (of course) with her good friend, the elephant, if they knew what her mothe...
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  • Peace
    Penelope Dyan
    The Swedish say, 'Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise.' And Mahatma Gandhi said, 'First keep the peace within yourself; then you can bring peace to others.' And our heroine’s mother simply told our heroine, 'Keep the peace,' as our heroine (confused by what her mother had said) headed right out the door to play! And then, our heroine does what she always does;...
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  • Journeys
    Penelope Dyan
    Just as our heroine was going outside to play, our heroine’s mother (after asking where our heroine was going) told our heroine, 'It’s not the destination. It’s the journey . . .' And our heroine was confused by what her mother had said as she headed right out the door to play! And then, she did what she always does; and she asked all her friends what they thought about what he...
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  • Glass Houses
    Penelope Dyan
    As our heroine is leaving the house to go out to play, her mother tells her, 'People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones!' And if you’re wondering from when and where this saying came, the answer is that this proverb appeared in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, written in 1385. And do you know what it means? Our heroine certainly didn’t! So, she sets about to ask jus...
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  • Shake the Tree!
    Penelope Dyan
    As our heroine is leaving the house to go out to play, her mother tells her, 'Don’t forget to shake the tree! Or you’ll never, ever know what might just fall out!' And our heroine doesn’t know what her mother is trying to tell her. And so, our heroine does what she always does; and she heads out to ask everyone she knows all about what her mother said. And she begins by visitin...
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  • Wonder
    Penelope Dyan
    It was Socrates who first said, 'Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.' And our heroine’s mother just happened to tell our heroine the very same thing just as she was going out the front door to play. And our heroine was dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) once again, she didn’t know why her mother said what she said, or understand why her mother said what she said, or what ...
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  • Share Joy!
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, that ’shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half a sorrow’ (which is an old Swedish proverb). And our heroine is dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) she doesn’t know why her mother said what she said, or understand why she said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells...
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  • Great Grandma Says, 'Everyone Needs Integrity!'
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s great grandma tells our heroine that everyone needs integrity. And not surprisingly, our heroine doesn’t know what that means, because she has never actually heard the word, ’integrity’; and that’s why she doesn’t know what it means! And being ever so curious, she heads out the door to ask her friends ( beginning with the elephant) what they think about what her g...
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  • One Candle
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, 'One candle against the darkness can light a room, and can light the way!' And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, because she doesn’t know why her mother said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone what her mother said to see what they think. And in the end, ...
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  • The Donkey And The Pig
    Penelope Dyan
    Penelope Dyan became a teacher, an award winning published writer, a vocalist, and a mother and an attorney, all while following her dreams! And her happy life proves one hundred percent that dreams really do come true!It was the lifelong experiences of the author, Penelope Dyan, and her great desire to do good in this world, along with her love for nature’s creatures, the law,...
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  • Hope!
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s mother suddenly quotes Alexander Pope and tells our heroine, 'Hope springs eternal in the human breast.' And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, and not knowing what her mother means. In fact, she thinks maybe her mother is having a bad day! So, she proceeds to talk to everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) to see if they can help her ...
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  • Great Grandma Says, 'Help One Another!'
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s great grandma tells our heroine not only that ’we need to help one another’, but she also tells our heroine that we need to do this ’each and every day’. And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded and not knowing what to do or how she can do this. So, she proceeds to talk to everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) to see if they can help her figure th...
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  • Great Grandma Says, 'You Catch More Flies With Honey!'
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s great Grandma tells our heroine that she can catch more flies with honey than our heroine can catch with vinegar, which seems quite strange to our heroine, because she has no intention of ever catching flies. And our heroine then decides maybe she didn’t understand what her great grandma meant; and so our heroine begins a journey and asks everyone she can think of...
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  • Great Grandma Says, 'A Little Is Better Than Nothing!'
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine pays another visit to her great grandma who simply tells her that ’a little is better than nothing’, and that our heroine should be grateful for what she’s got. Discover what our heroine figures out her great grandma was trying to tell her and what her great grandma really meant, after visiting her friends and family, beginning (of course) with her friend, the eleph...
