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The Lion and The Mouse
When a lion was resting in the jungle, a mouse began
racing up and down his body for amusement. The lion’s
sleep was interrupted, and he awoke enraged. The lion
was going to eat the mouse when the mouse begged him
to let him go. “I assure you, if you save me, I will be of
immense help to you in the future.” The lion laughed at
the mouse’s self-assurance and freed him.
A group of hunters arrived in the forest one day and
captured the lion. They had him tied to a tree. The lion
began to roar as he struggled to get out. Soon, the mouse
passed by and spotted the lion in distress. He dashed
off, biting on the ropes to free the lion, and the two
hurried off into the woods.
Moral of the story: Always be kind to one another. 

The Wolf and The Crane

One day a wolf was eating the flesh of an animal it had killed. A
little bone got stuck in his throat, and he was unable to swallow
it. He soon felt severe pain in his throat and raced up and down,
trying to find a way to ease it. He begged everyone he saw to
help him. Finally, the wolf came face to face with the crane.
“Please help me,” the wolf pleaded. “I’ll give you exactly what
you want.
The crane agreed to give it a shot and instructed the Wolf to
lie down on its side with its jaws spread as wide as it could. The
crane then inserted its long neck into the Wolf’s throat and
pulled out the bone. The crane then requested its reward.
“Be joyful,” the wolf added, grinning and showing his teeth.
You’ve inserted your head into a Wolf’s mouth and then taken it
back out safely. Scroll down to enjoy the next story with moral
in English. 
Moral of the story: Kindness and Greed cannot go hand in
hand.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

A boy and his father lived in a village. While the sheep
grazed in the fields, the boy’s father instructed him to keep
an eye on them. He had to take the sheep to the grassy
fields every day. The boy, on the other hand, was
dissatisfied and wanted to run and play.  He decided to have
a good time. “Wolf! Wolf!” he yelled, and the entire village
came storming with stones to chase the wolf away before it
could eat any of the sheep.

The villagers went muttering under their breath about how

the boy had wasted their time when they discovered there
was no wolf. The boy shouted out again the next day, “Wolf!
Wolf!” and the villagers hurried over to chase the wolf away.
The villagers walked away enraged this time. On the third
day, as the boy climbed the tiny hill, he came face to face
with a wolf attacking his sheep. “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!” he
screamed as loudly as he could, yet not a single person came
to his aid. The villagers assumed he was trying to trick them
once more and did not come. That day, the small boy lost a
lot of sheep due to his folly.
Moral of the story: Always be truthful, you never
know what lies may lead to.
 The Fox and The Stork

A selfish fox once asked a stork to dinner. The invitation

made Stork very delighted, and she arrived at the fox’s
house on time, knocking on the door with her long beak.
The fox escorted her to the supper table and gave them
both soup in shallow bowls. She couldn’t eat any soup
since the bowl was too shallow for her. The fox, on the
other hand, quickly lapped up his soup.
The stork was upset and irritated, but she didn’t show it.
She asked the fox to supper the next day to teach him a
lesson. She served soup in two tall thin vases, as well. The
stork sipped the soup from the vase, but the fox was
unable to do so due to his small neck. The fox realized he
had made a mistake. 
Moral of the story: Never be selfish.

King Midas and The Golden Touch

Midas, a king, once conducted a brilliant job for a Satyr
and received a boon from Dionysus, the God of Wine.
Midas asked for the transformation of everything he
touched into gold as his wish. Despite Dionysus’ best
efforts to persuade him otherwise, Midas persisted that
his wish was a good one, and it was granted!
Midas was delighted as he touched everything and turned
it to gold. He was soon famished. He took a bite of food,
but it had changed to gold in his hand, and he couldn’t eat
it!  When Midas’ beloved daughter saw his distress, she
wrapped her arms around him to console him, and she,
too, turned to gold!
Midas exclaimed, “The golden touch is no blessing.”
He cried as he walked down to the river. The sand of the
river turned as yellow as “gold” King Midas washed away
his hand in the river and the curse of the golden touch
flowed away. When he went back to his palace, everything
was normal again. 
Moral of the story: Greed can always fire back.

