Mr. Fear and Miss Sadness: How to Talk to Children About Earthquakes

Masallar5 minages 3-8

Love, reassurance, prayer, and remembering Allah can help children cope with fear and sadness after difficult events.

What the tale is about

After a powerful storm breaks branches and destroys nests in the forest, little birds feel fear and sadness growing inside their hearts. Mr. Fear and Miss Sadness visit them with balloons that represent these feelings. The grown-ups who love the birds offer warm affection, hugs, reassurance, and news that the nests will be repaired or rebuilt. As the birds play, laugh, pray before bed, remember Allah, and send blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the balloons grow smaller. When the storm passes, happiness returns to their hearts and smiles to their faces.

What this tale teaches

Love, reassurance, prayer, and remembering Allah can help children cope with fear and sadness after difficult events.

Characters

Mr. FearMiss SadnessThe little birdsThe birds’ loving grown-ups

Questions to ask your child afterwards

Which balloons grew inside the little birds’ hearts?
What did the grown-ups do to help make the balloons smaller?
What did the birds do after the balloons completely deflated?

Listen to Mr. Fear and Miss Sadness: How to Talk to Children About Earthquakes ad-free in the Masaldan Erdeme app, download it for offline bedtimes and follow along with the karaoke text.