Do you remember the stories that you read as a child? Moral stories can needn’t be serious, but they can be funny at the same time help your child learn something. We have compiled a list of 07 short moral stories that are inspirational, from India, and from around the world. <h3>1. The Boy Who Cried, Wolf</h3><img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/the_boy_who_cried%2C_wolf.webp_image_1638188646554.webp" width="359">There was a young boy whose father, a farmer, had asked him to take their herd of sheep grazing every day.One day, the boy was extremely bored as he watched over the sheep and so he cried: “Wolf! Wolf!”On hearing his cries, the villagers rushed to help him chase the wolf away and save the sheep.When they saw the grinning boy and realised he had cried wolf for his amusement, they scolded him and told him to not cry wolf!The next day, the boy cried out that the wolf was there. The villagers came, scolded him again, and left.Later that same day, a wolf came and terrorized the sheep.The boy cried, “Wolf! Wolf! Please help me.”But, the villagers assumed that he was pulling a silly prank again and did not come to his rescue. The sheep ran away and the boy cried.Moral of the story: Don’t lie or engage in foolish pranks, for no one will believe a liar even when he is telling the truth! <h3>2. The Golden Touch Of Midas</h3><img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/the_golden_touch_of_midas.jpg_image_1638188804006.jpg" width="365">A long time ago, there lived a king in Greece named Midas.He was extremely wealthy and had all the gold he could ever need. He also had a daughter whom he loved very much.One day, Midas saw a Satyr (an angel) who was stuck and was in trouble. Midas helped the Satyr and asked for his wish to be granted in return.The Satyr agreed and Midas wished for everything he touched to be turned to gold. His wish was granted.Extremely excited, Midas went home to his wife and daughter touching pebbles, rocks, and plants on the way, which turned into gold.As his daughter hugged him, she turned into a golden statue.Having learnt his lesson, Midas begged the Satyr to reverse the spell who granted that everything would go back to their original state.Moral of the story: Stay content and grateful for what you have. Greed will not get you anywhere. <h3>3. The Foolish Thief</h3><img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/the_foolish_thief.jpg_image_1638188856227.jpg" width="362">Once, a wealthy merchant came to King Akbar’s court to seek help from Birbal. He suspected that one of his servants had robbed him.On hearing this, Birbal thought of a clever plan and summoned the merchant’s servants.He gave each servant a stick of the same length. He told them that the thief’s stick would grow two inches by the next day.The next day, Birbal summoned the servants again. He noticed that a servant’s stick was two inches shorter than the others.He knew who the thief was.The foolish thief had cut the stick shorter by two inches as he thought it would grow two inches. Thus, proving his guilt.Moral of the story: Truth and justice will always prevail. <h3>4. Two Frogs With The Same Problem</h3><img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/two_frogs_with_the_same_problem.png_image_1638188962564.png" width="346">Once, a group of frogs was roaming around the forest in search of water. Suddenly, two frogs in the group accidentally fell into a deep pit.The other frogs worried about their friends in the pit.Seeing how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that there was no way they could escape the deep pit and that there was no point in trying.They continued to constantly discourage them as the two frogs tried to jump out of the pit. But keep falling back.Soon, one of the two frogs started to believe the other frogs — that they’ll never be able to escape the pit and eventually died after giving up.The other frog keeps trying and eventually jumps so high that he escapes the pit. The other frogs were shocked at this and wondered how he did it.The difference was that the second frog was deaf and couldn’t hear the discouragement of the group. He simply thought they were cheering him on!Moral of the story: People’s opinion of you will affect you, only if you believe it to be so. It’s better to believe in yourself. <h3>5. The Milkmaid and Her Pail</h3><img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/the_milkmaid_and_her_pail.jpg_image_1638189037353.jpg" width="348">There was once a milkmaid named Patty.She milked her cow and carried the two pails of milk she fetched on a stick and set out to sell the milk at the market.As she was walking to the market, she began to daydream about what she would do with the money she fo for the milk.She thought of buying a hen and selling its eggs and she planned on becoming wealthy.She dreamt of buying a cake, a basket of strawberries, a fancy dress, and even a new house with the money she would make selling the eggs and the milk!In her excitement, she forgot about the pails she was carrying and began to skip.Suddenly, she realised that the milk was spilling down and when she checked her pails, they were empty.Moral of the story: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch! It is important to focus on the process of achieving success and not just success alone. <h3>6. The Elephant Circus</h3><img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/elepahnt_circus.jpg_image_1638189224771.jpg" width="361">Once upon a time in a circus, five elephants performed circus tricks. They were kept tied up with weak rope that they could’ve easily escaped, but did not.One day, a man visiting the circus asked the ringmaster: “Why haven’t these elephants broken the rope and run away?”The ringmaster replied: “From when they were young, the elephants were made to believe that they were not strong enough to break the ropes and escape.”It was because of this belief that they did not even try to break the ropes now.Moral of the story: Don’t give in to the limitations of society. Believe that you can achieve everything you want to!<h3> </h3>7. The Elephants And The Mice<img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/1_xvfat_v8xumqnkx7-3jcka.png_image_1638189285226.png" width="350">In an earthquake-hit village abandoned by humans, a colony of mice lived. Near the village was a lake, which was used by a herd of elephants.The elephants would have to cross the village to go to the lake. Thus, one day, as they walked through, they trampled a lot of mice.The leader of the mice met with the elephants and requested them to take a different route to the lake. He promised them that their favour would be returned in the time of their need.The elephants laughed. How could such small mice help these large elephants in any way? But then, they agreed to take a different route.Not so long after, the mice heard that hunters had caught the herd of elephants and were tied in nets.Immediately, they rush to rescue the elephants. They gnawed through the nets and ropes with their sharp teeth.The leader of the elephants repeatedly thanked the mice for their help!Moral of the story: A friend in need is a friend indeed. Make sure you help your friends out whenever they need it. They should always be able to count on you. That’s all folks!We hope children like these short yet interesting stories with morals that we have read growing up!There are more and more stories with morals on <a href="https://www.beeparenting.com/s/moral-stories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bee Stories</a>.

