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Looking for stories that inspire kindness, honesty, and courage with fun? Here we have compiled 13 short moral stories for kids that not only entertain your child but also positively impact their mind by teaching essential moral values. Along with academic development and better parenting, choosing the right Pre Primary School in Ahmedabad and incorporating storytelling into a child’s daily routine plays a vital role in shaping their character and behavior. Storytelling helps improve listening skills, emotional intelligence, and moral understanding. So, let’s read these stories to enhance your child’s maturity level and thinking ability.
One day, a lion was sleeping peacefully in a Jungle. At the same time, a mouse came and started playing on his back and sliding on his tail. Suddenly, the lion woke up and started roaring. The mouse tried to run, but the lion grabbed him with his huge paw. The mouse makes an effort to escape, but the lion’s strong paws grasp him tightly.
The lion started to swallow the mouse, but the mouse said, “Please, mighty lion, let me go, and if you leave me, then I promise I will repay your kindness one day”.
The lion felt amused and said, “How can a tiny mouse help a huge lion?”, but he was generous and, in the end, let the mouse go freely.
A few days later, when the lion was strolling in his kingdom, he got caught in a hunter’s net. He started to roar angrily and loudly in the forest, but no one came to save him. The mouse recognized the lion’s roaring voice and went to rescue him. The mouse rapidly jumped to the big rope of the net that tied the lion and started to cut it with his sharp teeth until the rope was parted. Soon, the lion was free and started to think that even a small mouse could save a huge lion.
Moral of the story:
Even a small act of kindness or help can result in big rewards for us.
Once there was a Hare who had pride in his fast speed. He used to make fun of other animals about their slower speed. One day, a tortoise challenged Hare for a race. The Hare laughed heavily at the challenge, and for fun, he agreed to the race.
The race begins from a starting line, where a few other animals stand to cheer. Both tortoise and hare ran fast, and in a short while, the Hare had gone so far ahead of the Tortoise that the Tortoise could not even see the Hare. To make the Tortoise feel ashamed, Hare decided to take a nap. On the other hand, Tortoise tries his best to win the race, and soon he passes the place where Hare sleeps. At last, Hare woke up and started to run fast to win, but Tortoise was already at the finish line. In the end, Tortoise won the race with dedication.
Moral:
Slow and steady wins the race.
Once upon a time, there was a thirsty crow. He was searching for water here and there but could not find water. After long research, he saw a pot. But there was very little water in the pot, due to which the crow could not reach the water. He got upset and started thinking. He had an idea. He picked some pebbles and started to drop them one by one into the pot. After his continuous efforts, the water level rose. He drank the water and flew away happily.
Moral:
Where there is a will, there is a way.
There was a young shepherd boy in a village. He took his sheep daily to the jungle to graze. One day, he gets bored and thinks of doing a fun trick with the villagers. He loudly shouts in a terrified voice, “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!”, all the villagers got worried and ran towards the boys in the jungle.
When they reached there, there were no wolves. The boy laughs at them and makes fun of them. The boy didn’t stop and continuously did this trick several times. All villagers get upset and lose faith in the boy.
But one day, a real wolf appeared, and the boy got scared. He cried for help, but no one came this time. The villagers thought that it was a trick of the boy.
Moral:
Lying can break trust.
Once, an ant and a grasshopper were living in a grassy meadow near the river. It was sunny, hot weather; the ant was struggling to collect grains on her back for the coming winter season. While the grasshopper enjoys dancing and singing all summer and calls ants to join him. But the ant ignored him and continued to store grains for winter.
As the day passes, autumn has gone and winter has come. The days are becoming colder now with snowfall. Nights are becoming colder and longer. Out of the cold, the grasshopper lost his interest in singing and dancing. It was now shivering with cold and looking for a food and place to stay.
Suddenly, he remembers the ant toiling for shelter and food. The grasshopper visited the ant and knocked on the door, asking for food and shelter. But the ant refused and said mockingly, “Go somewhere else and sing for food”.
Moral:
Make efforts in the present to live happily in the future.
Once there was a fox in the jungle, who loved to eat. When he was roaming in the jungle, he saw a bunch of juicy grapes hanging on the branch of a tree. Wolf’s mouth watered at the sight of those grapes. But the grapes were hanging at the highest branch above the height of the wolf’s reach.
He tried many times by jumping repeatedly and making a long run-up to grab juicy grapes. After various attempts, he still couldn’t reach the grapes and lost hope.
And finally, the wolf gave up and said, “These grapes must be sour, that’s why I can’t reach them.” Saying this, he left.
Moral:
It is easy to scorn something that you can’t get.
Once upon a time, there was a miser who lived in a small house with a lush green garden. He has a box full of gold coins, which makes him happy and rich. One day, he decided to hide the coins under the tree. He made a big hole near a tree and placed the coins there.
Now he used to go there every day, dig holes again, and stare at his coins. On a certain day, a robber noticed him doing so with his coins. The robber waited for the dark night. He went to the garden and dug up all the gold coins and ran away.
