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.

Sringeri Srinivas was having a very bad day. Nobody wanted the sweet, ripe bananas he was growing on his farm.&nbsp; Not his family.Not his neighbour.Not his friends. Not the traders who could sell the bananas in far-away markets. And not even his cows! “No, thank you, ” they all said. “The bananas are very sweet but we have had too many. We cannot eat anymore!” Poor Sringeri Srinivas! What was he to do now with his rich harvest of bananas? He decided to seek help from the Farmer's Centre in Doddooru, a big town near his village. Off he went carrying the best crop of bananas. Surely someone there would have a good idea for him.&nbsp; A few days later, Sringeri Srinivas returned home looking very happy. He went back to growing bananas on his farm.&nbsp; But he did not offer the fruits to anyone anymore.&nbsp; Not to his family. Not to his neighbour. Not to his friends. Not to the traders who could sell the bananas in far-away markets. And not even to his cows! Everyone became very curious. Where were all the bananas going? One day, neighbour Shivanna arranged a very big pooja.&nbsp; The priest asked him to get 108 ripe bananas as an offering to the gods.&nbsp; Shivanna ran to Sringeri Srinivas. “I’m sorry for saying no to you before, but now I need 108 ripe bananas. Can you help me, please?” Sringeri Srinivas tapped his chin. “Well, my crop has just been cut but let me see what I can do. You may start your pooja. I will surely come.”&nbsp; The pooja started. The whole village came to watch. The priest began chanting. Soon it became time to offer bananas to the gods.&nbsp; Just then, in came Sringeri Srinivas carrying a big bag. From the bag, he carefully took out 27 packets and laid them out before the holy fire. Each packet was carefully wrapped in a banana leaf.&nbsp; On each one was written - “High-Quality Banana Halwa, S.S. Farms.” Sringeri Srinivas offered one to the priest.&nbsp; “Each one has the pulp of 4 bananas. There are 27 packets. So here are your 108 ripe bananas!” The priest was so surprised that he forgot to chant. In the silence, one child began to laugh. Soon the whole village was laughing and clapping.&nbsp; Now we know what Sringeri Srinivas does with all the bananas that he grows!

This is the story of Bananas, the farmer and the villagers.

Too Many Bananas

Yesha Desai

Once upon a time there was a mango tree who grew a mango who&nbsp;was very proud of himself. The mangoís only problem was that he grew next to an ugly almond tree with ugly almonds. So every day, the mango would insult the almond seeds on his looks and their taste. All the other plants tried to make the mango stop harassing the almond but he never listened. One summer, well dried up. The sun was scorching and the heat was merciless. It went on for days and the mangoes got bad. It was there to bloom but due to excessive heat they ripened up too quick and fell from the tree. The almond seeds held just fine and survived. Moral:Do not judge someone by the way they look.

This is a story of mango and almonds.Moral(s) of the story: pride

The proud mango

One day all the fruits and vegetables decided to have a separate meeting after an argument with each other.In the vegetables’ meeting, Rudy the bottle-gourd said, “No one likes us vegetables. The fruits take all the attention with how tasty they are.”Ed the Cabbage agreed, “Yes, you are right. Things must change.” The radish and cauliflower agreed and the vegetables decided to make changes.Meanwhile for the fruits, Chick the Chikoo and Ben the papaya lead their own meeting. They decided that the vegetables were getting more respect due to their nutritional values. They decided to confront the vegetables.They all met up at the kitchen counter and confessed their problems with each other. Cale the cauliflower said, “ You fruits are so colourful, tasty and sweet. Everyone loves you!”Ben the papaya argued, “No! Everyone likes you better because you are full of vitamins.”They continued arguing back and forth until a wise ant finally stepped in and said, “Stop fighting guys! You are all equally important and yummy. The world would not survive without either of you.”After much convincing, the fruits and vegetables finally stopped fighting. The ant cunningly said, “The one you should be fighting is the snacks.”And the arguments began all over again. Moral:Everyone and everything has its own significance. There should not be any comparison between anyone and anything.

This is a story of bottlegourd, cabbage, cauliflower, chikoo and papaya.Moral(s) of the story: confession

The fight between the vegetables and the fruits

A very naughty crocodile was getting bored and decided to do something to pass the time. He saw an elephant approaching the river and decided to pull him and have a little fun.It was a hot summer afternoon, and the elephant was very tired and thirsty. He went ahead, drank some water and splashed some on his back to relieve himself from the heat. Meanwhile, he noticed that the crocodile has grabbed his leg and is trying to pull him. Though the crocodile intended to have fun, it hurt the elephant, and he started screaming for help. Just above the riverbank lived a monkey on a branch of a tree. He was watching the entire scenario happening. He could see that the elephant was in pain, so he thought of helping him.He threw a big mango towards the river so that the crocodileís mind gets diverted. The crocodile always wished to taste a mango as it could not climb the tree, swam and grabbed the mango in his mouth. The elephant got relieved and ran as fast as possible. This way, the monkey rescued the terrified elephant.

