The Apricot Tree and the Late Rain
An apricot tree waits through a dry season and blooms again when help comes later than expected.
Moral: Hope is not naïve when it keeps working while it waits.
Topic collection
Hope stories
Encouragement, endurance, and light that keeps going.
2 original fables in this topic.
The Sparrow Who Carried a Sea
A sparrow bringing drops to a dry nest learns that small help is not foolish when it keeps hope alive.
Moral: Small help is still help, especially when it keeps someone from giving up.