Words Worth a Thousand Treasures: Meaningful Proverbs and Fables About Life’S Important Lessons

By P. King

When author P. King was growing up, her father frequently told her and her siblings stories teaching them how to be better people and make good decisions in life. He would conclude the message with the words, I have just given you one thousand treasures.

In Words Worth a Thousand Treasures, King shares a collection of these special stories and fables that relate to everyday life, each followed by a short moral message. Passed from generation to generation, the stories show that even at low times in life, better days are ahead.

Enriching and inspirational, the stories presented in Words Worth a Thousand Treasures remind us that treasures come to us each day in many different forms. Through these messages, King delivers the idea of the importance of bringing peace to ones world, viewing each day in a new light, and living a happier and more meaningful life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: May 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491729984

P. King

P. King, a jewelry designer and art aficionado, and enjoys helping others. She currently lives in California.

Book preview

Copyright © 2014 P. King.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

iUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

iUniverse

1663 Liberty Drive

Bloomington, IN 47403

www.iuniverse.com

1-800-Authors (1-800-288-4677)

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

ISBN: 978-1-4917-2997-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4917-2998-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014905327

iUniverse rev. date: 05/20/2014

CONTENTS

Introduction

1.     Big Wave, Little Wave

2.     Dog and His Reflection

3.     Mishap Becomes Good Omen

4.     Plant a Seed, Get a Fruit

5.     Want a Chicken? No Need to Throw Rice

6.     Snake Head, Snake Tail

7.     Three Boys at Camp

8.     A Baby Born

9.     The Lion or the Tiger

10.   A Man in Despair

11.   Seven Daughters and the Missing Hairpin

12.   Protective Mother

13.   Bird’s New Home

14.   Act of Kindness

15.   A Master and the Disciple

16.   Looks Can Deceive

17.   A Magic Candle

18.   Heaven and Hell

19.   Mr. Fox and Ms. Crane

20.   The Golden Bird

21.   Three Frogs in a Milk Bottle

Author’s Note

Dedicated to my parents:

to my father who shared these stories

with me throughout my lifetime and has

always taught me to be a better person

and to my mother for showing

me the beauty of life.

INTRODUCTION

I wanted to