The Milkmaid and Her Pail

Patty the Milkmaid was on her way to the market with a
pail of milk on her head. She began calculating what she
would do with the money she would receive for the milk
as she went along. 
“I’ll get some quails from Farmer Brown, and they’ll lay
eggs every morning,” she explained, “which I’ll sell to the
parson’s wife.”
I’ll buy myself a new dress and a hat with the money I
get from the sale of those eggs, and when I go to the
market, won’t all the young men come up to me and talk to
me? Polly Shaw would be envious, but that shouldn’t
bother me. I’m simply going to stare at her and fling my
head around like this. As she talked, she flung her head
back, causing the pail to fall off its stand, spilling all of
the milk! 
Moral of the story: Count your chickens only
after they’re hatched.
 A Bundle of Sticks

Once upon a time, there was a man who lived with his three boys.
The three sons were great workers, yet they often fought. The old
man tried everything he could to bring them together, but he was
unsuccessful. 
Months went by, and the old man became ill. He urged his boys to
remain united, but they disobeyed him. As a result, he decided to
teach them a practical lesson in order for them to put their
differences aside and remain unified.
His sons were summoned by the old guy. “I’ll give you a bundle of
sticks,” he said. You’ll have to break each stick in half once you’ve
separated them. “Whoever breaks the sticks the fastest will be
rewarded more.”
The old man handed each of them a bundle of ten sticks and
instructed them to break each stick into pieces. They shattered
the sticks in a matter of minutes and  began to argue once more
about who was the first to do it.
The father then handed each of the boys another bundle of sticks,
instructing them to break them together.
They attempted to break the stick bundle. Despite their best
efforts, they were unable to break the bundle. “Dear sons,” the old
guy said. See! The single sticks were easy to break into bits, but
the bundle was impossible to split! So, as long as you are unified, no
one can hurt you.”
The sons saw the value of unity and pledged to stick together. 
Moral of the story: Unity is strength.
 The Ant and The Grasshopper

A grasshopper was jumping around in a field one summer

day, chirping and singing its heart out. An ant went by,
dragging a grain of corn to his nest with much difficulty.

“Rather than toiling away your life, why don’t you come
and chat with me?” the Grasshopper suggested!

“I’m helping with the storage of food for the winter, and
I suggest that you do the same.” the Ant added.

The Grasshopper asked, “Why care about winter?  At the

moment, we have plenty of food.”

The Ant, on the other hand, resumed its struggles. When

winter arrived, the Grasshopper died of starvation while
the ants distributed maize and grain from the stocks
they had accumulated during the summer.

Moral of the story: Every struggle and hard work

leads to a fruitful result
The Woodcutter and The Golden Axe

A long time ago, in a small village, there lived an honest woodcutter. He

went into the surrounding forest every day to cut trees. He returned to
the village with the woods and sold them to a merchant to get money.
He was content with his modest lifestyle.

His axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river one day while he
was cutting a tree near a river. He couldn’t imagine retrieving it on his
own because the river was so deep. He had only one axe, which he had
lost in the river. He got really concerned about how he would be able to
make a life today and prayed to the Goddess for help.

Mercury emerged as the God of Water. He enquired as to why he was

crying. The woodcutter expressed his dissatisfaction. Mercury then
split the water and gave him a golden axe. The woodcutter refused to
accept it. Mercury returned, this time with a silver axe, but the
woodcutter turned it down once more.

After that, he arrived with an iron axe. It was graciously accepted by

the woodcutter. The river God blessed him with the golden and silver
axe since Mercury was so pleased with the woodcutter’s  honesty. 
Moral of the story: Honesty is the best policy.
The Greedy Lion

It had been a hot day. A hungry lion was on the

loose. He emerged from his den and began searching
for food. He simply came across a little hare. With
some hesitation, he caught the hare.
“This hare can’t fill my stomach,” the lion reasoned.
A deer rushed that way as the lion was going to kill
the hare. The lion got greedy.
“Let me eat the enormous deer instead of this small
hare,” he thought.
He walked behind the deer and let the hare escape.
The deer, on the other hand, had fled into the
woods. The lion felt bad about letting the hare go.

Moral of the story: A bird in hand is worth two

in the bush.
 The Golden Egg

Once upon a time, a cloth merchant with his wife and two
children resided in a village. They had a lovely hen who laid one
egg each day. It wasn’t just any egg; it was a golden egg. But
the man was dissatisfied with what he was getting on a regular
basis. He desired to increase his wealth.
The man wanted to collect all of his hen’s golden eggs at once.
So one day, after much thought, he came up with an idea. He
made the decision to kill the hen and collect all of the eggs.
When the hen laid a golden egg the next day, the man cut off
its neck and split open its body. There was nothing but blood
and no egg to be found. He was heartbroken since he would no
longer be able to obtain even a single egg.
With one egg a day, his life was going smoothly, but suddenly he
had made his own life a misery. As a result of his greed, he
began to become poorer and poorer by the day, eventually
becoming a bankrupt. Enjoy other moral stories for kids below.

