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The Turtle Who Just Couldn’t Keep His Mouth Shut A story of self-control
Snappy the Snapping Turtle was always snapping at anything or anyone who came near him. Even those who just happened to say, “Good morning,” nearly got their heads bitten off. He was so angry that soon there was no one in the pond who would go near him. You might be grumpy, too, if you were always stuck in the mud.
But everything changed the day a pair of swans on their way home spotted the little pond where Snappy lived and decided to drop in for a rest. Snappy had never seen anything so beautiful. Read more.
Questions
- How can you show self-control?
- How can staying calm help others?
- Can staying calm help you listen to others around you?
- What does it mean to be stuck in the mud?
- Who are the swans in your life?
- How can you be a swan to someone else?
” Sometimes, learning that the most important thing to control is ourselves, helps us through the most difficult times, and can even help defeat the virus.
Let’s take this time to strengthen our selves and then when this crisis passes – we will be able to tackle even the most difficult problems we have in school and life with a new perspective “
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