Parables of Wisdom
The Fruits of Good Work
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Sanya did a good deed, and nothing happened, or so she thought
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Sanya secretly helps a classmate rebuild his broken science model, and nobody notices. She begins to wonder if good actions really bring good results, until the morning of the science fair.
What it teaches Karma Kindness Patience
The opening of the children's telling
Sanya was a girl who loved science. She made a special water filter for the school science fair, with sand and little stones inside a bottle. It could make muddy water clean.
One day she saw a boy named Farhan sitting all alone. His paper windmill was broken. He looked very sad. Sanya sat down next to him. "Let's fix it together," she said. They glued and taped all day. Sanya showed him how to make it strong. At last the windmill spun round and round.
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To carry into the day
Every kind act is a seed; some sprout today, some in a season, and some first bloom inside us.
To talk about together
Have you ever done something kind that no one saw? How did it make you feel inside?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.