What will I be when I am born again? wonders Chitra. I'd hate to be a pig, but I suppose that's what I'll be if I'm bad! But I won't be bad, she tells herself. I'll do all the things the Buddha said...
Rudi’s religion
Ding! Dong! Come to church! It's Sunday morning in the town of Landeck, Austria. The big bell in the steeple of Rudi's church is ringing to remind people to come and worship God. The inside of...
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...
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...
The art of masks
Masks are one kind of art that we see all around us. Masks can be made of many different kinds of materials. Some masks are made of paper or papier-mache. Others are made of cloth, plastic, rubber,...