Moral Stories
Moral science stories are those that are read at childhood, when the soul is pure and clear, and remembered for the rest of our lives. Moral development involves learning to know the difference between right and wrong, which is necessary to make appropriate decisions in life. Childhood moral development is not genetic, but develops in stages. The development of morality is based on a child’s experiences and environment, as well as cognitive, social and emotional development.
We list some of the most popular moral stories for the
young minds.
1. Yellow Colour Kite
Once there was a little boy. He loved yellow colour.
One day he went to a fair
with his parents. He saw a man who was selling beautiful kites. The
boy saw this and wanted to buy one.
He asked his father to buy
a yellow colour kite for him. They went to balloonwala and asked
for yellow kite.
The kite seller told – all the yellow colour kites sold out, you can buy another cololur kite.
The boy asked the kite
seller, "If I buy a red colour kite, will it also fly in the
sky?"
The seller smiled and said,
"Son, it is not the color of the kite that decides how high it will
go in the sky.
Every colour kite will go high in the sky. It depends upon you – how you will fly your kite”.
The boy smiled and purchased red colour kite.He was excited with the kite and started singing.
“It’s my kite. See my kite.
See it fly; See it fly in the sky.
See it touch the trees.
See it touch the birds.
See it fly high in the sky.
It’s my kite. See my kite.”
Moral:
How high a person will rise in life depends not on his caste, colour or creed, but on his thoughts, confidence, values and character.
2. An
Ant & A Grasshopper
On one fine summer's day in
a field a Grasshopper was hopping about in a musical mood. An ant
passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was
taking to the nest.
The grasshopper invited the ant to sit for a chat with him.
But the ant refused saying that "I’m storing up food for winter".
"Why don’t you do the same?" asked the ant to the
grasshopper.
"Pooh! Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we
have got enough food at present." But the Ant went on its way and
continued its toil.
Finally, when winter came, the Grasshopper found itself
dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing corn and grain
from their storage.
Then the Grasshopper understood that…
It is best to prepare for the days of
necessity.
Moral: Idleness is a
curse.
3. Lion And The
Mouse
A little mouse was passing through a lion’s den. The lion caught him and was about to smash him when the little mouse spoke, “Sir, please let me go, and I will do you a good turn one day, for sparing my life.”
The lion was rather amused to hear this, thinking, “What good can he do me. . . ” but he let him go.
Two weeks later, some huntsmen came to the same forest and spread a net around the lion’s den. The lion was captured. He struggled hard to set himself free but he soon realised he was trapped. He roared with anger.
The little mouse was looking for food, when he heard the lion’s roar. He ran to him. Seeing the lion caught in the net, he started gnawing at it at once. The mouse had sharp teeth and he soon freed the lion.
The lion was very grateful to the little mouse. From that day, they became the best of friends.
Moral: Little
friends may become great friends.
4.
Hare And The Tortoise
Once a hare was roaming near a lake in a forest. Suddenly he saw a tortoise and mocked at him saying - "Hurry up, you slow coach! Don't you find life very dull taking so long to cover a few yards? I could have run to the other side of the lake by now."
The tortoise felt teased and dared the hare to a race. The race was to be through the wood to a fixed goal.
The hare agreed laughingly. In a few minutes he was away and out of sight.
"What a funny race it is!" he said to himself , "I am already half -way through.
But it is too-too cold; why not have a nap in the warm sunshine?"
The tortoise walked steadily on and on. In a short time, he passed by the sleeping hare.
The hare slept far longer then he had intended. When he woke up at last, he looked around in surprise and said to himself," Not even a sigh of the poor tortoise anywhere so far; I had better trot along and finish the race."
The hare ran to the goal. He was amazed to see all the animals cheering the tortoise who had arrived just a minute earlier. how ashamed he felt indeed!
Moral : Slow and steady wins the race.
5. Fox Without Tail
A fox was once caught in a trap. It was only after a
tough struggle that she could get free. But, to her sorrow, her
beautiful tail had been cut off and left in the
trap.
"How ugly I shall look!" moaned the fox, " won't the other
foxes laugh at me ?"
Thinking hard, the fox hit upon a plan to save herself from
being laughed at. She called a meeting of his friends and said,
"Brothers! have you ever wondered why after all, we carry these
long tails?" Let us cut them off and be free from their
nuisance."
But the other foxes had noticed her cut-off tail. They
laughed aloud and replied, "You used to say that tails looked very
fine when your own was all right. Now that you have lost yours, you
want us to lose ours too."
6.
The Peacock And The Crane
One day a peacock met a crane and said, "So sorry for
you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colors of my
feathers."
"Well!" replied the crane, "your look are brighter then
mine. but whereas I can fly high up into the sky, all you can do is
to strut about on the ground."
7. The Pig And
The Sheep
A farmer's boy went into his field. There were some
sheep and a pig there. He picked up the pig that squealed
aloud.
"Why are you making a fuss? When he catches us, we never
cry." said a sheep.
"Shut up, cried the pig, "the shepherd wants only wool from
you. But this boy is taking me away for my meat."
8. The Cock and
The Jewel
A cock was scratching the ground with his claws looking
for a tasty morsel to eat. While doing so, he chanced to turn over
a stone and find a shining gem under it.
"Cock-a doodle-do !" cried the cock and said, "It looks
very fine and it may be valuable to some people. But I would rather
have found a nice grain of corn."
9. The Wind And The
Sun
Once the Wind and the Sun came to have a quarrel. Either
of them claimed to be a stronger. At last they agreed to have a
trial of strength.
"Here comes a traveller. Let us see who can strip him of
his clock," said the Sun.
The Wind agreed and chose to have the first turn. He blew
in the hardest possible way. As a result , the traveller wrapped
his cloak even more tightly around him.
Then it was the turn of the Sun. At first he shone very
gently. So, the traveller loosened his cloak from his
neck.
The sun went on shining brighter and brighter. The
traveller felt hot. Before long he took off his cloak and put it in
his bag. The Wind had to accept his defeat.
10. Forgive Your
Enemies
Marty loved his brother, but his brother made him mad. He seemed to keep on doing things that made Marty feel bad.
He took his radio outside and never brought it back. He ate the cookie Marty wanted to have for a snack. He changed the TV channel in the middle of a show. He pulled a wagon full of dirt right over Marty's toe! Now Marty held a grudge which means he kept on being mad.
He kept on being angry at his little brother Brad
And every time his brother Brad came hoping to have fun, Marty complained about the bad things his brother had done. Marty refused to play with him, because he held a grudge.
Brad said that he was sorry, but still Marty wouldn't budge.
Brad tried and tried to make amends, to get Marty to play; but Marty said, "I'm mad at you, and you should go away!" So finally Brad gave up. He went outside to play alone, and Marty watched him from the window playing on his own.
Brad kicked a ball around the yard while looking very sad. Then Marty thought, "What did Brad do that really was so bad?" He did say he was sorry, but Marty would not forgive, and now his angry grudge affected how the brothers live.
They both were quite unhappy, and they both were all alone.
Marty learned just how wrong he was to have a heart of stone. He started feeling sorry for the things that he had done. He hoped Brad would forgive him, so they both could have some fun.
He forgot all the bad things Brad had ever done before. And being with his brother seemed to matter so much more. So Marty went outside and found Brad underneath a tree.
He said, "I'm sorry Brad. Do you think you can forgive me?"
Then Brad said, "Forgive you? I thought that you were
mad at me!"
They both forgave each other. It was such a sight to
see.
They learned that to forgive each other is not very
hard.
Moral:
It does no good to hold a grudge, or push others away. It's best to put the past behind and make a better day.