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.

Yesha Desai

A strong and beautiful mother dragon had just given birth to three little dragon babies ó Red, Blue and Green.Red was a beautiful and calm and strong dragon. Soon after she was born, she had set to learning about protecting her lands. She didn't usually get angry, but when times called, she roared and spit fire. Blue was brave and strong willed. She loved exploring new places and was a natural protector. Being fierce and intelligent, she was very good at breathing fire. It was little baby Green that her mother was very worried about. Green did not seem to be able to breathe fire at all. Non fire breathing dragons were considered to be a disgrace to the society but Green's mother did not want to abandon her. At first her mother along with her sisters tried a lot to teach Green how to produce fire. They tried and tried and tried. But nothing happened.&nbsp; Her mother was frustrated and Green was very sad. She felt very bad about herself as she thought that now all her friends and family would not like her. It got worse when she realised that some of her friends in school had stopped talking to her. One day, there was an accident on their school's bus. The driver was very heavily injured. Little dragons around her panicked and some accidently burned the bus up. But little intelligent Green stayed focused. She got everyone out of the bus and even called for an ambulance. Due to Green's quick thinking and quick arrival of the help, everyone was rescued and everyone was safe in the end. Green was treated as a hero because of how intelligent and thoughtful she was and was no longer treated as an outcast. Everyone realised that just because Green was not like them did not make her any less valued. She was still amazing! Green finally started loving herself enough and did not let her flaws come in between her abilities.

This is a story of dragon, fire and school.Moral(s) of the story: confidence

The dragon who could not spit fire!

Shina Utavani

There was once a baby camel who used to live with her mother. One day, the baby camel was lost in deep thought when she was lying on the ground with her mother. The mother saw her and asked what was wrong with her. The baby camel said nothing.The baby camel could not resist anymore and the next day, she said, “Mom, why do the camels have humps?” The mother smiled and said, “Well, the humps help us to store the water for days. As we are desert animals, we can survive without water because of our humps.”The baby camel had many questions to ask. She then asked, “Why do camels have long legs and rounded feet?” The mother replied, “They help us in walking in the hot desert. The long legs and rounded feet help the camel walk in the desert better than anyone else.” The curious baby camel then asked, “Mom, why do we have long eyelashes? Sometimes it bothers my sight.” Mother camel replied with pride, “My baby, these long thick eyelashes are your protective cover. The help us in protecting our eyes from the desert sand and wind.”The baby camel was again lost in her thoughts. After thinking for a while, she said, “Well, we have humps that help us in storing the water when we are in desert, the long legs help us in walking through the desert and these big eyelashes protect our eyes from the desert then what in god’s name are we doing here in the Zoo?”. The mother camel could not answer this question and become speechless. Moral:The moral for parents to take away from this story is to always try and answer your child’s question. If you don’t, your child will never be curious again. To some questions, you might not be able to give a satisfactory answer. At that moment tell them that you will get back to this question when they are of the age or when it is the right time.

