Moral Stories

THE KING AND THE SPIDER

Robert Bruce, the king of Scotland was defeated six times in a battle. His enemies took away his kingdom. The king hid himself in a cave.
One day in the cave the king saw a spider trying hard to climb up the ceiling. It fell down six times. Yet it did not give up trying. It tried again and succeeded in climbing up the ceiling.
The king was then greatly encouraged. "When a spider can succeed on the seventh time", thought the king, "why shouldn't I try once more ?"
Thinking thus the king collected his army to fight his enemy again. This time he fought with renewed strength and energy and won the field. He got back his kingdom and ruled the country happily. .

Moral: WILL-FORCE IS A GREAT POWER OF MANKIND.

THE PIPER AND THE RATS

A town was badly disturbed and damaged by rats. The city-fathers were at a loss. They promised good reward to get rid of the rats. "I will free the city from the rats", claimed a piper, "if you pay me a handsome reward."
"Agreed !" said the city-fathers.
The piper began to play his pipe in a wonderful tune. Out came the rats of the towt and followed the piper. He led them to a nearby river where they were all drowned.
The piper then claimed the reward. But the city-fathers refused to pay. The piper wanted to teach them a lesson.
This time the piper started piping in another magic tune. All the children of the town were attracted to the tune and came round him. He then Ied them to a mountain cave never to return. .
The entire town was thrown into great grief for the folly of the city-fathers.

Moral: PROMISE MUST BE KEPT.

THE WOOD-CUTTER AND THE RIVER-GOD

One day a wood-cutter was cutting wood by the side of a river. Suddenly his axe slipped from his hands and dropped into the river. The wood-cutter started crying bitterly. The river-god felt pity for him. He appeared before him with a golden axe. "Is it yours ?" asked the river-god.
"No sir, it is not mine", replied the wood-cutter.
Then the god brought a silver axt and said, "Is it yours ?"
The wood-cutter again replied, "No, it's not mine."
At last the river-god returned with the iron axe of the wood-cutter and asked, "ls this yours ?"
Seeing his own axe, the wood-cutter cried out in joy. Without waiting for a moment he stretched his hand and burst out, "Yes, sir, it's mine."
The river-god was pleased at the honesty of the wood-cutter and rewarded him with all the three axes. The wood-cutter returned home with these axes.

Moral: HONESTY IS ALWAYS REWARDED..

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES

Once a fox was hungry He got into a garden where ripe grapes were hanging from a high wall.

"How fine and sweet the grapes are !" said the fox, "I must have them." His mouth began to water.

But the grapes were hanging high. He took a run and jumped aiming at the nearest bunch. But he missed. He jumped again and again only to miss the mellow prize. He became tired and fed up. He gave up all hopes of getting the grapes. They were too high.

"lt is no use trying for the fruit. I am sure" said the fox to himself, "the grapes are sour." So saying the hungry fox left the place with a heavy heart.

Moral: A FOOL DESPISES WHAT WE CANNOT GET.

THE FOX AND THE STORK

A fox and a stork were friends. One day the fox invited the stork at a dinner.
At the dinner the fox gave his friend some thin soup in a flat dish. This the fox lapped up very readily. But the stork could not eat anything with her Jong bill. She remained as hungry at the end of the dinner as when she began.
At the time of parting the fox regretted that his guest had eaten so little and feared that the dish was not seasoned to her satisfaction.
"Don't apologize, friend fox. After all I have had a good evening with you. Will you not do me the honor to return the visit the next week ?" replied the stark.
On the fixed day, the fox arrived. The stork ordered the dinner to be brought in. It was kept in a long jar with a narrow mouth. The stork readily thrust her long bill into the jar and enjoyed her dinner. But the fox could not eat anything.
At the time of parting, the stork said drily, "I hope you do not expect an apology for the dinner."

Moral: TIT FOR TAT.

THE COWBOY AND THE WOLF

A cowboy used to tend the cows near a forest. For sheer fun he would shout, "Wolf ! Wolf ! Help !" The farmers working nearby would come running to save the boy. But to their surprise they would see no wolf there. Seeing the men coming to the naughty boy burst into laughter. The farmers became angry. They, however, returned to their work.
The boy would often raise such a false alarm and the farmers were annoyed.
One day the wolf really came.
"Wolf ! Wolf !" cried the cowboy. People heard it. They took it to be the folly of the naughty boy. Nobody came to his help.
The wolf killed the cows and then it jumped upon the boy.

Moral: NOBODY BELIEVES A LIAR.

A FARMER AND THE GOOSE

A farmer had a magic goose. It gave a golden egg every day. He sold it in the market and amassed a lot of money. He was happy. But he was greedy.
"I can be richer in a day", said the farmer to himself, "if I get all the eggs of the goose at a time."
Greed overtook the farmer. With the hope of getting all the eggs at a time he cut her open only to find-nothing at all.
He felt sorry for his misdeed. He lost the goose and the golden eggs for good.

Moral: GRASP ALL LOSE ALL : ALL LOSE ALL : GREED IS BAD.