Lala Lamb Talks: Bible Stories from a Lamb’S Point of View

By Kymm Fehrs

These are unique, little stories that have been adapted from key stories in the Bible, but they are told from a little, girl lamb's perspective. She retells the stories from her ancestors that have been passed down from generation to generation. All the animal names used in the stories have their meanings included. In order to keep a little child's mind engaged, the stories are both educational and interactive. You will also find direct quotes from Scripture, children's songs and prayers included as well.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 8, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465399625

Kymm Fehrs

I've been a Christian for as long as I can remember, with a burning desire to tell everyone about Jesus. After college, I stayed home with my two sons until they were both in school. Then, I began my career as an English teacher. I taught junior high students for 15 years and senior high for two years. I ended my career as a teacher and became a principal for a Christian grade school. While there, I wrote and directed Christian plays and skits, and I was thrilled to have a Christian puppet ministry; I wrote many of the skits we preformed. Although I am no longer able to walk or work, the Lord still uses me. He continues to give me a deep love and devotion to bring Christ into the lives of little children as their personal Savior and Lord. A few years ago my first grandchild was born; her birth stimulated my desire to write again so I started writing puppet skits for her. Later, I adapted my little, puppet skits into the La La Lamb short stories.

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Dedicated to my grandchildren

Lala Lamb Talks

Bible Stories from a Lamb’s Point of View

Kymm Fehrs

Copyright © 2011 by Kymm Fehrs.

ISBN:            Softcover            978-1-4653-9961-8

                      eBook                978-1-4653-9962-5

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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CONTENTS

Life in the Garden of Eden

Fear Not Little One

Shepherd Boy Saves His Nation

The Promised Savior Arrives

FOREWORD

These are unique short stories that have been adapted from key stories in the Bible. They are written for all ages. I have included a variety of questions and activities to enhance the reading process and to expand upon the stories after each one has ended. You know your child best so, you determine which questions to ask your child and which activities for them to do that will fit their age and ability.

Each story is narrated by Lala Lamb, so they are told from a lamb’s perspective. She retells these wonderful stories which were passed down from her ancestors.

Special Features of this book:

SPIRITUAL QUALITIES:

Direct quotes from Scripture

Prayers

Memory Verses

Christian Songs

Biblical Truths are included for further discussion with older children. They are written throughout the stories and there are some at the end of the stories.

EDUCATIONAL FEATURES: In order to engage the child/children and help them become active readers, the stories are both educational and interactive.

· Vocabulary: Some of the words are intentionally more advanced in order to expand your child’s vocabulary. You may want the older child to make a Vocabulary Journal. Highlight the new word in the book. In a journal: Write the new word, (include the page number) look it up in the dictionary, write down its meaning, and then use it in a sentence.

· Actual Facts about animals, nature, and events are included within the stories.

· Websites are given for further study on a topic, for songs, and crafts to do related to the story.

· Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: For the older child who are reading on their own there are higher level prompts. For example, they will be asked to compare and contrast their life to the events in the story, analysis situations, and make evaluations on the facts given.

· Hebrew Names: Most of the names used are Hebrew. I have included their pronunciation; you will find then in brackets. I have also included the meanings for each name. You will find them in parenthesis.

· Interactive: I used some of Gardner’s Eight Intelligences in developing the activities. Within each story, I have included a variety of prompts for the parents to ask a young child, who are unable to read. For example, there are suggestions for them to make noises and movements, draw pictures, sing and make crafts, and answer questions pertaining to their life. The older child will be asked to write a prayer, a poem, or a song, make a board game or poster, make a shadow box of a scene etc… The prompts are written in italics throughout the stories.

* Adapted from the NIV Bible

Life in the Garden of Eden

Characters:

Narrator: Lala Lamb [means Tulip]

All animals, humans, and other creatures are newly created

God Almighty

Angel

Main Character: Great, Grandfather Asiel: sheep

Great, Grandmother Emuna: Asiel’s mate

Ethan: Male Lion

Hannah: Ethan’s mate

Yadid: Male marmoset monkey

Aleeza: Yadid’s mate

Liz: Female Jaguar

Ira: Liz’s mate

Timur: Male deer or buck

Vida: Timur’s mate

Nathan: Male chimpanzee

Gada: Nathan’s mate

Gibor: Male Gorilla

Dee Dee: Gibor’s mate

Serpent

Adam: First male human

Eve: Adam’s mate

Hi Friend!

Let me begin this book by introducing myself. I am Lala Lamb; I am only 4 months old.

How old are you?

I love to eat ivy and grass.

Do you eat ivy and grass?

