fables folktales · Ages 3-5

The Sparrow Shares One Grain

A sparrow shares a single grain with hungry friends and finds many small gifts waiting for her later.

The whole story

1. At early morning, a small sparrow carried one golden grain home.

2. Beside the hedge, two hungry friends watched the sparrow's grain.

3. The sparrow broke the single grain, and each friend received a bite.

4. The grain was gone, but three friends sat together in the sun.

5. That afternoon, her friends left three berries and two sunflower seeds.

6. The sparrow found many small gifts waiting, and shared them again.

7. One grain became many small gifts, waiting where kind friends gathered.

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