Adventures From the Book of Virtues
Rockinghorse Land / Old Man Rabbit's Thanksgiving Dinner / The Gift
24m
Plato learns that Annie and Zach are collecting canned goods for a homeless shelter, but their first priority is the rewards they'll get instead of helping the hungry, to the point where they argue over who should be recognized first at a celebration. He tries to explain how true giving requires selflessness, as shown in the story of "Rocking-Horse Land" where it's done between friends, and how it can be more satisfactory than receiving by telling "Old Man Rabbit's Thanksgiving Dinner".
Up Next in Season 1
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Waukewa's Eagle / Damon and Pythias /...
Annie is disheartened when her new friend Sarah decides to choose a partner other than her to go canoeing with, even though she agreed to pair up with her, just because Annie's canoe leaks. Plato reads "Waukewa's Eagle" to show how compassion is occasionally and a good heart is always found in re...
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Friendship - Robin Hood & Little John
After Zach feels threatened by a new athlete on his track team, a potential friendship comes to a screeching halt. Just like the story of friendship between Robin Hood and Little John, Zach realizes that a good friendship can be born out of healthy competition.
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Faith - Daniel in the Lions' Den / Ha...
Annie is saddened when her faith-devoted neighbor Ruth passes away, and wonders whether faith is really wroth it because of that. Plato tries to convince her that it is very much worth it by telling the stories of the Hebrew Daniel in the lions' den, who looked to faith always and saw how times o...
