20 Good Short Moral Stories for Kids

1. THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF Once, there was a child who became exhausted when he looked after the town sheep touching on the slope. To engage himself, he sang out, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is pursuing the sheep!" At the point when the residents heard the cry, they came running up the slope to drive the wolf away. In any case, when they showed up, they saw no wolf. The kid was entertained while seeing their furious appearances. "Try not to shout wolf, kid," cautioned the residents, "when there is no wolf!" They indignantly returned down the slope. Afterward, the shepherd kid shouted out by and by, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is pursuing the sheep!" To his entertainment, he looked on as the locals came running up the slope to frighten the wolf off. As they saw there was no wolf, they said rigorously, "Save your scared sob for when there truly is a wolf! Yet again, don't falsely sound the alarm when there is no wolf!" But the kid smiled at their words while they strolled protesting down the slope. Afterward, the kid saw a genuine wolf sneaking around his rush. Frightened, he hopped on his feet and shouted out as clearly as possible, "Wolf! Wolf!" But the locals thought he was tricking them once more, so they didn't come to help. At nightfall, the residents went searching for the kid who hadn't gotten back with their sheep. At the point when they went up the slope, they thought that he was sobbing. There truly was a wolf here! The herd is no more! I shouted out, 'Wolf!' yet you didn't come," he moaned. An elderly person went to comfort the kid. As he put his arm around him, he said, "No one accepts a liar, in any event, when he is coming clean!" The Moral Lying breaks trust — even if you’re telling the truth, no one believes a liar. 2. THE GOLDEN TOUCH There used to be a ruler named Midas who carried out something beneficial for a Satyr. What's more, he was then conceded a wish by Dionysus, the lord of wine. For his desire, Midas asked that anything he contacted would go to gold. Regardless of Dionysus' endeavors to forestall it, Midas argues that this was a phenomenal wish, thus, it was given. Amped up by his recently acquired powers, Midas begins contacting a wide range of things, transforming everything into unadulterated gold. Yet, soon, Midas became ravenous. As he got a piece of food, he found he was unable to eat it. It had gone to gold in his grasp. Hungry, Midas moaned, "I'll starve! Maybe this was not a particularly brilliant wish, all things considered!" Seeing his consternation, Midas' darling girl tossed her arms around him to comfort him, and she, as well, went to gold. "The brilliant touch is no gift," Midas cried. The Moral Greed will always lead to downfall. 3. THE FOXAND THE GRAPES At some point, a fox turned out to be exceptionally ravenous as he went to look for some food. He looked all over, yet couldn't track down something that he could eat. Finally, as his stomach thundered, he coincidentally found a rancher's wall. At the highest point of the wall, he saw the greatest, juiciest grapes he'd at any point seen. They had a rich, purple tone, advising the fox they were fit to be eaten. To arrive at the grapes, the fox needed to hop up high. As he hopped, he opened his mouth to get the grapes, but he missed. The fox attempted once more but missed once more. He attempted a couple of additional times but continued to fizzle. At last, the fox concluded the time had come to surrender and return home. While he left, he murmured, "I'm certain the grapes were sharp at any rate." The Moral Never despise what we can’t have; nothing comes easy. 4. THE PROUD ROSE Quite a long time ago, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so Rose about her wonderful looks. Her main protest was becoming close to a revolting desert plant. Consistently, the lovely rose would affront and taunt the desert flora on his looks, all while the cactus stayed calm. The wide range of various plants close by attempted to appear to be legit, yet she was too influenced by her own looks. One searing summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose immediately started to shrivel. Her delightful petals evaporated, losing their rich tone. Shifting focus over to the desert flora, she saw a sparrow dunk his snout into the prickly plant to hydrate. However embarrassed, Rose inquired as to whether she could have some water. The thoughtful prickly plant promptly concurred, helping them both through the intense summer, as companions. The Moral Never judge anyone by the way they look. 5. A WISE OLD OWL There was an old owl who lived in an oak tree. Consistently, he noticed episodes that happened around him. Recently, he looked as a young man assisted an elderly person with conveying a weighty bushel. Today, he saw a little kid yelling at her mom. The more he saw, the less he talked. As the days went on, he talked less yet heard more. The old owl heard individuals talking and recounting stories. He heard a lady saying an elephant got around a wall. He heard a man saying that he had never committed an error. The old owl had seen and heard what has been going on with individuals. There were some who turned out to be better, some who turned out to be more terrible. Yet, the old owl in the tree had become savvier, every single day. The Moral Be more observant. Talk less and listen more. This will make us wise. 6. THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL At some point, Molly the milkmaid had filled her buckets with milk. Her occupation was to drain the cows, and afterward carry the milk to the market to sell. Molly wanted to ponder what to spend her cash on. As she filled the buckets with milk and went to showcase, she again thought about everything she needed to purchase. As she strolled along the street, she