Quest Tales
Short stories to read aloud, about saving, patience and trying again. All of them are made up, and all of them are free. The lessons underneath are real. Each comes with questions to talk about and something to try tonight.
The Dragon Who Paid You to Wait
Mina is one coin short of a blue sledge, and there’s a dragon on the hill who pays people to be patient.
The Bed That Would Not Make Itself
Theo has worked out how many days of his life he’ll spend making his bed, so he invents a machine. It doesn’t go well.
Not Yet Is Not No
Asha tidies a whole bookshelf and hears “not yet”. It feels just like “no”, until a very small star explains the difference.
The Sweet Shop at the End of the Hill
Leo is saving for a red kite when the path splits past a sweet shop. Pip won’t tell him what to do, but Pip does have a map.
The Family Who Moved a Mountain
A storm blocks the road to the sea, and everyone in the family grabs a bucket. Dot, who’s four, only gets a spoon.
The Very Small Star and the Very Big Hill
A quiet one for sleepy heads. Pip wants to see the sea from the top of the hill, and goes only as far as the gate.
