Shina Utavani

Once in a forest, there was a huge pond. In the pond, there lived a flock of cranes. All the cranes used to catch fishes from the pond and spent their lives happily. There also lived a cunning fox in the forest. His name was Tricky. He also visited the pond to catch fishes. Whitey, one of the cranes helped Tricky to catch fishes. Gradually, Whitey and Tricky started talking and became best friends. They used to talk, chat, eat, and play together.One day, Tricky invited Whitey to his place for dinner. He wanted to give a treat to Whitey for helping him. It was a Sunday evening and Whitey dressed up and left for the Tricky’s house. Whitey took some grapes with him. Tricky welcomed his friend to his house. They both were talking and suddenly the aroma of soup filled the place. Whitey was very hungry and could not resist the aroma. Tricky called him inside for the dinner.Tricky played a prank with Whitey. So, he poured the soup into two plates. Whitey who was excited to taste the soup was shocked as the soup was on the plate. Tricky enjoyed the soup while whitey could not drink the soup as it was on a plate. Whitey was very upset and returned home with an empty stomach. He decided to teach Tricky a lesson.Whitey met Tricky the next day and said, “I am delighted by the way you treated me. Let’s meet for dinner at my place today in the evening.” In the evening, Tricky arrived at Whitey’s house. Both of them talked for some time. Whitey also had prepared the soup and the aroma filled the place. Tricky’s mouth watered.Whitey went in and came with soup in two deep long jars. He placed the jars on the table. Tricky was shocked when he saw the jars. Tricky tried to drink from the jar but as soon as he bent, the jar got stuck in his mouth. He tried to remove the jar but the jar was stuck tightly on his mouth. He ran here and there and finally the jar broke.Tricky said, “Sorry, Whitey. Please forgive me. From now, I will not play any pranks and will be a good friend.” Moral:One should not try to make fun of the other’s limitations.

This is a story of crane, forest, fox and pond.Moral(s) of the story: carelessness and ignorance

The Fox and the Crane

Vikramaditya also called Chandragupta II was a powerful emperor of Northern India. He was the grandson of Chandragupta I and the son of Samudra Gupta. Under his rule, art, architecture flourished and cultural development of ancient India reached its climax.Inheriting a large empire, he continued the policy which his father followed and extended his control over neighbouring territories. He was an ideal king and was known for his courage, generosity, and intellect.The king was well-known for his justice and kindness. He was generous towards people. Once the king had to build a palace near the riverbank. He ordered ministers and workers to survey the site and commence the work. The workers started the work and the palace was built in a few weeks. The minister was happy to inform the king about it and decided to have a final look at the palace. While seeing the palace his eyes fell on a hut near the palace. He had not seen the hut before and now the hut was only a few steps away from the palace gate.He decided to ask the lady leaving in the hut to vacant the place and in return, he offered anything she asked. But the lady refused to accept anything as the hut was dearer to her. The minister tried to convince the lady but she refused. Then the matter was taken to the king.The wise king ordered, “Let the lady stay in her hut and let it be where it is. It will only add beauty to the palace.” The king then said to the minister, “Let us not forget that what seems ugly to us might be precious to someone else.” Moral:We should respect what is dear to others.

This is a story of Chandragupt Maurya and Hemchandra Vikramaditya.Moral(s) of the story: respect

Vikramaditya

Yesha Desai

Once upon a time there was a mango tree who grew a mango who&nbsp;was very proud of himself. The mangoís only problem was that he grew next to an ugly almond tree with ugly almonds. So every day, the mango would insult the almond seeds on his looks and their taste. All the other plants tried to make the mango stop harassing the almond but he never listened. One summer, well dried up. The sun was scorching and the heat was merciless. It went on for days and the mangoes got bad. It was there to bloom but due to excessive heat they ripened up too quick and fell from the tree. The almond seeds held just fine and survived. Moral:Do not judge someone by the way they look.

