151 Inspirational Tales

Little Paul was so arrogant and vain that he always wanted to lead. He wanted everyone else to obey him. However, his friends never listened to him. One day, Paul’s teacher saw him sitting sadly and went to him. She took two pieces of paper and wrote something on them. Then, she gave them to […]

Once, two brothers and a sister always fought amongst themselves for their belongings. Fed up with their fights, their father decided to teach them about teamwork. He gave them a task of finding a treasure, based on clues. However, they did this one by one. Each one of them had a specific skill. One of

Robby wanted to grow up fast. He always complained about being not elder. His friends liked him but he wanted to join a group of college boys. One day, he put on makeup, moustache and glasses to look elder and joined the college boys. They did not suspect Robby of being a school boy and

There was a lovely vegetable patch on which a leafy tree had grown. However, the tree and the vegetables did not like each other. The vegetables disliked the shadow of the tree, because it left them with just enough light to survive. The tree also disliked the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water

A monk asked his master, “What is the more important–inner or outer beauty?” In turn, the master asked, “Tell me what would you do if you wanted to buy a house, but you have only a little money. Would you buy a beautiful-looking but uncomfortable house or an ordinary-looking house, which is warm and reliable?”

There was once a king who adored music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magician offered the king a harp. The king took it to the palace happily, but when he started playing it, the harp was out of tune. He threw the harp as rubbish. A

Samuel was a politician and had to meet many people during campaigning. During one of the campaigns, a man was publicly offending him. Seeing this, a well-dressed supporter went to Samuel and said, “How can you tolerate such offences? Don’t you feel hurt?” Samuel said, “Just let it be.” The supporter continued, “You must answer

Jacob’s father was a horse trainer and moved from ranch to ranch, training horses. Thus, Jacob’s school life was always disturbed. One day, Jacob’s teacher asked him to write about what he wanted to be when he grew up. He wrote about his aim to be an owner of a horse ranch. He even drew

Once, many students went to study from a wise hermit. They all stayed at his hermitage. The hermit was very wise but he never allowed his students to call him wise. His students obeyed him. However, one day, a student asked out of curiosity, “But why, sir?” The hermit seemed to smile with his eyes,

Star, Gale and Daphin loved Tuck as their friend, but Tuck did not like them. ‘They play silly games! Running, cycling… Ughhh! Boring!’ thought Tuck, ‘Running on roads, jumping from high places and tearing pages from other students’ books is what I find interesting.’ One day, Tuck thought, ‘I will play by myself. I don’t

Lhamo Dondrub was born to a Tibetan farming family. His parents were small farmers who grew barley, buckwheat and potatoes. Lhamo was just two when a search party had been sent out by the Tibetan government to find the new incarnation of the Dalai Lama. A number of signs led them to Lhamo’s home. When

Brendan loved his Dad! However, he was puzzled as he had never heard his dad laugh. ‘Dad works all day just to give me good clothes and toys! I must help him, too,’ thought Brendan. Every day, he would say, “Dad, I want to help you! How can I help you?” However, Dad would gently

Maria was the youngest of five children born in Russian occupied Poland. Her mother taught her children, and her father played games that taught Math and Geography. In those days, education was forbidden for girls in Poland. However, young Maria obtained a higher education from an academy for women taught in private homes. Both Maria

Jonny hated eating vegetables! He grumbled, “Why do you make me eat them?” He would throw them in the dustbin, when his mother was not looking. One day, his mother said, “Jonny, tomorrow we will go to a special place. You will meet new friends.” Jonny was excited. They left early in the morning. He

Colonel Harland Sanders was six when his father passed away. While his mother went to work, he took care of his three-year-old brother and baby-sister. Thus, Colonel Harland became an expert at cooking. After working through the menial jobs, the young teenager joined the army as a private. When he was forty, Colonel Harland opened