The next morning, when the miser woke up and went to the garden to see his coins. He found nothing there, just an empty pit. He cried and shouted, “Who stole my Gold?”. All the neighbors got worried and ran to the miser. The miser tells them the whole story. One of the neighbors asked, “Did you ever use your coins?”. Miser said, “No, I only come to see coins”.
On this neighbor said, “Then come again and just imagine there were coins.”
“All neighbors laughed.”
Moral:
Avail yourself of the benefit of what you have today before it gets lost tomorrow. Live in the present moment.
Once there was a woodcutter in the village. He used to sell wood to make his livelihood. One day, when he was cutting the wood from a tree, his axe slipped away and fell into the deep river. He got worried and said, “How can I manage my earnings to live?”. He dedicatedly prayed to God. Later, God appeared and said, “What happened?” and the woodcutter told his problem to God.
The woodcutter begged God to return his axe. The God dived into the water and got a silver axe and asked, “Is this your axe?”, woodcutter replied, “No”. The God again dived and came up with a golden axe and asked, “Is this your axe?”, woodcutter replied, “No”. The god tells the woodcutter to look again and confirm, but the woodcutter replied, “No, this was not mine, and how can I cut wood with a golden axe?”.
The god was happy with his honesty and returned his iron axe, including the golden and silver axes.
Moral:
Honesty is always rewarded.
One day, a greedy dog was searching for something to eat. He found a tasty bone. He grabbed the bone in his mouth and ran away towards his home. On the way home, he was crossing a river on the bridge. He looked down at the river and saw his own reflection. He thought that it was another dog with another bone.
He decided to snatch the bone, and he barked. But the bone in his mouth fell into the river. Later, he realized that it was his own reflection.
The dog walked away with nothing but a moral.
Moral:
Greed is a curse, as it makes us selfish.
Once there was a poor farmer in a village, who passionately worked in the fields to fulfill all his needs. One day, when he reached his home after work, he found that there was no food to eat. But then he heard the hen clucking, and he thought that today I would cook the hen. He catches the hen and takes her into the kitchen to cut it.
Suddenly, the hen spoke, “Please don’t kill me,” and the farmer, amazed and said, “How can a hen speak?”. The hen told the farmer that if he released her, she would lay a golden egg every day. The farmer decided not to kill the hen.
The next day, when the farmer woke up, he ran to the hen and saw a golden egg. He brought that egg to the market and sold it. Now he used to repeat the process and sell one egg every day.
After a few days, he got richer but also greedy. He decided to kill the hen to get all the eggs from her stomach at once. When he killed the hen, he found nothing but blood.
Moral:
Greed is always evil.
A long time ago, there was an elephant in the jungle. He was upset and alone, looking for a friendship. One day, he decided to make friends, so he left home in search of friends.
First, he met a monkey. The elephant asked him, “Will you be my friend?” but the monkey refused and said, “You’re too big and cannot climb trees like me”.
Second, he met with a rabbit and asked, “Will you be my friend?” but the rabbit denied him and said, “You’re too big to play with me”.
Third, he met with a fox and asked, “Will you be my friend?” but the fox also rejected his friendship and said, “Sorry, sir, you are too big”.
The elephant was upset and went home. The next day, when the elephant was roaming in the forest, he saw everyone running out of fear. The elephant asked the bear, “Why are you all running?” and the bear replied terrifyingly, “There is a tiger who kills everyone in the forest”.
The elephant got an idea to make this opportunity in friendship. The elephant ran to the tiger and said, “Don’t kill these innocent animals,” but the tiger growled at him.
But then the elephant kicked the tiger hard, and the tiger ran away in fear.
The elephant announced everywhere in the forest that he kicked the tiger and ran him away. Every animal applauded him and said, “You’re fit to be our friend”.
Moral:
Don’t make friendship with appearance.
Once there was a long river in a beautiful village. The river can only be crossed with a narrow bridge. The bridge is so narrow that only a single person can cross at a time.
One day, two goats were crossing the bridge from the opposite sides. When they reached the middle of the bridge, there was no space to pass. Both goats were obstinate and refused to step back to cross patiently. Their argument turned into a serious fight, and both started to lose their balance.
Suddenly, one goat smartly stopped the fight and said, “We should stop the fight, otherwise we will fall into the river”. One goat lay down and let the other cross the bridge. This is how they both crossed the bridge.
Moral:
Working together is smarter than fighting.
Once there was a group of 4 cows in a forest. They always graze in groups, and no one can defeat them in a fight. One day, a tiger approached them to kill, but these 4 cows defeated him by kicking together. Tiger ran away from there and decided to hunt them one by one.
After a few days, all the cows were fighting with each other and decided not to live in groups anymore. They were all separated.
The tiger takes advantage of this opportunity and kills every cow one by one.
Moral:
Unity is strength.
These short moral stories for kids will improve their decision-making, behavior, and help in making smarter moves. Reading these stories will not only entertain your child but also make them smarter and sensible in their life. Whether the stories are narrated at home or at pre-primary school, they will impact your child’s mindset and rational thinking. Being the most prestigious and trusted school in Ahmedabad, we at R.H.K Kids pre-primary School, work to ensure the overall development of our students. For the last 100 years, we have provided an engaging storytelling environment for kids, teaching them the value of friendship, unity, and honesty.
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