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”. Once, Jesus went with his family to Jerusalem as a young boy to celebrate the Passover festival.But on their way back, Mary and Joseph realized that Jesus was missing! Afraid for their son's life, the couple returned to Jerusalem and searched for Jesus. It took them three days before they found the young Jesus at the temple. He was sitting there calmly, learning from the teachers.The worried parents scolded Jesus lovingly and said, ìWhere were you son? We were looking all over for you.Hearing this, Jesus replied, ìWhy were you worried? Didn't you know I would be at my father's temple? Moral:God is our father.

This is a story of Bible, Jesus Christ, Joseph and Mary.

Jesus At The Temple

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

Shina Utavani

Good Friday commemorates the ultimate hours of Jesus' life, his crucifixion, and death as depicted within the Christian book of scriptures. Crucifixion means killing someone by nailing the person across the cross. Good Friday is a day of pity, in which churches are purge and dim. Services are held within the evening. Numerous churches have a severe drink arranged from leaves, vinegar, and other fixings. This drink is for everybody to taste after the service. This can be an imperative occasion in Christianity because it represents the penances and enduring in Jesus’ life. It is a day of grief.&nbsp; Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday preceding the Easter Sunday.&nbsp;It is additionally known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday, or Easter Friday. Other images of Good Friday contain dark cloth utilized to cover crosses, canvases, and statues in churches. Other than that, a couple of individuals make a plain appearance in churches and houses by expelling all flowers.Amid extraordinary Good Friday services, Christians contemplate Jesus’ endurance and death on the cross and what this implies for their faith. Why do we call Good Friday “Good”?It appears an unusual title for a day that marks such an awful occasion as execution, but when we see at the beginning of the title it becomes clearer. Some say it comes from the use of “Good” as a descriptive word connected for a day, which is an ancient English equivalent word for “Holy”. Most Christians see the day as “good” since the message of Easter is of Christ’s triumph over sin, passing and the devil. Some accept it is created from a more seasoned title “God’s Friday”. On Good Friday we keep in mind the day Jesus eagerly endured and passed on by torturous killing as the extreme give up for our sins. It is taken after by Easter, the great celebration of the day Jesus was raised from the dead, proclaiming his triumph over sin and passing and indicating ahead to a future restoration for all who are united to him by faith.

This is a story of good friday and Jesus Christ.

Good Friday

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”. Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin mentioned in three places in the Gospel of John: He first visits Jesus one night to discuss Jesus' teachings. When Nicodemus told Jesus that he believed that Jesus had come from God because of the signs and wonders, Jesus told him that nobody would see the kingdom of God until he is born again. It is difficult for Nicodemus to understand what Jesus is teaching him about the Kingdom. So Jesus gives further information regarding his special role as God’s human Son. Jesus says: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must be lifted up, so that everyone believing in him may have everlasting life.” Confused, Nicodemus asked how a grown man can be born again, and Jesus explained that a person needs to be born again out of water and in the Spirit of God, in order to be able to see the kingdom of God. Moral:It is important to be baptised in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

This is a story of Jesus and Nicodemus.

Teaching Nicodemus

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 there lived a man named Noah. He was a God loving person. And God loved Noah too. But unfortunately, this was also the time when a man was led astray by Satan and committed many sins. God loved his children, and their actions made him very sad.God needed to bring back the balance, so he told Noah Go, Noah, gather all the wood you can and build a huge ark. Build many rooms in the ark and put a coat of tar on it.Once the ark was ready, God said to Noah ìTake your family to the ark as I don't want you to die with the corrupt. Also, take a pair of each living being so that life can begin again.Now when all was ready according to God's command, it began to rain. It rained, without a break, for 40 days. The great flood washed away all the sin from the Earth. All that was left was Noah and his ark ñ to restart a pure life on the earth. Moral:God can give, and God can take it all away.

This is a story of Bible, Jesus Christ and Noah.

The Story Of Noah

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 was another beautiful day, and Jesus was trying to explain why he loved sinners so much. So he told the story of the Prodigal Son!ìThere once lived a man with two sons Jesus began. ìThe younger son developed a greed and asked his father to give him his part of inheritance early. The man loved his sons very much and gave him what he asked for.Soon, the younger son took all the money and went to a far away land. With the recklessness of youth, he spent all the money on meaningless expenses. Soon he had no money left. This was also the time when famine struck the land. With no money, the younger son began to starve.With no other option available, he went to a rich man's house and asked for a job. The rich man had only one job on offer ñ that of feeding the pigs! No other man was willing to accept such a dirty job. Amidst this hardship, the younger son soon realized what a blunder he had committed! He said to himself,&nbsp;ìI will go and beg my father's forgiveness. I will ask him to make me his servant.With that thought in mind, he returned to his father's house. When the father saw his younger son, he was overjoyed. He hugged him. But the son was filled with repentance and wanted to work as his father's servant. But the father would have none of it! He ordered the best clothes and shoes for his beloved son and hosted a feast in his honor too!But the elder son was unhappy and refused to attend the feast. Seeing this, the father asked why he was so unhappy. To this, the elder son replied, ìI have never left your side and loved you always. And yet you love my younger brother more.On hearing this, the old man smiled and said, ìYour brother has returned and repented. That is surely a reason to celebrate. As for you, my son, you own all that is mine, now and forever!îUpon hearing this story, the people understood exactly why Jesus loved the sinners because they returned from their sin! Moral:God loves all his children equally.

The Parable Of The Prodigal Son

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”. Jesus was betrayed by Judas, one of His disciples, and was then taken before Pontius Pilate. The people urged Pontius to release a murderer named Barabas to them and to crucify Jesus.They had Him flogged and tortured, and made Him carry his own cross up the hill where He was to be killed. They pierced his limbs, after which they nailed him to the cross and placed a sign above Him that read ìKing of the Jews.î Jesus cried out to God and then He died. All this happened according to the prophecy that Prophet Isaiah had made, which said the one God who chose to take the punishment of the sins of His people would die in silence and would be hung on a tree. Moral:Jesus was sent to take our sins on Him and suffer death in our place.

jesus christ 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.

Jesus At The Temple

Paul and Silas in Prison

The Tax Collector

Good Friday

Teaching Nicodemus

The Story Of Noah

The Parable Of The Prodigal Son

The Three wise men

The Crucifixion

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