\''Swing your partner, round you go! Don't step on her pretty little toe!" Back and forth, in and out, round and round go the dancers as the caller tells them what to do. It's Saturday night, and...
Let’s all sing
Do you know "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"? Or "The Frog Went A'Courting"? Or "Yankee Doodle"? These are folk songs. Foik songs are songs that are made up by common people. Many folk songs tell about...
Animal tales
"You're a slowpoke!" said the Hare to the Tortoise. "If we were to have a race, I'd beat you by miles!" "Let'shave a race and see," suggested the Tortoise. Off they went. The Hare was soon far...
A window on the world
Long ago, people didn't get much news. They never even knew what happened a few miles away---unless someone who had been there told them. That was the only way to get news---someone had to tell you....
What’s new?
What's the latest news? Did our team win yesterday? Will it rain tomorrow? Everyone wants to know what's happening. We're curious about things that go on everywhere. Thanks to the invention of...
We all make different sounds
When a dog barks, we all hear the same sound. But a French boy says that his dog is saying "gnaf-gnaf!" A German girl says her dog is saying "wau-wau!" And Japanese children say that their dogs are...
Actions speak louder than words
When a person in Tibet wants to say to someone, "I respect you," he sticks his tongue out! When two people meet in Japan, they bow. And when a man in some parts of Eastern Europe wants to say, "Hi,...
Show and Tell
What was the most important thing ever invented? It was---language! With language, people can explain ideas and trade thoughts. Communication--- being able to share information---is what made...
Ketwago’s religion
It is almost night on the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. As the sun sets, the sky turns red, then purple, then black. Ketwago watches the stars come out. He believes they are the eyes of people...
Hammet’s religion
It is early morning in the city of Oran, in Algeria. The sun is not up yet, and most people are asleep. But from tall towers, called minarets, come the voices of men known as "callers." They shout...