Shina Utavani

The Mughal Emperor Akbar loved going out on hunting expeditions. One day, he went to such expedition with some of his courtiers. They lost their way and came to a junction of three roads.On seeing the road, Akbar was happy that now he could reach his destination, Agra through one of these roads. But the problem was none of them knew which of the road led to Agra. They all were wondering which road they should take.Just then, they saw a young man passing nearby. Akbar after seeing the man immediately called him and said, “Hey young man, could you tell us which road goes to Agra?”.Hearing the question, the young man smiled and said, “Sir, none of these roads go to Agra.”Akbar said, “What do you mean?”. The young man smiled and said, “Sir, People travel and not roads. Do they?”.The emperor was surprised on hearing the clever reply. He laughed and said, “You are right. What is your name?”“My name is Mahesh Das. But who are you and what is your name?” said the young man.Akbar replied, “I am Akbar, the Mughal Emperor. You are really clever. We need fearless and smart people like you in my court.” Akbar was impressed by the young man so he took off his ring and gave it to the young man. He said, “If you want to be a part of my court then come to meet me with this ring, I will recognize you.” Akbar then said, “Now tell us which road will lead us to Agra.” Mahesh Das point towards the road and the king headed on that road with his courtiers. This is how Akbar met the future Birbal.

This is a story of Akbar and Birbal.

How Akbar Met Birbal

Ravina Sewani

One day, a rich merchant came to Birbal, the Wise. He said to Birbal, "I have seven servants in my house. One of them has stolen my bag of precious pearls. Please find out the thief."So Birbal went to the rich man's house. He called all the seven servants in a room. He gave a stick to each one of them. Then he said, “These are magic sticks. All these sticks are equal in length. Keep them with you and return them to me tomorrow. If there is a thief in the house, his stick will grow an inch longer by tomorrow."The servant who had stolen the bag of pearls was frightened. He thought, "If I cut a piece of one inch from my stick, I won't be caught." So he cut the stick and made it short by an inch.The next day Birbal collected the sticks from the servants. He found that one servant's stick was short by an inch. Birbal pointed his finger at him and said, "Here is the thief." The servant confessed his crime.He returned the bag of pearls and was sent to jail. Moral:The wise can figure out the simplest of ways to solve any problem.

This is a classic story from Vikas books.This is a story of Akbar Birbal.Moral(s) of the story: wisdom

Birbal, the wise

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”. When King Saul sinned in the eyes of God, God became very displeased with him and commanded Samuel, His prophet, to anoint another man to be king after Saul. Samuel followed the directions of God and was led to the home of a man named Jesse, who came from the tribe of Benjamin.Jesse had eight sons, seven of whom were shown to Samuel. Samuel thought that surely the Lord would pick one of them, as they were strong and fine in appearance. The Lord, however, told Samuel that He does not consider a person's outward appearance, but instead looks at their heart. Samuel was told to anoint the youngest son, who was a shepherd boy; this boy was called David.When the war between the Israelites and Philistines took place, a giant named Goliath would shout out a challenge, each day, to any Israeli who would defeat him in battle. Nobody was brave enough to face him.When David heard him challenge the armies of God, he told King Saul that he would fight the giant. King Saul was worried, as David was not a warrior, but he put his own royal armour on David and gave him his blessing. David asked that the armour be removed, as he was not used to it. He chose, instead, to face the giant, dressed as a simple shepherd boy; his slingshot his only weapon.As the giant came towards him, David slung a stone in his slingshot and shot the giant. The small stone sunk into Goliath's head and the giant died instantly. The Philistines tried to flee when their hero died, but the Israeli army cut them off and defeated them.Moral: God does not look at the appearance of a person, but instead looks at a person's heart. He does not need His people dressed in fancy armour to help them defeat their enemies.

This is a story of Bible, David and Goliath.

David and Goliath

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”. Paul and Silas, two of the twelve Apostles of Jesus were in Philippi (a former city in present-day Greece), where they were arrested, flogged, and imprisoned for causing a public nuisance. At midnight, inside the prison Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God which was heard by the rest of the prisoners. And all of a sudden, there was a great earthquake, due to which foundations of the prison were shaken, followed by which, all the doors were opened, and everyone's bands were loose. The keeper of the prison woke out of his sleep, and saw the prison doors open. He drew out his sword to kill himself, assuming that the prisoners fled and he was to be blamed for that. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, we are all here and you need not punish yourself. Then the keeper went trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, begging them to answer what should he do to be saved? To which they said, “Believe in the Lord, and you and your house will be safe.” Moral:Always be true to yourself. This is the only way to to be true to the almighty.

