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A fable about Asking good questions

Weston’s Three Good Questions

Starring Weston, the Woolly Mammoth. When ice closes the short winter path, Weston asks three questions that turn old experience into a safe choice for today’s herd.

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Weston the Woolly Mammoth character art
Weston the Woolly Mammoth character art

Meet

Weston

Woolly Mammoth

Learns
Asking good questions
Grown-up value
Wisdom
Fable
No. 48

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

    Ice covers the short creek path, and Pax and Lee ask Weston which way to go.

  2. A brave choice

    Weston sets three stones in the snow: What do we know? What don’t we know? Which way is safe, even if we guess wrong?

  3. A happy turn

    They choose the sheltered pine path and leave a sign for others. At home, three wet stones warm by the fire.

And the moral of the story

“Ask good questions before you choose.”

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

For grown-ups · After the last page

Talk about it.

  1. 1What would you ask if you came to an icy path?
  2. 2Why do you think they left a sign for others?
  3. 3What could you ask yourself before a hard choice?

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