children-stories

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An Amazing Night

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An example of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s very generous nature when He was seven years old

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An example of 'Abdu'l-Baha's forgiving nature...

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Arty from the Arctic

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Ásíyih Khánum – Bahá'u'lláh's wife and “companion in every one of His worlds”

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At the Prison Gates

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Attributes of God

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Badí’s Sacrifice

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Badí – the messenger of Baha’u’llah

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Baha’u’llah receives His Mission from God

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Baha'u'llah and the Money Belt

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The Songbird in the Garden

A short story for children, paraphrased from the Baha'i Stories for Children blog: a small songbird in the garden of Bahá'u'lláh's family home in Tihrán, the boy who would not let it be caged, and the lesson he carried into his life of service.

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Baha'u'llah - The King of Kings

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Beebird’s Song

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Being Good and…

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Brothers and Sisters for Twinkle

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Chicago Temple: - The stone that was rejected by the builder

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Dream of Many Fishes

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Faithful Isfandiyar

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Father of the Poor

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Flowers for the Ancient King

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Giving one’s material possessions for the sake of God

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Glimpses of the Báb

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God’s Will

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Good Deeds for Naw-Rúz

A short story for children, paraphrased from the Baha'i Stories for Children blog: a small family preparing for Naw-Rúz by counting up the good deeds of the year, and the small new resolution each child makes for the year ahead.

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Happy Holidays!

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Humble Mouse Meets the First Ray of Sun

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Kindness to animals

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Koae

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The Master and the Stray Puppy

A short story for children, paraphrased from the Baha'i Stories for Children blog: a small stray puppy that wandered into the Master's garden in 'Akká, the bowl of milk He set out, and the puppy that stayed for the rest of its life.

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Moonshine & Nightshadow

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One Meritorious Act

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One of Baha’u’llah’s granddaughters remembers His loving nature…

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A Quiet Prayer

A short story for children, paraphrased from the Baha'i Stories for Children blog: a small girl who learns the difference between a prayer she says fast and a prayer she says slowly, and the way the whole room changes when she lets the words breathe.

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Sacred Moments with Grandpa

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Saving Stars

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Shaykh Ahmad’s Secret

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Shining Lamp: Mullá Husayn

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Spirit-Arrows

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Stories from the childhood of Shoghi Effendi

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Stranger in the Mountains

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Tahirih - The only woman ‘Letter of the Living’

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Tammy and the Butterfly

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Thank you, Isfandiyar

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The Báb’s short stay in Isfahán

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The Badasht Conference

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The Black Rose

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The Broken Cup

A short story for children, paraphrased from the Baha'i Stories for Children blog: a small girl who broke her grandmother's favorite teacup, the truth she told, and the kindness she received in return.

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The Dervish

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The Fire Temple

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The Horse Show

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The Káshi

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The King's Messenger

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The Letter of Certainty

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The little girl who saw ‘Abdu’l-Baha

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The Lost Kitten

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The Man Who Did Not Forget

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The miracle of the Báb’s last day…

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The Ocean of Knowledge

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The old man and the king – a story told by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

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The Prisoner with power

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The Proud Helper

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The Puppet Show

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The road

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The Rule of Thumb

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The Servant of God

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The Shepherd’s Dream

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The “Truth” is out there

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The Wide Wide Universe

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The Yellow Flower

A short story for children, paraphrased from the Baha'i Stories for Children blog: a small yellow flower in the cracked sidewalk, the child who decided not to pick it, and the bee that came to visit it later that day.

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