This is a story of camel, desert and zoo.Moral(s) of the story: curiosity

Baby Camel and his Mother

Ravina Sewani

Once there lived a mother pig with her three piglets. Mrs Pig was very tired and said to her children, “Oh dear! I can’t do all this work anymore, I’m afraid you must leave home and make your own way in the world”.So the three little pigs set off. After walking for a while, they met a man carrying a bundle of straw. “Excuse me” said the first little pig politely “would you please sell me some of your straw so I can make a house?” The man readily agreed and the first little pig went off to find a good place to build his house.The other little pigs continued to walk along the road when they met a man carrying a bundle of sticks. “Excuse me” said the second little pig politely “would you please sell me some sticks so I can build a house?” The man readily agreed and the little pig said goodbye to his brother. The third little pig didn’t like his brothers’ ideas so he kept walking. He thought to himself, “I’m going to build myself a much bigger, better, stronger house” and kept on down the road until he met a man with a cart load of bricks.“Excuse me” the third little pig said politely as his mother had taught him “Please can you sell me some bricks so I can build a house?” “Of course” said the man “where would you like me to unload them?” The third little pig looked around and saw a nice patch of ground under a tree, “Over there please” he pointed.All of the three pigs set to work and up until nightfall, the houses of straws and sticks were ready but the house of bricks was only just beginning to rise above the ground.&nbsp;The first and second little pigs laughed and thought that their brother was really silly to work so hard when they had already finished.However, a few days later the brick house was completed and looked very smart with shiny windows, a neat little chimney and a shiny knocker on the door.After a few nights, soon after they had settled in, a wolf was out looking for food. By the light of the moon he spotted the first little pig’s house of straw.&nbsp;He went up to the door and called, “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.” “No, no, by the hair of my chinny chin chin” replied the little pig. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house.” said the wolf who was a big, bad, greedy sort of wolf.And he huffed, and he puffed and blew the house in. The little pig ran away as fast as his he could and went straight to the second little pig’s house to hide.The next night the wolf was even hungrier and he saw the house of sticks. He walked up to the door and called, “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.” “Oh no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin” said the second little pig as the first little pig hid trembling under the stairs. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in” said the wolf.And he huffed, and he puffed and blew the house in. But the little pigs ran away as fast as they could and went to the third little pig’s house to hide.“What did I tell you?” said the third little pig “it’s important to build houses properly”. But he welcomed them in and they all settled down for the rest of the night.The following night the wolf was even hungrier and feeling bigger and badder than ever. Prowling around in hunger, he came to the third little pig’s house. He crept up to the door and called, “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.” “Oh no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin” said the third little pig while the first and the second little pigs hid trembling under the stairs. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in” said the wolf.And he huffed, and he puffed and he blew but nothing happened.&nbsp;So he huffed and he puffed and he blew again, even harder, but still nothing happened. The brick house stood firm.The wolf growled, “I’m going to eat all of you” he growled “you just wait and see”. He prowled round the house trying to find a way in. The little pigs trembled when they saw his big eyes peering through the window. Then they heard a scrambling sound.“Quick, quick” said the third little pig “he’s climbing the tree, I think he’s going to come down the chimney”.The three little pigs got the biggest pan they had, and filled it full of water and put it on the fire to boil. They could hear the sound of the wolf climbing the tree and then walking along the roof.The little pigs held their breath.&nbsp;The wolf was coming down the chimney.&nbsp;Nearer and nearer he came until, with a huge splash, he landed in the pan of water. “Yoweeeee!” he screamed and shot back up the chimney thinking his tail was on fire. The last the three little pigs saw of the big bad wolf was him flying over the treetops clutching a very sore tail.So, the three little pigs lived happily together ever after in their very smart house of bricks. Moral:Do not do things in hurry without much thought. Take time, think your way through and then act.

This is a story of house pig and wolf.Moral(s) of the story: smartness

The three little Pigs

Tam was a very jolly and good child. He was good at everything but he had only one problem. He never did anything in time or order. He had no routine and would often always be on his toes.Like every morning, today he woke up late, skipped morning exercises and prayers and hurried to school while eating breakfast on the way.Because he missed the bus, he had to run to school which was very far away.When he reached there, he was wound up and tired.He was shocked to see the gates to be close and asked the peon what was wrong.The peon told him that the school was closed due to a strike.He ran back home, disappointed. When he got home he was hungry and tired. He asked his father, “Did you go to work and come back because of the strike?”His father shook his head, “I did not go. The news about the strike was in the paper.”Tam felt betrayed, “You knew about the strike and did not tell me?”His father replied, “How could I? You left in such a hurry.”That was how Tam realised to do his things on time and have a proper routine. Moral:Having a routine helps you be organised and makes your work more effective.

