The Land of Many Colors

[Jersey Girl]

Let Miss Jersey tell you a story...this was written by preschoolers.

The Land of Many Colors
written by Klamath County YMCA Family Preschool
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Illustrated by Rita Popcock

These are the purple people.

They like purple food.
They have purple pets.
They think purple is best.

These are the blue people.
They like blue food.
They have blue pets.
They think blue is best.

These are the green people.
Can you guess what kind of food they like?
What kind of pets do they have?

One day the purple people said,
"We need more toys."

The blue people said,
"We need more blue food."

And the green people said,
"We don't need anything because we are the best."

Before they knew how it happened, they were all
fighting and hurting each other!

It was WAR!

The houses were ruined.
The animals were hurt.
The plants were smashed.
All of their toys were broken.
The food was running out and everyone was sad.

Then one little child all covered in dust walked up and said,
STOP!

"Why are we hurting each other?
We are different, but we are the same."

Was he purple? Was he blue? Was he green?
No one could tell. He was just dusty.

"This war is mean," he said.
"It is scary. We should all be friends.
We all have feelings that make us happy or sad.
We all love animals and flowers and rainbows.
We should learn to live together."

The different people looked at each other.
They smiled.
"He is right!" they shouted!

The war was over.

Soon they bean to help each other build houses.
Everyone helped to take care of the animals.

They traded seeds among one another for planting.
The people were happier.

There was still the problem of food.
There would only be enough food if they mixed it all up
and everyone ate all of the different colors.
So they did.

They ate it. They loved it.
"This is better than anything," they shouted.
They were happy to all be friends.

The Land of Many Colors became a
peaceful, loving world.

[Jersey Girl]

Dawn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMzjA6asUDg

[Jersey Girl]

Van Jones fights back tears: Result shows character matters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ScxGsB-ks

[Jersey Girl]

Matthew 22:36-40 KJV

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

[Jersey Girl]

Matthew 25: 34-40 KJV

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

[Jersey Girl]

The New Colossus
BY EMMA LAZARUS

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

[Jersey Girl]

Amen.

[Philo Sofee]

Van Jones fights back tears: Result shows character matters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ScxGsB-ks

That is E.P.I.C. thanks for the link Jersey

[Jersey Girl]

Van Jones fights back tears: Result shows character matters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ScxGsB-ks

That is E.P.I.C. thanks for the link Jersey

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