The Brahmin's Gift and The Goat

Once upon a time there lived a Brahmin in a small village. There was a jungle situated end of the village. Once the Brahmin was gifted a goat by his follower. As he started on his journey to home, three conman hatched a plan to take away the goat from him because the goat was very nice.

One of the conman approached him and said, “Why are you carrying a dog over your shoulder?” The Brahmin became angry and said “are you blind? This is a goat, not a dog”. Saying this, he continued his journey inside the jungle.

The second conman asked the Brahmin, “You seem to be a wise person. Why are you carrying a dead calf?” The Brahmin was furious and yelled at him, “How stupid can you be to think of a goat as a dead calf!” He was a bit confused but started walking further.

The third conman walked towards the Brahmin and said, “If I am not wrong then you are a priest. But why do you carry a donkey on your shoulder?” The Brahmin was completely bewildered. He thought that the goat was some kind of ghost who changed forms.

He got scared to such an extent that he threw the goat in the jungle and ran away. The three con men laughed at the Brahmin and took the goat for feast. Their plan had succeed!

Moral: Do not get carried away by what others say. Always believe in yourself and your instincts.

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Honesty is the Best Policy (Best Moral Story for Children)

Once upon a time there lived a renounced king who had grown very old. The king had three sons, now he was worried that which of his sons should be his successor. It was very difficult for him to choose the next king among his three sons because he loved all of them.

One day the old minister advised to call his sons and said to them,"I am giving each of you one seed, that you will plant in a pot, after someday I will see that whose plant is the best, the one who will have the most beautiful plant will be the next king". He gave each of them a seed. All his sons went back and planted the seed in their respective pot.

          

After few months, two brothers had beautiful plants in their pots with lovely flowers and green leaves, except the youngest one, his pot was plant less although he cared for his seed and pot very well but no plant grew in his pot. When he saw his brothers' plants he became very sad and worried that what would he show to his father. One day the king called all his sons to show him their plants.  "Look father how beautiful our plants are". Said the sons who had plants in their pots.

          

King asked the youngest son, "Where is your plant my dear son? Why is your pot is empty?" Youngest son replied, "My dear father, I am really sorry, I tried my best but no plant grew in my pot". "No! you should not be sorry" said the king,"because the seeds I gave to you and your brothers were dead and useless, no plant could be grown with the help of those seeds.Your brothers lied to me because they wanted to impress me. When they saw that their plants were not growing, they planted other seeds in their pots. The plants they have now that were grew from other seeds. But you were honest and told me the truth, and one of the most important qualities of a king is that he should be honest. So my dear son, you will be the next king".

Moral: Honesty is the best policy.

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Fox and The Grapes : Popular Moral Stories For Kids

There lived a fox in a dense forest. One day it was hungry. He had nothing to eat. He went here and there in search of food. He wandered about the whole day long, but could get nothing to eat. At last he came to a garden. There he saw grapes hanging from a vine. The grapes were ripe and nice. His mouth watered to see the grapes. He wanted to eat them.

The grapes were high up. He jumped again-and-again to get at the grapes, but in vain. They were too high for him. At last he was tired. He gave up trying. He went away saying. “These grapes are sour, If I eat them, I shall fall ill.”

Moral : Those who cannot get a thing, often say that they do not want it.

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The Curious Monkey

Once there lived a carpenter in a village. One day morning the carpenter was working hard to divide a log into two parts. He was sawing from morning to noon, but was able to cut only half way through. He was feeling hungry. So he pushed a wedge into the split and went for lunch.

There was a monkey watching the carpenter. He became curious of the wedge. He climbed down from the tree and went up to the log. He tried to pull the wedge of the log. It didn't came out. He sat on the log with legs on each side. The tail was dangling down through the split. He tried again and again. All of a sudden, the wedge came out. The log stuck together with a snap cutting off the dancing tail with it.

The monkey lost its tail because of his curiosity. When the carpenter came he feels sad to see the monkey without tail.

Moral: Look before you leap.

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Popular Moral Stories:The Country Mouse and The Town Mouse

Once there was a country mouse and a town mouse were friends. The country mouse lived in a corn field and his friend was lived in the town inside a hole that was situated in railway track. He invited his friend the town mouse for the dinner. They both sat in the fields. They ate corn, nuts and fruits. After the dinner, the town mouse said, “What a poor meals you have! Your food is tasteless. Come with me to town and see what I have. My food is tasty and good”. So, both the friends set out to town.

