selfishness

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selfishness

The red shoes

1990
A tale about the importance of friendship in which two best friends, Lisa and Jennie, are parted when Lisa's parents win the lottery. She becomes spoiled and steals a pair of red ballerina shoes made specially for Jennie by the neighborhood cobbler. Suddenly, Lisa cannot stop dancing until she is able to realize that money can't buy happiness.

Elo?sa la ego?sta

2007
Eloisa 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.

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.

Little Rabbit's Christmas

2007
Little Rabbit learns about the joy of sharing after he receives a much-coveted red sled for Christmas and tries to keep it all to himself.

The voyage of the Dawn Treader

1994
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.

The voyage of the Dawn Treader

1986
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.

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.

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