Ravina Sewani

Once upon a time, a weaver called Mantharaka lived in a small town near the forest. One day, while he was working on his handloom, the wood of his loom snapped. He decided to go to the forest and bring some wood to repair his loom. So, he took a sharp axe and set off towards the forest.In the forest, the weaver came across a strong and healthy Shinvashapa tree. The weaver thought that the wood of this tree will be sturdy and decided to cut it and use it for his loom. The weaver raised his axe and was just about to bring it down on the tree when he heard a voice speaking from inside the tree, “Stop! Please leave this tree. It is my home. Please don’t cut it.”The weaver replied impatiently, “So what? Go and find another tree to live in. I have to repair my loom. Otherwise how will I weave cloth and sell it to feed my family?”The voice spoke again, “If you spare this tree, I will grant you a wish. Ask for whatever you want.”The weaver considered the offer. Then he said, “Alright. But I want to consult my wife and my friends. I will come later and ask for my wish.”“Fine,” the voice replied.The weaver returned to the town. There he met the barber who was his close friend. He told the whole story to the barber. The barber said, “That is splendid, my friend. I think it would be wise to ask for a whole kingdom. Once, that is granted to you, you can become the king of the kingdom and you will have all kinds of riches and luxuries. And then maybe you could think of making me your prime minister.” The barber’s thoughts flowed on along that line.The weaver said, “That’s an idea. But let me consult my wife too.”So, the weaver went to his wife and told her all about the tree and also about the barber’s advice. His wife was pleased to know about the tree but she did not like the barber’s idea. She said, “That is a silly wish to ask for. Everyone knows that kingdoms are such sources of trouble. You will be surrounded with worries —looking after your people, fighting battles, etc. It is better that you ask for something that can benefit us. Why don’t you ask for two more arms and one more head? That way you will be able to weave more cloth and sell more cloth in the market and thereby earn more money.”The weaver liked the idea and went to the tree. He expressed his wish for another pair of arms and one more head. The wish was immediately granted. The weaver grew one more head and one more pair of arms. He was full of excitement and joy and started walking back towards the town. But when the people of the town saw him, they thought that he was some kind of a monster. They were afraid of him and pelted him with stones and sticks until he died.The barber heard about this incident and was deeply grieved for the fate of his friend. Moral:Do not be a fool and follow anyone’s advice blindly. Listen to the advice, use your brain and analyse whether you should go ahead with the advice given to you or not.

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

The devata and the weaver

Yesha Desai

Mother Teresa was born with the name of Anjez Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in the (then) Ottoman Empire. Before she was a Saint, she was a little girl with such kindness in her heart that awed others constantly. Her father was deeply involved in the Albanian community politics, her family was deeply religious and they were fairly wealthy. But little Anjez wanted something more. Her father died when she was little, she turned further towards God in her grief. They had donated massive amounts of money in the wake of his death and she realised that helping people made her happy. From early childhood, she had been deeply fascinated by the work of missionaries. She knew that there were lots of places around the world that were very unfortunate and had lots of sad people and she wanted to help them. By the age of 12 she was convinced that she wanted to commit herself to a religious life and help people. At the age of 18 she left her home to join the Sisters of Loreto. She came to India in 1929 in Darjeeling where she learnt Bengali. When she took her religious vows she took the name of the patron Saint of Missionaries, Spanish spelling (Teresa). She loved her teaching job and loved how she got to guide children on the correct path. But in 1943 came the famine of Bengal. It left a lot of people in poverty and distress. She wanted to help them so badly and so she began missionary work. This is how she changed from Sister Teresa to Mother Teresa.&nbsp;She lived in India for the rest of her life and helped the unfortunate by living with the unfortunate. In 2016, by the Pope she was called Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

