Students and kids in general need essential life skills, and moral stories are a great way to instill values about life in little kids. In this post, we will share stories on life skills which can be used by kids in any part of the world.
1. Moral Stories – On friendship for students
Once a little dog, called Bobo was walking in a garden aimlessly. While walking he came across a snake and got quite scared. The snake was slithering towards him and he was shocked to move. He could run away, but when we are scared, we can’t decide what to do.
So, Bobo was scared and frozen. His friend Poppa came out for a walk as well, and saw the scene. He didn’t judge Bobo for being scared, while Bobo could have run away. Instead, he ran towards the snake barking at the loudest.
When the snake saw Poppa charging at it, it quickly ran away. Bobo thanked Poppa with licks and have always been good friends.
Moral: A friend supports you when you are at your weakest.
2. Moral Stories – On compassion for kids
Once John and his family were going to the market in a car and they stopped at a red light. At the red light, a beggar kid knocked the door of the car and asked for some money. John asked his mom, “what is he doing, mamma?”
His mom looked at John and said, “everyone is not as fortunate as we are. He is not as lucky and so he has to beg for money,” and she handed over a currency note to the kid.
John looked at that kid as he took the note and went back to the traffic light. Every time he came across a beggar kid, and he had money, he would give something from his pocket money. John’s parents never stopped him, and he grew up one day, to be a compassionate man who would be kind and compassionate to those not as fortunate as he was.
Moral: Compassion is feeling the pain of others and doing something to reduce it.
3. Moral Stories – On forgiveness for kids
Once Nancy came back home from school and saw her parents fighting. It made her quite sad. She always felt that her parents loved each other but when they fought, she was not happy. There was no happiness in the house that day, because her parents were not talking to each other, and as a consequence, they were not playing with her also, because they were in a bad mood.
Nancy went to her mom and asked her to say sorry to Dad. But, her mom said, “it’s dad’s fault!” She then went to her dad who said it’s mom’s fault. So, she wasn’t happy and sobbed.
Seeing her cry, her dad was remorseful, and he decided to end the fight by saying sorry to mom. He went with Nancy to her mom, and said, “I am sorry, for being angry and making you upset. In future, I will try to behave in a more empathetic manner.” Hearing this, Nancy’s mom burst into tears, and hugged both of them, saying, “I am sorry too.”
As both her parents apologized to each other, Nancy felt happy and started playing with her doll. She told the doll, “I am sorry darling if we have hurt you by mistake. We are not bad people, like my parents. Sometimes, we are hurt, and we end up hurting others in the process. I love you.”
Her parents overheard this conversation, and they looked at each other, and said, “I love you, as well.”
Moral: Forgiveness saves relationships.
4. Moral Stories – On competition for kids
Navya participated in a dance competition and won the second award. Her friend Jessie won the first award. Although she was extremely happy in the school, but cried a lot after coming back. Her parents kept asking her what happened, and she wouldn’t answer.
Then, she mumbled, ‘Jessie….”
Her father understood, and said, “Look these are your two dolls- Barbie and Sally. Barbie is so popular but Sally is not. But you know what, Sally is learning from Barbie how to be dress up, and popular, and one day, she will be famous as well. We don’t feel bad when we lose. We learn from others who are ahead of us and work hard. We also support those who are behind us.”
Navya calmed down, and called up Jessie, and her parents heard her saying, “Jessie, congratulations! I love you for what you did today. Will you teach me how you did that?”
Moral: Learn from those who are better than you.
5. Moral Stories for kids- On failure
Little Gavin wanted to recite a poem in the school assembly. He remembered the poem, and went to the assembly, and he froze. Then, he could not say anything and everyone looked at him, and encouraged him, but he still stayed frozen.
He came back home crying and told his mom, “I would never be able to read a poem again in front of anyone.”
She showed him an aunt trying to climb a wall. The ant kept falling again and again. After the 20th attempt, she managed to climb the wall and disappeared.
Gavin’s mom looked at Gavin and told him, “if she can fail again and again and make it, so can you.” A week later, Gavin went on stage, and read the poem to a standing applause:
An Aunt went up the wall
It had a big fall
It kept going up and falling
Till it won and did go up
You think you can’t do something at once and failed
Little Gavin tells you something you remember
You don’t fail till you give up
Falling down is no sin
Remember this I say,
It’s not over until you win
It’s not over until you win.
Moral: You haven’t failed till you give up.
6. Moral stories for kids- On comparison
Raj scored poorly in math and came back from school in a bad mood. His father knew it, that there was to be a math test. He also knew that Raj would not tell him since he expected to perform poorly, since Raj had been struggling with Math.
Raj’s father went to him, and told him a story of the cat and the dog.
The cat, puddle, and the dog, Tom were friends. Once they decided that they would climb a tree in the afternoon. While puddle climbed the tree easily, Tom couldn’t and he spent the afternoon wailing.
Puddle understood this, and felt sad for her friend. Later, she told him, the next day, they would find a bone for dinner. Puddle kept searching for one, but couldn’t find a bone, while Tom returned with 2 bones. He was so good with sniffing that it was an easy job for him. He was happy, after all. Puddle reminded Tom not to compare each other again, since we are all good in something and not good in something else. That’s how nature has designed us.