considered purchasing a cake and a bushel loaded with new strawberries. A little not too far off, she detected a chicken. She thought, "With the cash I get from today, I will purchase my very own chicken. That chicken will lay eggs, then, at that point, I will actually want to sell milk and eggs and get more cash!" She proceeded, "With more cash, I would actually want to purchase an extravagant dress and make the wide range of various milkmaids desirous." Out of energy, Molly began skipping, overlooking the milk in her buckets. Before long, the milk began spilling once again the edges, covering Molly. Soaked, Molly shared with herself, "Good gracious! I won't ever have the sufficient means to purchase a chicken now." She returned home with her unfilled buckets. "Gracious, wow! What befell you?" Molly's mom inquired. "I was so bustling dreaming pretty much everything I needed to purchase that I overlooked the buckets," she replied. "Goodness, Molly, my dear. How frequently do I have to say, 'Don't count your chickens until they get forth?'" The Moral Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. 7. THE GOLDEN EGG Some time ago, a rancher had a goose that laid one brilliant egg consistently. The egg gave sufficient cash to the rancher and his better half to help their day to day needs. The rancher and his significant other kept on being glad for quite a while. However, at some point, the rancher pondered internally, "For what reason would it be a good idea for us to take only one egg a day? For what reason might we at any point take them at the same time and rake in some serious cash?" The rancher told his better half his thought, and she absurdly concurred. Then, at that point, the following day, as the goose laid its brilliant egg, the rancher was fast with a sharp blade. He killed the goose and cut its stomach open, with expectations of tracking down the entirety of its brilliant eggs. Yet, as he opened the stomach, the main thing he found was guts and blood. The rancher immediately understood his silly misstep and continued to cry over his lost asset. As the days went on, the rancher and his better half became less fortunate and less fortunate. How cursed and how silly they were. The Moral Never act before you think. 8.ELEPHANT AND FRIENDS A solitary elephant strolled through the woods, searching for companions. She before long saw a monkey and continued to ask, 'Might we at any point be companions, monkey?' The monkey immediately answered, 'You are large and can't swing on trees as I do, so I can't be your companion.' Crushed, the elephant kept on looking when it coincidentally found a bunny. She continued to ask him, 'Could we at any point be companions, hare?' The bunny took a gander at the elephant and answered, "You are too large to even consider fitting inside my tunnel. You can't be my companion." Then, at that point, the elephant went on until she met a frog. She inquired, "Will you be my companion, frog?" The frog answered, "You are too huge and weighty; you can't bounce like me. I'm Unfortunately, you can't be my companion." The elephant kept on asking the creatures she met on her way, yet consistently got a similar answer. The next day, the elephant saw every one of the woodland creatures run in dread. She halted a bear to ask what was occurring and was informed the tiger was going after every one of the little creatures. The elephant needed to save different creatures, so she went to the tiger and said, "Please, sir, let my companions be. Try not to eat them." The tiger didn't tune in. He just advised the elephant to stay out of other people's affairs. Seeing no alternate way, the elephant kicked the tiger and frightened him off. After knowing about the fearless story, different creatures concurred, "You are the perfect size to be our companion." The Moral Friends come in every shape and size. 9. THE FARMER AND THE WELL At some point, a rancher was searching for a water hotspot for his homestead, when he purchased a well from his neighbour. The neighbour, be that as it may, was crafty. The following day, as the rancher came to draw water from his well, the neighbour would not allow him to take any water. At the point when the rancher inquired as to why, the neighbour answered, "I sold you the well, not the water," and left. Troubled, the rancher went to the sovereign to request equity. He made sense of what had occurred. The head approached Birbal, one of his nine, and most astute, retainers. Birbal continued to scrutinize the neighbour, "How about you let the rancher take water from the well? You did offer the well to the rancher?" The neighbour answered, "Birbal, I offered the well to the rancher yet not the water inside it. He has no privilege to draw water from the well." Birbal said, "Look, since you sold the well, you reserve no privilege to keep the water in the rancher's well. Possibly you pay lease to the rancher, or take it out right away." RealizIng that his plan had fizzled, the neighbour apologized and returned home. The Moral Cheating will not get you anything. If you cheat, you’ll pay soon enough. 10. WHEN ADVERSITY KNOCKS Asha was getting baffled and burnt out on life, so she requested that her dad what do. Her dad advised her to bring an egg, two tea leaves, and a potato. He then, at that point, brought out three vessels, filled them with water, and put them on the oven. When the water was bubbling, he advised Asha to put the things into each pot and watch out for them. Following 10 minutes, he requested that Asha strip the egg, strip the potato, and strain the leaves. Asha was left befuddled. Her dad made sense of, "Every thing was set into a similar situation, bubbling water. Perceive how each answered in an unexpected way?" He proceeded, "The egg was delicate, however is presently hard. The potato was hard, however is presently delicate. Also, the tea leaves, they changed the actual water." The dad then inquired, "When difficulty calls, we answer in similar way as they have. Presently, would you say you are an egg, a potato, or tea leaves? The Moral We can choose how to respond in difficult situations. 