Moral of the story: Be satisfied with what you have.

Too much greed can lead to disaster. 
 The Miser And His Gold

A miser hid his riches in a hidden location in his garden. He

went to the location every day, dug up the wealth, and counted
it piece by piece to ensure it was all there. He made so many
journeys that a Thief who had been watching him figured out
what the Miser had concealed and discreetly dug it up and stole
it one night.
The Miser was struck with anguish and despair when he learned
his loss. He moaned, sobbed, and ripped his hair out.
When a passerby heard his cries, he inquired as to what had
occurred.
“My prized possession! “Someone has robbed me!” exclaimed the
Miser, furiously.”
“Your gold! There in that hole in the ground? Why did you place
it there in the first place? Why didn’t you keep it in the house
so you could grab it quickly when you needed to buy something?”
“Buy!” the Miser said fiercely. “I never touched the gold, to be
honest. I couldn’t think of a good way to spend any of it.”
The stranger hurled a hefty stone into the hole.
”If that’s the case,” he advised, “then hide that stone.” It’s just
as valuable to you as the treasure you’ve lost!”
Moral of the story: A possession is only as valuable as how
we use it.
 The Hare and The Tortoise

Once upon a time, there was a Hare who boasted about

his speed. The Tortoise, tired of hearing him brag,
challenged him to a race. The forest’s animals had
gathered to watch.
The Hare jogged down the road for a while before
stopping to rest. “How can you expect to win this race
when you’re plodding along at your slow pace?” he said
back to the tortoise.
“There is plenty of time to rest,” the Hare thought as he
spread himself out alongside the road and fell asleep.
The Tortoise walked and walked and walked till he
reached the finish line. The animals who were watching
applauded for Tortoise so loudly that the Hare was
startled awake. The Hare stretched, yawned, and began
to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise had already
crossed the finish line. 
Moral of the story: Slow and steady wins the
race
 The Crow and The Pitcher

During a long drought when the Birds couldn’t find

much to drink, a thirsty Crow discovered a pitcher
with some water in it at the bottom. But the pitcher
was tall and had a narrow neck, so the Crow couldn’t
reach the water no matter how hard he tried. The
poor creature felt as if he was going to die of
thirst.
Then he had an idea. He took a handful of little
pebbles lying in the ground and dropped them one by
one into the pitcher. The water rose a little higher
with each rock until it was close enough for him to
drink.
Moral of the story: A good use of wit and
cleverness always helps us out.
 The Blue Jackal

There lived a jackal in a forest. Due to old age, he could no

longer hunt like before. He was followed by few dogs. The
jackal had to run to save his life and entered the street of the
clothes dyers. There he saw a big pot and he jumped into the
vessel to save his life. Blue color solution was kept in the vessel
to dye the clothes.

When he came out of it, he saw that the whole color of his body
had turned blue. Any animal who saw its blue color would be
frightened and run away from it.

Taking the advantage of the situation, he declared himself the

ruler of the animal world. The lions, tigers and cheetahs were
surprised to hear his words. No one dared to cut him off.

For a few days his kingdom went on very smoothly, but then one
day when he was resting in his cave, he heard the sound of
other jackals outside. Without thinking, he also started whining
like jackals in his original voice. The lion and the tiger realized
that the jackal has outsmarted them and he they killed him.
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Moral of the story: No pretense can last long, so it is

better to stay in your true form always and improve
yourself.

The Speaking Cave

One day a lion was searching for food. He was very old
and weak and unable to catch his preys by chasing them.
Suddenly the lion saw a cave on his way and upon
inspecting inside he found it to be empty.
That gave the lion an idea and he thought to himself, “ If
I stay here, the owner of the cave is bound to return and
that’s when I’ll jump upon it and make it my meal.”
He waited patiently till the night fell and the jackal who
actually lived in the cave came back. Jackal saw the
footprints of the lion and he got suspicious.   Jackal
decided to trick the lion and started asking cave why the
cave was not speaking to him today.
Lion thought that may be cave actually does speak to
Jackal every night and decided to call him in himself
today. On hearing lion’s voice, Jackal got certain that lion
is hiding inside and he ran away from the place to save his
life.
Moral of the story: We should always be alert and
take care of the things around us. 