This is a story of Mother Teresa.Moral(s) of the story: benevolence and kindness

Mother Teresa and why she left Albania for India

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, Laxman, and Sita when they were exiled from the kingdom for 14 years. Following is a story from ìThe Ramayana.Jatayu was a very old vulture. When he met Ravana, he was very old. He was the King of the vultures but not very strong at that time. He saw that Sita was in trouble, and Jatayu did not hesitate a moment to serve her.Jatayu flew off into the sky to fight Ravana because he wanted to serve Lord Rama. He said, ìMy body is of no value if it is not used in the service of the Lord. The Lord's most precious mother Sita is being kidnapped. It is my duty to stop this.So Jatayu fought with Ravana and gave him a good run. He made it so difficult for Ravana for a while thinking that mother Sita was going to be out of the trap of this demon king. But then Ravana regained his strength. Ravana chopped and somehow severed the wings and limbs of Jatayu. Jatayu fell in the midst of a heap of blood and his life was slowly going away.When Jatayu was losing his life, Lord Rama and Lakshman came there. Seeing Jatayu, they thought that he must be the demon trying to catch Sita. So they approached with caution. When they saw Jatayu actually dying because of Ravana, Lord Rama's heart was in pain. Jatayu told Rama, ìMy dear Lord, please forgive me that I could not execute my service to the best of my ability. I failed in my service.

This is a story of Jatayu, Laxman, Ram and Sita.

Jatayu's sacrifice in fight with Ravana

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

Imli was a very happy and playful little puppy. She was nearing her six month mark and her human parents sent her to get trained to be a guide dog.Imli was very excited as at the school, she met other puppies like her. She had a set routine for her and loved all the work she got to do.They were under strict instructions to always follow the order of their trainer and follow the routine that was set for them. Only then could they become guide dogs, and Imli was determined to ace all the tests and make her parents proud.However, one morning on a daily run she encountered a thief stealing a purse from an old lady. Her trainer had veered her and the other pups away. However, Imli couldn’t just follow orders and felt bad for the old lady.She ran after the thief, breaking her schedule, and even though she was tiny, she slowly caught up to him.This was how Imli saved the day. Moral:Having a fix routine is a good thing as it helps you be more organized. It is like a shelter. However, shelter can also prevent you from seeing the sun, so you sometimes have to break your general routine to follow your goals.

This is a story of dog and school.Moral(s) of the story: routine importance

How Imli saved the day

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

Once there was a greedy man named Karodimal. One day he wanted to buy a coconut. He went to a coconut vendor and asked him the price of a coconut.“Four rupees each,” said the vendor.“Four rupees? That’s too much. I'll pay you three rupees,” said Karodimal. “If you go a mile ahead, you'll get it there for three rupees,” said the vendor.Karodimal said to himself, “Money is very precious. I don’t mind walking a mile to save a rupee.”So he walked down a mile ahead and saw there a coconut vendor. He asked him the price of a coconut.“Three rupees each,” said the vendor. “Three rupees? That’s too much. I'll pay you two rupees,” said Karodimal.“If you go a mile ahead, you'll get it there for two rupees,” said the vendor. Again Karodimal said to himself, “Money is very precious. I don’t mind walking a mile more to save a rupee.”So he walked down a mile ahead and saw there a coconut vendor. He asked him the price of a coconut.“Two rupees each,” said the vendor. “Two rupees? That’s too much. I’ll pay you one rupee,” said Karodimal.“If you go a mile ahead, you will reach the beach. There you'll get it for one rupee,” said the vendor.Again Karodimal said to himself, “Money is very precious. I don’t mind walking a mile more to save a rupee.” So Karodimal walked down a mile ahead and reached the beach. There were many coconut vendors there. Karodimal went to one of them and asked him the price of a coconut.“One rupee each,” said the vendor. “One rupee? That’s too much. I'll pay you fifty paisa,” said Karodimal.The vendor said, “Why don’t you climb up one of these coconut trees and get one for nothing?”“That’s right,” said Karodimal and climbed up a coconut tree. He tightly held a coconut between two hands to pluck it from the tree. But just then his legs lost the hold of the trunk and he hung in the air. He swung in the air for some time. Then he fell down on the sandy beach. He got a coconut just for a few scratches on his body and a fracture in his leg. Moral:Greed is the root cause of many evils and sufferings.

