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A fable about Waiting well

Paige and the Slowest Sunrise

Starring Paige, the Pachycephalosaurus. Paige waits through a long quiet dawn for the rare morning bloom while every false start tempts Emerson to hurry the sun.

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No. 35
Paige the Pachycephalosaurus character art
Paige the Pachycephalosaurus character art

Meet

Paige

Pachycephalosaurus

Learns
Waiting well
Grown-up value
Patience
Fable
No. 35

How the story goes

One small trouble. Three turns.

A peek for grown-ups, so you know where the story is headed before you turn the first page.

  1. A small trouble

    Paige and Emerson climb the hill before sunrise to watch a rare flower open. “Now?” asks Emerson. The flower stays folded.

  2. A brave choice

    Paige doesn’t hurry it. She notices dew on a petal, then pours tea so they can have breakfast while they wait.

  3. A happy turn

    At last the flower unfolds, slower than any yawn. Emerson cheers once, softly enough not to shake the dew.

And the moral of the story

“Good things are worth the wait.”

Say it together at the last page. It’s short on purpose.

For grown-ups · After the last page

Talk about it.

  1. 1What did Paige notice while she waited?
  2. 2What would you do while waiting for a flower to open?
  3. 3What is something you had to wait for?

Up next · Fable No. 36 · Making peace

Parker’s Humming Place

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