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  • Thoughtful
    Penelope Dyan
    Do you know what it means to be thoughtful? Our heroine’s mother asked our heroine the same question, and she told our heroine to keep thoughtful thoughts in hear head. But, as usual, our heroine didn’t understand what her other had meant by what she had said, and so she decided to ask everyone she met (beginning with the elephant) what they thought her mother had meant.Think a...
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  • What’s Next?
    Penelope Dyan
    You never know what’s next. And when someone (even a friend) wants you to do something wrong, never play along. This is something our mother’s heroine told her, and our heroine didn’t understand what her mother had meant by what she had said! And so, our heroine set out to find out if any of her friends or other family members (beginning with her friend, the elephant) knew what...
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  • Great Grandma Says, 'Always Be Kind!'
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s great grandma has something important to share with our heroine about being kind to others, and our heroine doesn’t exactly understand what her great grandma is trying to tell her. And so, she asks all her friends (and she begins with her friend, the elephant) about what they think her great grandmother meant. And (of course) no one seems to want to really tell he...
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  • Brighter Days
    Penelope Dyan
    It really is true that it’s always darkest before the dawn; and while our heroine’s mother tries to explain to our heroine that brighter days really to lay ahead, our heroine (as usual) doesn’t understand exactly what her mother is trying to tell her. And so, off she goes to ask the elephant and all of her other friends if they know what her mother meant by what she had said!Th...
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  • Opportunity
    Penelope Dyan
    According to our heroine’s mother, all of life is filled with opportunity! And she tells our heroine to open the door when opportunity comes knocking. But our heroine doesn’t at all understand what her mother is trying to tell her. And so, off she goes to ask everyone she knows if they know what her mother had meant by what she had said to her that day; because she did not unde...
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  • Christmas!
    Penelope Dyan
    Christmas doesn’t have to come but once a year. You can have Christmas very single day of every single year! Find out what our heroine’s mother had to say about Christmas, and how our heroine (after she thought and thought) finally understood what her mother was trying to tell her.Think about what Christmas means to you as you turn each page of this fun, ’learn to read’ book wr...
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  • Forgetting
    Penelope Dyan
    Sometimes bad things happen. Sometimes others may be mean to you. Our heroine’s mother tries to explain this to our heroine, and she tries to tell her daughter what she can do to feel better. However, our heroine doesn’t seem to understand what her mother is trying to tell her. And so, after a lot of thought, and asking everyone she knew if they knew what her mother meant, she ...
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  • Learning
    Penelope Dyan
    Our heroine’s mother tells her something about learning that our heroine doesn’t quite understand. And so, the very next day off to the elephant our heroine went to ask the elephant if she knew what her mother had meant. And all the elephant told her was to listen to her mother! And so, she thought and thought; and she asked everyone else she could think of if they knew what he...
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  • Hesitating
    Penelope Dyan
    When it comes to some things in life, if you hesitate and wait too long (and don’t do something) you just might be too late. And this is what our heroine’s mother tried to tell our young heroine. But she just didn’t understand what her mother was trying to tell her! So, off she went to ask the elephant and everyone else she could think of what they thought her mother meant! And...
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  • The Runaway Horses
    Penelope Dyan
    Penelope Dyan became a teacher, an award winning published writer, a vocalist, and a mother and an attorney, all while following her dreams! And her happy life proves one hundred percent that dreams really do come true!It was the lifelong experiences of the author, Penelope Dyan, and her great desire to do good in this world, along with her love for nature’s creatures, the law,...
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  • Angels
    Penelope Dyan
    You do not have to have wings to be somebody’s angel. And this is exactly what our heroine’s mother was trying to tell our young heroine on that oh so sunny day. However, she didn’t understand what her mother was trying to say; and so, she asked the elephant and a lot of others about it. And all they told her was that they agreed with her mother. And so, our heroine kept trying...
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  • Deceiving
    Penelope Dyan
    'Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!' These were the words of Sir Walter Scott in 1808. So, why does our heroine’s mother tell her daughter this just before she goes outside to play? Perhaps her mother simply wants her to think about these words and their meaning. Exactly what does it mean to deceive? And why does our heroine go to the elephant t...
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