I say, Ba, ba, ba, all day long unless I am pretending to be something else.

Do you like to pretend?

When I am not eating or sleeping, I am playing. I love to play!

Do you like to play?

Sometimes when I play, I pretend to be a bunny, so I hop, hop, hop all over the pasture.

Let me see you hop.

At other times, I pretend to be a bumblebee by saying buzzzzzz sounds as I run around the pasture.

Let me hear you make a buzzing sound.

That is good! You could be a bee just like me!

Sometimes my Grandma baas at me to stop making that noise and darting around. She’ll say, Lala, act like a lamb; that is what God made you. I love my grandma, so I stop. I haven’t met God yet, but He must be very special.

Do you want to know a secret? Lean closer so I can whisper in your ear. My great, great, great, great grandfather Asiel [ah-see-AYL] (which means God has created him) told his family, and they passed his story down for generations about how he was created and lived in an amazing Garden.

Would you like to hear the story? Clap your hands if you do.

I know we are going to be good friends! I am so glad you want to hear it since it is one of my favorite stories from the Bible. My family is in the Bible a lot, so I have many, many more stories to tell you after this one. I am going to call my great, great, great, great, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, so I don’t have to say so many greats every time I say his name.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen. 1:1

Great grandfather Asiel remembered that he wasn’t born in the normal way by being in his mommy’s tummy or being born a helpless little lamb. He didn’t have a mommy or a daddy because he was the first sheep that ever lived. That is right! All of the plants, animals, rivers and lakes were not there before God spoke them into existence. He made all of them out of nothing! Great Grandfather remembered coming up out of the ground as a completely mature sheep who was able to walk and run. As he looked around, he was blessed to see all of the other animals coming up from the earth too!

He saw all sorts of animals, but he didn’t know what they were at the time. They were all made the same way he was. A huge, golden lion came up right in front of Great Grandfather. He recalled that the lion had a deafening roar!

Roar like a lion. Look up how far away you can hear a lion roar. See where they all live too.

To his right, came up a muscular buck with big, brown eyes and large antlers. As soon as he saw Great Grandfather Asiel, he bolted from his stunning stance into the nearby thicket. Adjacent to the buck popped up a tiny, marmoset monkey. When his feet touched the ground, he sprang straight up into an oak tree as if he had springs in his legs.

Jump up as high as you can! Pretend you can jump as high as a building, what would you do?

Suddenly, to my left emerging from the earth was an enormous, gray hippopotamus. He shuffled off to the river and immediately submerged himself under the water. Alongside of Mr. Hippo, a Red Kangaroo came bouncing right out of the ground. He didn’t waste a second either, for he lunged off into the open field. Next, Great Grandfather saw a wolf emerge. He was a tall and lean animal with gray and white fur. Then, it made the most obnoxious noise; he howled. Great Grandfather was glad that he sprinted away into the field seconds after he was out of the ground. To Great Grandfather Asiel’s left, an immense, blackish, brown buffalo lunged out of the ground. It had horns on its forehead and matted, soft fur. He looked around and then galloped out to the field.

Make the sound of your favorite animal. Draw a picture of it.

As Great Grandfather looked out toward the field, he could see hundreds of different types of animals popping up out of the ground. This astounding sight was happening everywhere he looked, and to his surprise the sounds that these creatures made were unique to each one of them.

Great Grandfather got used to their different noises, even though they had been a bit alarming at first. He heard squawking from an eagle flying over-head, screeches from screech owls, roars from panthers, leopards, bears, and tigers. Howling noises came from the wolf but mainly at night.

Howl and roar? Look up how powerful the hyena’s jaw is.

The hyena sounded as if he were laughing. I wish I could have been there to see all the animals created. Great Grandfather Asiel put it this way, We were created in a place that was filled with wonders, joy, and peace. God is so brilliant. He had created the sun and the moon, clean, crisp air to breathe, trees, flowers, and water all before He created the animals and birds. He created everything the animals needed prior to making the animals, birds, and reptiles. Great Grandfather Asiel thought the Garden was an amazing place.

God created hundreds of different types of trees, Great Grandfather Asiel told his family. My favorite tree was the Redwood, Giant Sequoia. They can grow to be 364 feet tall and 115 feet around. Some of the trees had food growing on them like the fig trees, apple, peach, orange, coconut, banana, lemon, and lime trees. God created pecan trees, walnut, along with an assortment of oak trees that yielded acorns. The unique thing about these food bearing trees was that they were always filled with their own special type of food, so there was always plenty of food to eat.

How many trees do you have in your yard? What kind of trees do you have? Draw a picture of