151 Stories with Moral Values

Once upon a time, there was a jungle. It was full of oak trees. There were big oak trees, small oak trees and so on. Every day, woodcutters would come and chop down some oak trees. The trees did not like this at all. They hated being chopped. One day, the oak trees complained to […]

A long time ago, there lived a frog in a marsh. Near by, in the same marsh, lived a mouse in a hole. Both were very good friends. But one day, they got into a dispute. It was over the ownership of the marsh. The frog declared, “I am the owner of this marsh. I

Once, there was a carpenter who lived in a village. He used to make small wooden items but people hardly used to buy them. Therefore, he did not have much money. Now, the carpenter had made a wooden image of Lord Mercury. He used to pray to him every day to make him rich. But

Once, a man was going to the market. He had laden his donkey with two sacks of wheat. On the way, he rested. But when he woke up, he found his donkey missing. He saw a boy and asked, “Have you seen my donkey?” The boy asked, “Is the donkey lame and is he carrying

Once, a farm dog was sleeping in the farmyard when a wolf came there. The wolf pounced on the sleeping dog. Alarmed, the dog cried, “Please spare me! I am very weak and thin. Let me get fat after feeding on the rich food that I get here. Then you can come and eat me.”

A long time ago, there was a wise and good king called Solomon. He was famous all over for his wisdom. People from all over the world came to see him. One day, two women came to him demanding justice. King Solomon asked, “What is the matter?” The first woman replied, “I am the mother

Once upon a time, there was a man named Fred. He loved watching the stars at night. It was his favourite pastime. One night, he was gazing at the stars as usual. He started walking while watching the stars. He got so much involved in watching the stars that he did not notice that he

A man named Gopal lived next door to a couple who loved to day-dream. One day, the husband said, “If I had some money, I would buy a few cows.” “Then we would get a lot of milk. We could send some milk to my sister too!” exclaimed his wife. Her husband shouted, “No! We

Once, there was an owl who had many bright ideas. He wanted to help his fellow birds. One day, he said to the birds, “I wish to give you all some important information. Do not let the acorns grow. They produce mistletoe, from which poison is collected that will help hunters capture you. Also, pluck

Once, a water-bearer had two water pots. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect. He used the pots to deliver water to his master’s house. The cracked pot delivered less water as it leaked on the way. One day, it said to the water-bearer, “I am sorry.

Once, some people were sitting together in a train compartment. Among them were two friends and, a father and his son. As the train started to move, the excited son said, “Look, the train is moving and things are moving backwards.” His father gave a smile. As the train moved faster, the son screamed, “The

Once upon a time, there was a cruel king. No one was happy under his rule. Strangely, one fine day, he turned over a new leaf. He announced, “From today, there will be no more cruelty or injustice.” One day, one of his ministers asked him, “Your Majesty, what brought this change in you?” The

Once, there was an old carpenter. He used to work for a company. One day, he decided to retire. He told his boss, “I wish to retire now and lead a quiet life with my wife.” His boss felt sad to hear this. He said, “Retire if you must, but before you go, I have

Once, a ship was caught in a terrible storm. The ship was completely wrecked. One of the sailors had a pet monkey with him. Everyone fell into the sea, and the monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly, a dolphin came to his rescue and picked him up. She dropped him on an island.

Once, a vixen was feeling very hungry. So, she crept into a farm. Her mouth watered when she saw so many hens, ducks and fish. Without wasting a minute, she grabbed a hen and ran away. Now, she started coming to the farm every day. One day, the farmer noticed that his animals were decreasing