Ravina Sewani

In a far away village, lived a young man in a very poorly built house. The young man was mentally challenged and was always seen working very hard. He used to collect leftover food and unwanted items. None of the villagers liked him and they also warned their children to never be around him.One day, the young man passed away and no one seemed to know the reason behind his death. When the villagers went to his house, they were shocked to see his old parents lying on the bed, helplessly.The villagers quickly realized that though the man was mentally challenged, he tried all his life to feed his sick parents and took care of them. The villagers realized their mistakes and felt guilty of never trying to help and understand the man’s situation. With his death, the young man taught a lesson to the villagers: We should never make assumptions about others and treat them rudely for sometimes the most caring individuals are those we wouldn't even think of to be. Moral:Never judge anyone without knowing their situation. Always be caring towards others.

This is a story of village.Moral(s) of the story: caring and helpfulness

Caring is in the heart

Shina Utavani

There was once a tennis ball. He was very lonely as he could not find his home. The lonely ball was very sad. The ball knew there were many balls just like him so he decided to search more balls that looked like him. He thought that it would be easy for him to find his home if he met a tennis ball.At first, he went to a basketball court and there he saw a huge ball. He knew that this was not his home. The ball was very big and was brown. The ball thought to himself, “This is not my home, I should look somewhere else”. So off he went.The lonely ball went ahead to search his home. Next, he went to a baseball field. The tennis ball saw a ball lying on the field. The ball was the same size as him but was white. The tennis ball thought, “I am yellow and the ball lying on the ground is white.” He knew it was not his home. He decided to look somewhere else.The ball then went to a football field. He saw the ball and was again disappointed. “This is not my home; the ball does not look like me,” he said. He was tired. It was evening already and the sun was about to set. The lonely ball could not find his home. But he decided to again go somewhere else. He thought he would find his home one day. He said to himself, “I can do it. I have to look somewhere else.” The lonely ball did not lose hope and decided to try again.Next, he went to a badminton court. The place was very weird for him because shuttlecocks were lying in the court instead of balls. But the rackets looked familiar to him and he thought that he was closer to his home. He decided to look in different courts.He went to a court next to it and saw balls that looked just like him. He saw rackets lying on the floor. He was happy and filled with joy. He had finally found his home! The lonely tennis ball was no longer lonely. He was back home. The ball made some new friends and played with them. They called him Freddie. Freddie was very happy and satisfied. He happily played tennis with his friends. Moral:Never lose hope.

This is a story of ball, house and tennis.Moral(s) of the story: hope

A Lonely Tennis Ball

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

Yesha Desai

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

Tina lives with her parents in a peaceful countryside manor. Her parents are scientists with many awards in their names.Tina also wants to be a scientist. Tina’s parents set up equipment for her in their garage where she constantly invents new things. She can build roller coasters and flying cars. Her parents are very proud of her.One day at school, she injures her hand in the playground right before her english test.&nbsp;Now, she is not able to write her test.Tina is disappointed now. She wished that there was a pencil that could write everything that you said to it by itself. That way she could give her test even with her injured hand.She decides to make that pencil. She goes to her garage and starts making formulas. Tina does her intelligent people thing and works the entire night. Her parents sternly put her to sleep and tell her that she can work tomorrow. They kiss her goodnight and she goes to sleep.Tina wakes up the next morning and its weekend so she can work on her pencil.After a few days of hardwork the pencil is built. Her parents are a little worried for her as she is constantly working but she assures them that she is fine.She realises that the pencil she built can write things not just by listening but can also read everyone’s thoughts.She is surprised. She really is a genius.She gets many awards for this brilliant invention and Tina becomes one of the youngest and the most successful scientists in the world.