11. THE NEEDLE TREE Once, there were two siblings who inhabited the woodland's edge. The most seasoned sibling was dependably harsh to his more youthful sibling. The more established sibling took all the food and grabbed all the great garments. The most seasoned sibling used to go into the backwoods looking for kindling to sell on the lookout. As he strolled through the woodland, he cleaved off the parts of each and every tree, until he happened upon an enchanted tree. The tree halted him before he slashed its branches and said, 'Goodness, good sir, kindly extra my branches. On the off chance that you spare me, I will give you brilliant apples.' The most established sibling concurred yet was feeling disheartened with the number of apples the tree that gave him. Defeat by covetousness, the sibling took steps to cut the whole tree in the event that it didn't furnish him with additional apples. Be that as it may, rather than giving more apples, the tree gave him many minuscule needles. The sibling tumbled to the ground, crying in torment as the sun set. Before long, the more youthful sibling ended up being stressed and went to look for his more seasoned sibling. He looked until he tracked down him at the storage compartment of the tree, lying in torment with many needles on his body. He hurried to him and began to eliminate each needle with affection carefully. When the needles were out, the most established sibling apologized for treating his more youthful sibling so seriously. The mystical tree saw the adjustment of the more seasoned sibling's heart and talented them with every one of the brilliant apples they could require. The Moral It’s important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded. 12. THE ANT'S AND THE GRASSHOPPER One splendid fall day, a group of subterranean insects was caught up with working in the warm daylight. They were drying out the grain they had stockpiled throughout the late spring while a destitute grasshopper came up. With his fiddle under his arm, the grasshopper modestly asked for some food. "What!" cried the subterranean insects, "Haven't you put away any food away for the colder time of year? What on earth would you say you were doing throughout the mid year?" "I lacked opportunity and willpower to store any food before winter," the grasshopper cried. "I was too bustling making music that the late spring flew by." The subterranean insects basically shrugged their shoulders and said, "Making music, right? Great, presently dance!" The insects then betrayed the grasshopper and got back to work. The Moral There’s a time for work and a time for play. 13. A GLASS OF MILK There used to be an unfortunate kid who went through his days going house to house offering papers to pay for school. At some point, as he was strolling his course, he began feeling low and feeble. Poor people kid was starving, so he chose to request food when he came to the nearby. The unfortunate kid requested food however was denied like clockwork, until he arrived at the entryway of a young lady. He requested a glass of water, however seeing his unfortunate express, the young lady returned with a glass of milk. The kid asked the amount he owed her for the milk, yet she declined installment. Years after the fact, the young lady, who was currently a developed lady, fell wiped out. She went from one specialist to another, yet nobody had the option to fix her. At last, she went to the best specialist around. The specialist went through months treating her until she was at last relieved. Regardless of her satisfaction, she was apprehensive she was unable to stand to cover the bill. Be that as it may, when the medical clinic gave her the charge, it read, 'Settled completely, with a glass of milk.' The Moral No good deed goes unrewarded. 14. THE BEAR AND THE TWO FRIENDS At some point, two companions were strolling through the timberland. They realized the timberland was a perilous spot and that anything could occur. Thus, they vowed to stay near one another if there should arise an occurrence of any risk. Out of nowhere, a major bear was moving toward them. One of the companions immediately climbed a close by tree, abandoning the other companion. The other companion didn't have the foggiest idea how to climb, and on second thought, followed good judgment. He set all the way down and stayed there, short of breath, professing to be dead. The bear moved toward the companion lying on the ground. The creature began to smell his ear before leisurely straying again in light of the fact that bears never contact the people who are dead. Before long, the companion who was concealed in the tree descended. He asked his companion, "My dear companion, what mystery did the bear murmur to you?" The companion answered, "The bear basically prompted me never to trust a bogus companion The Moral A true friend will always support and stand by you in any situation. 