The town mouse lived in a hole that was built in concrete and it was near to a station. They both sat in the kitchen. The town mouse gave cakes, biscuits and bread. As they were about to eat they heard a train coming. They ran to the hole. They came back after sometime. Half way through again another train came. They ran again inside. Like this, they had to run for life many times before they could have a meal.

The country mouse said, “What a miserable life you lead! At least in the fields, I live peacefully”.

MORAL: RICHES IS NOT HAPPINESS ALWAYS

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Belling the Cat Short Story

Once there lived a large group of mice in a small house. The house was always full of corn and the mice never had any problem. The owner of the house was aware of the problem. So, he brought a cat.

Now the mice were not able to move about freely and even if they did, the cat always caught hold of them. Hence, they assembled to think of a plan. One smart mouse suggested tying a bell around the cat’s neck so they would know whenever the cat approaches them.

Now the question was “Who will tie the bell?” Nobody said a word. The solution was worthless.

Moral: Making a plan is one thing and executing it is an entirely different thing.

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The Cat and The Birds

Once upon a time there lived cute birds in an aviary. There was a cat lived nearby house. That aviary was very near to the cat's house. Cat heard that the Birds in that aviary were ailing. 

So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking with him a set of the instruments proper to his profession. He went to the aviary and presented himself at the door  to inquired about the birds health. I am coming to checkup all of your health. Would you like to allow me to go inside and check you? “We shall do very well,” they replied, without letting him in. When we’ve seen the last of you.”

Moral: A villain may disguise himself, but he will not deceive the wise.

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The Smart Vendor and The Cute Little Boy

Once upon a time there was a smart vendor lived in a small village. He used to act smart with people while he was dealing with more peoples. He was sailing black berries in the nearest village and market everyday. Once, a cute little boy bought some berries from the vendor. The vendor gave him berries less in weight.

The little boy asked “Why are you giving me less that what I really owes it?” The vendor replied “lesser the berries, it will easier for you to carry. Now, give me the money”. 

The boy gave some coins into the vendor’s hand and went away. The vendor counted and found the money to be less than what he actually told to the boy. 

The vendor shouted “Hey, hey, you’ve given me less money”. The boy replied from a distance “Lesser the money, easier to count, isn’t It!”.

Moral: Smart people are outsmarted. 

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Donkey and the Dog Story

Once upon a time there lived a dog and a donkey in a house of a washer man. The dog guarded his house and the donkey carried his clothes to the market. 

It was a hot afternoon. The dog was sleeping under the shady tree. There was some noise outside. The dog just lifted up his head and went back to sleep.

The donkey asked to the dog, “Why don’t you bark. It could be thieves”. The dog replied, “Mind your own business”. But the donkey would not listen. He wanted to save his master from thieves. He started to bray.

The master who was sound asleep got wild with the donkey and came running out with a stick and gave hard beatings to the donkey.

MORAL: IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS.

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The talking cave

Once upon a time there lived an old lion in a dense forest. He had not taken any food from several days. He was extremely hungry. He was roaming around the jungle. All of a sudden, he saw a cave and thought to himself, “Wow! This cave looks habitable. I will hide in the cave and when the occupant would come in, I will grab him up.” Saying this, he went inside the cave and hid himself.

Some times latter a jackal, who was the inhabitant of the cave, came by. As he was about to enter, he saw footprints of a lion entering in the cave. But there were no footprints coming out of it. He quickly understood the situation and shouted, “Hello cave! I’m back. Won’t talk to me?" On receiving no response, she shouted once more, “Dear cave, Are you upset with me? If you don’t speak up, I won’t come inside.”

Listening to all this the lion thought that this cave must be a talking one and wasn’t replying due to the fear of the lion. So, the lion himself shouted, “Oh my dear. Come in. I have been waiting for you.”

The jackal was quick to realize the lion’s plan. He was pleased with himself and shouted, “Oh! You must be so stupid to think that a cave would talk.” Saying this, the jackal quickly ran away and the lion sat there regretting his stupidity.

Moral: Never lose your presence of mind. It is the best weapon against every problem in life.

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