Story to tell your child about anger
Genghis Khan was a great king and warrior. He led his army into China and Persia, and he conquered many lands. One morning when he was home from the wars, he rode out into the woods to have a day of sport. Many of his friends were with him. All day long Genghis and his huntsmen rode though the woods. They didn't find the game they were looking for.
On the way home Genghis separated from the group and took a passage that was a little longer. His pet hawk had left his wrist and flown away. Genghis was thirsty and decided to stop at a spring. He jumped down from his horse. He took a little silver cup from his hunting bag. He held it so as to catch the slowly falling drops. It took a long time to fill the cup; and the king was so thirsty that he could hardly wait. At last the cup was full. He put it to his lips, and was about to take a drink.All at once there was a whirring sound in the air, and the cup was knocked out of his hands. The water was all spilled upon the ground. The king looked to see who had done this thing. It was his pet hawk. The king again filled his cup, this time only half full. Again the hawk knocked the cup out of his hands.And now the king was very angry. He tried and for the third time the hawk kept him from drinking.Then he filled the cup again. But before he tried to drink he drew his sword. The next moment the hawk lay bleeding and dying on the ground. When he reached for his cup he found that it had fallen between two rocks. The king determined to have a drink climbed up the rocks only to find a dead poisonous snake had fallen in the water.The king stopped. He forgot his thirst. He thought only of the poor dead bird lying on the ground below him.The hawk saved my life! he cried, and how did I repay him? He was my best friend, and I have killed him.He took the bird, mounted his horse and rode home. He said to himself: I have learned a sad lesson today, and that is, never to do anything in anger.