59 Moral Stories

Several ages ago, the mice called a meeting to discuss ways to put an end to the cats making them their prey.The mice debated ways and means that could bring them to safety so that their freedom of movement might remain unhindered.Finally, they decided to bell all the cats so that they might hear them […]

Once, a fox got caught in a trap. He somehow managed to free himself, but in his effort he lost his tail.Finding himself without his tail, the fox felt very much embarrassed. Why should he only move about without their tails?’ The fox said to himself.And so the fox told his friends cunningly about the

It was summer time and the day was very hot. The cricket resting under a tree was singing happily.There were thousands of ants also who were creeping around in the wheat field looking for grains to carry back to their ant-hills.‘Poor fellows!’ said the cricket to himself, ‘They don’t know how to enjoy life. Whenever

A wolf had been starving for many days. He was sick and it was difficult for him to hunt his prey.One day, he spied a sheep standing at the other side of the stream. ‘Wow! what a delicious meal for me,’ the wolf thought and said to the sheep, “My dear sheep! Could you please

There lived a little fawn with his mother. Once the fawn thought that he always had to go everywhere with his mother. Now he was grown-up. He could go alone to places, but his mother did not allow him. The fawn found it very frustrating and decided to sneak off alone without informing anyone.On a

A washerman had a donkey and a horse. One day, he was going to the market with his two beasts. It was a very hot day. The donkey was loaded with big bundles of clothes. It was a very heavy load. The horse carried nothing. The poor donkey was staggering. In a tired voice, it

A woodcutter named Jagan lived in a small hut. He was very poor. He had four members in his family. His wife used to work in some nearby houses and earn a little money.Jagan had two daughters. He loved his family very much. He used to go to a forest to cut old and dry

There were four thieves who used to steal in team and share the loot.Although together yet all of them were very selfish. Each had a mind to kill the other three whenever a big loot would come his way.It had not happened as yet.One night, the four broke into the house of the richest man

Once, a dog holding a large piece of bone tightly in his jaws was on his way to a safe place where he could relish it. He had to cross a footbridge over a clear stream. From the footbridge he looked down and saw his reflection. Thinking that it was another dog having just as

Once there was an old spinster. She was very rich but strange was her behaviour. She had many whims. Once she ordered an artist to paint her picture. The artist worked hard and the picture was ready at last. The old woman was invited by the artist to the studio to see the portrait.The old

There were two he-goats, Blackie and Brownie. They were sworn enemies. One day, they were crossing a bridge. They were coming from opposite directions. In the middle of the bridge, they met. Both stopped, looking daggers at each other. The bridge was too narrow to allow them to pass each other.Neither of them would retreat

A naughty monkey lived in a tree which stood in a village. Whenever he felt hungry, he went to nearby houses and snatched food from small children. Sometimes he would get into someone’s kitchen, scatter everything around, take away some cooked or uncooked food, go to a parapet and eat it with pleasure.Other older monkeys

There lived a snake in the jungle. It used to feed on bird’s eggs, rats, frogs, young ones of rabbits and other such small creatures. It was a lazy animal and that made him a fat thick snake. As it grew fatter and powerful, more boastful it became.One day it thought, ‘Maybe, I am now

Annamalai and Kattuswami were bosom friends. They were always together whenever not at home. One day, the two set out on a boating trip to the sea. The sea was calm. The two friends were rowing and bantering merrily.Suddenly, the stormy winds began to blow. The sea waves rose higher and higher. Their small boat