Shina Utavani

Once, there lived a farmer in land far away. He was very poor. He lived with his wife. One day they both were very hungry. They did not have anything to eat. Their neighbour had a beautiful garden. The farmer decided to pluck fruits from the garden. As soon as he plucked an apple, a voice came from behind. It was from his neighbour. His neighbour was an old witch. She screamed, “How dare you take fruits from my garden. I will turn you both into rats.” The couple was very scared. They requested her to forgive them and assured her they will never pluck any fruit from her garden. The witch said, “Okay, I will forgive you only if you will give me your first child.” The couple was very scared so they agreed immediately.The couple was blessed with a beautiful baby girl after a few years. When the old witch came to know about the baby, she immediately came and snatched the baby away from them. The witch named her Rapunzel. She did not want her parents to take her away, so she locked her up in a tall tower. The Rapunzel looked pretty when she grew up. She was very beautiful. The most beautiful thing about her was her hair. She had long, golden hair.Rapunzel was locked up in a tower since birth so, the only person she saw in her life was the old witch. The old witch use to come to meet her every day. The witch used to climb the tall tower with the help of Rapunzel’s hair. The witch used to tell Rapunzel to let down her hair from the window and she used to climb the tower with that.A prince was passing by the tower one day and saw the witch climbing the tower with the hair. The prince was surprised and he too wanted to try. When the old witch left the place, the prince went below the tower. He then shouted, “Rapunzel, let your hair down.” Rapunzel heard the noise and threw her hair from the window. The prince climbed the tower and reached to her room. Rapunzel was shocked to see the prince. The prince was very handsome and she had never seen someone like that before. Prince was also stunned to see Rapunzel. They both fell in love instantly. After that, every day they began to meet secretly.However, one day when the witch was climbing the tower, Rapunzel mistakenly said, “You are so much heavier than my prince.” The witch understood what was happening and she got angry on Rapunzel. She screamed and cut off her long hair. She sent Rapunzel into a forest. And that day when the prince came to the tower, the witch cursed the prince and he became blind. The prince then went to find Rapunzel in the forest with no eyesight.After many days, Rapunzel found the prince in the forest among the trees. The prince had many injuries. Rapunzel cried when she came to know that the prince had lost his eyesight. As Rapunzel was crying, her tears fell on the prince. Due to her tears, the wounds of the prince started healing. The eyesight of the prince came back. The prince opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Rapunzel. They both were really happy to see each other. They both hugged each other and decided to go to the prince’s kingdom. They went far away from the wicked witch to the prince’s kingdom and lived happily ever after. Moral:The value of patience and determination. It also teaches the consequences of stealing.

This is a story of hair, kingdom, prince, rapunzel and witch.Moral(s) of the story: bravery and strength

Rapunzel

Ravina Sewani

A man was polishing his new car; his 4 yr old daughter picked up a stone and scratched on the side of the car.In anger, the furious man took his child’s hand &amp; hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench. At the hospital, the child lost all her fingers due to multiple fractures.When the child saw her father, with painful eyes she asked ‘Dad when will my fingers grow back?’ The man was very hurt and speechless.He went back to the car and kicked it many times. Devastated by his own actions, sitting in front of the car he looked at the scratches, his daughter had written ‘LOVE YOU DAD’.Moral: Anger and Love have no limit. Things are to be used and people are to be loved.

This is a story of car, daughter, father, fingers and hospital.Moral(s) of the story: anger and love

Who or What do We Love More?

