The Wind and the Sun

The sun and the wind argued about who was stronger. They decided to see who could make a man remove his coat. The wind blew hard, but the man only held tight to his  coat and nothing happened. Now when it was the sun's turn, it began to shine slowly, getting so bright and so warm that the man slowly took off his coat. The sun proved that kindness and gentle persuasion are more effective than force and aggression.

This e-book is designed to create opportunities for emergent readers (Grades 1 - 3) to sit down together with their parents and enjoy reading. With the main goal of developing good interactive readers and critical thinkers, this material also includes engaging exercises after the story text.