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

Greedy Karodimal

In a kingdom long lost, there lived a very old wizard in the woods located on the edge of the kingdom. In the small hut that was heavily guarded by magic spells, she created her own potions and spells.This wise wizard was known throughout the lands and was always present to help people. But the wizard was now growing old and she was worried about who will help the ordinary people after she is dead. So she decided to take on a student to whom she could teach and pass her knowledge.Soon, the wizard began searching for people who showed the potential to take on such a massive responsibility. For months and months she searched the kingdom and further but to no avail.Everyone would have one or the other flaws. Either someone was too stupid to cope up with her knowledge, or people were too greedy to work with her and would compromise their morals.At this rate, the wizard thought that she would never find someone.So the wizard came up with a plan. She spread the news in the kingdom that she lost her book of magic spells. She went to the town square and yelled with distress, “I have lost my book of magic spells. Oh, what am I going to do now. The book contained all of my spells— powerful and weak. It had all of my knowledge what should I do now?”The people surrounding her looked at her with worry. They all tried to comfort the wizard since she always helped them but they all also wondered what would happen now that the wizard had lost such an important book.The news of this lost book spread across the kingdom very quickly. In fact, it spread across the world and lots of people came to the wizard. Many young men and women came to the wizard and said that they will find the book for her.There were many other people who tried their best to find the book for their own gains. Lots of people wanted to find the book of magic spells to become powerful.Days passed and turned into weeks. Still no one had successfully found the book. Lot of people had already given up by now and others had turned even more aggressive. To get the people to search more she went to the town square and said, “I still haven't found my book! What am I going to do now? The last I remember is taking the book to the woods. It must be there. I need your help my friends. If anyone finds that book for me, I will take them as my student.”This got the people to search for the book even more actively.One day when the wizard was eating in a diner, she met a teenage girl. She asked the girl, “Child, are you not trying to find the book of magic spells? Have you already given up?”The girl smiled and replied, “I have not given up Ma’am, I did not even begin.”The wizard was confused and asked, “Why so? Do you not want to help this old feeble woman? Or are you not interested in being my student?”The young girl smiled again, “That is not so. I definitely want to help you. But there is just nothing to help with.”The wizard was even more confused now. She asked, “What do you mean?”“You have lost no book, have you? A clever and responsible person like you wouldn’t lose something so important. And even if you did you can find the location of the book by the magic spell you created yourself.”Now the wizard was very shocked. This young girl was very clever. And that is how the wizard found her student. The wizard taught the clever girl all that she had learned in her life and soon the young girl grew up to be a very wise and talented young woman.

This is a story of notebook, teacher and wizard.Moral(s) of the story: wisdom

The book of magic spells

Granted that all elephants have giant ears, but Elly had the giant ones.Her ears were larger than her mother’s, larger than her father’s, even larger than her grandfather’s ears!Such large ears? But Elly was such a small and delicate little elephant. She was always tired due to the weight of her ears. Tired and hungry due to carrying her heavy ears everywhere, she comes home with a frown.“Maaaaa!” She shouts. It was a particularly gruelling day at school, they had volleyball selections, and Elly was more than stressed. She wanted to vent about it to her mother. So she told her mother that she was stressed about the match.The next day at the volleyball event, Elly feels very insecure about her large ears in front of the audience. This disturbs her performance.She comes home crying again and shouts for her mother, “Maaaaa!”Her mother doesn’t know how to make her daughter feel better. She tries to comfort her daughter, but it is all in vain.So she comes up with a new trick. She sits Elly down in front of the television and switches to a sports channel where a volleyball game is playing.Watching the game, Elly has already calmed herself. Her mother points to the amazing volleyball players and says, “Elly, look! Mon, the monkey’s nose is too big. Croc Crocodile’s mouth is too wide. But do you see anyone talking about it?”That is how Elly slowly realises that physical flaws hold no bearing in front of her talent.It takes a long time for Elly to understand this fully, but she slowly overcomes her insecurities. <h3>Moral Of The Story: Accepting your body is the first step towards self-love.</h3>

This is a story of Elephant's ears.Moral(s) of the story: Self-love

vikas story 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.