Moral-Tale

The hunters saw him beating, pounding, and crying, so they said he was mad. They thought the white polar bear, as he hit the water, kicked the snow, screamed, and slapped his face, had gone mad! The White Polar Bear: But he wasn’t mad. He was exhausted, hungry, and distressed, suffering from failure in obtaining the food he loved from ringed seals. These seals usually hide in the water under the ice cover. He walked and walked until he found one of the holes that seals make in the ice to breathe from. He would approach stealthily, holding his breath, and as soon as a seal appeared, he would rush to snatch it and devour it. For a long time he had been walking stumblingly without finding anything to eat. ...

Many values pass us in life, some of which we learn from and some we don’t pay attention to. We might miss much if we don’t plant the best values and finest morals in our children, for the child is but a seedling we plant and reap its fruits. This story teaches us values like doing good and performing kindness, for what we do is what we reap. It is told that there was a well-off woman who made bread for her family every day. She always made extra bread for any hungry passerby who passed by her. The woman used to put a loaf of bread on the windowsill for any passerby to take. Every day, a poor hunchbacked man would pass by her door, extend his hand, and take the loaf. Instead of showing gratitude for the woman’s generosity, he would murmur some words saying, “The evil you offer stays with you, and the good you offer returns to you.” ...

One day, it was raining from a little boy’s homework book. There was a group of beautiful rainbow colors, and a conversation was going on between them about what each of them had given the black color, because the little boy had not used it at all. The other beautiful rainbow colors were angry about this matter, and they started to quarrel and say: You do not deserve to sit with us in this place. For the little boy does not like to use you in his drawings. He uses us all to draw natural beautiful pictures with our bright colors, but you do not have any place in those beautiful pictures. ...

The princess Dozi and the princess Rozi lived in a small village. Dozi was a selfish princess who did not love herself and often harmed people around her. As for the princess Rozi, she was a kind heart who loved everyone and helped everyone who needed help without difficulty or fatigue. One day, the king ordered that they name the kingdom after two generous princesses, and that every princess of the kingdom name the kingdom. The princess Dozi and the princess Rozi gathered together, so the princess Dozi asked the king what she loved most in life. ...

There was a hen in the cold water in Kenya, and many animals used to go to the hen to eat some food, but people had not been coming to the hen at night, fearing the animals that might attack them if they saw them running away from that cold water. There was a poor man, and he had a beautiful daughter. He presented carpets and rugs to her. The man desired and refused to let her stay with him any more for his love for her. So the poor man’s daughter deceived her father that the little guy who was playing in the carpets from her was the one who loved her the most, that she should go to the hen in the cold water and stay in the cold water until morning. ...

There lived in the lands of India a rich man who owned a lot of money. This man was known for good, kind, and generous character. Many of the town’s people frequented his house every day, and he would host them well and present them with whatever food and drink he had. One day, this rich man suffered a great loss in his trade and lost his money, becoming poor without money. People stopped visiting him, and even his friends did not cooperate with him in his crisis. He was struck with severe sadness and regretted his generosity toward them throughout all the past years. ...

It is told that in ancient times there was a just prince in a country of Muslim lands. One day he heard that the new judge of the country was spoken about by everyone for his justice and cleverness, and that no one could deceive him. The prince wanted to know the secret of his wisdom and confirm the news that had reached him. The prince disguised himself as a merchant, took his horse, and headed toward the city. On his way, he found a disabled man who stopped him asking for charity. The disguised prince gave to him and wanted to leave, but the disabled man stopped him and pulled him by his cloak. The disguised prince asked him: What is the matter with you? I have given you the money you requested. The disabled man said to him: I wanted you to do me a favor and carry me to the city square on your horse. ...

It is told that one day before words existed, there was a small boy named Yes living in a small village inside a small kingdom. Yes was the best boy in the village in everything, and he was smarter than any other person in the village. Yes had another brother named No. No was jealous of his brother Yes because he was better than him in everything. All the people of the village loved him because he always helped them, while No always refused to help the village people. ...

It is told that in ancient times, in one of the small kingdoms, there lived a king who loved hunting in the forests. This king had a minister specialized in the state of the weather. So if the king wanted to go out one day to hunt, he would ask the minister first after ordering him to look at the state of the weather. He would go to strike the divination arrows and read the paths of the stars until he returned to the king with certain news. On that basis, the king would go out or remain in his palace. Then came a day when the king wished to go out to hunt in the company of his wife the queen and his daughter the princess, so that they could witness his skill in hunting and to entertain them. ...

It is told that in a beautiful forest filled with tall trees and huge plants, there were four small friends: the duck Toote, the rabbit Bebo, the bear Dodo, and the mouse Fofu. The four friends were accustomed to playing together every day. One day the friends decided to build a cabin to play and gather in it, and to make it from brick, straw, and clay. The four friends began dividing and distributing tasks among themselves until they could build the small cabin. To start this, Fofu suggested that they conduct a draw to distribute the tasks. Bebo’s share was to collect clay from the pond, Toote collected wood and cut it, while Fofu dug in the ground to place the cabin’s foundations, and Dodo’s turn came at the end to put straw on the roof of the cabin. ...