15. THE BUNDLE OF STICKS Quite a long time ago, there was an elderly person who lived in a town with his three children. Despite the fact that his three children were diligent employees, they fought constantly. The elderly person attempted to join them however fizzled. Months cruised by, and the elderly person ended up being debilitated. He requested that his children stay joined together, yet they neglected to pay attention to him. At that point, the elderly person chose to show them a thing or two — to fail to remember their disparities and meet up in solidarity. The elderly person gathered his children, then continued to tell them, "I will furnish you with a heap of sticks. Separate each stick, and afterward break each into two. The person who completes first will be compensated more than the others." Thus, the children concurred. The elderly person furnished them with a heap of ten sticks each, and afterward requested that the children break each stick into pieces. The children broke the sticks in practically no time, then, at that point, continued to fight among themselves once more. The elderly person said, "My dear children, the game isn't yet finished. I will presently provide you with one more heap of sticks. Just this time, you should break them all together, not independently." The children promptly concurred and afterward attempted to break the pack. Regardless of making an honest effort, they couldn't break the sticks. The children told their dad of their disappointment. The elderly person said, "My dear children, see! Breaking each and every stick exclusively was simple for you, however breaking them in a pack, you were unable to do. By remaining joined together, it's not possible for anyone to hurt you. In the event that you keep on fighting, anybody can rapidly overcome you." The elderly person proceeded, "I ask that you stay joined together." Then, the three children grasped there's power in solidarity, and guaranteed their dad they would all remain together. The Moral There’s strength in unity. 16. THE DOG AT THE WELL A mother canine and her puppies lived on a homestead. On the ranch, there was a well. The mother canine generally told her puppies never to go close or play around it. At some point, one of the puppies was overwhelmed by interest and asked why they weren't permitted to go close to the well. Thus, he concluded he needed to investigate it. He went down to the well and ascended the wall to look inside. In the well, he saw his appearance in the water yet thought it was another canine. The little guy blew up when his appearance was emulating him, so he chose to battle it. The little puppy hopped into the well, just to find there was no canine. He started to endlessly bark until the rancher acted the hero him. The little guy had taken in his illustration and at no point ever returned to the well in the future. The Moral Always listen to what elders say and don’t defy them. 17. THE MISER AND HIS GOLD There used to be an old recluse who resided in a house with a nursery. The old misanthrope used to conceal all his gold coins under stones in his nursery. Consistently, before he hit the sack, the penny pincher went out into his nursery to count his coins. He proceeded with a similar schedule consistently, however he never spent a solitary, brilliant coin. At some point, a hoodlum saw the old penny pincher concealing his coins. When the old recluse returned into his home, the hoodlum went to the concealing spot and took all the gold. The next day, as the elderly person emerged to count his coins, he found it was proceeded to begin howling boisterously. His neighbour heard the cries and came running, asking what had occurred. After realizing what had happened, the neighborhood inquired, "For what reason didn't you simply set aside the cash inside your home where it would've been protected?" The neighborhood kept, "Having it inside the house would make it simpler to get to when you want to purchase something." "Purchase something?" addressed the penny pincher, "I was never going to spend my gold." While hearing this, the neighborhood got a stone and tossed it. Then, at that point, he said, "On the off chance that that is the situation, save the stone. It's all around as useless as the gold you've lost." The Moral A possession is as important as what it’s used for. 18 CONTROLLING ANGER Once, there was a young man. This kid had issues controlling his outrage. At the point when he blew up, he would agree that the primary thing that rung a bell, regardless of whether it impacted individuals. At some point, his dad gifted him a mallet and a heap of nails, then said, "At whatever point you lash out, hammer a nail into the patio wall." In the primary days, the kid spent portion of the nails. Over the course of the following weeks, he spent less nails, until his attitude was taken care of. Then, his dad requested that the young man eliminate a nail for every day he didn't blow his top. On the day when the kid eliminated his last nail, his dad told him, "You have accomplished something beneficial, kid. Be that as it may, might you at any point see the openings in the wall? The wall is never going to be something similar. Moreover, when you express mean things out of resentment, you'll leave a scar." The Moral Anger is like a knife — one of the most dangerous weapons. When you use it, the wounds will heal, but the scars remain. 19. THE WOLF AND THE SHEEP A wolf had gotten truly harmed during a battle with a bear. He couldn't move, thus, couldn't fulfill his thirst or appetite. At some point, a sheep passed by his concealing spot, thus the wolf chose to shout to him. "Kindly get me some water," said the wolf. "That could invigorate me some get some strong food." "Strong food!" the sheep said. "I guess that implies me. On the off chance that I carried you something to drink, it would simply be to wash me down. Try not to address me about bringing a beverage." The Moral A person’s ulterior motives are easy to spot if someone is paying attention. 20. THE LEAP AND RHODES Once, there was a man who visited unfamiliar grounds. At the point when he returned, all he could discuss was the magnificent undertakings he had and the incredible deeds he had done. One of the accomplishments he told was about a jump he made in a city called Rhodes. "The jump was so perfect," the man said. "No one else can take such a jump. Numerous people in Rhodes saw me and can demonstrate I am coming clean." "No requirement for witnesses," said one who was tuning in. "Assume that this city is Rhodes, presently demonstrate the way that far you can hop." The Moral It’s the deeds that count, not the boasting words.