Raj cried a lot and hugged his father. A week later he scored the highest score in an English essay writing competition in the entire school.
Moral: Don’t compare yourself with anyone else.
7. The best teacher story
Little Simmi wanted to participate in a singing competition but she was so shy. While other students in the class were preparing, she sat sobbing in the corner.
Her teacher Ms. Poonam, saw her, and asked her what happened. “I am feeling so scared, I don’t think I can go on stage. Everyone will laugh at me,” said Simmi, sobbing. No matter how much Ms. Poonam tried, Simmi kept sobbing.
Then the teacher had an idea. She told all the students that Simmi will sing a song if they start encouraging her. They all gathered around Simmi and started cheering her:
Simmi!
This cheered her up, and she started singing slowly. As she started, everyone got quiet and listened to her singing. Once she was done, everyone clapped.
Simmi smiled, cried, and hugged her teacher. The next morning, she went ahead and won the competition, with her classmates and Ms. Poonam, cheering her on. The best teachers teach the kids to believe in themselves.
Moral: The best teachers are those who see in students what they don’t see themselves.
8. Moral stories on courage
2 squirrels Rosie and Dina were thirsty in the extreme summer season. The water bodies were dry around them and there was no water to be had. They waited for rain for a long time and it didn’t rain.
The only solutions they had was to go and ask humans for water. They lived in a garden where they would get nuts and fruits to nibble on, but for water, they depended on puddles of water.
Rosie told Dina, “Dina, we will die if we don’t get water for another day. The only solution to ask humans for water.”
“The humans don’t even understand us,” said Dina. “Also, it’s a risk to go to the humans. They might capture us or kill us if we go to them. We have to hide from the humans.”
“But, if we keep hiding here, we will die of thirst.”
They kept arguing. Then, Rosie said, “Look, it’s a matter life and death now. If we don’t go out and ask for help, we may die. And we may die, if we go out and ask for help also. We need to have courage. Courage gives us hope.”
Dina heard Rosie. They were about to die of thirst. She saw some humans drinking water from some sort of a holder in their hand, and ran towards them, with her mouth open. The humans were holding a water bottle and as Dina approached, they saw her and gave her water. As Rosie saw this, she ran towards them as well, and the humans shared water with her as well.
In no time, the humans and squirrels became friends.
Moral: Courage is doing the right thing, in spite of the fear
9. Story on creativity
Sasha and Gina, little girls spent most of their days together, in school and beyond. Sasha would paint different artistic images and Gina would watch her, thinking that she wasn’t creative. When Gina told her parents about the paintings Sasha drew, they also appreciated Sasha’s creative talent, and felt she was so creative.
This made Gina a little sad, and she felt why she could not be creative. When Gina spoke to Sasha about it, Sasha said, “are you stupid, you don’t know how creative you are, didn’t you write a wonderful essay about being a girl the other day and everyone liked it? You should do more of that. All of us are creative in our own ways, and we just need to express our creativity in our own unique ways.”
“So, does that mean that I am creative?” said Gina, nervously.
“Of course, you are so creative. I wish I could express myself in words as beautifully as you do.”
Gina had tears of joy in her eyes and she hugged her friend Sasha. A few years later, the Gina-Sasha exhibition opened in town.
That’s how we lift each other.
Moral: Everyone is creative in their own way.
10. Moral story on beauty
Lovina was an outstanding student in school. She wanted to participate in a modelling competition that was coming up in the school. However, one of her classmates who didn’t like her told her, that you have to be beautiful to participate in a modelling competition, and you aren’t.
That hurt Lovina and she withdrew her participation. She didn’t even tell her parents. Another classmate of hers, Ravi, who was also participating, knew that Lovina had enrolled but didn’t see her at the first rehearsal.
So, he asked her, “what happened Lovina, why didn’t you come to the rehearsal?”
“I am not beautiful,” she replied.
“Said who? Are you stupid?”
“Doesn’t matter who said. I am not beautiful,” she said, almost sobbing.
Ravi looked at her and said, “But I think you are beautiful. You talk to everyone with love and care. I am so inspired by you all the time and you are saying you are not beautiful.”
This made Lovina smile and she said, “Thank you, Ravi.” But Ravi wasn’t done.
“I don’t need the thank you. Are you coming to the rehearsal or not?”
He took her with him, and so many of her classmates cheered her on. From that day, she never told herself that she wasn’t beautiful.
Moral: Beauty lies inside of us, not outside of us.
In Conclusion
The purpose of these short moral stories for kids is to learn a quick lesson about life. I hope you like them, and if you do, share with people you love.
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thank u for these stories can u also share a story on humanity………..pls!!
Thank you for reading. I ll try to write something on humanity.
This collection of moral stories is both insightful and thought-provoking, offering meaningful reflections on human behavior and values. The narratives are well-written and effectively convey important life lessons in a relatable manner. A commendable effort in using storytelling as a medium to inspire personal growth and ethical thinking.