Volume VI · Tales of the Desert Fathers
The Two Brothers Who Could Not Quarrel
From the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
Two elderly monks lived together and had never quarrelled. One said, 'Let us quarrel just once, like people in the world!' 'But I don't know how,' said the other. 'Look: I will put a brick between us.
The story continues in volume VI, “Tales of the Desert Fathers”: told in full, illustrated, with everything that follows it.
What you'll find in the book about this story
- A short version for little ones (ages 4–7), to read at bedtime in a few minutes.
- The full story for older children, from age 8, with every part of it.
- Questions for family discussion so the story travels from the ears to the heart.
- A short prayer that a child can say on their own.
- A good deed to try together during the week ahead.