This is a story of car, garage, pencil and roller coaster.Moral(s) of the story: hard work and determination

Tina’s garage

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

Timmy and his parents move to a new house. This new house has white picket fences, flowerbeds and a giant backyard. It is away from the noisy, crowded city so Timmy’s parents love it. Timmy’s room is very big and all of his toys fit in properly, so Timmy loves his new house too.But the one thing that Timmy is the most excited about is the park near his house. The community park is just around the corner so Timmy can go to the park and play whenever he wants to.The park in his new neighbourhood is also very big. It has many different types of slides.So as soon as they are settled in, Timmy asks his mother to take him to the park. “Mum! Please, can we go to the park now?”As Timmy asks this for the hundredth time in the day, Timmy’s mother agrees.She helps a restless Timmy put on his shoes and his coat and takes him to the park.The park is indeed very big. Timmy goes down the slides again and again “Yayyyyyyy” he says as he slides down with his eyes closed and a giant smile on his face.Then he runs to the swings. He asks his mother to push him further and further up. Looking up at the sky, he laughs and pretends that he can fly with the birds.After that his mother asks him to take a little break. As his mother sits on a park bench, Timmy makes new friends. They are all his age and will be his future school mates.With them, he goes round and round on the merry go round. All the kids take turns pushing the ride around. They laugh and laugh even as they get tired.In the end, they make pairs to go on the seesaw. Timmy falls of the see saw twice and gets mud in mouth. Along with his new friends, he laughs even as he scrapes his knee.Finally, Timmy’s mother calls him so that they can go home. Timmy is so tired but also very happy. He goes home and cleans himself up as a warm dinner awaits him. He tells his father about his very eventful day and then dreams about going to the park again.

This is a story of garden, house, see saw, marigoround, slide and swing.

Timmy goes to a new park!

In a little yellow house, on a hill, in a small town, lived a big black dog. The big black dog loved to bounce. He had everything he could ever need but yet the black dog was unhappy.&nbsp;His human worked most of the day and so they could only play late in the afternoon.In the big house next door lived a little girl and her two spotty dogs. One morning when black dog’s human left for work, he heard the little girl laughing.&nbsp;“It would be fun to have someone to play with”, the black dog thought.So he started to bounce. He bounced..and bounced..and bounced..until he bounced so high that he landed in the little girl’s garden.At first, the black dog had loads of fun. But then the little girl started pulling his tail and twisting his ears. “This is no fun!”, black dog yelped. So he bounced..and..bounced..and bounced..until he bounced so high that he landed in his own garden.In the big house on the other side lived an old lady with her little yellow dog. “I am sure she won’t pull my tail and twist my ears. It would be great to play with her.”, thought the black dog. So he started to bounce. He bounced..and bounced..and bounced..until he bounced so high that he landed in the old lady’s garden.At first the lady scratched behind his ears and rubbed his tummy. But after a while, the old lady sat down in her rocking chair and black dog got really bored. So he started to bounce. He bounced..and bounced..and bounced..until he bounced so high that he landed in his own garden again.When black dog’s human came home, she didn’t pull his tail or sit in a chair scratching his ears. They played his favourite game and she told him how much she’d missed him all day long.“I love her and she loves me. I am a lucky dog after all.”, sighed the black dog happily, as they curled up on the couch together. Moral:The black dog thinks he can have fun at someone else’s house until he realises that his own house is the perfect place for him. Always be grateful for what you have rather than looking around for happiness at other places.

This is a story of dog and garden.Moral(s) of the story: family value

A black dog

Following is a story about Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi is known as the “Father of the Nation”. He led the non-violence movement in India and helped India in getting freedom from the British rule. This is a particular incident from Gandhiji’s school days in South Africa.Gandhi was in his first year in high school. One day, the education inspector was supposed to visit the school. Generally, an educational inspector visits the school to see if the education of the school is proper or not. The education inspector, Mr. Giles visited the school. He came to Gandhi’s class and dictated five words in which every student had to spell it in their books. Gandhi had misspelled one of the words. The word was ‘Kettle’. The teacher of the class saw Gandhi’s mistake and signalled him to look from the neighbour’s book. Gandhi was a little surprised to see that because he thought the teacher was supposed to supervise against copying.Even though the teacher advised Gandhi to copy the spelling from the neighbour’s book, Gandhiji did not look in his. The result was that all the boys except Gandhi spelled all the spellings correctly. Only Gandhi was the one that could not spell it correctly. The teacher later even tried to make fun of him because he did not follow his instructions. Gandhi always followed his principles and copying from others was against his principles. He could never learn the art of coping. Even after the incident, Gandhi never disrespected his teacher. He always treated the teacher with respect and honour. For him, to respect elders was more important than to judge them due to their actions. Moral:Never change your principles by getting influenced by someone.

This is a story of educator, Mahatma Gandhi and school.Moral(s) of the school: cheating

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