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.

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”. It rained in the forest as a punishment of God to the unfaithful mankind which led to flood. But Noah, an obedient servant of God in the Old Testament who found favor with God amidst a sinful world saved his family with God’s grace. Years after the flood, when Noah and his family settled down and had more children, they began to move from place to place. When they reached the land of Babylon, they decided to settle there and build a tower so high that it would reach the sky. The hearts of the people were proud, and they thought that they could reach the same level as God, the Highest. This pride was their downfall. When God came down to the city and saw what the people were doing, He became very angry. He decided to put a stop to their construction, by making sure that nobody could understand each-other. God made sure that all the people there began to speak a different language, so that neighbours could no longer understand each other. When people tried to communicate, it turned into a whole babble of confused voices. Soon, everyone who spoke the same language left the city together, and in this way, they spread out across the world, taking their different languages with them. This is why the tower is called the tower of “babel.” Perhaps the origin of the word “babble”. Moral:The pride of the people of Babylon led to their downfall. Just like Satan, they wanted to be like God. We must humble ourselves before the Lord.

This is a story from Bible.Moral(s): pride

The Tower of Babel

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”.One day, Jesus Christ was travelling through the Sea of Galilee with his disciples. But soon, the wind started blowing heavily and it resulted in a horrible storm. Jesus Christ was asleep in the boat when the storm began. The disciples were afraid and thought the storm would sink the boat.The disciples shouted, “Lord, save us. We are going to drown.” Jesus Christ woke up and said, “Don’t be afraid. Have faith in God.” Then, Jesus Christ told the waves and the wind, “Be, quiet.”The disciples were amazed. They had never seen anyone who had power over nature. They knew Jesus had to be the Son of God. Moral:With faith in God, nothing is impossible.

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

Jesus calms the storm

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.

The Widow’s Offering

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.

This is a story of Bible and Jesus Christ.

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”. Once upon a time, there lived three wise kings far away in the east. The three kings were King Gasper, Melchior, and King Balthazar. One day, they saw a beautiful star shining brightly over Bethlehem. They knew it was a sign of God. They decided to follow the star. They followed God’s direction and to search for the King of Jews. The kings travelled all their way on the camel over mountains, deserts and over white open plains. They followed the star to find the child who would become the king of Jews. They believed that the star was God’s sign to give them direction.The wise men reached Bethlehem and the star disappeared. They were outside the palace of King Herod. They went to King Herod to ask about the child that was born. King Herod was afraid he would lose his kingdom so he said, “Tell me when you find this child so that I can also honour him.” The wise men were disappointed and did not know where to find the child. They again saw the star in the sky and started following it. They kept following the star and the star disappeared when they reached their destination. The wise men were overwhelmed. They were outside the house. They went inside and saw a little child in Mary’s lap. The child was born to Mary and Joseph. The wise men knew that the child was Jesus, son of God so they knelt down in front of him. They came with valuable gifts for their Lord. They offered God with precious gold and valuable gifts. When they left the house, they did not go back to King Herod because they were warned in their dream not to do that. They travelled back to their homes. One night, Joseph, the father of the child saw an angel in his dream. The angel warned him in the dream, “Hurry to Egypt and save the child. King Herod wants to kill the child and the Lord needs to be saved.”So, Joseph and Mary immediately left for Egypt along with Jesus. After many years, when King Herod died, the angel again came to Joseph’s dream and said, “You can go back to Bethlehem with Jesus, it is safe now.” Soon, they went back to Bethlehem and lived there happily. That is the place where Jesus grew up.Moral:Have faith that God always plans things for the greater good.

This is a story of Jesus Christ and Mother Mary.Moral(s) of the story: faith

The Three wise men

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 once lived a man who knew all there was to know about the law.One day, he asked Jesus ìHow can I achieve eternal life?Jesus replied, ìFollow the law. Do you know what the law to eternal life is?The expert replied, ìYes if I love the Lord with all my heart and soul. And if I treat my neighbour with the same respect, I will achieve eternal life.Jesus was happy and said, ìYou are right. Follow this simple rule and you will be saved.But the law expert was still not sure. So he asked his savior ìBut who is my neighbor? Is it the person staying next to me?Jesus realized that the law expert was confused so he told him a story. He said, ìOne day a man was traveling to Jericho from Jerusalem. But a gang of robbers soon overtook him and robbed him of all that he possessed. They even took his clothes and beat him ruthlessly.The poor man had no ability to walk to safety. A priest soon passed by but did not try and help the man. A Levite too ignored the wounded man and went his way.But a Samaritan passing by took one look at the man and took pity on him. He washed his wounds and tied a neat bandage. But that was not the end of the Samaritan's kindness. He then took the wounded man to an inn and nursed him back to health.Now Jesus asked the law expert a question, ìWhich of the three ñ the priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan ñ do you think was a neighbor to the robbed man?The Samaritan for he showed mercy to the poor man.î The law expert replied. Moral:Love all beings as you would love God.

The Good Samaritan

Easter is an important festival for Christians. The festival is celebrated after three days of crucifixion of Jesus i.e. Good Friday. Crucifixion means killing someone by nailing the person across the cross. It is celebrated on Sunday and it is often known as ‘Easter Sunday’. This festival is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus. Resurrection is a concept of living beings coming back to life after death. Easter Sunday celebrates Jesus coming back to life after he was hanged on the cross. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ was crucified on Good Friday. He was buried in a grave. On the third day, his disciples visited his grave and found out that the grave was empty. The day stands for the victory of Christ over death. The resurrection of Jesus is what ultimately makes him the ‘Son of God’. People celebrate Easter through various events and activities. Churches are decorated with flowers, lightnings, and candles. People visit the church and offer their prayers. Children decorate Easter Eggs with colours and sparkles. Various events are organised like Egg Hunt, Egg festival, etc. People prepare a variety of cuisines and celebrate the festival with their families. The tradition of Easter Eggs represents fertility and birth. It signifies new life, fertility, and rebirth. It is believed that the hard shell of the egg symbolises the sealed ‘Tomb of Christ’ and the egg's cracking represents his resurrection from death. Painted eggs or Chocolate filled eggs are common gifts exchanged at this festival. People light candles in the churches on Easter which represents that the life of Jesus is a guiding light to the world. They are lit to spread light and give hope.

This is a story of Easter and Jesus Christ.Moral(s) of the story: sacrifice

Easter

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”. According to the Gospel of Luke, as Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary. Both of these householders treated the Lord with respect and hospitality. When Jesus and His disciples were at the home of Mary and Martha, who opened their doors to Him, Martha ran about preparing food and trying to serve everyone. Mary chose to sit and listen to what Jesus had to say. Martha became irritated with Mary and asked Jesus to tell Mary to come and help her. Jesus instead said “Martha, you worry and become upset about too many things. Mary has chosen to do the right thing.” Moral:Do not let the worries of the world get in the way of your relationship with Jesus.

christian mythology 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 Tower of Babel

Jesus calms the storm

The story of Adam and Eve

The Widow’s Offering

The Truth Of Everlasting Water

The Three wise men

The Good Samaritan

Easter

Mary and Martha

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