Yesha Desai

One day a lion was resting outside his cave, when a wolf happened to come there. The wolf thought that it would be a nice idea to offer his services to the lion and get some food to eat in return. He approached the lion and threw himself at the lion’s feet. He begged the lion to let him be his servant and give him just a small share from his kill in return.The lion agreed and instructed the wolf, “Each day you must climb the top of the hill near my cave and as soon as you see any animal coming this side, you must say at the top of your voice, “Great lion, come forward in all thy might. Your prey is in sight!” On hearing your call, I will come and kill the animal. I will first eat it myself and then give a small portion of the meat to you as well.”From that day onwards, the wolf started looking out for possible prey for the lion while standing on the nearby hill top. Whenever the lion heard the wolf’s call, he used to go and kill the beast and then give a small share of its meat to the wolf also.Courtesy the lion, the wolf was having a good time feasting on fine meat. As days went past, the wolf grew bigger and stronger and started feeling proud of his great size and strength. He became so overconfident that he started thinking of killing an elephant on his own.So, one day the wolf went to the lion, and said, “Great lion, I think I have also become very strong and powerful being in your company. I wish to switch places with you for one day and make a kill on my own. I intend to kill an elephant, so would you please go to the top of the hill to look out for an elephant? Then when you see one coming this side, say, “Great wolf, come forward in all thy might. Your prey is in sight.”The lion was amused at the foolish wolf’s bold idea. As a good master, he tried to advise him, “O Wolf, the elephants can only be killed by lions. Your plan is very ambitious and you may get killed while trying to kill the elephant.” The lion tried his best to drill sense in the wolf but, he did not listen. Finally, the lion consented to do as the wolf said. He climbed up the hill and when he saw an elephant coming towards the den, he cried out loud, “Great wolf, come forward in all thy might. Your prey is in sight.”Out came the wolf, running as fast as he could and jumped upon the back of the elephant to dig his teeth in its neck. But, he missed his aim, and fell down at the elephant’s feet. The elephant raised his right foot and killed the wolf.Seeing all this, the lion said, “O Foolish wolf! You will no more come forth in your might. May your soul rest in peace.” Moral:There is a difference between courage and foolhardy. One must understand it.

This is a classic story from Jataka tales.This is a story of elephant, lion and wolf.Moral(s) of the story: courage and foolishness

The foolhardy wolf

Shina Utavani

It was Christmas Eve. Everyone was happy to celebrate Christmas. Santa and his elves were preparing for Christmas. Felix, one of the elves said, “I do not think we will complete everything tonight.” To which Santa replied, “We will do it, we have never missed a Christmas.”They quickly prepared everything and by sunset everything was ready. Every gift was ready. But Santa had one more thing to do. He went with his elves, Gus and Gerrie. He said, “I am going to give presents to my animal friends. Keep everything ready and pack the toys till I come back.” The elves said, “Okay, sir.” The Santa then said, “Relax and enjoy, it is Christmas.”It was snowing very heavily when Santa left with his two helpers. Santa had a gift for everyone. He gave a gift to the rabbit and all of his young ones. He gave everyone a present. He also had a present for Barney, the bear. He went to the bear’s cave to give him presents. There, he saw that the Barney was sleeping. He decided to keep the present inside his cave. Santa went inside the cave and kept the present near Barney. Suddenly, Barney snored loudly and it shook the walls. Then Gus shouted, “Santa.” The Santa turned around and saw that the mountain of snow had crashed and the entrance of the cave was blocked.Gus and Gerrie were outside the cave and Santa got stuck inside the cave. They both tried digging the entrance but could not do much. Gerrie went to look for help. Everyone at Santa’s home was worried that Santa had not returned and it was time for Santa to go to give presents.Gerrie went home and explained everyone about what had happened. Felix was shocked and looked around at everyone. She said, “We are very small. How will we dig Santa out? It will take a lot of time and Santa might miss the Christmas Eve.” One of the elves told to take the help of an old wise elf that lived over the hill. His name was Eli and he was wisest. They thought that he would help them.Elves quickly went over the hill to find Eli. Over the mountain, they saw a tiny elf with a white beard. “He is Eli,” said one of the elves. Seeing him, Felix cried and said, “He too is small.” One of the elves explained everything to Eli. The old elf smiled and said, “Follow me.”Eli took them inside his house and took out a jar. Inside the jar, there was magic dust from Santa’s first Christmas. They decided to use that to save Santa. They quickly went to the cave and saw Gus worn out from digging. Gus said, “I have not heard any sound of Santa.” Elves became nervous and started crying.Eli quickly said some magic words and sprinkled the magic dust over Santa’s sleigh full of toys. The magic that happened left Elves in a shock. They were shocked to see that every toy of the Sleigh came to life and started digging the cave. The robots, teddy bears, dolls all started digging the cave. Looking at them, the little elves also started digging the cave.Finally, they were able to dig the entrance and Santa came outside. Santa thanked everyone. Suddenly the toys lost the magic and started becoming ordinary toys. Santa and elves took all the toys and kept them into the sleigh.Santa and his elves left to give presents to everyone. With a merry “Ho HoHo!” they flew up in the sky to deliver gifts. The Santa gave presents to every child sleeping. The children would never know that the Santa almost missed the Christmas.