This is a story of mango and almonds.Moral(s) of the story: pride

The proud mango

In a dense forest, there lived a fox and a wolf. They both were good friends. They both enjoyed each other’s company. The fox depended on the wolf for many things. The wolf would go for hunting and fox would always go with him. He would sneak the spoils of the hunt left behind by the wolf. He used to get the meal easily as the wolf would do all the hard work.The fox used to always follow the wolf and would eat without doing much hard work. One day the wolf became aware of fox’s deceiving nature. The wolf started ignoring him. He would go hunting without his friend. The wolf decided to stay away from the fox as he was using him for his benefit. He thought that the fox was not a good friend and he was very selfish. The wolf did not call fox for the hunt after that.As the winter season started, the wolf began hunting and saved his meat for the season. He would hunt for the meal and would store it in his house for the winter. To avoid any difficulty in the winter, he stored as much food as he could. The wolf worked hard and searched for his food. The fox rested all around and did nothing. He thought that the wolf would take him for the hunt. He waited for the wolf to go for hunting.Many days went by and the wolf did not call the fox. So, the fox decided to look for the wolf. For many days, the fox managed to eat little food which he got nearby but he wanted to eat some good meat. He went to the wolf’s cave. The fox did not want to directly ask the wolf why he was not going for the hunt. So, he shouted, “Wolf, my friend. Are you fine? I have not seen you for a long time.” After this, the fox sneaked inside the cave to look for the wolf. Inside the cave, he saw a huge pile of meat. The wolf was inside the cave and was surprised to see the fox.The wolf coughed and said, “I was sick for a while. I will come to meet you when I feel better.” The fox asked the wolf to take care and left his cave. The wolf was happy that the fox left, he did not want to be friends with him. The fox felt very bad that the wolf was ignoring him and went for the hunt without him. Instead of realizing his mistake, he thought that the wolf was very mean to him. He decided to take revenge from the wolf.The fox went to a shepherd and took the shepherd to the wolf’s den. The shepherd was shocked to see his sheep inside the den. As they were easy to hunt, the wolf had killed many of shepherd’s sheep. The shepherd got very angry and started beating the wolf. “How dare you hunt my sheep? Now, you will not be killing my sheep anymore” said the shepherd and killed the wolf. Then he took off the wolf’s skin and left.The fox was very happy that the wolf was killed. He said, “This is what you get when you are mean to others. You are dead now and I will eat all your meat.” The fox did not realize what he had done and it was obvious that the selfish fox would never realize his mistake. As the fox was dancing and jumping, a hunter saw the fox and caught him. The hunter killed him. In the end, the fox was punished by God, for betraying his friend. Moral:One should always be loyal to their family and friends.

This is a story of farmer. fox and wolf.Moral(s) of story: selfishness

The Fox and the Wolf

Pallavi Hota

Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic about the brothers, Pandavas and kauravas. It describes the battle between them in the Kurukshetra war for the throne of Hastinapura. It is an epic tale that combines war, religion, philosophy and Hindu history. Following is a story from “The Mahabharata.” King Shibi, a descendant of king Bharata of the lunar dynasty, was famous for his truthfulness, justice, and keeping his word. The king of righteousness, Yudhisthira, himself decided to test the strength of the character of Shibi Rana. Once when the king was alone on the terrace of his palace, he saw a dove coming towards him with great speed. An eagle was after him, and to escape from the clutches of the chasing eagle, the dove made frantic efforts to hide somewhere. Seeing the king on the terrace, the frightened dove took shelter in his lap. The dove said, “O king, save my life, I have come under your shelter.” The king had vowed to protect anyone who took his shelter. Thus the weak and deprived could not be exploited by the rich and strong. However, this was a new experience for Shibi Rana. Was he in any way obliged to protect a bird who seeks his refuge? Contemplating for a while, the king decided that even trees, animals, and birds require protection and help as do human beings. Therefore, the king said, “Have no fear my son. That eagle would not be able to touch even your feather. Relax in peace, have no worries.” The king readied himself to face the rapidly approaching eagle. The eagle landed in front of the king and said, “O king, you have hidden my prey. Please release him so that I can appease my hunger.” The righteous king saw the point in the eagle's demand. He faced a peculiar dilemma of protecting the dove, and at the same time not to deprive the eagle of his rightful prey! He decided to resolve the issue by offering the eagle an equal amount of meat from his kitchen. But the eagle insisted on having his prey, the dove as his food. After some discussion the eagle agreed to set the dove free on two conditions. The eagle said, “O King, I shall let the dove go, if equal weight of flesh from your body is offered to me as food.” Shibi Rana was quite pleased with the adjustment. He thought that a pound (or two) of flesh from his body would not kill him and the life of the dove in his shelter would also be saved. Thus he was happy that he was saved from a great sin of ‘inability to protect the weak’. The eagle then put his second condition, saying, “O king, if a single tear drops from your eye I shall be constrained to accept you flesh as my food.” The king agreed and called for the knives and the balance. In one pan of the balance, the dove was kept and on the other side a large chunk of flesh from the right thigh of Shibi Rana. But strange as it might seem, the pan with the dove always weighed more even as additional flesh was added! Thus almost the whole of the right half of the king’s body was cut. Still the weight could not be equalled. At this juncture a drop of tear appeared in the left eye of the king. The eagle objected to this saying, “O king, I cannot accept the food given in distress. The tear in your eye shows that you are unhappy. So give me my prey back and you shall regain your normal health.” With a faint smile on his lips, Shibi Rana said, “Behold, O eagle, the left eye is not crying out of grief; this is a tear of joy. Now my left half of the body will also be used to honour the word I have given to you. Otherwise, if only right had satisfied you, the left half of the body would have been denied this great opportunity of sacrifice! Therefore, my dear friend, the left eye cries out of joy!” This ultimate sacrifice of Shibi Rana was unparalleled in history. The eagle and the dove disappeared and in their places stood the King of righteousness -Yudhisthira and the king of heavens –the Indra. Gods from the heavens showered flowers, perfumes, and praise on the king. They granted many boons to this noble king. King Shibi had passed the ultimate test to uphold dharma, a true duty of every king. It is said that this king ruled for many years and after his death went directly to heaven to enjoy the fruits of his righteous karma.