Yesha Desai

Once again, Tanya had neglected the green vegetables in her plate. Her mother asked her again and again to eat them but she did not listen. Instead, she only ate what she wanted and ran away after dinner. Her father asked her to slow down or she may hurt herself but she did not listen.Tanya did not care enough for her body so her body decided to teach her a lesson.Tanya’s hand said, “I am your hand. I help you hold onto things. You have opposable thumbs which give you a better grip. Without me, you won’t be able to do your daily tasks so easily.”Her feet said, “I help you stand, your toes give you grip to the ground so that you can move around easily.”Her eyes said, “I help you see the world. Without me you would not be able to see anything around you.” Her ears said, “I help you listen to sounds and your brain identifies those sounds.”Her nose said, “ You use me so often to smell your food. I help you tell if it is edible or not.” Her mouth followed by saying, “I help you speak and express your thoughts. You can laugh or ask for health using me. You also eat your food through me.”Her heart also explained its task and said, “I pump blood in your body Tanya. Without me you would not have blood.” Lastly her brain said, “I help you understand things and make decisions. Every part of your body has different tasks that it has to fulfill so that you can live your life the way you want to. We help you so much but we are also very fragile. We need you to protect us and take care of us so that we can keep doing our duties. Can you do that Tanya?”Hearing all these, Tanya thought to herself, “If my body can do so much for me, I can at least be responsible about what I eat and take care of all the body parts and organs.”She smiled at her body and since that day she ate healthily and exercised to keep her organs in good shape. Moral:Staying healthy not only gives us a long life but also a happy life.

This is a story of brain, fingers, heart, thumb and toes.Moral(s) of the story: health and hygiene

Tanya’s body

Aayan always thought that his nose was too big, like the claws of a bird or the beak of a parrot. It was a source of disappointment for him.He wanted a little button nose like those of his friends as he thought that this one made him look a little comical.He tried so many ways to get a smaller nose. He prayed for it before he went to sleep, he tried to push his nose in but nothing worked at all.“Oh how I want to cut off my nose.” He said. “Why must I look like this? Why must my nose take up most of my face?”Everyday he would wake up and look into the mirror, worrying about his nose.This all continued until one day he got drenched in the rain and he fell sick. His nose was clogged and he had a very high fever. Aayan felt miserable. He had never been so sick and couldn’t properly breathe due to his clogged nose.That is how he learned to appreciate his nose and the way it works for him. Moral:Appreciating our bodies is the first step to self-love.

This is a story of parrot's nose and rain.Moral(s) of the story: self love

The parrot's nose

Harry is a very sweet toddler who loves sweet foods a lot. He is often caught grabbing chocolates from the fridge, stealing candies from the jars within his reach or convincing his elder brother and grandparents to allow him one more sweet.He really does have a sweet tooth. One day he gets a massive pain in his teeth and his tummy. His mother gets him medicines for his tummy before they go to the dentist.The dentist checks his teeth and explains to Harry why he should not eat too many sweets.The dentist says, “Harry. You need to keep your teeth healthy. Here take Ms. Toothbrush with you.”“Ms. Toothbrush?” Harry asks.“Yes, Ms. Toothbrush. You have to brush your teeth with it after every meal. This will help remove germs from your teeth and keep them healthy. Ms. Toothbrush will protect your teeth.”Ms. Toothbrush was a new toothbrush with zig-zagged edges. She was blue in colour which was Harry’s favourite colour. She promised to help Harry to keep his teeth clean.From that day on, Harry brushed his teeth with Ms. Toothbrush after every meal and kept his teeth healthy.

This is a story of tooth and toothbrush.Moral(s) of the story: health and hygiene

Ms. Toothbrush

Once upon a time, there was a little boy who used to get angry easily. He had a bad temper and would say things that could hurt others. He would scold everyone around due to his anger and would use harsh words on them. To help him control his anger, his father decided to teach him a lesson. He gave the little boy a bag full of nails in it. He told that he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence, every time he lost his temper.The little boy started putting the nail with a hammer on the fence every time he lost his temper. On the first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Every day, he used to do the same. Over the few weeks, he learned to control his anger, and slowly, the number of nails hammered on the fence decreased. He found out that it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.Finally, the day came when the boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father then told the boy to pull out one nail for each day, he was able to control his temper. The days passed, the young boy finally removed every nail from the fence. He went to his father and informed him about the nails.His father then took him to the fence and said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. The things you say in anger will leave a scar just like this one. No, matter how many times you say sorry, the scar will still be there.” The boy realized his mistake and learned to control his temper. Moral:Harsh words cause damages that cannot be cured. So, always speak kind and sweet words.