This is a story of crocodile, mango, river and summer.

The Mischievous Crocodile

Ravina Sewani

Reggie Mouse loved cheese. He ate cheese for breakfast, cheese for lunch, and cheese for dinner. He never ate anything else.Reggie’s mom, Rita Mouse, always told him, “Reggie, it is fine to eat cheese, but you should also eat healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, cereal, breads, chicken, and fish, too.”Reggie Mouse would smile and say, “No way, Mom, I will only eat cheese and nothing else.”One day as Reggie Mouse got dressed, all the buttons on his shirt went, “Pop, Pop, Pop.” “Oh, no, my shirt has “SHRUNK!” cried Reggie Mouse. And as Reggie Mouse put on a pair of his pants, “Rip, Rip, Rip,” went the pants. “Oh, no, my pants have “SHRUNK!” too, cried Reggie Mouse.Reggie Mouse then ran to his closet and tried on all of his clothes. “Pop, Pop, Pop” went all the buttons on all of his shirts. “Rip, Rip, Rip,” went all of his pants. Reggie Mouse cried and cried and said, “Oh, no, all of my clothes have ‘SHRUNK! What can I do?”Rita Mouse heard her son crying and quickly walked into his bedroom and asked, “Reggie, why are you crying and why are all your clothes on the floor?”“Oh, Mom, it’s awful, my clothes have all “SHRUNK,” cried Reggie Mouse in his saddest voice.“Hmmmm, all your clothes have ‘SHRUNK’? I think I know what we can do to ‘Un-Shrink’ them,” she said.“Reggie, if you want to ‘Un-Shrink’ your clothes you must stop eating cheese and begin eating healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, cereal, breads, fish, and chicken."That night Reggie Mouse ate chicken, carrots, spinach, and grapes for dinner. And in a very short time by eating healthy foods, Reggie’s clothes “UN-SHRUNK!”Moral: A healthy diet and routine exercise is very important.

This is a story of carrot, cheese, chicken, fish, grapes,Moral(s) of the story; health hygiene

Reggie mouse’s Shrinking Clothes

Once there was a rich merchant with vast lands. He had a hobby of gardening and grew many types of exotic plants in his yard. From tropical spices to middle eastern dry fruits. He had everything from pistachio nuts to rose bushes to creeping pumpkins.&nbsp; But one tree stood out from them all- his Jamun tree. The Jamun tree was very tall and grew luscious Jamun fruits. The cashew nuts were jealous of them because of their taste, the apples were jealous of them because of how pretty jamun were. The peach tree was angry because of how tall the Jamun tree was.&nbsp; They would always harass the Jamun tree for being so abnormally tall. The Jamun tree never said a word. He minded his own business and took care of his own fruits.&nbsp; One day, the merchant’s cook burned something in the kitchen and a fire started. Everybody started panicking but the merchant immediately called for a fire brigade. The smoke wafted through the windows and into the garden. All the small shrubs and plants could not breathe. They coughed and struggled for air but the tall Jamun tree was happy and fine. Moral: Never judge a book by its cover. Everyone is special and unique in their own way.

This is a story of cashewnut, jamun, peach and pistachio.Moral(s) of the story: judgement

The merchant and his trees

Once upon a time there was a huge haunted mansion. Nobody lived there but ghosts, spiders, beetles and lizards.There was a giant bathtub that they all used for bathing. They loved that bathtub dearly. Everyone was allotted different jobs to help maintain the bathtub.The ghosts kept the tub clean, the beetles ensured the plughole remained free, the lizards made sure that the taps were working properly and so on.However, one spooky spider noticed that the plughole of the bathtub was blocked by something huge and unmovable— a watermelon!The watermelon was so big that not even the biggest beetle, could move it.It was so big that not even the ghosts could magically shift it.They tried everything they could think of but nothing worked. In the end, they decided to just move away and find another house with a beautiful bathtub to haunt.Suddenly there came a tiny little non- spooky creature. She politely asked everyone if she could take the watermelon away to feed her children.The ghosts laughed. The spiders rolled their eyes, the lizards didn’t acknowledge her and the beetles tried their best to not take offense.The ant took this response as a yes and bit off a little watermelon. It barely decreased the size of the melon.The beatles said, “Wow, look the watermelon is gone. Good job weirdo.”The ant pouted and brought in her friends.Turns out that this weird foreign ant with doe eyes was very social and had lots of friends. They all came into the house and suddenly it was not so spooky.They bit off a little of the watermelon and suddenly it was all gone in their bellies.The ghosts looked at it in shock. The ants smiled, “Thank you for the dinner. You are not so scary after all.”

