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Davy Crockett, Frontier Boy
Before he was a legend, he was a boy in the Tennessee woods — and most of his nerve went into things no crowd ever saw, like holding steady alone in the dark and finding his own way home.
This Week · Courage
Courage: when is the bravest thing also the quietest?
For littler ones: Can being brave be quiet sometimes?
This week we're wondering about courage — and not the loud kind. We picture brave as a shout and a charge, the big bold move nobody could miss. But when is the bravest thing also the quietest? It's a good one to turn over in the car or at the table.
This week's stories
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Pecos Bill
A tall-tale rascal raised by coyotes who rode a cyclone like it was a pony — big, loud, impossible brave, the kind everybody notices.
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The Pony Express Boy
A young rider carrying the mail alone across a wild frontier, no cheering, no crowd — just one boy, a horse, and a long dark road he had to keep riding.
Talk about it
- Pecos Bill's brave is loud and the Pony Express Boy's is quiet — is one of those harder to do? Why do you think so?
- Can you be scared and brave at the same time, or does brave mean you're not scared?
- When has someone been brave in a way nobody else noticed — at home, at school, anywhere?
A new question every week.
Listen together in the app — short audio stories for kids 4–10, at bedtime, on the drive, in the drop-off line.
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