This is a story of hammer and nail.Moral(s) of the story: anger

The Fence

Once upon a time, there lived a wizard who invented a very unusual spell. Anyone who was cast with this spell would have perfect, white, shiny teeth. The wizard had a lot of toads as his pets. He decided to test this spell on one of his toads. After the spell was cast, the toad was gifted with shiny white teeth. The toad loved his teeth so much that he would keep on smiling the whole day.The toad was able to speak and eat all kinds of food. He was very proud about his perfect teeth. “I prefer eating candy than filthy flies”, said the toad to the wizard. It came to wizard’s notice that the toad was not taking care of his teeth at all and was always eating different kinds of sweets. He said to the toad, “Brush your teeth regularly and don’t eat sweets otherwise you will get a toothache.”The toad did not pay heed to the wizard’s advice and kept on eating unhealthy food. One day, a tooth started decaying and the decay spread to all the other teeth. Soon, all the toad’s teeth fell out and he was back to eating flies his whole life. He lost his ability to talk and now regretted not listening to the wizard. Moral:Never take anything for granted. The toad thought that nothing could ever damage his teeth and so never cared for them. The more we take care of our health, the longer we live.

This is a story of toad and tooth.Moral(s) of the story: regret

The toothy toad

Maya, the monkey, had very long, strong and silky hair. Maya’s mother oiled her hair and plaited it every single day. Maya was very proud of her waist length hair. She thought that her hair was better than everyone’s hair.She hopped across from one tree to another and showed them off.&nbsp;One day at school, she sat beside another monkey named Mint. Mint was a very shy and timid girl with short hair. She complimented Maya’s beautiful, shining hair and this pleased Maya greatly.Maya talked about how much care she took for her hair, how she combed it regularly and nurtured them. Looking at Mint’s short hair, she thought that Mint did not take care of her hair enough so Maya gave Mint some tips and told her to nurture her hair properly if she wanted her hair to be as beautiful as Maya’s.Mint attentively listened to what Maya said and thanked her for her tips, “Thank you Maya. I have always wanted long hair. I will definitely try to grow my hair with the tips you gave. I used to have long hair but they were destroyed due to my cancer medicines. Now, I am growing them again.”As Maya listened to Mint’s story, she felt horrible about herself. She should not have flaunted her qualities like this. She apologised to Mint for making her feel bad but Mint said she did not mind at all.That day Maya learned not to be too proud of her qualities. She learned to have humility.Moral:Pride does not allow us to see what others are going through. Be kind.

This is a story of friend, hair, monkey and school.Moral(s) of the story: pride

The pride and its result

Once upon a time there lived a famous samurai warrior who was known for his skills in battle. He was strong, intelligent and sharp.But the samurai was also very impatient.One day he was sent on a mission with some other warriors but his impatience messed it up.The King was very disappointed but he wanted to give this very talented person another chance.He sends the samurai to a monk. The samurai does not wish to go but obeys the orders.The monk lives high up in the mountains and treated the samurai with none of the respect he was used to.He forces the samurai to make straw hats.Day and night the samurai sits and make hats of straw. He is tired and bored. He does not see how the stupid hats would be anything beneficial to him.After all, the samurai is a valuable member of the King’s army. He should be practising, protecting his country, not making giant hats. He wanted to argue and tell the monk to stop this but he decided to patiently make hats until told otherwise.That was until on a very hot day he was called back to the capital.By that time, he had created hundreds of straw hats. He took one since it was a very hot day to travel. The hat protected him from the heat or he would have fainted in the hot journey.The samurai realised that after months of handling delicate needles, his sword skill had also become more precise.The samurai was no longer just strong but also wiser and more patient.

This is a story of cap, face, hat, king and soldier.Moral(s) of the story: patience

body system 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.