Search - Mother Hodges :: Modern Parables Audio Stories - Collection 01

Our first five Modern Parable stories in one Audio Storybook collection.Our "Modern Parables" are re-tellings of Biblical stories in modern settings. The original, related Biblical story is included as a subplot in each book.Coral Reef: Out in the deep, deep gulf of faraway land lived sea creatures of many different kinds. Among them was a gang of sharks that roamed the waters and frightened all the fish and sea animals around them. They were always hungry and constantly on the look out for fish to eat.Shoal Shark wanted to be part of the gang and joined in with the shark's mischievous antics - until, one day, the Lord of the Deep intervened.Grafted In: Once upon a time in faraway land, way up at the North Pole, lived two hungry penguins shivering in the cold. It had been an unusually long winter. And, even though they had saved food for the winter time, they were down to their last little bit. Both little penguins, Percy and Penny, knew that they were about to face a very difficult time.Playtime: It was a bright, beautiful morning and just right for having some outdoor playtime. So Kit and Kevin rose early that morning, dressed, and headed for the great outdoors.Neither one of them knew that they were about to learn a very important lesson!Laborers In The Field: Out on the edge of town, between Henry Square and Jimmy's place, there is a gas station called "Frank's Filler Up." Here, cars and trucks of many types would gather in the morning, hoping that someone would come along to put them to work.On this particular day, the delivery trucks were about to learn a very valuable lesson.The Good Shepherd: Jimmy, Jan and Dennis live on a farm with their animal friends. One day, Dennis went looking for Jimmy. And the first place he looked was at the barn, because Jimmy was almost always there.Dennis opened the barn door, but he did not see Jimmy inside. So, Dennis ran back to the house to look for Jimmy there.Unfortunately, Dennis did not think to close the barn door.