Proverbs from Turtle Pond
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Proverbs 17:28 NLT
"Even fools are thought to be wise when they keep silent; when they keep their mouths shut, they seem intelligent."
The night came soon and the revelry eventually died down leaving Titus to contemplate his day while sitting alone atop the great central log. He was sorely and truly confused.
To be honest, he thought, if only that wondrous bird would have waited a second, I would have given him the shell off my back. I am sure that he of all creatures would have used it wisely and well.
And so it is much of the time, that those we think of to be the wisest and most sophisticated of us all, are either very nasty or are very simple but say little to betray their foolishness.
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About the Book
Proverbs from Turtle Pond developed from a writing assignment given by author Eric Napoli to his students at Rivendell Study Center, and from there it took on a life of its own. The characters within the stories have emerged from real situations with critters that took place in his suburban back yard ponds just outside of Buffalo, New York.
Eric is a lover of wildlife, family life, and biblical living. These proverbs, presented in fable-like form, combine all three of these passions. His children, young and old, have sat and listened to them be told and re-told, and, like the biblical Proverbs from which they are taken, the stories' meanings and effects on the recipient deepen and grow the more they are shared and heard.
About the Author
Eric Napoli lives in the Buffalo, New York area with his wife, Kathryn, and his eight children. He has had a live and attentive audience of children within his own home and loves to tell stories with meaning and motive attached to them.
As a pastor for over twenty years, Eric also has a deep appreciation for the Word of God as it relates to everyday life. He is a teacher of history and English out of the University of Buffalo and a graduated seminarian from Liberty University in Virginia. His desire is to train up strongly thinking, biblically sound, spiritually minded generations for the glory of God.