59 Moral Stories is a collection of moral stories for kids. Moral stories help children to understand the value of good behaviour and habits.
The hunter was very brave at talking about bears; like some people do when they know that they have to talk and talk only and could do nothing more than that.Once, while he was searching for a bear in a forest, he met a woodcutter and asked him, “My dear brother, do you have the …
Once, a lion went to a river to drink water on a hot summer noon. At the same time, a wild boar also came there to quench its thirst. “Don’t dare drink water before me,” the lion roared and warned it.“I am very thirsty, so I cannot obey your words,” the wild boar replied. Both …
In ancient times, a sphinx guarded the city of Thebes. It was a strange creature. He had the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a falcon.The sphinx had a habit of asking every passer-by a riddle. Anyone who could not answer the riddle correctly, was gobbled up by …
One day, the lion, the king of forest was sitting under a tree. He saw a sheep passing by. The lion called out to the sheep and asked, “Tell me one thing. Does my mouth stink or not?” The innocent sheep answered, “Yes, Your Highness; your mouth stinks.”The lion became furious and killed the truthful …
There was a very poor woodcutter. In spite of the poverty he was very honest. Once, he was cutting a branch from the tree that stood on the river-bank. The axe slipped out of his hands and fell into the river.The river was very deep. He could not descend into the river to recover his …
Obeying the orders of the lion—the forest king, the fox invited the stork to dinner towards the settlement of certain disputes peacefully, even though he did it half-heartedly. The fox prepared a tasty soup and served it up on plates. The stork much to his embarrassment was hardly able to have any of it.Like a …
There was a farmer. Once he had to go across a river. There was no bridge. Only a small boat stood moored at the bank. The farmer had a lion, a bale of grass and a goat to take along. The boat could not carry more than two individuals or items at a time. Thus, …
Once, four friends—a carpenter, a tailor, a goldsmith and a Brahmin—lived in a small village. One day, they decided to go to other place in search of better jobs. So, they took their tools with them.A long journey took them to a forest. Being tired they decided to spend the night under a tree.The goldsmith …
There lived a sculptor in a village. Once, he crafted an idol of a goddess that was a real beauty. He had to deliver it to his customer who lived in another village. The sculptor set out with the idol of the goddess loaded on the donkey. The idol was so impressive that whoever saw …
King Metabo was a famous javelin thrower and also a brave and intelligent fighter.One day, he along with his little daughter went out hunting. But all of a sudden, he was attacked by his enemies. As he was all alone with only a little girl by his side, he had to flee from that place. …
Two cats were very hungry. Then, they found a piece of bread. Both staked claim over it. One of the cats grabbed it.The other suggested, “Let us share it equally.”The first cat was smart. She wanted to eat the whole piece. So, she disagreed.The two quarrelled over it. Just then, a monkey happened to come …
It was, no doubt, a loud noise that made the dog wake up. He pricked up his ears straight and pointed sharply towards the sound and again went to sleep.The owner’s another pet, the donkey, noticed it and said in an amazed tone, “Why don’t you bark? I am sure there are thieves.”“You had better …
In a town, a house was under construction. Wood was also being used.One day, a carpenter was sawing a log to split it in two parts. Noon arrived but the log could not be fully sawn.It was lunch hour of the workers.The carpenter also suspended his sawing task for the break. He put a wedge …
He was a proud father of two beautiful daughters. While the younger one was married to a poor farmer, the elder was married to a potter. Once the father decided to invite his daughters. First, he invited his younger daughter and asked her, “How is the business going on?”“Fine!” replied the daughter, “But our land …
Two women were fast friends. They were neighbours. Both were childless.By the grace of God, one of them gave birth to a son, years later. They decided to bring up the child together and not to tell others who the real mother was.That way, the childless woman did not feel bad and none could taunt …
When the jackal, the wolf and the hyena went into business with the lion, it was agreed that losses and profits would be shared equally by all the four. It so happened that, one day, they hunted a buffalo and then a shareholders’ meeting was held to divide the game into four equal parts.The meeting …
There was a farmer. He had four sons. All four were youthful and healthy but were lazy. No work they would do. They made merry on what their father earned.The farmer was fed up with his idling and worthless sons. He was worried about their future. What would come of them after his death?He used …
He was, of course, an athlete, but very ambitious and loud-mouthed. One day, tired of being jeered at by the spectators at home, he decided to leave his country and put up his show abroad.When he returned home, he began to tell each and everyone his stories of success. He would say: “In Sydney, I …
A boy used to graze sheep in the forest pasture.He was very mischievous.He loved to befool others by playing pranks. Being lonely in the jungle was very boring. His idle mind would keep itself busy by thinking of new pranks and mischiefs. There were some fields near the forest. The farmers used to work in …
A village couple was digging the field to sow seeds. Suddenly, their shovels hit something hard on the ground. It was a big silver pot. They took it out and carried it home. Back in home, the man put his shovel in the silver pot. Next day, when they looked for the shovel both of …
Once an antelope was drinking water from a pond. It saw its reflection in the water. It prided over its magnificent antlers. It thought, ‘How pretty my horns are! They are a work of the finest art. No other animal has such treasures.’ Then it looked at its thin stick-like legs and sighed. It muttered, …
One day, a jackal was roaming around in a thick forest in search of food. Suddenly, it saw a wild boar who was rubbing his tusks against the trunk of a tree.After a lot of thinking the jackal was unable to understand why the boar was doing like this. So the jackal asked curiously, “Why …
Once a farmer found an injured hen in a forest. He brought the bird home and nursed it. After getting well the hen said, “You saved my life. I will reward you with a golden egg daily.”The farmer was delighted. Now every day, the hen laid a golden egg and the farmer sold it at …
A nightingale lived in a tree. For the last few days, she had been making a nest. She was getting ready to lay her eggs in it.A snake lived in the burrow of the tree. It was watching the nightingale who was very happy and preparing to lay eggs.One final day, the nightingale laid two …
There was an old woman. She had two servants. She used to wake up her servants as soon as the rooster crowed, ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’. The servants did not like being put to work so early in the morning. They always thought of finding a way of not having to rise so early.“The root of our problem …
A frog once decided that he would become as huge as a bull.So the frog began to inhale more and more air, and the more he breathed, the bigger he became.“Am I huge enough now?” he said hopefully to his companions, who were watching the show very intently.His companions then had another look at the …
Once, two frogs hopped into a dairy. Large pots of milk were lying there.The two fell into a pot that was half-full of milk.They tried hard to leap out of the pot. But there was no solid foothold to help them come out. It was a difficult task.Now they began to swim around to stay …
Ratan and Mohan were good friends. They had great confidence in each other. Once, they decided to enjoy their holidays together. They went out to a hill- station for a week.Both enjoyed their stay at the hill-station. After seven days, they planned to return. When they reached the station to board the train, they found …
There was a pasture at the edge of a forest. The shepherds of the nearby villages came there with their cattle flocks. While the cattle grazed, the shepherds spent there time playing. There was a big old tree in the pasture. It had a big hollow but with a narrow opening. The shepherds put their …
A monkey was sitting on a high branch of a riverside tree. After sometime some fishermen came and cast their nets out into the river. The monkey watched them with great interest. When it was noon time, the fishermen went off to take their lunch leaving their nets on the river-bank.The monkey came down from …
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