How it works
The Bible tells us about Jonah. God asked him to go to Nineveh, a huge city, and tell the people to be kind.
Jonah did not want to go, so he hopped on a big boat and sailed the other way. God sent a great wind, and big waves tossed the boat.
God sent a big fish. Jonah was safe inside for three days and three nights, and he prayed to God and said sorry.
The big fish put Jonah on the dry sand. This time he went to Nineveh, and the people listened and were sorry. God was kind to them, and gave Jonah a new start.
Worked examples
Tell it with sounds
- Say whoosh for the wind and splash for the waves.
- Rock from side to side like the boat.
- Say gulp for the big fish, and splash for the dry sand.
Three days and three nights
- Draw a sun and a moon, three times over.
- Jonah was in the big fish for three days and three nights.
- Then the big fish put him gently on the dry sand.
Say sorry, start again
- Think of a time someone was unkind.
- We can say sorry, and saying sorry is brave.