Alamat ng Ahas

Bago pa man gumagapang ang mga ahas ay dati na silang may mga paa.
Tulad ng iba pang mga hayop, ang mga ahas ay may apat na paa na
kanilang ginagamit upang makalakad. Sa gubat, tinuruan ng isang guro ang
mga magkakaibigang kobra, sawa at dahong palay ng pagtatanggol sa
sarili. Ang mga ito ay tinuruan ng guro sapagkat napansin nito na ang mga
ahas ay maliliit at palagi silang kinakawawa ng mga mas malalaking hayop.

Matapos ang kanilang pag-aaral, natuto nga ang mga ahas ng kakayahang
ipagtanggol ang sarili. Mahigpit na ipinagbilin ng guro sa mga ito na wag
gamitin ang natutunang kakayahan sa paghahambog lamang. Ito ay
gagamitin lang nila kung kina-kailangan at sa mabuting layunin lamang.

Ngunit dahil sa bagong natutunan, naging mataas ang tingin ng mga ito sa
sarili. Saan man sila magpunta ay pinagyayabang nila na itinuro sa kanila
ng guro ang kakayahan na ipagtanggol ang sarili maski mas malaki pa ang
kalaban.

Isang araw, ang mga ahas ay nagkatuwaan at nagpustahan kung sino sa

kanila ang pinakamagaling. Nagpatagisang gilas silang tatlo. Dahil dito,
ang lahat ng mga hayop sa gubat ay nagkagulo. Sumakit ang katawan ni
Leon ng pilipitin ni kobra. Iika-ika si elepante matapos sipa-sipain ni sawa
ang kanyang mga binti. Si matsing naman ay napagod at hinihingal sa
katatakbo upang maiwasan ang mga suntok ni dahong palay.

Narinig ng guro ang ginawa ng mga tinuruan niyang ahas. Napa-iling ito at
nag-isip kung paano niya tuturuan ng leksiyon ang mga hambog at
malilikot na hayop. Matapos mag-isip ay hinanap niya ang mga ahas.

Nang makita ng guro ang mga ahas, ito ay nagdasal. Napatulog niya ang
mga ito. Itinali niya at inipit ang mga paa ng malilikot na ahas at pinutol
ang mga ito.

Nagising ang tatlo at nakita ang putol nilang mga paa. Nasa tabi nila ang
kanilang guro. Pinaunawa ng guro na kaya niya pinutol ang mga paa nito ay
dahil sa naging hambog ang mga ito dahil sa panibagong natutunan.
Pinagsabihan niya ang mga ahas na simula noon ay wala na silang paa at
gagapang na lamang sila para makalakad. Hindi na rin nila magagamit ang
kakayahan sa pagtatanggol dahil hindi sila karapat-dapat para dito.

Simula noon ay gumagapang na lang ang mga ahas. Dahil hindi na rin nila
magamit ang kakayanan ng pagtatanggol at sa hiyang dinulot ng
pagkakaputol ng paa, sila ngayon ay naging mailap sa ibang mga hayop.
Nagtatago sila at nag-aantay ng tamang pagkakataon upang umatake sa
kanilang biktima.
 Bakit mas Maliwanag ang Araw kaysa Buwan?

Noong unang panahon, may dalawang magkapatid na babae. Maganda ang

kalooban ni Araw, ang mas matandang kapatid. Pero, si Buwan ay malupit
at hindi tapat.
Isang gabi, nanaog sa lupa ang Diyos mula sa langit. Nagbigay siya ng
brilyante kay Araw. Hindi nagbigay ang Diyos ng regalo kay Buwan dahil
hindi kasing-ganda ang kalooban nito.
Galit na galit si Buwan. Dahil dito, pumunta si Buwan sa langit at
nagnakaw siya ng isang brilyante ng Diyos. Noong bumalik siya sa lupa,
natuklasan niya na ang kanyang brilyante ay hindi kasingliwanag ng
brilyante ni Araw. Mas lalong nagalit si Buwan.
Nang nalaman ng Diyos ang tungkol sa pangyayari, inutusan niya ang
dalawang anghel sa lupa para parusahan ang malupit na babae. Pero,
umabuso ang dalawang anghel at ibinato nila ang dalawang magkapatid sa
dagat. Tapos, ibinato rin nilang paitaas ang dalawang brilyante sa langit.
Nagdikit sa langit ang dalawang brilyante. Ngayon, ang mas maliwang ay
tinatawag na Araw at ang pangalawang brilyante ay tinatawag na Buwan.
Aral:
Iwasan ang pagiging mainggitin sa kapwa. Maging mabuti sa lahat ng
pagkakataon dahil ito ang nais ng Diyos.
Ang pagiging mainggitin ay walang mabuting maidudulot bagkus, ito ay
magdadala sa atin ng kapahamakan.
Kung may nais na maabot o makuha sa buhay, ang pinakamahusay na
paraan ay pagtrabahuan ito ng mabuti, pagpaguran, pagsumikapan at
hindi kunin sa mabilis at masamang paraan.
Bakit Mataas ang Langit?

