Children’s class kit
agriculture — Children (6–9)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- The Farmer and the Grain: A Parable of Patience
Among the agricultural parables 'Abdu'l-Bahá used in His conversations was the story of a farmer who, having sown his field, dug up the seeds the next morning to see whether they had grown — and the lesson He drew from his disappointment.
— Various Compilers, Stories Told by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
Discussion questions
Quote to memorize
“The seed had been working in the dark. The farmer's spade ended its work.”
Coloring page
Interlocking Nine-Stars
A repeating field of nine-pointed stars connected at their points — a symbol of the unity that the Bahá'í teachings call humanity to.