Pallavi Hota

The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic written by the famous sage Valmiki. It describes Lord Rama's effort to rescue Sita from the demon king Ravana. It also describes the challenges faced by Lord Rama, Laxaman, and Sita when they were exiled from the kingdom for 14 years. Following is a story from ìThe Ramayana.Ravana had organised a yagna towards the end of the battle for his victory. The condition for the success of the yagna was that Ravana could not leave while the yagna was being performed. When Rama learnt about this yagna, he sent Angad along with a group of monkeys to distract Ravana, but all the efforts went in vain. Finally, Angad dragged Ravanaís wife Mandodari by her hair in front of him. Mandodari kept pleading Ravana for help, but he did not move. It was when Mandodari taunted Ravana by taking Rama and Sitaís example that Ravana got up from the yagna and was defeated and killed in the battle.

The Story Of Rama's Victory

Yesha Desai

Ollie is a five year old girl who lives by the sea in a small fishing village. She loves the ocean with her whole heart and she loves the animals in it, even more.Everyday she would go fishing with her father and meet new fish. The dolphins adored her, the sharks and whales loved her and the octopuses always wanted to hug her.In short, everybody loved it when Ollie came to meet them and Ollie was just as happy to do the same.However, after some time she noticed that not enough animals came to meet her. The seahorses rarely showed up with their children, the whales were very few in numbers, the sharks would not be as friendly. Gradually, the fish showed up in such little numbers that even her father was worried.Ollie thought that they did not visit her because she did something wrong. One day she sat in a small cove and frowned, wondering what went wrong.That was when a turtle washed up to the shore. By the faint whining, Ollie immediately knew that the animal was in pain. She ran to the turtle and found that he was covered in trash, he was trapped.She immediately took the plastic from his face, untangled whatever was stuck to his legs and helped him breathe. Finally, when the turtle was safe, she breathed a sigh of relief. The turtle thanked her and smiled at her but it was a sad smile.She slowly asked the turtle what happened and he sighed, “The ocean is not safe for us anymore, especially not near the shore. There is human waste everywhere.” “Is that why you all don’t come to visit me anymore?” asked Ollie worried.The turtle nodded, “We can barely swim near the shore. There is plastic and plastic. The pollution kills us. I would have died today if it were not for your help.”Ollie had tears in her eyes thinking about the ocean’s residents’ misery and so she promised the turtle, “I will fix it. Or at least I will try. I miss you all, my friends and you deserve to be safe in your own home.”The turtle smiled sadly again before Ollie released him into the sea, “Thank you Ollie. We will surely visit you when it is safe for us. We miss you too.” Ollie waved him away and hoped that he stayed safe. Moral:Marine pollution makes it very hard for the inhabitants of the ocean to live. We must keep the ocean clean.

This is a story of ocean, sea and turtle.

The sad turtle

Ravina Sewani

Long ago, there lived a pious Brahmin in a village. He used to earn his living by performing religious ceremonies and rituals in the nearby villages. Once, a rich man gifted him a cow in lieu of his services and asked him to sustain himself by selling the cow’s milk. The kind hearted Brahmin took very good care of the cow. Soon, the cow became very healthy and started giving a lot of milk. One day, a thief spotted the Brahmin’s cow and decided to steal it. He hid in the nearby forest and waited for the sun to set. A giant named Maharakshasa also lived in that forest. He killed and ate human beings and as a matter of co-incidence, he had planned to eat the Brahmin that night. The thief and the giant happened to meet in the forest that night. The thief told the giant that he was also going to the Brahmin’s house, to steal his cow. The giant said, “Let’s go together to the Brahmin’s house. I will eat the Brahmin and you can steal the cow.”So, both of them reached the Brahmin’s house together. It was almost midnight and the Brahmin was fast asleep at that time. The thief took out his pocket knife and started walking towards the cow-shed to cut the rope with which the cow was tied up. But the giant stopped him and said, “Hold on! Let me eat the Brahmin first.”“No!” said the thief. “What if the Brahmin wakes up and runs away to call for help? If this happens, I will not be able to steal the cow. So, let me steal the cow first,” he grumbled.The giant said, “And what is the guarantee that the cow will not create a ruckus and wake up the Brahmin? I do not agree with you! I will eat the Brahmin first.”And thus, both of them started quarrelling loudly between themselves. The Brahmin woke up because of the commotion. He overheard the conversation of the giant and the thief and understood what was going on. He recited mantras and burned the Maharakshasa with his spiritual powers. And then, he took out a big stick from his almirah and started beating the thief. The thief began to cry and ran to save his life. Thus, the Brahmin saved himself from the giant, as well as from the thief. Moral:Cruel deeds are always punished by one or the other way.

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

The thief, the giant, and the Brahmin

Shina Utavani

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the former Prime Minister of India. He had served as the prime minister for three terms. The term was not for consecutive years. In fact, for the first time, he was the Prime Minister only for 13 days. Even in the next term, he could not serve for the whole tenure. But for the third time, he served for the full term i.e. 1999 to 2004. He was the first person to serve as the Prime Minister without being a member of the Indian National Congress.He was born to a middle-class family in Gwalior on 25th December 1924. His father, Krishna Vajpayee was a school teacher and a poet. His mother, Krishna Devi was a housewife. He completed his schooling from Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Gwalior. He graduated from Victoria College and completed his masters from DAV College, Kanpur. He studied M.A. in Political Science.Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first Swayam-Sewak to become the prime minister of India and the first non-Congress Prime Minister to complete a full term in office. His long and winding political career was replete with ups and downs, spanning more than five decades in public life. His oratory skills were also appreciated by everyone. His famous speech at Lok Sabha in 1996 during his 13-day BJP government rule was his most riveting speech.

