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One version of Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum, or if you’ve ever dropped an ice cream cone, you learned Murphy’s Law. Crying over dropped ice cream does not help you. Laughing at your mistakes helps you feel better. Try to learn from your mistakes and be more careful. But being careful does not always work. Understanding Murphy’s Law can be helpful to you and others.

Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum you learned about Murphy’s Law. There are many examples of Murphy’s Law. What can you do about them?

Gingerbread Girl says, “I live in a big city. But, I won’t live here for long!” Gingerbread Boy says, “I live in a small town. But, I won’t live here for long!” Gingerbread Girl says, “There was a city lady who wanted to have gingerbread cookies for dessert.” Gingerbread Girl says, “I was born in her oven during a lightning storm.” Gingerbread Boy says, “There was a town man who wanted to have gingerbread cookies for dessert.” Gingerbread Boy says, “I was born in his oven during a lightning storm.” What will happen next?

A retelling of the classic story The Tortoise and the Hare.

Why do kids need to know about growth mindsets? Scientists have found that there are two different kinds of mindsets: fixed mindsets and growth mindsets. A fixed mindset never changes. In a fixed mindset your failures define you like: "I'm no good at dancing." If I never learn new things or never make new friends, I have a fixed mindset. My growth mindsets can change! When I learn something new or challenging, then I have a growth mindset like: "If I focus and practice, I can learn to dance."

Anyone can tell jokes. The most important part of any joke is the pause before giving the ending or punch line. Goblin jokes can be told anytime, as well as Halloween.

The complete rhyme of Mary Had a Little Lamb and it seems to be based upon a real girl by the name of Mary Sawyer (1806 - 1889). She brought a pet lamb to school. An uproar followed. A nephew of the teacher was visiting and wrote a rhyme about the incident. The Redstone School is now in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is believed to be the schoolhouse mentioned in the nursery rhyme.

My name is Eddie. I sit down and look at my computer screen. Oh! No! A virus alert! My fingers touch the dusty screen. I feel like I’m falling into a pit. I shrink smaller and fly into my computer. I see a computer chip.

The Great Depression took place during the 1930s in the United States. There was huge unemployment, banking failures, declines in factory production, and increases in poverty and homelessness.

In the Middle Ages, east of the Caspian Sea is a place that the Persians call Turan (TWO-ran). A wealthy sultan rules the land and lives in a palace. The roofs of the Sultan’s well-guarded palace are covered in pure gold. Someone known as Amit, the Great Thief of Turan, wants to steal that gold.

The United States' westward expansion started in the 1500s after the Europeans landed in North America. Later, it would be called Manifest Destiny.

Peter and the Wolf is a story about bravery and saving nature.

Around 1,000 years before Jesus Christ, there was a child sheepherder name Saul, who would later meet David. As a youth, David herded sheep for his father. He played the lyre or harp to calm the sheep. Later, David would fight a giant named Goliath. What can you learn from this battle?

Some historians refer to the United States 2010’s as the “Social Media Decade”. Social media involved the use of interactive devices like cell phones and computers. This media allowed the creation, sharing, and exchange of information using text or images. It was a decade of advances, disasters, and conflicts.

Looking through a hole in the fence, the black-as-night cat called Ebony thinks that the grass is greener on the other side. Leaping over the fence, he will learn an important lesson.

Sitting Bull was born in 1831 near the Yellowstone River in Montana. He was originally named "Jumping Badger" and nicknamed "Slow" due to his careful nature. Sitting Bull was 14 years old when he went on a raiding party with his father, uncle Four Horns, and Lakota warriors. They took horses from a camp of Crow warriors.

What can we learn from Joshua? Against all odds, Joshua showed great courage. Joshua prospered because he trusted God with every part of his life.

This is a fable about a newborn mouse who lives on the border between the town and the country. He can’t decide where he wants to live - in the town or in the country. Where, do you think, he should choose?

World War 2 started as two different wars that merged as one. It became the deadliest war in human history. What can we learn from World War 2?

Why are there bullies and what can you do about them? This audiobook is written for children, parents, counselors, and teachers to review or open discussions about bullying and what to do about it.