Children have all the answers (4 cute little stories)- OT

[Guest guest]

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was

asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring

child. The winner was a four-year-old child whose next-door neighbor was an

elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry,

the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and

just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor,

the little boy said, " Nothing, I just helped him cry. "

Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a

family. One little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the

other family members. One child suggested that he was adopted and a little

girl said, " I know all about adoptions because I was adopted. " " What does it

mean to be adopted? " asked another child. " It means, " said the girl, " that

you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy. "

A four year old was at the pediatrician for a check up. As the

doctor looked down her ears with an otoscope, he asked, " Do you think I'll

find Big Bird in here? " The little girl stayed silent. Next, the doctor took

a tongue depressor and looked down her throat. He asked, " Do you think I'll

find the Cookie Monster down there? " Again, the little girl was silent.

Then the doctor put a stethoscope to her chest. As he listened to her

heartbeat, he asked, " Do you think I'll hear Barney in there? " " Oh, no! "

the little girl replied. " Jesus is in my heart. Barney's on my underpants. "

Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think

about little . was trying out for a part in a school play.

His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared

he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her

to collect him after school. rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride

and excitement. " Guess what Mom, " he shouted, and then said those words that

will remain a lesson to me: " I've been chosen to clap and cheer. "

A cold December day in New York City, a little boy about 10 years

old was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering

through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the boy and

said, " My little fellow, why are you looking so earnestly in that window? "

" I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes, " was the boy's reply. The

lady took him by the hand and went into the store and asked the clerk to get

half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her

a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the

little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt

down, washed his little feet, and dried them with a towel. By this time the

clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a

pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up

the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the

head and said, " No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more comfortable now? "

As she turned to go, the astonished lad caught her by the hand, and looking

up in her face, with tears in his eyes, answered the question with these

words: " Are you God's Wife? "

[Guest guest]

Chessie:

Thank you so much for sharing these little stories. Kids are something,

are't they?

Also, I haven't thought of Leo Buscaglia in so long. I have some of his

books. I really did love him. My husband and I used to watch him on PBS.

Wasn't he wonderful?

Thanks again!

Louisee