151 Inspirational Tales

The wind howled and battered the trees. Lexie was scared. The storm was going to make it difficult to reach home on time. It was raining very hard and she could not even see ahead. On reaching the river she crossed every day, she saw that the water had almost reached the bridge. It was […]

Young Michael’s dream was to be in the basketball team of his school. The older boys often made fun of him by sticking out their tongues during practice. Unfortunately, Michael’s first attempt failed as his height did not match the eligibility criteria for selection. As a child, the one thing Michael wanted was to grow

Evan was angry. “I don’t like studying! Mom says ‘study’. Dad says ‘study’! How did it matter if I failed in this term?” He stood looking angrily out of the window. The tree was full of birds today. They were chirping, dancing and playing. Evan thought, ‘The birds play all day, while I have to

A wealthy doctor named Robert Darwin had four daughters and two sons. When his youngest son, Charles, was eight, Robert’s wife died. So, Charles was raised by his elder sisters. Charles’ father encouraged his interest in Botany, but also made sure that he had a traditional education in Latin and Greek at the boarding school.

The soft whining woke Sally up. ‘Who is whining? It is raining so hard!’ she thought. She was surprised to see a soaking wet brown shaggy dog at her door. “What happened, little fellow?” she asked gently. The dog ran out in the rain towards the sewage pipe, yapping nervously. Curious, Sally followed. She was

One day, a king’s procession was passing through the forest. By mistake, they dropped a huge block of ice. Something glittered inside it, but the animals were scared to go near it, not knowing what it was. Suddenly, a beaver came by and looked at it. “This is shining,” he said, “Must be something precious!”

Once, there was a blank book in a shop. People opened it with curiosity, but put it aside after seeing its blank pages. There was also an inkpot completely filled, but no one used it. One day, the shopkeeper threw away both the inkpot and the book in an alley. A swan feather fell from

Once, there was a little prince. He used to lie about almost everything, especially when he did something wrong. It soon became a bad habit, and someone else ended up being punished for his misdeeds. The palace servants started resenting him, and he became nervous and miserable. One day, a little boy chopped down the

Once, there was an extremely lazy bird. She would do everything at least two days late. Her friends were fed up with her, but she never listened to them. One day, the bird overslept and missed the group departure for a long trip to the south. Now she was all alone. She was terrified and

The students of Redcliffe School were very intelligent. They would be given various practical assignments to develop and reveal their capabilities. Once, the teachers handed each one of them a glass box, some sand and ten ants. They were to look after the ants. Fanny was a quiet and patient student. She took care of

Two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, often rode their bicycles to a picnic area. They observed many birds that flew there. “How happy we would be if we could fly in the sky like those birds!” they said to each other. They learnt to love fixing and repairing things from their mother. Soon, they earned

Legend had it that the wise man who lived on the hilltop could answer any question anyone might ask him. So, two young boys from the village below decided to fool the wise man. They caught a small bird and headed for the hilltop. When they met the wise man, one of the boys held

A young cowherd was relaxing under a tree when an old man happened to pass by. “What are you doing here, my child?” asked the old man. “Nothing!” said the cowherd. “I’m just resting!” “You are doing nothing but wasting your time!” said the old man, “You should be using your precious time in pursuing

J.K. Rowling is the author of the world-famous Harry Potter series. This talented person was born to a humble couple in Chipping Sodbury in England. After her schooling, Joanne Kathleen Rowling moved to Portugal to teach English. There, she married a journalist and had a baby-daughter. After her marriage had ended, Joanne moved back to

It was one of the coldest winters ever. Many animals were dying because of cold. A large family of porcupines decided to group together to keep warm. In this way, they covered and protected one another. However, the quills of each porcupine wounded his closest companion. After a while, the porcupines decided to distance themselves