Parables of Wisdom
Learning About Sulking
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Myra decided to sulk all day, and the day went on without her
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
On the way to her Nana and Nani's farmhouse, Myra's little brother gets the window seat, and Myra decides to sulk. She is very good at sulking. The trouble is that sulking turns out to be much harder work than she thought.
What it teaches Anger Letting Go Family
The opening of the children's telling
Myra was very good at sulking. When she was cross, she folded her arms, pushed out her lip, and did not look at anyone.
One day her family drove to Nana and Nani's farm. Myra wanted the window seat. But her little brother Neev got it first. So Myra folded her arms and sulked. She sulked all the way there.
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To carry into the day
When I let go of being cross, the day comes back to me.
To talk about together
What helps you to stop sulking and let a cross feeling go?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.