Have you heard of the story of the Ass and the Charger? It promises such beautiful moral which taught my Firstborn not to be envious of other's fate. Aesop's Fable The Ass and the Charger An Ass congratulated a Horse on being so ungrudgingly and carefully...
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MOMI LEARNS| There’s no honor among thieves
Another story session and my little man remained quiet throughout our reading time. He seemed too absorbed or he just can't understand the story. So I requested his three other brothers to join us instead as I retell the story of the Monkey and the Cat. The Monkey...
MOMI LEARNS| In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own
It has been months since we started reading stories to our little man. Often, this mother would share the lessons learned through Momi Berlin. Today, we read the story of the Trees and the Axe. It has such a beautiful message for us parents. Let me share with you...
MOMI LEARNS| It is easy to despise what you cannot get
They say nothing comes easy without hard work. Thus for others who tried but to no avail, they tend to be bitter. They act with such scornful denial, even dismissing the benefit of such fruitful labor just because it is unobtainable. Have we been like that? Let...
MOMI LEARNS| You cannot escape your fate
I have a confession to make. I hid my pregnancy from most of my friends and even to my mother. My reason? Read on to know more. The One-Eyed Doe A Doe had had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes, and could not see any one approaching her on that side. So to...
MOMI LEARNS| Don’t let the chance slip by
"Don't let the chance slip by." This has always been what my mom reminds me. Thus, the same advice I would always tell my boys. Pretty much the lesson The Hawk and the Nightingale would want to share with its readers. The Hawk and the Nightingale One day a...
