Tied Up In Knots (Another Sommer-Time Story) - Hardcover

Carl Sommer

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9781575370033: Tied Up In Knots (Another Sommer-Time Story)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575370034 ISBN 13: 9781575370033

Publisher: Advance Publishing, Inc., 1997

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Benny and Sally don't mind doing their farm chores and caring for their mules, but they absolutely refuse to share. Their mules, Bossy and Stiffy, imitate their owners' selfish ways by stubbornly refusing to let anyone else ride them, and fussing whenever they work together doing farm work. Dad needs to teach the mules a lesson. He ties them together which forces them to learn to cooperate in order to eat. After much struggling, the mules learn to work together, and teach their owners Benny and Sally that sharing brings happiness. This delightful story by Carl Sommer shows the importance of cooperation, tolerance and respect. Grades K-3. Virtues: Cooperation / Tolerance / Respect Other Virtues: Appreciation, Caring, Cheerfulness, Compassion, Courtesy, Fairness, Friendship, Humility, Justice, Kindness, Obedience to Parents, and Patience

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Two stubborn mules in a serious bind are forced to work together. Meanwhile, their helpless owners watch and learn that sharing brings happiness.

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