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79. Experiment in Form #1: Thinkbook

4/4/2020

 
What’s a Thinkbook?

50 % Passive 50% Active
50% Passive=You can relax (with these pages) and just read it.
50% Active=You can relax (with these pages) but you must write with it.

It practices the skill of thinking.

It gives you a new and useful thinking tool.

​-Chris

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78. The Colors

8/31/2014

 
Orange loved music. Red loved stories. Yellow loved pictures and...music and stories. One day Yellow decided to mingle together with Orange and Red and by accident Tangerine was born.

Tangerine loved fire. Lime loved earth. Watermelon loved ice...and fire and earth. One day Watermelon decided to mingle together...


If you mix it, you'll find the separation. 




 This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer. 

77. The Lychee

6/1/2014

 
High above in a tall, evergreen tree, a seed yelled but failed. It grumbled but failed. It wished but failed. It begged but failed. Finally, when still, something inside of him told him to  simply be. At that very moment, the aril grew around him and he became a lychee.
 

You can't catch a squirrel by running to it.





 This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer. 

76. Ms. Earphones

4/29/2014

 
"I wish for her to change or disappear! I don't want to be Headphones!" exclaimed Ms. Earphones. Her friend, Ms. Speakers, calmly replied again, "What do you wish for?" She repeated the question until she added, "What do you really wish for?" Ms. Earphones paused...and then said, "Her love."

Truth hides in the core. 




 This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer. 

75. The Titan Arums

3/28/2014

 
Only six titan arums in the world. All of them were given nicknames by the animals of the rainforest. There was Happy Titan, Sad Titan, Surprised Titan, Afraid Titan, Angry Titan and Disgusted Titan. One unique day, they all met each other when something miraculous happened: all six were happy. 


Joy tastes better. 





 This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer. 



74. Mr. Dishwasher and Friends

2/28/2014

 
"Hooray for Sunday!" announced Mr. Dishwasher as he happily welcomed Ms. Spoon, Mr. Plate, Mr. Fork, Ms. Glass and Mrs. Bowl. However, Mr. Cup was missing. Without hesitation, Mr. Dishwasher delayed the wash from starting as everyone waited. Suddenly, the door opened, and Mr. Cup appeared. The wash then began...


Live in the we. 



This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer. 




73. The Honey Locust and the Parula

1/30/2014

 
For a long time, a sad Parula would fly over to a honey locust tree and cry uncontrollably. Until one day, the honey locust tree was crying uncontrollably. Day after day, the tree would cry more than the bird. Shocked, the bird stopped crying to help the tree be happy. 


Without pain, we would have no heroes.




This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer. 



72. The Rhinos 

11/30/2013

 
They finally found it. Five days without it. Father rhino smiled as his boys splashed, swam, and swilled up the lake for four whole days. Yet, on the fifth day, the brothers knew. Time to go. Time for growth. They gathered their things and continued the journey onwards with Dad.


Know the start in the stop.



This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer.

71. The Mystery of the Twin Moles

10/31/2013

 
Breeding season had arrived. "The first one to find their love wins!" announced Ato. "You're on brother! Let the squeals began!" screeched Ates.  "Ready, set, GO!" shrieked both of them as they started digging, digging, deep, deep in the ground. So deep that no one ever heard from them again.


Know the stop in the start.



This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer.


70. The Leopon

9/15/2013

 
"WORLD'S FIRST LEOPON ESCAPES CAPTIVITY!" -The news media went berserk. For little Joey had escaped. Mother leopard and father lion were worried but sister leopon was laughing. "This is not the time Tania!" roared mother leopard. Tania lashed back, "He is doing it for US-so we can eat finally!"



A hungry cub finds food.



This mini-saga fable and proverb were written by Chris von Spitzer.

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