Category Archives: Famous Moral Stories

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime can break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use […]

There lived a white louse by the name of Mandarisarpini in the spacious bedroom of a mighty king. She used to live in the corner of the bedsheet spread over the king’s beautiful bedstead. Everyday, when the king was fast asleep, the louse sipped his blood and crept back again into a corner of the bed-cover to hide herself.  One night, a bed-bug by the name of Agnimukha strolled into the bedroom of the king. The louse saw him and told him to get out since the whole of the […]

One day the most peaceful inhabitants from the Earth asked one very powerful wizard to stop all wars and bloodshed on the planet. – It is simple, – he said. — I will destroy all weapons on the Earth, and nobody will be able to fight anymore. – It would be great! – people exclaimed. Wizard waved the magic wand – and this was done. There was a peace on the planet for three days, while the majority of those who were prone to fight, sought and could not find […]

Once upon a time, there was a man who was very helpful, kindhearted, and generous. He was a man who will help someone without asking anything to pay him back. He will help someone because he wants to and he loves to. One day while walking into a dusty road, this man saw a purse, so he picked it up and noticed that the purse was empty. Suddenly a woman with a policeman shows up and gets him arrested. The woman kept on asking where did he hide her money but the […]

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old […]

An old man lived in the village. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood. The longer he lived, the more bitter he became and more poisonous were his words. People started avoiding him. He created the feeling of unhappiness in others. But one day, when he turned 80, an amazing thing happened. Everyone started hearing the rumor: “The old man is happy today, he doesn’t complain about anything, smiles, and also his face is freshened up.” […]

On a summer day, a grasshopper was sitting on the field singing songs. An ant was passing by carrying food grains to its home. Grasshopper stopped the ant and asked, “Come my friend and sing a song with me”. But the ant refused and said, “I do not have time for this as I have to gather as much food possible for winter. You should also start gathering food.” The grasshopper said, “There is plenty of food at present, we need not bother for it.” But the ant continued with […]

There were once two brothers who lived on the edge of a forest. The elder brother was very mean to his younger brother and ate up all the food and took all his good clothes. One day, the elder brother went into the forest to find some firewood to sell in the market. As he went around chopping the branches of a tree after tree, he came upon a magical tree. The tree said to him, ‘Oh kind sir, please do not cut my branches.If you spare me, I will […]

A rich man wanted to give a great feast to his friends. He got all kinds of dishes prepared but he could not get fish. He offered a reward to the man who would bring it. After some time a fisherman brought a big fish. But the gate keeper would not let him in till he had promised to give him half the reward. The fisherman agreed. The rich man was highly pleased and wanted to give him a lot of money, but the fisherman refused to take it. Instead, […]

A town-mouse paid a visit to his friend who lived in the countryside. The country-mouse was happy to see his friend. So he prepared a fine feast for him in which country-mouse served him fruits and grains. The town-mouse looked at the fruit and grains with hatred. “Is this how you live ?”, town-mouse asked.“Life in the country does not offer much.”, country-mouse replied. He persuaded the country-mouse to accompany him to the town and see all the good things there. So, the country-mouse packed all his belongings and off […]