Values of Love - I like to Help Others

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Unit Eight

I like to Help Others


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ObjectivesPromote the habit of helping and discuss with the children if they know who deserves

help and who doesnt. Help means you undergo some pain to serve others. That is the

real spirit of the Sanskrit word tapah which this unit covers. But who deserves help?What is required to be able to help? Discuss some of the points covered in the habits:

I have discipline.

I am responsible and do my duty.

I can work for others.

I can work together.

I keep going.

Pictures to talk about

We can help sick people - each other - our parents.

The Story of Woodpecker

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One time Superbunny had gone out, to do his quiet time. Piglets were sitting with

Woodpecker when they asked him, Woodpecker, why are you always ready for

Superbunny? How did you come to love him so much?

2.

Woodpecker smiled, and said, Well, it all started a long time ago, before I was born.

My father and mother were Superbunnys friends. One day the Witch came and stoletheir eggs. He had three in his pocket and when he took the fourth, Superbunny


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shouted, Stop. Dont steal these eggs!

2.

The witch just laughed and started to run really fast. Superbunny of course ran fasttoo. But the witch said, If you can not fly, you wont catch me. And jumped on her

broom.

3.

But Superbunny was very brave and grabbed the tail of the broom and said, I can fly

too, you see? And now, give me those eggs. The witch shook with anger and said, I

wont!

4.

Superbunny jumped on the witches back and pushed her hat down over her eyes and

ears. Give me those eggs! he said. I wont. said the witch. Superbunny pulled the

hat further down and the witch let go off the broom and started to fall.

5.

Superbunny started to fall too, and so did the eggs. But because the witch was heavier,

she fell first, followed by Superbunny who fell on top of her. Then he heard one

splash and another splash and a third

splash. Three eggs were broken.

Superbunny stretched out his hands and

caught the fourth egg.

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He kept it warm and safe. After few

days, a small woodpecker came out of

the egg, and that little woodpecker was

me! I looked up at Superbunny and

said, Mum and he just smiled.

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He always took care of me and taught me everything I know. I learned how to eat

carrots and dig holes. He even taught me how to fly.

But of all the things he taught me, the most important is that I learned how to help

others. Thats why I am ready anytime.


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The Piglets were very touched. They heard a knock on the door. It was their

Superbunny. They ran to open the door and hugged him. We love you. They said.

Hm, said Superbunny, And I love you too.

Questions to discuss1. From this story you get an idea of Superbunnys age. Is he much older than

woodpecker?

2. The witch wanted to steal the eggs. Do you know of people who steal eggs from

wild birds? What do they do with them?

3. What do you think happened with the parents of Woodpecker?

4. Why did Superbunny feel he should take care of Woodpecker?

5. What does Woodpecker love most about Superbunny? What do you like most

about Superbunny?

6. Superbunny is a leader who likes to serve. Some children are natural leaders. Do

you know any in your class? How do they use the power they have over others?

Ideas for Movement

Let children dress up and act it out as a drama.

All great things start with a dream.Superbunny lives in a world where innocent and weak creatures have a hard time. He

feels that he can help them and gives all his time for that purpose. He is living his

dream where good will rule the world. Many people help because they are inspired by

a dream. Some people say we should not dream. But all the great things done, started

with a dream.

Learn this song:


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I have a dream,

Oh yes I do

A dream I hope

Youll cherish true.

That in this world

We share and give.Everyone has food

And a home to live.

I have a dream

Oh yes I do

A dream

Ill work to make come true.


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How to keep your dream alive?

Look at the habits. Can you give examples of each habit? Do you know anybody

who reflects any of the habits below?

I have discipline.

I am responsible and do my duty.

I can work for others.

I can work together.

I keep going.

Which of the habits do you need to keep your dream alive?

Draw your dreamDraw your dream and tell your friends about it.

The Wonder Tree

Greed is the opposite of the spirit of helping. But greed doesnt need to last forever.

Listen to this tale:

Patricia was a poor girl whose mother suddenly got sick. To

support her mother she had to work in her uncles grocery

shop.

There she met many poor people. He uncle was often mean to

them and even though they were hungry and promised to pay

later, Patricias uncle never gave them the food they wanted.

Whenever Patricia had some extra coins, she would help those

people so that they could buy their food.

One of the people Patricia helped was an old lady, who gave

her a seed and told her to plant it in her garden.

The seed grew into a very tall tree, with giant apples. Patricia jumped for joy and at

once quit her job. With the apples, she made apple juice, apple pie, apple sauce and all

sorts of other things made with apple.

