selfishness

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selfishness

Josh's Halloween pumpkin

2008
Josh learns a lesson about selfishness when he discovers an enormous pumpkin in his grandfather's pumpkin patch and his little sister goes missing.

Mr. Greedy

1986
Mr. Greedy's greed gets him into trouble with a giant.

The first forest

1989
A modern fable to remind us that greed and selfishness are harmful and that peace and harmony flow from an attitude of grateful appreciation for the gifts we receive and a respect for the need and right of others to share in those gifts.

the selfish crocodile

2000
A selfish crocodile who will not share the river with the other jungle animals changes his mind after receiving help from a brave mouse.

Selfish Sophie

2003
Sophie is usually selfish with the things she owns, but when her class goes on a field trip to the zoo, she learns that sharing can be fun.

The Summer Queen

2006
A selfish queen loves the sun more than she does her husband or sons and learns a lesson about her cruel ways.

A playhouse for Monster

1985
Sitting in his playhouse alone with one cookie and one glass of milk, Monster realizes it is more fun to share than to keep everything for himself.

The pearl

1985
Beaver's excitement at finding a mussel that doubtless contains a pearl is tempered by the realization that such a treasure could stir the greed of his friends, causing a chain of environmentally disasterous events.

Rivals on the waves

2005
When troubled thirteen-year-old Luke's dream of becoming a professional surfer seems threatened by some real competition from a girl he barely knows at junior high school, he reacts with angry outbursts that drive his friends away.

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