This is a story of Shibi and Karna.

Glories of King Shibi

Ravina Sewani

One day an idol-maker hired a donkey to deliver an idol of a goddess to a rich customer. The idol was a beautiful piece of excellent workmanship. The donkey was loaded with the idol. As the donkey walked along the road, many people on the way stopped to admire the idol. Some people bowed in respect to the idol.The stupid donkey thought that all the admiration and respect were for him. So he proudly stopped in the middle of the road and began to bray loudly. Gentle words and actions of his master failed to induce him to keep quiet and move on.At last the master beat him hard with his stick. The beating thrashed the false pride out of the donkey. He came back to his senses and walked on dutifully. Moral:A nod for the wise and a rod for the fool.

This is a classic story from Vikas books.This is a story of donkey.Moral(s) of the story: foolishness

The Donkey and the idol

Nishita Sanghvi

Minku was a very mischievous child. He loved doing everything that annoyed people around him, although he was as innocent as any other child doing everything only for fun.There were complaints from school too regarding Minku's behaviour. Nevertheless he would never listen.Minku's mother loved making candles, she would paint them beautifully, but Minku would spoil all of them before they dried. Despite being given continuous warnings, Minku just would not listen.She realized that the time had come to find a way to teach her son a lesson. Usually she would place the candles somewhere within his reach but this time she placed it on top of the cupboard where his hands would not reach. His mother warned him to not try and reach the candles but as all would have guessed he would not give up, he went on to reach for the candles placed high up. And as his mother had expected, he fell. But before he could hit the ground, she held him. Minku was obviously terrified and he burst into tears. He hugged his mother and promised to listen to others next time.Moral:Obey your elders.

This is a story of mother, school and candle.Moral(s) of the story: obedience

Mischievous Minku

Sarah did not like to drink milk. Whenever her mom gave Sarah a glass of milk, she would say, “No, thanks, Mom, no milk for me.” Sarah’s mom knew how important it was for her young daughter to drink milk. Milk had calcium and Sarah needed calcium in order to have strong teeth and bones.One afternoon, Sarah’s mom spoke to Sarah’s teacher, Mrs. Smith, about her problem with Sarah. The next day Mrs. Smith gave Sarah a special book to read. The book was called, “Fluffy.” Sarah loved to read and loved kittens too. Fluffy was a kitten.When Sarah got home from school that day, she ran to her mom, kissed her, and said, “Mom, look. Mrs. Smith gave me a special book to read. It is about a kitten named Fluffy.”“That’s nice, dear. Why don’t you read a bit before dinner?” asked her mom. Sarah washed her hands and sat at the kitchen table to read. After reading for a few minutes, Sarah said, “Oh, poor Fluffy can’t climb a tree because her paws hurt.”Then Sarah said, “Poor Fluffy can’t bend, twirl, or dance because her paws hurt.” Sarah closed her book. Sarah’s mom came to the table and asked, “What’s wrong, dear? Why have you stopped reading?”Sarah said, “It’s Fluffy. She can’t climb, bend, twirl, or dance because she won’t drink milk and, and, and……” Sarah stopped. Then Sarah said, “Mom, may I have a glass of milk?” Sarah drank the glass of milk and said, “If Fluffy needs milk to be healthy and strong, I guess I do, too.” “Yes, dear,” smiled Sarah’s mom. Moral:A glass of milk everyday builds a strong mind and a strong body.

This is a story of mother, daughter, milk and cat.

Sarah and Fluffy

There once lived three great friends- a pair of geese and a tortoise. Once summer, the scorching sun rays dried up their lake, and they decided to leave and look for a new lake.But the tortoise could not fly, so, the geese thought of an idea, where the tortoise would have to bite on to a stick, which would be carried by the two geese. The only condition was that the tortoise should not open its mouth, or it would meet a terrible fate.Soon, the geese rose into the sky, with the tortoise holding firmly onto the stick. “Remember! No talking!” said the geese to the tortoise. On witnessing this, animals on the ground started laughing at the unusual sight.“A flying tortoise!” they shouted. Unable to control his anxiety, the tortoise spoke out. “What’re you all laughing about? Oh no! I’m falling!” screamed the helpless tortoise.And so, the poor tortoise came crashing to the ground, only to be saved from death by her thick shell. “If only I would’ve kept my mouth shut, I would be in a new lake with my friends,” thought the tortoise, as she slowly began her journey to go find her friends. Moral:We should trust the decisions of our loved ones for they always want the best for us.

This is a classic story from panchtantra.This is a story of goose and tortoise.Moral(s) of the story is: trust

shahjahan 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.