Rita tells a story about Krishna Rita and her brother also love stories about Krishna What do you notice about Krishna in this image?

Rita and Anjani also love the stories about Krishna when he was a little boy. He loved to play tricks on people. What can you see in this picture?

This is Krishna as an adult. On the sheet explain what you see.

Create a freeze frame of the moment in the story when Krishna shows his mother his mouth

Why does Rita think this story is important for Hindus? “Even though it’s a simple story, not as much action as the story of Rama, I love the idea of the idea of Krishna being able to open his mouth so his mother can see the whole universe. Can you imagine his mother’s reaction when she saw that? She was looking for mud and she saw the whole universe. To us Krishna is God and this story shows how powerful God is. It also reminds us that creation is a part of God. Of course to his mother it showed that Krishna was no ordinary toddler!”

Rita also says that the story reminds her that as a Hindu she should take extra care of the world around us. We need to treat plants, animals and the environment with respect.

Like many Hindus she does not eat meat because she does not want animals to suffer. She also goes out with her mum, dad and brother to pick up litter at the weekend around their neighbourhood.