This is a story of father, school and son.Moral(s) of the story: routine importance

 Importance of routine

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 very pious saint. He had many disciples and was very well loved.One day while taking a walk with his disciples in the beautiful mountains of Tibet, he listened to his students talk about their dreams and lives. He considered himself extremely blessed to have such passionate students. However, they were also very competitive.“What qualities do we need to get success in life?” He asked his students.“Talent.” One replied.“Good luck.” The other replied.“Favourable circumstances.” Said another.He sat down with them around a tree and asked them to watch the two farms in front of them.The children obeyed and looked at two farms where farmers were ploughing the land. In one farm, the farmer had seven oxen and in the other, the farmer only had two.In the first farm, work was getting done very easily as compared to the other.In the farm where the farmer had better equipment, the land was ploughed faster and soon enough the farmer was done with his work. In the other farm, even though it took more work, the farmer did not stop and worked harder.As evening fell, the farmer was done with his work too.Both the farmers succeeded.The saint turned to his disciples and said, “Some people have to work harder than others to achieve something, some have natural talent while others have to practice for it, some people have better luck than others but in the end even if the playing fields are uneven you succeed only if you are hardworking and disciplined.” Moral:Discipline and work ethic are the key to success.

This is a story of disciple, farm, farmer and saint.Moral(s) of the story: discipline

The key to success

Monsoon was approaching and that brought a whole lot of preparations in Karan’s house. His grandmother was someone who was always prepared for everything. She stocked up flashlights, bought raincoats, started hanging clothes indoors, she was very prepared for everything that heavy tropical rains could bring!Always a worrier, Karan’s grandmother also made him take extra precautions.On a very sunny day, she gave Karan an umbrella and she said, “Here, carry this with you everyday.”Since that day, Karan carried an umbrella everywhere. While walking to the bus stop, eating in the school canteen, going to the grocery store. The umbrella went everywhere.And this annoyed him a lot. It was such a hassle to carry it everywhere with him, especially when it was not even raining.He tried to get rid of the umbrella many times. He tried to leave it at home, but his grandmother would run to his bus stop to give it to him.He tried to ‘forget’ it in school but the cleaner would find it and give it back to him.To say that Karan was tired of carrying this big umbrella around was an understatement. That is, until the project day arrived and he had to submit a project in school. He worked very hard on the models and the charts and was very excited to show it to his friends. It was almost too much to carry, especially with the umbrella. So he decided to leave his umbrella behind but it suddenly rained heavily on his way to the school.He quickly took shelter under a store to protect his project.Although Karan was relieved that he had protected his hardwork from the rain, he was anxious about getting late to school. “I should have just listened to my grandmother and brought my own umbrella with me.” He thought to himself.As he was worried about it and prayed for the rain to stop, the shopkeeper noticed his distress.The shopkeeper knew Karan because his family usually bought the groceries from his shop. He asked Karan, “Is there something wrong?”Karan nodded and explained the problem.The shopkeeper smiled at him and then handed Karan his own umbrella. “Here child” he said, “Take this umbrella with you and all the best!”Karan thanked him reminded himself to get his own umbrella the next day.

This is a story of school, umbrella and grandmother.

