Parables

[Sheila]

Psalm Stories started out as a set of children's stories told to kids at the front of church before they left for their own groups. The stories were meant to have some connection to the readings, so I chose the book of Psalms as a source of many readings when I collected them. I guess I think of these stories as being like parables--there's a moral or a message hidden somewhere inside. And that got me thinking--are all stories parables? Are children's stories usually parables of a sort? And what makes a story a parable?