This is a story of Paul, Silas, and Jesus Christ.

Paul and Silas in Prison

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, while passing through the town of Jericho, Jesus showed the world the meaning of hating the sin, not a sinner! As he was passing through the town, a crowd of people followed him. They wanted to hear Jesus talk about God's Kingdom!In that crowd, there was also a man called Zaccheus, the tax collector. He too wanted to see Jesus Christ. But he was a short man and could not see over the crowd.So, Zaccheus hit upon a clever idea. He climbed to the top of a tree so he could see who Jesus was.As Jesus was passing under the tree, he looked up and said, Zaccheus, come down, I must stay at your house today.îThe jubilant Zaccheus climbed down and began walking with Jesus towards his home.But the crowd was not pleased with this change of events. Most people in Jericho did not like tax collectors as most of them were greedy and dishonest.Jesus followers did not want their savior to be kind to such a sinner. But Zaccheus was a changed man. He promised Jesus that he would give half of his earnings to the poor and also return the money he had grabbed from common folks.This is just what Jesus had hoped for. He blessed Zaccheus and showed the people that one must hate the sin, not the sinner. Moral:Hate the sin, not the sinner.

This is a story of Bible and Jesus Christ.

The Tax Collector

The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic written by the famous sage Valmiki. It describes Lord Rama's effort to rescue Sita from the demon king Ravana. It also describes the challenges faced by Lord Rama, Laxaman, and Sita when they were exiled from the kingdom for 14 years. Following is a story from ìThe Ramayanaî.Vamana became a servant of Bali Maharaj. He stood, as a servant, with the Gada in His hand. It is said that Baliís palace in Sutal Loka had twelve entrances.Ravana once went to fight Bali. Nobody obstructed his path. When he reached Bali's door, he found a dwarf guarding the entrance, with a gada in his hand. He saw the same Vamana guard every entrance he went to. Amazed, he asked, ìWho are you, to stop me from entering?î Vamana replied that this was not the right time for him to enter. Ravana threatened to physically lift, and throw Vamana aside. Hearing this, the Lord pushed Ravana with the toes of His left foot. Ravana was thrown from Sutal Loka to Lanka. He never again attempted to face Bali.

How Ravana met Vamana

The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic written by the famous sage Valmiki. It describes Lord Rama's effort to rescue Sita from the demon king Ravana. It also describes the challenges faced by Lord Rama, Laxaman, and Sita when they were exiled from the kingdom for 14 years. Following is a story from “The Ramayana”.It is a well-known fact that Sita was the daughter of King Janaka. Mandodari was the daughter of Mayasura, the King of the Asuras (demons), and the apsara (celestial nymphs) Hema. Mandodari bears two sons after marrying Ravana, Meghanada (Indrajit) and Akshayakumara. But Mandodari is also the mother of Sita, according to one of the references in Adbhuta Ramayana. It is believed that Ravana used to store the blood of all the saints he killed in a large pot. One of the sages, Gritsamada stored milk obtained from the sacred darbha grass in a pot to practise penance and to have Goddess Lakshmi as his daughter. Ravana got a hold of the milk pot by sneaking into Gritsamada’s house and poured the milk into his pot of blood. Mandodari got so offended by this evil act that she decided to commit suicide by drinking the contents of the pot. After drinking from that pot, Mandodari did not die. Instead, she became pregnant with Sita. After Sita’s birth, who is one of the incarnations of Goddess Lakshmi, Mandodari left the baby in Kurukshetra, and that is how King Janaka found Sita.

This is a story of Sita and Mandodari.

The Story of Mandodari And Sita

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”. On his way to heal the ruler’s dead daughter, Jesus saw a large crowd gathered around him. Among them was a woman who was bleeding for twelve years. She thought she would only be healed by the Lord. She was afraid that perhaps Jesus was angry as she wished to touch his garments to heal herself, but Jesus was pleased with her. He said to her “Not me, but your faith has made you well.” When Jesus reached the home of the ruler, He took the young girl by the hand, and she got up, alive and well. This way Jesus healed everybody with his love and care. Moral:Miracles through Jesus are possible, all you have to do is have faith.

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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.