An umbrella in a storm

Billy was really excited today as it was the CIRCUS DAY and Billy loved going to the circus – all the animals and the people. It was so much fun!Billy along with his parents arrived at the huge red and white striped tent called the ‘Big Top’ at 8 o’clock sharp. The ringmaster shouted with his huge booming voice, ‘Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!’The first act of the evening was of a man and a woman dressed in sparkly clothes balancing on a huge swing at the top of the circus tent. They flew through the air. “Ooooo!” shouted the people every time they flew. It was very, very exciting.Next came in six huge and fierce looking lions along with a man. Billy watched as the man put his head in the biggest lion’s mouth. ‘Ooooo!’ shouted the people in horror and amazement.Now was the turn for the clowns. They wore brightly coloured clothes – blue and yellow and red with spots of green. The clowns had painted their faces with different colours and they had red coloured nose and hair. They fell over, told lots of jokes and did lots of very silly things. “Ha, ha, ha!” laughed everyone in the audience – and Billy laughed too.Finally, in the end it was time for the act of the elephants. There were three enormous grey elephants and one smaller one. The small one balanced on one leg and did lots of tricks. Then it stopped and looked up at Billy. “Hello,” said Billy to the elephant. “I’m Billy.”“I’m Minny,” replied the elephant to Billy’s surprise. Then all of a sudden MInny ran towards the door and barged out of the tent and on to the streets of the town. All the people rushed out of the circus tent screaming, “Aagh! The elephant – it’s escaped!” “Help!” cried the ringmaster. “Minny the elephant has escaped!”Minny was very happy as it was the first time she had been out of the circus! She felt good to be free and loved running about in the streets of the town! She ran along the main street towards the main square. She saw the fountain in the middle of the square and climbed into the big fountain to sit down in the water.People tried to walk by but Minny sprayed water at them using her huge trunk! “Oh, this is much more fun than the circus!” cried Minny. After a while Minny decided to explore the town. She went into the big supermarket. The people in the supermarket started screaming on seeing Minny and ran out of the supermarket. Minny had a wonderful time – she helped herself to the bananas and scoffed a large chocolate cake, ten packets of biscuits and a large number of buns.After she had eaten to her full capacity, Minny decided to explore again so she went out into the street. In the distance, Minny saw a big house but there was something strange about it – there was a red light all around it.Minny walked towards the house and heard people in the house shouting and screaming. “Help!” they shouted. “Save us!” Minny rushed into the garden opposite the house where there was a big pond with lots of water. She put her trunk in the water and took in as much water as she could. Then she rushed over to the house and sprayed the house with water. She repeated spraying the water from her trunk many times to clear out the flames and fire.Minny could see a small boy standing at a window at the top. The boy quickly opened the window and Minny took him out of the house using her trunk. “Minny!” he cried. “It’s me!”“Hello, Billy,” said the elephant. “You saved me!” cried Billy. “You are the bravest elephant in the world!” Billy’s mother and father came rushing out of the house. They couldn’t believe what they saw! Billy and their house were safe because of an elephant. The next day everyone from the town gathered around the town hall. Minny, the elephant was honoured with a special medal. Billy rode around the square on Minny’s back, waving and smiling at all the people.They went slowly back to the circus to rejoin the other elephants. Minny was so happy that she never wanted to escape from the circus again. Moral:Use your freedom for the right purposes.

This is a story of circus and elephant.

CIRCUS ESCAPE

On a fine monday morning three year old Tanya went to the market with her father.&nbsp;There she saw many different types of fruits and vegetables.Her father explained about a lot of different types of food to her.Firstly, they bought one kilogram of potatoes. Her father explained that potatoes are a part of our staple diet. They are a huge source of carbohydrates. Her father said, “ Potatoes grow underneath the soil. They are tubers. They give you a lot of energy.”They moved on to get some peas. Her father told her, “While peas are considered to be vegetables, pea pods which contain peas are actually fruits. They contain every type of vitamin that a human body needs so you should eat them without arguing with your mother.”They bought some carrots. “Carrots are root vegetables. They grow under the soil as roots.” Tanya loved carrots. They are very crunchy and tasty and according to her father, they have a lot of vitamins.They bought onions and Tanya remembered that these are the vegetables that bring tears to her mother’s eyes. Onions grow in multiple colours like red, yellow white. They have a very sharp taste and are very healthy. They are used in a lot of different dishes to spice them up.Tanya was very tired. She had a long day in the market and asked her father about how long it will be until they got to go home.Her father laughed, “We just have to buy some cucumbers now. Then we can leave.”Tanya loved cucumbers. They are crunchy and tasty. She had recently found out that like tomatoes, cucumbers are also considered to be fruits. Her father said that the cucumbers have lots of vitamins and minerals and are mostly made of water.After they purchased everything, they were ready to leave. Tanya learned a lot about the different types of vegetables. She decided to not argue so much while eating them because they are healthy for her.

This is a story of market, carrot, cucumber, onion, peas, potato and tomato.

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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.

The dragon who could not spit fire!

Baby Camel and his Mother

The three little Pigs

Importance of routine

The pride and its result

The key to success

An umbrella in a storm

CIRCUS ESCAPE

Tanya's trip to the market

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