Short stories with moral values will teach your children some important lessons which they will remember always.

07 Must Read Short Moral Stories For Children

Short stories with moral values will teach your children some important lessons which they will remember always.

Shina Utavani

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. God created the Earth and heaven millions and millions of years ago. When he created the Earth, it was completely dark and was covered with water. God thought that would make life difficult on Earth. So, on the first day, God said, “Let there be light.” Within a few seconds, there was light. He called the light, ‘Day’ and the dark, ‘Night’. Then he decided to make the sky. So, on the second day, God made the sky. On the third day, God created the land. The land came out of the water. God then called the land, Earth and the water, Sea. The Earth looked beautiful with the light, sky, land, and sea. To make earth look even better he created plants and trees. The Earth looked beautiful with trees and plants. On the Fourth Day, God created the Sun to shine in the day. He created the moon and stars to come out at night. On the fifth day, God filled the sea with fish and plants. He also created birds to fly in the sky. To everyone, he gave the ability to multiply. On the sixth day, he created all kinds of animals to fill the earth. And finally, on the sixth day, he created his biggest creation of all, Man. He made man to take care of his creation. He created man and woman (Adam and Eve) and gave them life. Unlike animals, Man and woman would have a soul. God created everything in six days. On the seventh day, God said, “I need rest”. He rested on the seventh day, blessing everything he made. So, it is believed that God took seven days to create beautiful Earth.

This is a story of how Jesus created our beautiful world.