Noong unang panahon ay may mag-ina ang nakatira sa isang bahay-kubo.

Ang anak na si Maria ay may suklay na ginto at kuwintas na may butil-
butil na ginto. Halos araw-araw ay isinusukat niya ang suklay at kuwintas
at tinitingnan niya sa kanyang anino sa tubig kung siya ay maganda. Isang
araw nang isinusukat ni Maria ang suklay at ang kuwintas ay tinawag siya
ng kanyang nanay.

“Maria, magbayo ka ng palay,” ang wika ng ina.

“Opo,” ang sagot ni Maria, nguni’t hindi siya kumilos.
“Maria, magmadali ka,” ang tawag na muli ng matanda. “Wala tayong bigas
na isasaing.”
“Opo, sandali po lamang,” ang tugon ni Maria, nguni’t hindi niya inaalis ang
kanyang tingin sa kanyang anino sa tubig.
“Maria, sinasabi ko na sa iyong magbayo ka ng palay. Madali ka,” ang galit
na galit na utos ng matanda.

Tumindig si Maria at tuloy-tuloy siya sa lusong ng palay. Hindi na niya

naalis ang suklay at kuwintas. Nalalaman niyang kapag galit na galit na
ang kanyang nanay ay dapat siyang sumunod nang madali. Nagbayo na siya
nang nagbayo ng palay. Pagkatapos ng ilang sandali, siya ay pinawisan.

“Napupuno ng pawis ang aking kuwintas,” ang wika ni Maria sa kanyang

sarili.
“Hinubad niya ang kuwintas. Inalis ang kanyang suklay. Isinabit ang mga
ito sa langit na noon ay mababang-mababa at naabot ng kamay. Habang
siya ay nagbabayo ay tinitingnan ang suklay at kuwintas.
“Kay ganda ng aking suklay at kuwintas,” ang wika ni Maria sa kanyang
sarili. “Pagkatapos na pagkatapos ko nang pagbabayo ng palay ay isusuot
ko uli ang aking suklay at kuwintas.”

Sa gayong pagsabi ay dinalas niya ang pagbabayo ng palay upang ito ay

matapos at maisuot niya uli ang suklay at kuwintas. Tumaas ng tumaas
ang pagbuhat niya ng halo at dumalas nang dumalas ang pagbagsak nito sa
lusong. Umaabot na pala ang dulo ng halo sa langit, nguni’t hindi niya
napapansin. Sa palay na ngayon ang kanyang tingin. Tinitingnan niya kung
malapit na siyang makatapos upang maisuot niya ang suklay at kuwintas.
Itinaas pa niyang lalo ang pagbuhat ng halo upang lumakas ang pagbagsak
nito sa lusong at nang madaling mabayo ang palay.

Sa bawat pagtaas pala niya ng halo ay bumubunggo ang halo sa langit at

sa bawat pagbunggo naman ay tumataas ang langit. Nang mapuna ni Maria
ang nangyayari ay mataas na ang langit. Tangay-tangay ang kanyang
gintong suklay at kuwintas. Hindi na niya maabot ang mga ito.

Tumaas nang tumaas ang langit. Tumaas din nang tumaas ang suklay at
kuwintas. Noong gabing yaon ay umupo si Maria sa may bintana at
tinintingnan niya ang langit na ngayon ay mataas na mataas na. Hinanap
niya ang kanyang suklay at kuwintas. Naroroon ang kanyang gintong
suklay at siyang naging buwan. Ang mga gintong butil ng kanyang
kuwintas at nagkahiwa-hiwalay at siya namang naging mga bituin.

“Lalong maganda ngayon ang aking gintong suklay,” ang wika ni Maria sa
kanyang sarili, “At anong kinang ng mga butil ng aking kuwintas!”

Aral:
Kung may ginagawa kang isang bagay ay gawin ito ng may kaayusan at
huwag magmadali.
Sumunod kaagad sa pinag-uutos ng magulang upang hindi mapagalitan.
Mag-pokus sa anumang iyong ginagawa upang matapos mo ito sa tamang
oras.