Has positive impact on the world

Is courageous

Is resourceful

Is imaginative

Is kind

Is generous

Is clever

Is loyal

Is strong

Is optimistic

Solution

Has helper

Magical

Non-magical

Is rescued

Is transformed

Discovers skill

Finds magic

Helps self:

Exercises cleverness

Uses inner traits

Journey undertaken to obtain solution

Conclusion

Returns to original setting new in some way:

Is rewarded

Is wiser

Is transformed

Comes with gift or treasure

End

Lives well

Passes luck or reward on to others

Has positive impact on the world

Offers wisdom

Proverbs: Wisdom Tales Without the Plot

Have students choose a familiar proverb and develop a story that can surround and carry that thought. Multicultural proverbs offer interesting insights into the universality of wisdom. The following are some selected proverbs from Wisdom Tales From Around the World by Heather Forest,