This is a story of watermelon, ants, spiders, beetles and lizards.Moral(s) of the story: judgement and hard work

The giant watermelon

Inside a fruit bowl, there were many fruits of all shapes and sizes, from yellow bananas to pink strawberries. There were apples, grapes, cherries, oranges, mangoes and peaches. They were all raised in the same bowl and were excellent friends. But soon, the day came when they had to find their own homes and what they wanted to do in their lives. The orange decided that he wanted to help make orange juice, the cherries wanted to be toppings on sweets, the peaches wanted to be used in body washes, the grapes decided that they wanted to make wine, the bananas wanted to make bread. The strawberries wanted to be pretty. Mangoes did not have to do anything because they were the Kings. The apple was conflicted. What was he meant to do? What was his goal in life? What was his calling? He wondered if he would ever find out. He went to the factory to be a juice, but he was very scared. He went to the farm to give his seeds, but they didn’t need them. He went to the shop to get sold to a human, but they would skip past him. He went to the candy maker to become a candy, but they refused. The apple was very worried. What would happen to him now? In the end, he went to an artist to create a still life drawing, but he had to stay still, which he couldn’t do it. Disheartened, he returned to the fruit bowl. There he was surprised to see his friends. Why were they here? Had they not found their place? The banana said, “They said my butt was too spoiled to be used in a pie. There were lots of oranges, and they did not need this one to make juice. The grapes were back because only seedless grapes can be used to make wine. The peaches were refused too. There is no use for any of us. What will we do now?” All the fruits panicked together. What will happen now? What about their future? The strawberries rolled their eyes, and finally, the mango spoke up to give them some wisdom, “Shut up, you fools and sit down quietly in the bowl. You will be just fine. The mother will force her children to eat you sooner or later. Stop worrying.”

This is a story of apple, cherry, grapes, mango, orange, peach and strawberry.

Apple’s journey to finding its place in this world

Anonymous Anonymous

શહેનશાહ અકબરે એક દિવસ બઘા દરબારીઓ માટે ભોજન રાખ્યુ, બીરબલ પર તેમને વિશેષ પ્રેમ હતો આથી તેઓ તેને આગ્રહ કરી-કરીને જમાડી રહ્યા હતા. બીરબલ ખાઈ ખાઈને હેરાન થઈ ગયો આથી તેને શહેનશાહ જોડે માફી માગી અને કહ્યું કે. "મારા પેટમાં જગ્યા ન હોવાથી હવે હું નહિ ખાઈ શકુ, તમારી આજ્ઞા માની નહી શકુ." એટલામાં જ એક સેવક કેરી કાપીને લાવ્યો, બીરબલનું મન કેરી જોઈને લલચાયું. બીરબલે પોતાનો હાથ લંબાવીને, કેરીની થોડી ચીરીઓ પેટમાં ઉતારી લીધી. તેને આ રીતે કેરી ખાતો જોઈને અકબરને ગુસ્સો આવ્યો કે હું પ્રેમથી જમાડતો હતો ત્યારે આના પેટમાં જગ્યા નહોતી અને હવે કેવી રીતે ખવાઈ રહી છે. તેમણે તરતજ ગુસ્સામાં બૂમ પાડીને બીરબલને બોલાવ્યો. બીરબલ સમજી ગયો એમના ક્રોઘનું કારણ. તે અકબરની સામે જઈને ઉભો રહ્યો અને હાથ જોડીને બોલ્યો "જ્યારે રસ્તા પર ખૂબ ભીડ હોય છે, અને ચાલવા માટે એક પગ મૂકવા જેટલી પણ જગ્યા નથી હોતી ત્યારે જો તમારી સવારી નીકળે તો તેવી પરિસ્થિતિમાં પણ બઘાએ પોતાની મેળે જગ્યા બનાવીને તમને રસ્તો આપવો પડે છે. તેવી જ રીતે કેરી પણ બધા ફળો પર રાજ કરે છે તે પણ તમારી જેમ જ ફળોનો રાજા છે તેથી તેને જોઈને પેટમાં જગ્યા બની જ જાય છે". તેનો જવાબ સાંભળી અકબર ખુશ થઈ ગયા, તેમણે મીઠી કેરીની એક ટોપલી મંગાવી અને એક કિંમતી ભેટની સાથે તે ટોપલી બીરબલને આપી. બીરબલ આ મીઠી ભેટ મેળવીને ઘણો ખુશ થઈ ગયો.

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

Too Many Bananas

The proud mango

The fight between the vegetables and the fruits

The Mischievous Crocodile

Reggie mouse’s Shrinking Clothes

The merchant and his trees

The giant watermelon

Apple’s journey to finding its place in this world

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