This is a story of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Haider Ali.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

One day, a rich merchant came to Birbal, the Wise. He said to Birbal, "I have seven servants in my house. One of them has stolen my bag of precious pearls. Please find out the thief."So Birbal went to the rich man's house. He called all the seven servants in a room. He gave a stick to each one of them. Then he said, “These are magic sticks. All these sticks are equal in length. Keep them with you and return them to me tomorrow. If there is a thief in the house, his stick will grow an inch longer by tomorrow."The servant who had stolen the bag of pearls was frightened. He thought, "If I cut a piece of one inch from my stick, I won't be caught." So he cut the stick and made it short by an inch.The next day Birbal collected the sticks from the servants. He found that one servant's stick was short by an inch. Birbal pointed his finger at him and said, "Here is the thief." The servant confessed his crime.He returned the bag of pearls and was sent to jail. Moral:The wise can figure out the simplest of ways to solve any problem.

This is a classic story from Vikas books.This is a story of Akbar Birbal.Moral(s) of the story: wisdom

Birbal, the wise

A Japanese Emperor had a set of twenty flowerpots. It was the finest collection and one of a kind in the world. The Emperor was very proud of his rare collection. One day, one of the officers of the Emperor broke a flowerpot by accident.The Emperor was very angry. He passed the death sentence on the officer. But before the man was put to death, an old man came to know about it. He went to the Emperor's court and said, "I know the art of repairing a broken flowerpot. Once I have repaired your flowerpot, it will look its original self."The Emperor felt very happy to hear the claim of the old man. He showed the old man the collection of his flowerpots and said, "Here are nineteen flowerpots. One flowerpot from the set of twenty is broken. Repair the broken flowerpot and I'll pay you whatever you ask for."The old man raised his stick and broke all the nineteen flowerpots. The Emperor was red with anger. He cried out, "You idiot! What have you done?" The old man coolly replied, "I have done my duty. Each of these flowerpots would have taken one human life. Now you can take only one life, and that is mine."The old man's wisdom and boldness pleased the Emperor. He forgave the old man and the officer, too. Moral:The wise can figure out the simplest of ways to solve any problem.

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

The emperor and the old man

One day, a bear was sleeping in the forest. A farmer saw the bear sleeping and sneaked into him and cut off one of his paws with an axe. The farmer brought the paw home. He said to his wife, “Boil some soup from the flesh, and knit some warm gloves from the wool.” Her wife took off the skin, threw the flesh into the pot to boil, and sat down to spin the wool. When the bear woke up, he found out that one of his paws was not there. There was no one to help him so, he cut a bit of wood and tied it instead of his leg. After that, we went into the village. On his way, he sang: Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I am stumbling with the tree wood on my leg,The water’s asleep, and the earth’s asleep, the whole village is asleep,only one woman is awake, and she is boiling my flesh,sitting on my skin and spinning my wool!” The farmer’s wife got scared by hearing the bear’s voice. She saw him coming and she quickly hid in the cellar under the floor. The bear went into the house and there was no one. He then took the bit of his skin, took the flesh out of the pot and left the place. Moral:Attacking someone when they are not aware is easy. The strength is when both the parties are equally aware and armed.

This is a story of bear and farmer.Moral(s) of the story: cheating and strength

The bear’s paw

Dussehra is one of the major Hindu festivals which is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm. This day observed the killing of demon king Ravana by Lord Ram.Dussehra is also known as Vijayadashami. It is celebrated at the end of Navratri every year. The word Dussehra is derived from two Sanskrit words- ‘Dasha’ and ‘hara’ which means defeating the ten demons.The day also observes the end of Durga pooja. People remember the victory of goddess Durga over the buffalo demon Mahishasur. Durga is celebrated for nine days and the tenth day is dedicated to Durga as Vijaydashmi.On the day of Dussehra, huge effigies of Ravana are made and set on fire. The burning of Ravana signifies the victory of good. Plays of Ramleela are organised on this day to pay a tribute to Lord Rama. Moral:The festival signifies the victory of good over evil and teaches that truth always wins. It also teaches us to never be egoistic.

This is a story of Dussehra, Ram and Ravan.

Dussehra

There are many vehicles around that are used for transport. Each vehicle has a different use and a different speciality.First, let's meet Cal the bike. Cal is a motorbike. He is very strong and has two wheels. He moves very fast and can easily travel through busy, crowded streets. He is beautiful and black in colour.Next comes Bud the car. Bud is an old car. She has four wheels and is very long. She was created for a very old King and even though she is not as strong as the cars built now, Bud moves perfectly. Bud is white in colour and is very spacious.Casey is a cycle. Casey is tiny but very strong. She has two wheels and works on pedals. The cyclist has to work hard for the cycle to move fast. Casey the cycle is eco- friendly and is a good way to exercise. We should all use cycle.Aero the aeroplane is extremely huge. He can fly high above the clouds and can carry many people. Aero moves faster than the birds and is very strong. We use aeroplanes to travel long distances in a short time.Hayley the helicopter is a very fast mode of transport. A helicopter can fly too but is tinier in comparison to a plane. It can carry very few people and can be used for small distances and abrupt landings.Triv the train can carry a lot of people. It can travel short distances and long too. Travelling in a train is a lot of fun. Some trains are very fast, some are slow. Some trains carry people while others carry materials.Sally the ship is a very mighty boat. She is huge and sails in the sea. She can carry a lot of people but is mostly used for carrying materials.These are some vehicles of transport.

This is a story of Aeroplane, bicycle, car, helicopter, motorcycle, ship and train.

understanding 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.