Perception Parables
Stories For The Young At Heart
By Beca Lewis

There are four parables in this series. They are designed to be read to children, appreciated by teenagers, and loved by adults. Here are the first two, ready for you to enjoy now: Golden Chains and Silver Cords and Love's Silent Sweet Secret.

A beautifully illustrated perception parable about freedom written by Living In Grace author, Beca Lewis.

The story begins ..
"Once upon a time there was a very handsome and proud bullfrog that lived on a lily pad in the middle of a large silver lake. He was known through out all the land as the frog with the prettiest skin and the most beautiful eyes, and he was very proud of both.

He was very careful about the way he looked. He would never venture out onto his pad until he was sure he looked his best with the perfect bow tie to match his mood......"

Learning To Let Go

This is a story about two ways of thinking that tie us down, and prevent us from living the lives we desire. We are all inspired by someone else who walks the path before us. In this case our Handsome Bull Frog, is tied down by who he has always been and the admiration that it gains him from others. Through the example of his new friend he learns how to let go .. and fly!

A beautifully illustrated perception parable about freedom written by Living In Grace author, Beca Lewis

I wrote this little perception parable for my oldest daughter Christin. I was living at the time with two “teddy” bears, my computer and a pig puppet (but that’s another story). My two bears would sit quietly while I wrote and I often felt as if they were trying to tell me something. One day they told me their love story and I wrote it down as a gift for Christin’s birthday.

For years after that the story just sat in my files while I wished I could think of something good to do with it. About 9 years later my dear friend Kari read the story and for my birthday hired an artist to illustrate it for me. She picked the perfect artist (as you will see) and in the process demonstrated love just as in the story.

But, life continued and I never had time to package the story and another 7 years went by while this parable about love continued to wait in my files.

And then love happened again. I confided to Del how much wonderful it would be to put this story together for everyone to enjoy, but it never happens because I never have the time to do it.

Without hesitation, and all on his own, Del put aside his work and spent the next 5 days working on publishing the parable for me – and you. It is more beautiful than I ever thought it could be!

So love for my daughter and from the bears and from my friend and from my husband and of course the story from Love Itself is our gift to you. We hope you enjoy it.

Perception Parables are read by Corinne Pierce. If you are interested in working with Corinne on a project you can reach her at: copierce@gmail.com

Corinne used to read books on tape as a volunteer for RFBD (Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic) while living in Boston. She has a background in educational outreach and a masters degree in education. Now living in Minneapolis and working in higher education, she still loves to read stories, particularly while fresh snow is falling outside. 

Corinne says: It has been a joy to work on these! They are really wonderful stories with deep symbolism. You can read them many times and keep getting new insights from them.