Brrr! Manohar shivers as his mother pours water over him. He is standing outside his house in the village of Amtala, India, and the morning air is cold on his bare skin. But he must bathe first thing...
We Believe
Most people in every age and in every place have believed in a power or powers greater than themselves. This belief in a greater power is called religion. There are many different religions. Each...
The family of nations
The biggest "family" in the world is the United Nations. It has more than 150 members---almost every nation in the world. Each nation sends people to represent it at United Nations headquarters in...
It’s the law!
> France In France, a group called the Parliament makes the laws. Each family has rules. Parents make them. Brothers and sisters sometimes get a chance to decide what the rules will be. Once the...
Follow the leader
A school has a principal. A football team has a quarterback. An army has a general. All these people are leaders. It's their job to run the school, or the team, or the army. Countries have leaders,...
Pulling together
A rowing team is a group of people working together. If each man pulled his oar when he felt like it, the team would never get anywhere---much less win a race. So, like all teams, they have a...
We wait our turn
Tom was visiting his cousin Colin in London, England. It was Saturday. The boys were on their way to the Tower of London to see the royal jewels. At the bus stop, Colin got in line behind the other...
Do we have to?
"Aw, come on! Let's play one more game." "We can't. We have to go home now." David and Betty didn't want to leave. They were having too much fun. But helping to set the table is a rule in their...
Living Together
What is the first thing you must do before you can play a new game? You must learn the rules. Rules let the players know what to do. If all the players played the game their own way, the game would...
Curtain going up!
A sudden hush falls over the theater. As the lights dim, the curtain goes up. And there, on the brightly lighted stage, a story comes alive. Most plays are stories in which the actors speak their...