The Creation Story

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. Long ago, the kingdom of Israel was ruled by King David. King David worked very hard for Israel. Israel became a powerful country under his rule than it was under King Saul’s reign. With time, David became old and weak. He knew his end was near.One of David’s son Adonijah wanted to become the next king. His name meant, “My lord is God.” He was not a good person. He was cruel. Knowing that his father’s health is weak, he even tried to steal his throne. David was very worried. He wanted his kingdom to be led by a good man. David’s wife got an idea and recommended their son Solomon to be the next king. David liked the idea and agreed. He called a meeting and declared his son Solomon as the next king. People happily accepted Solomon as their king as David had recommended.David advised Solomon to walk in God’s path. With that, he would prosper in whatever he did. Soon, after David died, at one night, Solomon had a dream and, in that dream, a voice said, “What do you want?” Solomon replied that he wanted wisdom to become a good king for the kingdom. Solomon was blessed and was granted what he wished for. After a few days, two women entered the palace’s court. Both of the women were arguing over a small baby boy. They both said that they were the mothers. They had come to the king for a remedy. One of the women screamed, “This woman’s baby died in the night. Then she switched her baby with mine. I am the mother of this baby.”The other woman screamed, “No, this one is mine.” They started arguing. The king got an idea. The wise King said, “Bring me a sword.” The sword was brought.The King then said, “Cut the child with the sword and divide it into two pieces. Give one piece to each woman.” Hearing the King’s order, one of the women started crying and said, “Please do not do that Lord, the baby will die. Give the child to her but do not kill him.” whereas the other said, “Okay, that is good. This way no one will get the baby.” The King at that very moment took his order back and gave the baby to the first woman. Then he said, “A mother would never let her baby die.” The woman was very happy to get his baby and all of them realised that their king was very wise. All the people were happy that they got a wise king for their kingdom.

This is a story of Jesus and King Solomon.

King Solomon

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”.A long time ago, Jesus was travelling on a boat with his disciples. He asked them to wait for him in the boat while he went up to a mountain to pray. As the disciples waited in the boat for Jesus, a strong storm blew the boat away to the middle of the sea. The disciples tried hard to take the boat back to the shore but failed.Due to the heavy storm, the boat moved very far from Jesus. The disciples were worried about Jesus and thought about what they could do to get their master to the boat. Suddenly they saw a man walking on the water. Disciples thought that a man was about to drown and they panicked. But it was Jesus and he did not drown instead he walked over the water and reached the boat safely.Seeing Jesus, Peter who was one of his disciples asked if he could also walk on water. Jesus said yes, as long as he kept Jesus as his focus. Peter too was walking on the water but the moment he took his eye off the Jesus and concentrated on waves, he began to sink. Jesus grabbed Peter and saved him. Finally, the disciples realised that Jesus was the Son of God. Moral:Make God your focus, not your problems.

This is a story from Bible about Jesus Christ and one of his many miracles.

Jesus walks on water

Pallavi Hota

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. There was a virgin named Mary who lived in the town of Nazareth, a town in Galilee. She loved God dearly. She was to marry a man named Joseph.God sent the angel Gabriel to tell her that she had found favour with God and that He would cause her to become pregnant while she was still a virgin. She accepted this, and so she became pregnant. Gabriel also visited Joseph and told him what God desired, so that he would not think Mary had been unfaithful.In the days when Jesus was to be born, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the Roman Empire, to make sure they paid their taxes. He ordered everyone to return to their hometowns, and enter their names in a register there. Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem with Mary, who was pregnant, as he was a descendant of King David.Once they reached Bethlehem, there were no rooms or lodges available. As there were no rooms, Mary and Joseph had no choice, but to seek shelter in a manger of an inn, and there Mary had the baby, Jesus. It had been prophesied that the Saviour would be born in Bethlehem and would be born of a virgin, so Jesus fulfilled the prophecies made about Him. Moral:Jesus is the Saviour of mankind.

This is a story of Bible and Jesus Christ.

The Christ is Born

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. There was once a faithful man of God who worked hard and was blessed by God. Sadly, the one thing he did not have was a child. He longed for a son, and when the Lord promised to make him the father of many nations, Abram was happy and waited for his promised child. However, years went by and his wife Sarai still did not give him a son.In an attempt to take things into her own hands, Sarai convinced Abram to marry her maidservant Hagar, who was from Egypt. Abram did so, and Hagar became pregnant with a son. When the child was born, he was called Ishmael.This was not the child of promise, for the Lord promised that a son would be born to Sarai, and that He would bless Abram through him. One day, three men visited Abram and Abram showed them great hospitality. These men were actually God and His angels who came in disguise. They told Abram that by the same time next year, Sarai would have a son. Sarai laughed, as she thought she was much too old to have a child. The Lord also gave Abram and Sarai new names, and from then they were known as Abraham and Sarah, for Sarah means Princess, and she would be the mother of many nations.The Lord kept His promise, and at the same time next year, a son was born to Sarai. They named him Isaac, which means laughter because Sarah had laughed when she was told she would have a son. Moral:God is faithful, and He always keeps His promises.

