59 Moral Stories

The hunter was very brave at talking about bears; like some people do when they know that they have to talk and talk only and could do nothing more than that.Once, while he was searching for a bear in a forest, he met a woodcutter and asked him, “My dear brother, do you have the […]

Once, a lion went to a river to drink water on a hot summer noon. At the same time, a wild boar also came there to quench its thirst. “Don’t dare drink water before me,” the lion roared and warned it.“I am very thirsty, so I cannot obey your words,” the wild boar replied. Both

In ancient times, a sphinx guarded the city of Thebes. It was a strange creature. He had the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a falcon.The sphinx had a habit of asking every passer-by a riddle. Anyone who could not answer the riddle correctly, was gobbled up by

One day, the lion, the king of forest was sitting under a tree. He saw a sheep passing by. The lion called out to the sheep and asked, “Tell me one thing. Does my mouth stink or not?” The innocent sheep answered, “Yes, Your Highness; your mouth stinks.”The lion became furious and killed the truthful

There was a very poor woodcutter. In spite of the poverty he was very honest. Once, he was cutting a branch from the tree that stood on the river-bank. The axe slipped out of his hands and fell into the river.The river was very deep. He could not descend into the river to recover his

Obeying the orders of the lion—the forest king, the fox invited the stork to dinner towards the settlement of certain disputes peacefully, even though he did it half-heartedly. The fox prepared a tasty soup and served it up on plates. The stork much to his embarrassment was hardly able to have any of it.Like a

There was a farmer. Once he had to go across a river. There was no bridge. Only a small boat stood moored at the bank. The farmer had a lion, a bale of grass and a goat to take along. The boat could not carry more than two individuals or items at a time. Thus,

Once, four friends—a carpenter, a tailor, a goldsmith and a Brahmin—lived in a small village. One day, they decided to go to other place in search of better jobs. So, they took their tools with them.A long journey took them to a forest. Being tired they decided to spend the night under a tree.The goldsmith

There lived a sculptor in a village. Once, he crafted an idol of a goddess that was a real beauty. He had to deliver it to his customer who lived in another village. The sculptor set out with the idol of the goddess loaded on the donkey. The idol was so impressive that whoever saw

King Metabo was a famous javelin thrower and also a brave and intelligent fighter.One day, he along with his little daughter went out hunting. But all of a sudden, he was attacked by his enemies. As he was all alone with only a little girl by his side, he had to flee from that place.

Two cats were very hungry. Then, they found a piece of bread. Both staked claim over it. One of the cats grabbed it.The other suggested, “Let us share it equally.”The first cat was smart. She wanted to eat the whole piece. So, she disagreed.The two quarrelled over it. Just then, a monkey happened to come

It was, no doubt, a loud noise that made the dog wake up. He pricked up his ears straight and pointed sharply towards the sound and again went to sleep.The owner’s another pet, the donkey, noticed it and said in an amazed tone, “Why don’t you bark? I am sure there are thieves.”“You had better

In a town, a house was under construction. Wood was also being used.One day, a carpenter was sawing a log to split it in two parts. Noon arrived but the log could not be fully sawn.It was lunch hour of the workers.The carpenter also suspended his sawing task for the break. He put a wedge

He was a proud father of two beautiful daughters. While the younger one was married to a poor farmer, the elder was married to a potter. Once the father decided to invite his daughters. First, he invited his younger daughter and asked her, “How is the business going on?”“Fine!” replied the daughter, “But our land

Two women were fast friends. They were neighbours. Both were childless.By the grace of God, one of them gave birth to a son, years later. They decided to bring up the child together and not to tell others who the real mother was.That way, the childless woman did not feel bad and none could taunt