Otto's Tales: The Kind Stranger | PragerU Kids

[Music] welcome to otto's tales story time brought to you by prageru kids oh otto you and your tricks well you're just in time i'm jill and today i'm sharing a story based on a parable from the bible now a parable is a story that teaches a lesson let's see if we can figure out what the lesson in this story is um do you think you might be able to help clean up the mess you made let's read the kind stranger once upon a time a very long time ago there was a traveler who wanted to walk from jerusalem to the nearby town of jericho his journey would be a long one and would take an entire day to travel by foot so he woke up early happily packed his bags and off he went as he ventured alone the path began to change the green trees and soft dust slowly became a hard dry and desolate mountain path he soon found he had to take his steps with great care as the road was windy narrow and very rocky but he ventured on after many hours of walking he grew tired and stopped to rest on a little rock beside the path and drink some water he was all alone until suddenly he heard wrestling from some bushes behind him a gang of robbers pounced on him and stole his bags and clothing before he even realized what had happened they fled as quickly as they appeared everything he had was now gone again he was alone now lying in the road the heat from the sun was intense his head and body were aching he was thirsty and too weak to go any further what was he going to do soon he heard footsteps coming up the path someone is coming help help he cried out lifting his head he could see a respectable man in fine clothing approaching walking quickly towards him he sees me surely he will stop and help the traveler thought but as the stranger approached the traveler he passed by on the other side i'm running late he muttered to himself too many important things to do and he kept walking neglecting the traveler's need for help a little while later the traveler spotted someone else coming down the same road but to his surprise the man scurried by without even a word to him will no one help the traveler was beginning to worry as he was now too weak to even stand up on his own as the sun began to set the traveler heard more sounds clip clop clip clop looking out into the distance he could see someone riding a donkey had turned the corner the injured traveler stretched out his hand and waved to get their attention when the rider approached the traveler immediately noticed that this stranger was not a fellow countryman nor one from his tribe his clothing was unfamiliar and the traveler became nervous that this stranger was from an enemy land a samaritan the traveler was terrified because he had been told that anyone from the land of samaria was dangerous surely this stranger will harm me if he sees me the traveler tried to hide himself in the bushes but the stranger stopped offered the traveler an open hand and lifted him up he poured medicine on his scrapes and put him on his donkey the two strangers then traveled down the road together to the next town to safety the following day the traveler asked the stranger how much do i owe you for rescuing me from danger nothing said the samaritan with a kind smile and from that day onward the traveler remembered the good samaritan who appeared as a total stranger he learned that being a good neighbor whether in word or deed means not only helping those we know but anyone in need the end what a great story hey otto listen this parable teaches us many things it yes yes you're right it teaches us to not judge others based on what we might think about them without knowing them and it also teaches it's also a lesson based on the golden rule found in the bible to love your neighbor as yourself to treat others the way you want to be treated and when we say neighbor auto this means everyone who might need us not just the friends we already know got it [Music] if everyone followed this golden rule imagine how happy everyone would be all the time just like that thank you for watching otto's tales check out some of our other stories too keep reading keep watching and keep living by the golden rule [Music] we're so glad you joined us for today's reading otto's tales is made possible through the generous support of donors like you you can help us keep the stories coming by going to prageru.com donate today