151 Stories with Moral Values

A long time ago, Jupiter, the chief of gods, was getting married. He gave a big reception and invited all the animals to attend it. All the animals excitedly went to attend the reception. All except the tortoise was missing. Jupiter noticed this and was surprised at his absence. One day, Jupiter saw the tortoise […]

Once, a man was walking along the beach. While walking, he noticed that when the tide came, hundreds of starfish were washed up on the beach. Now, the man thought, ‘If these starfish remain here, they will die.’ So, he decided to do something to save the starfish. He picked one starfish and threw it

Once upon a time, a farmer went to the forest to collect honey. To his delight, he found some lovely honey. He collected the honey in a pot. As he was going towards his house, he stumbled against a stone and fell down. The pot of honey also fell and all the honey spread on

Once, a ravenous wolf was in search of some prey. He came across a village and saw a flock of sheep grazing in a pasture. He decided to pounce on one of them. Suddenly, he saw a sheepskin on the ground. He thought, ‘I will wear this sheepskin and mix in with the flock. Then

Once upon a time, some frogs were travelling through the village. Suddenly, two of them fell into a deep pit. The other frogs gathered around the pit and exclaimed, “It is not possible for them to come out. They will die there.” But the two frogs tried to jump out of the pit. The other

A young woman was troubled. She told her mother, “It seems that as one problem is solved, a new one crops up.” Her mother filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second eggs and in the third coffee beans. After boiling them, she took them out. Turning to her

Once, a merchant owed some money to a mean moneylender. Now, the moneylender had an eye on the merchant’s daughter. One day, he said to the merchant, “I have a proposition. I will put two pebbles–black and white–in a bag. If your daughter picks a black pebble, she will become my wife. And if she

Once upon a time, there was a farm. A frog also lived on the farm. One day, he was hopping around the farmyard. He became somewhat careless. Suddenly, he ended up falling into a pail half-filled with milk. He tried to get out. As he swam about attempting to reach the top of the pail,

Long ago, an owl lived on a tree. But he was upset. He could not sleep as he was disturbed by the constant singing of a grasshopper. The owl pleaded to the grasshopper, “Would you be so kind to stop singing? It disturbs my sleep.” But the grasshopper paid no heed. He increased his singing

Once, two brothers lived on adjoining farms. One day, they had a quarrel and stopped speaking. Days later, a carpenter said to the elder brother, “I am looking for some work.” The elder brother said, “Look across the creek at that farm. That is my younger brother’s. I want you to build me a fence,

Once upon a time, an eagle was flying high in the sky when she spotted a lamb down below. She flew down and grabbed the lamb and carried him away. A crow saw all this. He got excited and tried to copy the eagle. He saw a group of sheep and flew down to grab

A long time ago, there was a farmer. He used to make his living by selling butter. He used to sell a pound of butter to a baker every day. One day, the baker thought, ‘Let me weigh this butter. I wish to see if it is of the correct weight or not.’ To his

A soldier was returning home with his wife. They were crossing a lake in a boat, when suddenly a great storm arose. The man was calm and quiet but the woman was trembling. She asked, “Are you not afraid? We may not survive this storm!” The soldier laughed and took out his sword from its

Once, there was a woman who always kept food on her window for the poor. A hunchback used to take that food every day but he never used to thank the woman. He would only say, “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!” The woman felt bad.

Once, a bull was very proud of his strength. He boasted, “No one can beat me, for I am the strongest of all!” A mouse heard this. One day, as the bull was going, the mouse came and bit him. The bull was very angry. He tried to catch the mouse, but the mouse hid