151 Inspirational Tales

On a hot summer day, a dog and a donkey were going to the town along with their master. After walking for a few hours, the master unloaded the donkey and settled under a tree for a nap. The donkey and the dog were hungry. The donkey was happy to see some grass. So he […]

There was once a poor young man, named Sherry. He was very hardworking and kind. One day, Sherry was carrying some wood across the forest, when he saw a hungry old man. Sherry wanted to help him. But since he was not carrying any food, he had to pass by. After walking a few miles,

Once, there was a wise king who ruled the kingdom of Athena. He had two sons. He appointed eminent scholars to teach them all forms of arts. After a few years, the king wanted to test his sons’ abilities. He called both his sons and gave an empty room to each of them. He said,

Many years ago, a village was flooded due to heavy rainfall. Among many other things, two pots–a strong copper pot and a weak earthen one–were floating together on the water. The copper pot saw the earthen pot and said, “My friend, you are made of soft clay and are so weak. If you wish, come

One autumn afternoon, the wind and the sun had a quarrel. The wind boasted, “I am stronger than you.” The sun smiled and said, “You are not!” Just then, they saw a man travelling on the road. The wind said, “Whoever among us can take this traveller’s coat off, shall be regarded as the stronger

Once, a clever wolf was wandering in a field where a flock of sheep used to come grazing every day. After some time, he saw that the flock had arrived, so he hid behind a bush. As soon as he got a chance, he grabbed a lamb and carried it away to eat at a

Once upon a time, there was a caterpillar and a rose. The rose used to make fun of the caterpillar every day, calling her ugly. This made the caterpillar very sad. Every night, she asked the moon to make her as pretty as the rose, but it seemed as if the moon did not listen

There was a little pine tree deep in the forest. It had needles that were evergreen. Yet, it was glum. It said, “My needles are not so pretty as leaves. I wish I had golden leaves!” The next morning, it found its wish had been granted. It had shining golden leaves. A man, passing by,

Once, in a village, there lived a lazy man. His only source of income was a mango tree, which was planted in the backyard of his house. All his relatives were very upset with him because he used to serve only mangoes to them. One day, one of his relatives visited his house. At breakfast,

Once upon a time, there lived four friends in an Indian village. All of them were quite jovial. One day, they were practising to shoot. They kept a few pots at a distance as their targets. None of them could hit even a single pot as they were talking and laughing all the while! They

Once upon a time, there was a very hardworking farmer. He had a vineyard that used to have a rich crop of grapes every year. He had three sons but none of them bothered to help their father in his work. They were very lazy. One day, the farmer fell ill. He called his sons

Victor was a rich businessman but very miserly. He never gave alms to the poor nor did he do any charity work. He just did business and whatever money he earned, he would put it in a pot and bury the pot in the forest. However, there were so many pots in so many places

Bella was a dog that belonged to a lovely family. The children and their daddy loved Bella but their mother did not like her. They had brought Bella from the ‘shelter for homeless dogs’ and she was a scrummy-looking but very gentle dog. The children and their daddy took turns to take care of Bella.

“Hey, throw more stones.” “Hit harder!” Brian saw the boys throw stones at something. Curious, he crept closer. ‘I wonder what they are throwing stones at,’ he thought. To his horror, Brian saw a little pup cowering in the corner with fear. The boys were troubling the little pup unnecessarily. Brian was horrified. He hesitated.

Elvis was a mischievous boy who always troubled others and that was why he did not have many friends in the class. Once, the class was planning to have dinner together. They called Elvis, too. Wonderful, tasty food was served. Elvis loved the chicken soup and his classmates made sure that he got the best