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VOLUME 1: Citizenship
When Annie's father is called for jury duty, the family vacation is put on hold. Annie is very excited about taking a trip and she doesn't understand why her father can't just postpone his jury duty. Her complaint prompts several stories up at Plato's Peak about citizenship -- the civic virtue.
THE STONE IN THE ROAD - Greek myth
THE STORY OF CINCINNATUS - Roman story
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VOLUME 2: Courage
Annie Redfeather is set to run in a big track meet against her archrival, Bobbie Summers. Midway through the race, Annie hits a hurdle and falls down, causing her to be discouraged about ever running a race again. Stories about courage help to change her mind.
THE MINOTAUR - Greek myth
THE BRAVE MICE - Aesop fable, Greek
WILLIAM TELL - Swiss legend
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VOLUME 3: Friendship
When Annie's new "best friend" breaks her promise and chooses someone else to be her partner on a canoe trip, Annie's feelings are hurt, provoking a discussion about the meaning of true friendship.
WAUKEWA'S EAGLE - Native American tale
WHY FROG AND SNAKE DON'T PLAY TOGETHER - African folktale
DAMON AND PYTHIAS - Ancient Roman story
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VOLUME 4: Generosity
Zach and Annie collect canned goods for a local shelter. When Plato realizes that the kids are more concerned about getting recognition for their generosity than actually helping people, he spins several tales about the true spirit of generosity.
ROCKING HORSE LAND - European folktale
OLD MR. RABBIT'S THANKSGIVING DINNER - American folktale
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI - O'Henry short story
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VOLUME 5: Honesty
When Zach Nichols breaks one of his father's cameras, he makes up a story to escape blame. However, after hearing three stories about honesty up at Plato's Peak, he sees the "big picture" and decides to tell his father the truth about what happened.
THE FROG PRINCE - fairytale
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE CHERRY TREE - American legend
THE INDIAN CINDERELLA - Canadian Native American tale
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VOLUME 6: Honor
Zach needs a 90 on his history test to get an A minus on his report card and just make the school honor roll. And it looks like he's done it...until he realizes his teacher added the points wrong and he only got an 87. If he tells, he'll lose the honor he wanted so badly to win. But Plato's stories help him realize there's a more important kind of honor at stake.
THE HONEST WOODMAN - German tale
HONEST ABE - American legend |
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VOLUME 7: Integrity
Annie's handmade weathervanes sell like crazy at the school fair. In order to keep up with the demand, she cuts a few corners when building more weathervanes. Later when the weathervanes begin to fall apart, angry customers who want their money back confront Annie. Humiliated, Annie retreats to Plato's Peak where she hears several tales about the concept of "integrity."
FOR WANT OF A HORSESHOE NAIL - English legend
CHARLEMAGNE AND THE ROBBER KNIGHT - German legend
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VOLUME 8: Perseverance
When Plato discovers that Zach and Annie have given up guitar and karate lessons, respectively, he takes them on a hike to the top of Plato's Peak. Along the way, Annie and Zach discover various objects, prompting several stories from Plato and Aurora about the importance of "perseverance."
SCARFACE - Native American tale
THE STARS IN THE SKY - English folktale
ULYSSES AND THE CYCLOPS - Greek myth |
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VOLUME 9: Respect
Zach and Annie need to find some used parts to finish building a go-cart for an upcoming race. But when Jake, a friendly junk yard man, doesn't have what they need, the two kids are rude and disrespectful to him. Plato is concerned and tells several stories about the virtue of respect.
PLEASE - folktale
DIAMONDS AND TOADS - European folktale
THE BELL OF ATRI - Italian legend
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VOLUME 10: Responsibility
Annie promises to deliver her mother's cakes on her new bicycle, but she is tempted by Zach's challenge to a bike race; the resulting accident wrecks her new bike as well as the cakes. When Annie blames Zach for the accident, Plato spins several tales about the nature of "responsibility."
ICARUS AND DAEDALUS - Greek myth
KING ALFRED AND THE CAKES - English legend
THE CHEST OF BROKEN GLASS - folktale, origin unknown |
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VOLUME 11: Self-Discipline
Zach gets into a heated argument with his mother when she refuses to advance him his allowance, prompting several stories from Plato and Aurora about the pitfalls of impatience and losing one's temper.
KING MIDAS - Greek myth
GENGHIS KHAN AND HIS HAWK - Chinese folktale
THE MAGIC THREAD - French fairy tale
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VOLUME 12: Trustworthiness
When Zach discovers that his college football idol is coming to his school, he eagerly volunteers to help out with the preparations. But when he's asked to clean up the auditorium, Zach wants to back out, prompting stories from Aurora and Plato about what it means to be trustworthy.
THE BEAR AND THE TRAVELERS - Aesop fable, Greek
THE KNIGHTS OF THE SILVER SHIELD - English story
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VOLUME 13: Work
When a thunderstorm wrecks Plato's Peak, everyone works together to clean up the debris, except Socrates, who finds no virtue in "work."
HOW THE CAMEL GOT HIS HUMP - Rudyard Kipling
TOM SAWYER GIVES UP THE BRUSH - Mark Twain |