This is a story of Bible.Abraham and Sarah.

Abraham's Covenant

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. Once Jesus was passing through a city called Samaria with his disciples. Samaria wasn't a popular destination for Jews but Jesus had a mission there!Once in the city, Jesus asked his disciples to search for food. In the meantime, Jesus set off and stopped by a well. There was a woman near the well, busy filling water.Jesus asked her ëDo you want some everlasting water? The woman did not understand what Jesus meant, so Jesus explained the water from the well quenches the body's thirst. But soon, you'll be thirsty again and return for more water. But if you accept me as your lord, you'll find salvation ñ the everlasting water, which will quench your soul's thirst!í Moral:God is the only source of salvation.

The Truth Of Everlasting Water

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. After Jesus arrest, he was taken to the high priest. It was a trial only in name. Jesus guilt was already established in the minds of his enemies.He was insulted, beaten up and spat upon! His enemies wanted him dead. So, the high priest ordered that Jesus be killed by crucifixion.So, the Son of God was nailed to the cross where he died hours later ñ hungry and thirsty. But before he died, he asked his father, God, to forgive us! That was Jesus ultimate sacrifice.Jesus brokenhearted followers buried their savior in a cave-tomb and covered its entrance with a large stone.On the first day of the next week, Jesus friends Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and Simon came to the tomb to worship. But what they saw shocked them!The stone covering the cave's entrance was rolled to the side, and Jesus' grave was empty!At first, they thought robbers had stolen their savior's body. But Mary saw two angels inside the cave and as she turned to return saw Jesus standing by her side!Yes, the Messiah had risen from the dead! Jesus went back to his friends ñ the 12 apostles. They all were overjoyed to see their friend and savior again. They also knew that Jesus was God's very own son.Jesus told them that God sacrificed him, the Lord's son, to wash away humanity's sins. And whoever believed in him and came to him with complete faith will live on forever in heaven. Moral:God sacrificed his son to wash away our sins.

The Good News

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”.God created heaven and earth. He also filled earth with all kinds of life forms. After that, God decided to create humans. So, God took some clay from the ground and made the shape of a man. Then, God gave life to the man. Soon, the man opened his eyes and saw heaven. God named the first man ‘Adam’.The lord made a beautiful garden, The Garden of Eden for Adam to live in. The Garden of Eden was full of wonderful things. Beautiful flowers grew everywhere, birds sang, streams flowed through the valley and animals roamed across the fields. God soon saw that Adam was lonely and needed some company. So, he took a rib from Adam and created a beautiful woman. He called her ‘Eve’. Now, Adam and Eve were happy in their beautiful home. They had everything they ever needed. Every beautiful creation of God was theirs. But God restricted them from eating the fruit from a tree in the middle of the garden. That was the tree of knowledge.One day, Adam and Eve were gathering berries for dinner. Eve heard a silky voice behind her. Eve turned around and saw a snake. He tempted her to eat the fruit of knowledge. He said that the fruit will not do any harm to her. The snake said, “God knows that if you eat from the Tree of knowledge you will become just like God.” Eve was tempted by the lovely fruit and thought how wonderful it would be to be as wise and powerful as God. She believed the snake’s lie and ate the fruit. She gave some to Adam as well.Soon, everything changed. Adam and Eve were no longer happy and carefree souls. God was very sad that his children had disobeyed him. But he could not stop the consequences. So, he told them ‘Now you’ll have to suffer. You’ll have to earn your living and live in pain. Nothing will come easy for you. And one day you’ll die.” Moral:Not following the rules of nature and God can have severe consequences. Have faith that what He has planned is for the best.

This is a story of the first humans - Adam and Eve.Moral(s) of the story: faith

The story of Adam and Eve

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything, all she had to live on.” Moral:God does not see quantity the same way that we do. He sees the nature of your heart.

bible stories

Kids moral stories help in improving their imagination & relate to real-world life. Here are age-specific bedtime stories for children by renowned storytellers.

The Creation Story

King Solomon

Jesus walks on water

The Christ is Born

Abraham's Covenant

The Truth Of Everlasting Water

The Good News

The story of Adam and Eve

The Widow’s Offering

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