Yesha Desai

Chim loved dancing. It was not just a hobby for her or a way to spend her time, but even at her young age, she was sure that dance was her one true love.At her dance academy, she was one of the most talented students but she still could not perfect her techniques.One day, at her dance class, a new teacher appeared. He was just as talented as her other teachers, but the difference was that while the other teachers were young, he was 65.Chim watched her teacher dance while pouring his heart into it, performing with grace that many younger students could not perfect.She was enchanted by his hard work and decided to have a talk with him. She learned that her teacher’s last professional dance competition was well over twenty years ago and yet he had stuck to his gruelling training.When she asked him what drove him to work so hard, he said, “I love dancing. But the discipline is all in my mind.”She stopped and thought for a moment if discipline can drive a 65 year old man to train so hard and enjoy it, then how powerfully discipline could serve every single human being on the face of this planet?She realised that to reach where she wanted, she needed more than just passion. She needed discipline, control and a very strong work ethic. Moral:Being disciplined in your work can set you free of limitations that surround you in achieving your goals.

This is a story of dancing, educator and student.Moral(s) of the story: discipline

The dance teacher

One day Pam’s school announced a triathlon which is a multi sports competition. The triathlon consists of a running race followed by cycling and finally a swimming competition.Pam was very excited by this news.She was always a very competitive person and began training really hard to win the competition. Every day for a month, she ran around in her backyard, cycled in her neighbourhood and swam in her pool.Her mother would often jokingly say, “You know that there is so much more than just winning, yeah?” And every time Pam would just smile back and say “No. There isn’t.”On the day of the triathlon, Pam was very excited. Both her parents had come to support her and she could see them cheering for her in the crowd. She waved at them before the race began.When the running competition began, Pam ran like the wind, she was the first to finish it. Then came cycling and Pam finished it the first too. In the end as she reached the final phase of the triathlon, swimming competition, Pam was sure she would win. She dived into the pool and was halfway through it when she heard noises behind her, “Help!” It said.She turned and saw a boy struggling to stay afloat. The lifeguards had jumped in but they were very far away. Pam was closer. Pam was also very close to the finish line that would make her win the race.But she swam back to help the boy instead. Pam helped save the boy’s life and she realised what her mother meant when she said that there is so much more than just winning. Moral:Competition is not everything; sportsman spirit is the most important part of any sport.

This is a story of cycling, running, school and swimming.Moral(s) of the story: competition

exercise stories

Stories help in improving a child's imagination. Here are a few interesting ones for you to narrate to your child.

The dance teacher

The school’s triathlon

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