This is a story of Christmas, elf, magic and Santa Claus.Moral(s) of the story: friendship

The Christmas That Santa Almost Missed

Ravina Sewani

Once there was a little mouse named Fred who wanted to paint his mouse-house red.All the little critters came and said, "Oh please don't paint your mouse-house red, Fred!If you do then you could lose your bed! Some big, old kitty might see that redAnd come on over and take your bed!"Fred whispered to them with fearful dread, "Don't want that kitty to take my bed! I like my bed!" that little mouse said.The animals said to their friend Fred, "We sure don't want you to lose that bed." So they got together and they said, "We'll help you plant red flowers instead!"They tilled the dirt where the critters tread,Where many of them were born and bredAnd planted seeds behind and ahead.They covered Fred's house with flowers red.Round and round the animals sped.Fred gave them all some jam and bread. Then they all went home and went to bed!

This is a story of mouse.Moral(s) of the story: friendship

A Mouse named FRED

Navratri is a nine-day-long festival celebrated in various parts of India to worship the nine forms of Goddess Durga. It is the biggest Hindu festival which falls in the months of Spetember/October/November. The festival is celebrated with great mythological significance. The reason behind celebrating the festival is to worship Goddess Durga and to celebrate the victory of good over evil. Goddess Durga killed the demon Mahishasura in a battle of nine days. The Goddess killed the demon king effortlessly in nine days. To celebrate the victory of good over evil, this period of nine days is celebrated as ‘Navratri’. The nine days are celebrated to worship Goddess Durga for her power and strength. The nine nights of the festival are divided into three phases. The first three days of the festival are dedicated to Goddess Durga. The next three days are dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi (the Goddess of prosperity). The final three days are dedicated to Goddess Saraswati (Goddess of wisdom and art). This festival is celebrated differently in different states of India. In Gujarat, the festival is celebrated with great pomp and show. The state is famous for its celebration of Navratri. For all the nine nights, people perform Dandiya Ras and Garba to celebrate the festival. People wear colourful traditional dresses- Chanya Choli (girls) and Kediyu (boys). Every evening of the festival, an aarti is performed in front of the idol of the Goddess. Before the puja, people indulge in traditional dance. It is the longest dance festival celebrated in Gujarat. In West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Navratri is known as Durga Puja. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Bengali ladies wear their conventional red saree and traditional outfits. People offer their prayers to the idols of Goddess Durga.

