May 24
The Little Church With No Roof
A Bedtime Story About Securing Houses of Worship
Deep in the Whispering Wood, there was a very small church. It was made of acorns and good intentions. The squirrels had built it. The rabbits had swept it. And the goose had mostly watched and given opinions. Everyone agreed it was lovely. Almost everyone.
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