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.

One day Motu Patlu was sitting at a tea stall… sipping tea... while the chaiwala removed piping hot samosas from the huge frying pan...Motu hungrily kept towards the large platter piled up with crisp golden brown samosas… Motu was about to stuff his mouth with the samosa.... opening his mouth wide... while he suddenly heard a sudden shriek and wail... Motu Patlu and chaiwala looked around..and to their surprise..they were shocked to see the crispy golden tasty-looking Samosa screeching and wailing...and it pleaded "Please don't eat me...I shall tell you a secret magical spell... which will save you from troubles..." Chai Wala...Faints...on the spot.. seeing the entire episode...Patlu..."What rubbish...I don't believe in your false tales..."Samosa..in an angry tone. "Ok in that case...I shall never tell you the secret magical spell" Motu... Promptly... "Ohh Samose bhaiyya don't be angry. I shall not eat you... you are free"Samosa..."Ohh Motu that's so thoughtful of you...in that case, I shall tell only you the secret magical spell.." Samosa..."Bring your ears near me..Motu.."Motu brings his ears near Samosa... Samosa..", Listen carefully...Motu...this is a secret magical spell it will help you get out of trouble and convert enemies into friends... you can also use this spell to save others from troubles...but you shall remember the spell only when the need arises.&nbsp; "When you cast the secret magical spell...yummy looking hypnotic samosas will appear and the lingering aroma shall make people eat the tasty looking samosas..thus the magical samosas shall break troubles and build friendships..now listen carefully.. to the spell. Sab bann jaaye mere dost at any cost....." Saying this the Samosa vanishes in thin air... Just then Boxer comes running red in anger towards Motu Patlu.. screaming... Boxer.."I shall not spare you guys today... you'll have spoiled my swanky new car...by scrubbing it with a scrubber..." Patlu..."Run Motu... trouble has arrived..." Suddenly Motu remembers the secret magical spell...Motu murmurs...Sab bann jaaye mere dost at any cost..."golden brown crispy samosas appear...and Boxer is lured towards them...Boxer hypnotically gobbles up the magical samosas...and instantly has a change in a heart filled with affection for Motu Patlu...Boxer tightly hugs Motu and Patlu.. and makes them his best friends... From then Fur furi Nagar turns into a friendly town... with no fights...only...friends...and everyone lives happily together.

The Samosa Spell

Yesha Desai

When little Maya walked into the kitchen behind her mother she whined, “I am very hungry! What should I eat?” She looked around the kitchen. There were just so many options.The roti that her mother had just made said, “Eat me! I have the right amount of carbohydrates that you need and even the fibre. Your mother just made your favourite sabzi today. Come on eat us.”The sabzi agreed. The dry fruits from the can said, “You love pistachio so much and even cashews. Eat us.”The raisin from the same can said, “Yes. And the apricot, almond and me have such high amounts of vitamins which you need to stay in good health. You should eat dry fruits.”The pizza that her father had brought for lunch said, “Eh! Enough about this health talk. You don’t always need to eat healthy food Maya. You can give yourself a break and eat something you like. You know that you love pizza.”The bread from the fridge said, “Yes, but pizza is so unhealthy. You can take me and make a sandwich, that is tastier and healthier alternative. Or you can make a burger if you like.”The instant noodles packet and the fruits from the table said similar arguments for why she should eat them but Maya was so confused as everything seemed very appealing.She looked at her mother and she smiled down at her daughter, “There are so many options Maya. But you have to find a balance. You can’t always eat unhealthy food and you can’t always avoid the food you like either. The key to a healthy life is a balanced diet.” Moral:Balanced food intake is very important to maintain a healthy body.

This is a story of apricot, burger, noodles, pizza, raisin, roti, sandwich and walnut.Moral(s) of the story: health and hygiene

The importance of different types of food

Thrown in a large black iron frying pan.. in the deep sea of hot oil. Stuffed with spicy potato, green peas and coriander, and enveloped in pockets of white dough ... I and my companions were strained out brown and piping hot... We landed on a big aluminium tray... We saw the greedy glares of the crowd that gazed at us...Some waiting for us some rushed towards us.... calling out 'Samose aa gaye garma garam Samose, '... While my fellow mates were taken away... A couple of them were in pav while some were sold off with spicy green and sweet red chutney... Then... there came a dirty looking peasant who hungrily stared at me with his preying eyes...He removed an old ten-rupee currency note from his old ragged jhola and bought me... Wrapped up in a newspaper I was in his ragged cloth jhola... Until he settled near a tea stall...Sat, ordered a cutting chai and got me out of his humble slob... opened the newspaper in which I was wrapped up and took a chunky bite accompanied with s hot sip of masala chai and fried salty spicy green chillies... Within minutes I was gobbled up guzzled down with hot tea... The peasant burped.. with his stomach full and drowsiness in his droopy eyes. He slept under a huge banyan tree after brunching upon me... I said to myself...I am a modest samosa ...I am in demand among all the classes of the society...I am one of the tastiest, the quickest yet cheapest modes of satisfying the hunger of people on the go... I am the samosa.

