Children’s class kit
american-tour — Children (6–9)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- A Coin for Every Hand
Three hundred poor men crowded into a hall to meet 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He gave each one a coin — but He gave them something even more precious too.
— Juliet Thompson, The Diary of Juliet Thompson
- He Came to Her
An old woman could not walk, and she longed and longed to meet 'Abdu'l-Bahá. She thought she never would — until one day there was a knock at her own front door.
— Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání, Mahmúd's Diary
- The Guests Nobody Thanked
Leaving a grand mansion full of important guests, 'Abdu'l-Bahá asked to see someone else first — the cooks and the maids who worked behind the scenes.
— Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání, Mahmúd's Diary
Discussion questions
Coloring page
The Nine-Pointed Star
The number 9, the highest single digit, has long been associated in the Bahá'í community with completeness and unity. The nine-pointed star is the most familiar Bahá'í symbol.