Navratri

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be sent to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing.He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.”The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the order, picked up a bouquet and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house.Moral: Life is short. Spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

This is a story of rose, flower and mother.Moral(s) of the story: love

A rose for mother

Pallavi Hota

A very mischievous crocodile was getting bored and decided to do something to pass time. He saw an elephant approaching towards the river and decided to pull him and have a little fun.It was a hot summer afternoon, and the elephant was very tired and thirsty. He went ahead, drank some water and splashed some on his back to relieve himself from the heat. Meanwhile, he noticed that the crocodile has grabbed his leg and is trying to pull him. Though the intention of the crocodile was to have fun, it was hurting the elephant and he started screaming for help. Just above the river bank, lived a monkey on a branch of a tree. He was watching the entire scenario happening. He could see that the elephant was in pain, so thought of helping him.He threw a big mango towards the river so that the crocodileís mind gets diverted. The crocodile always wished to taste a mango as it could not climb the tree, swam and grabbed the mango in his mouth. The elephant got relieved and ran as fast as possible. This way the monkey rescued the terrified elephant.

This is a story of crocodile, mango, river and summer.

The Mischievous Crocodile

Once, in a small village, there lived a wise merchant. He used to sell his goods in the market of a nearby town. He used to carry his goods there on the back of his donkey. The merchant was fond of the donkey and took care of him. But the donkey was lazy and did not want to work at all.To get to the market from the village, the merchant and the donkey had to wade across a shallow stream. One day, when the merchant had loaded a big sack of salt on the donkey’s back to carry it to the market, the donkey thought of a trick. They set off on their journey and soon came to the shallow stream. On reaching the middle of the stream, the donkey bent his knees and lowered his back so that the water level came up to the sack. The salt dissolved in the water and flowed out, making the donkey’s load very light. But, because of the donkey’s trick, the merchant had to suffer a heavy loss in his business.The next day, the merchant loaded a similar sack on the donkey’s back but this time, there was cotton in it instead of salt. On reaching the stream, the donkey thought of playing the same trick again. He bent down and water entered the sack. But, as wet cotton is heavier than dry cotton, the donkey’s load became a lot heavier than before. He had to carry this heavy load the rest of the way. Thus, because of the merchant’s cleverness, the donkey got the punishment that he deserved. Moral:You get what you deserve.

This is a classic story from panchtantra.This is a story of donkey.Moral(s) of the story: betrayal

The wise merchant and the cheating donkey

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”. There was a virgin named Mary who lived in the town of Nazareth, a town in Galilee. She loved God dearly. She was to marry a man named Joseph.God sent the angel Gabriel to tell her that she had found favour with God and that He would cause her to become pregnant while she was still a virgin. She accepted this, and so she became pregnant. Gabriel also visited Joseph and told him what God desired, so that he would not think Mary had been unfaithful.In the days when Jesus was to be born, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the Roman Empire, to make sure they paid their taxes. He ordered everyone to return to their hometowns, and enter their names in a register there. Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem with Mary, who was pregnant, as he was a descendant of King David.Once they reached Bethlehem, there were no rooms or lodges available. As there were no rooms, Mary and Joseph had no choice, but to seek shelter in a manger of an inn, and there Mary had the baby, Jesus. It had been prophesied that the Saviour would be born in Bethlehem and would be born of a virgin, so Jesus fulfilled the prophecies made about Him. Moral:Jesus is the Saviour of mankind.

This is a story of Bible and Jesus Christ.

The Christ is Born

One day there was a battle of wits between a mountain and a mouse. The mountain said, “What a poor little thing you are!”The mouse snapped, “I know I am not as big as you are. But, then, you are not as small as I am.” “Big size has big advantages,” said the mountain, “I can stop the clouds sailing across the sky.”“So you can,” agreed the mouse. “But you can’t stop me from making big holes in your very foundation, can you?”The tiny mouse outwitted the mighty mountain. Moral:Big or small, each one has his importance.

This is a classic story from Vikas books.This is a story of mountain and mouse.Moral(s) of the story: equality

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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.