Uncle still didnt give the poor people any credit and soon the poor people came to

Patricias home for help. She gave them apples and all things apple. This way they

were not hungry anymore. But then they needed a place to sleep. As the tree was

really big, they made a road and build houses in the tree. As the number of peopleliving in the wonder tree increased, they build a school too. Now there were lots of


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people living happily in the wonder tree.


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From the Story: The Wonder Tree


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Meanwhile uncles business was not doing well. Nobody was visiting him anymore.

He started to think what the reason might be and decided it was the tree. He asked the

police officer, the soldiers and finally the king to cut the tree.

They all refused. They said, Patricia is doing a good job, we dont want to cut thattree. Uncle was sad and lonely.

Patricia meanwhile was very happy. All the people in the tree were working together.

They didnt use money, but everybody did their best to help and serve. They were

very happy. Uncle saw their smiles and was jealous, but he too wished life could be

full of kindness and affection for each other.

One day the old lady came back to uncles shop to ask for some bread. Uncle was so

happy to see somebody that he gave her sugar and flour too. And he didnt let her pay.

And when she came again the next day, he gave her more to take home, again without

money. After the third such visit, the wonder tree started to become smaller. The more

kindness Uncle learned to live, the lower the tree became. It was just as if his love

drew the people back to his shop. In fact the tree became small just like an ordinary

apple tree.

But the people were not hungry. Uncle let them live on his land and eat from his shop.

They paid uncle whenever they could, and somebody they didnt and uncle didnt

mind. No, sometimes he insisted that those he knew were really struggling to make

both ends meet, should not pay. It made him happy!

Uncle became so busy, that he asked Patricia to come and help him. She was glad to

do that as she saw the uncle she knew now was a new person who liked to help.

Discussion

Which of the habits did Patricia reflect in her life?

Why did the wonder tree start to grow so tall?

And why did it become smaller again?

Why did uncle change?

Did he really become a good person?

Helping the wrong personAesop was a teacher from Egypt who lived as a slave for much of his life. He had to

educate the children of a rich man, and often told them stories, now called after him as

Aesops Fables. One such story that teaches us about helping, is the following:


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The Farmer and the Snake

One winter a Farmer found a snake all alone,

Stiff and frozen without a moving bone.

He cared for it and picked it up.

He put it in his coat and gave it a rub.

The Snake quickly got alive again.

He started to move and thenBit the farmers hand.

Oh, cried the farmer, breathing his last breath.

Of all the fools, I must be the best.

That I help others,

Without a proper test.

Because all the good of one,

Wont change the worst in some.


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Role playAct out what you would do when:

Somebody needs to put on shoes. A 3 year old brings her blanket to school

The teachers books fall on the floor.

A water bottle falls down and spills water all over the floor.

Somebody cant draw the something the teacher asked everybody to draw.

Somebody cant find her books.

The chairs are messy.

Being a HelperBeing a helper is an easy job. There are many chances to be a helper. Can you name

anything you can do right now?

Song:

Everyday there is a chance

to help someoneTo be a difference

So make it happen

Get it done,

And be a helper to someone.

Make a list of all duties in the class and make a schedule that shows who will do these

duties.


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The Golden Swan Helping to help oneselfThis story is from Vietnam and also tells about somebody who wanted to help.

A widow had two sons. She was poor and often could not feed her children till oneday a swan came near her window and told her to take a feather from his wings and

put it under a pillow so that it could turn into gold by the

next day. The swans words turned out to be true and she

had enough money to buy food, clothes and send her

children to school.

Her modest wealth, attracted a young and handsome

man, who promised to marry her. She eagerly agreed and told him he would marry

him after one day. That evening the swan came again. But instead of one feather she

pulled out all the poor swans feathers and put them under her pillow. Then she slept

on them dreaming of all the money she would get and all the beautiful clothes she

would buy for herself.

The next day however, the feathers were still the same. This made the mother very

sad. Worse even, the swan didnt return, nor did her boy friend. The two children

became poor and hungry again, and the woman was miserable and full of regrets.

What does this story tell us?

How did greed affect the woman?

What should she have done, when she got some money?

Should she always have relied on the swans help?

Could she have found a way to set up some business and stand on her own feet?

Should the swan have helped her without teaching her how to become

independent?

Did the free money from the swan really help her in the long run?

Do you know the saying: Give someone a fish and he eats for a day, teach him

how to fish and he will eat for a life.?

Meditation

The feeling to help comes from the heart. The love for others will inspire you to helpthem. Grow that beauty within and serve others.

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