The Story of Samosa

One day morning Motu woke up and he was very hungry.Motu runs to the kitchen to eat samosa. When he opens the fridge, all samosas went finished. Motu goes to the market for buying samosa but all samosa is stolen. Motu came back home sadly.Later, Patlu woke up and saw Motu sitting sad and asked him what happened? Motu said all place samosa was stolen.&nbsp;Motu and Patlu went together to find out, Who stole all the samosa.Patlu Screamed: "See a monkey is running with 2 big samosa packs. Let's follow them.Motu and Patlu followed the monkey. They saw the monkeys were eating samosa and enjoying themselves.Motu and Patlu made a plan to hide behind the trees and try to tie all monkeys one by one with the rope. As per the plan, Motu and Patlu tie them into the rope one by one around a big tree.&nbsp;Then Motu found all samosa and Motu and Patlu went home happily.

This is a story of Motu and samosa.

Motu Love Samosa 

Toby’s mother was very hardworking and this was the first time she was taking little Toby out to the grocery store for shopping. Baby Toby asked his mother, “What is a grocery store?”She replied, “A grocery store is a place where you can get everything you need in your daily life. There are many types of grocery stores. Some stores are big and some are small. Grocery stores sell food like milk, eggs, bread, meat, canned food, fruit, vegetables, snacks, frozen foods, drinks, and cereal.&nbsp;It also sells stuff like toothbrush, toothpaste, plates, screws, jacks and other toolbox and garage equipments.”Before they stepped in, his mother pulled out a list. They entered the store and it was very noisy and full of light. Toby immediately wanted to leave.They grabbed a shopping cart to help carry their food and Toby’s mother fit him into the cart.At first baby Toby was very scared of the new surroundings but soon he got used to it.As his mother kept on shopping and ticking things off the list, Toby soon got bored. He asked his mother when they were leaving. His mother still had a lot of things to do but she saw baby Toby’s patience wearing out. She had to entertain the baby in some way so she slowly spinned the shopping cart around.Toby squealed and asked his mother to do it again. His mother did so and a few times he laughed happily.&nbsp;So his mother continued shopping.Toby noticed that the grocery stores are separated into sections and rows. Some sections in the store are the dairy, meats, fruits and vegetables, seafood, and bakery. The rows in a grocery store are called aisles. Sometimes they have signs posted with numbers or words that tell me the type of food that is in each aisle.He learnt a lot about grocery stores but soon got bored again. The shopping trip was about to end as his mother now went to the cashier to pay for the stuff. His mother looked at him and said, “Toby, behave. We are almost leaving, alright? If you will be nice, I will let you watch television for a little longer and even get you bubble soap.”At that, Toby stayed silent.Soon they reached home and his mother praised him and said he was very well behaved for his first trip to the grocery store. She made bubbles with him in their backyard and they danced around. They also ate peanut butter sandwiches and jam right from the can. Toby had a very fun day.Surely it took longer to get used to grocery stores but as Toby grew up he even helped his mother put things into the shopping cart and then into their kitchen.

This is a story of bubble, grocery store and sandwich.

Toby’s first grocery shopping trip

Ravina Sewani

Many, many years ago everyone was strong and healthy. They ate a very varied diet, and especially loved fruits, vegetables, and fishes. Everyone took daily exercise, and they enjoyed themselves playing and leaping about. The Earth was the healthiest place you could imagine.All that made the dark witches furious. They only ever wanted to do harm and make problems for people. One day, they cast a spell and turned into tiny ants. They entered human bodies like virus and destroyed their health. They started with a little boy and soon changed his likes and dislikes.Soon, the boy had a funny feeling in his mouth and tongue and he no longer wanted to eat vegetables, fruits, or fishes. All he wanted to do was eat ice cream, pizza, burgers, and candy. Then he felt a nibbling feeling all over his body and he no longer enjoyed playing and running about with his friends. He now just wanted to stay in the house, sitting or sleeping. His life got boring, he started feeling ill, and had no desire to do anything.The witches then targeted other people and caused the most contagious disease-disease of wasting life.After a long time, Doctor Fitton-Helthie discovered that the little witches were causing all this disease. No tablet or syrup could cure this. He found out the best cure was to make a strong effort to live a healthy, joyful, and happy life. When a person became healthy, the little witches would leave that body through a sneeze.From then on, everyone slowly started eating fruits, vegetables, and fishes, and started some exercise. Whoever came to see Doctor Fitton-Helthie to take his, ended up totally well, being cured of the waste-of-life disease. Moral:A healthy mind and a healthy body is the key to a life full of joy.

This is a story of burger, doctor, ice cream, pizza and witch.Moral(s) of the story: health hygiene

Swarm of "health-destroying" Ants

One day, Raj's mother bought some samosas. Among them was a BIG samosa. While Raj greeted his mother, the big samosa thought, "What a small place to be in! I should squash one of the small ones and make space for myself." Thinking so she squashed the tiniest samosa. "Yeeowee!", Yowled the tiny samosa before it was squashed and broke apart. Now the samosas were angry. They hadn't liked the big samosa from the beginning. She was a bit too rude. Now they had to do something. But what? "Should we squash her?" asked one. "Why don't we squeeze her potatoes?" asked another. "I know", said the squashed samosa. We will push together and knock the big samosa into the sauce. Then she will be eaten faster". The other samosas quickly agreed. They formed up, picked up the tiny squashed samosa, and "WHOOSH!" - the squashed samosa was launched into the big samosa knocking her into the sauce. "Crunch", Raj bit into the big samosa with a happy smile. "Yay!", Cheered all the samosas and they lived happily ever after... Until Raj ate them too.

junk food 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.

The Samosa Spell

The importance of different types of food

The Story of Samosa

Motu Love Samosa

Toby’s first grocery shopping trip

Swarm of "health-destroying" Ants

The Samosa Story

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