Moral-Tale

The events of the story of the lazy ant revolve around the difference between the result of work and diligence and effort, and the result of laziness and lethargy, and what will befall the lazy ant as a result of her stubbornness and extreme laziness, and how she was able to transform from a lazy ant to an obedient and active and diligent ant. The story: It is told that one day, the queen of the ant called out with the loudest of her voice, to all the ants present in the kingdom, for winter had approached, and the ants must work with greater speed than they were accustomed to, so they could store the largest amount of food sufficient for them for the coming winter season, to eat from it and feed their young. ...

In one of the small, distant villages, an old good man lived with his wife. They had a small son. One day, while returning home, he passed by a neighboring village. At that time, he saw a very small mongoose crying beside its deceased mother. The old man said, “What a poor creature. If I leave it here alone, it will certainly die.” So he decided to pick it up and take it home. The man said to his wife, “I found this small creature on my way home. Let’s care for it.” The wife answered, “Good. I will care for it as I care for our small son.” ...

One day, there was a man enjoying wealth and riches. His wealth was the result of his constant striving to work diligently. He had a son named Karim. Karim was a young man, sixteen years old. One day, his father summoned him and said to him, “Karim, you are my only son, and all my wealth is yours. No one shares my wealth with you. But I strive to work with effort so that this wealth increases and is not wasted.” Karim replied, “Do not worry, Father; I will not waste your wealth in vain.” ...

An amusing story but with a deep and strong moral, for it encourages wisdom in exploiting available opportunities so that a person realizes his dreams and aspirations, and that a person strives to exploit the capabilities available to him now to change his condition and circumstances, and not live complacently. Story Events: One day in one of the countries, a poor woodcutter lived with his wife in a small house. The woodcutter would go out every morning, carry the axe on his shoulder, go to the forest, cut trees, split wood, then return to the market to sell wood and obtain an amount of money sufficient for his living. ...

It is a story from Indian heritage, titled The Crop Belongs to the Owner of the Field. It is a heritage story that encourages honesty in work and the fruit of working with honesty. Story Events: There was a village called Kosumbur. There lived a farmer named Shankar with his wife Maya. They had some agricultural land sufficient for their livelihood. There was no means of irrigation in that village. Instead, they had to rely on rain for farming purposes, as every year they waited for rain to fall at a specific time on their farms, the lands would be watered and the crop would grow. ...

A story from Indian heritage that teaches a child the importance of working hard, makes the child appreciate the value of money, and appreciate the efforts of his parents to obtain this money. Events of the Story: The inhabitants of Blampur village were ordinary workers and obtained only a little of their means of livelihood. The people of the village were to some extent like simple poor people. In this village there was a man named Ramlāl. Ramlāl was a poor worker in this village and worked in the market on a daily wage basis. This was his only source of income. ...

There was a rich man. When he married, he begot from his wife two sons. He continued to raise them, oversee their upbringing, and spend upon them until they grew up and became men capable of bearing responsibility. Then after a period of time, the man fell severely ill. He continued to suffer from this illness until he died from the severity of the effects of that disease. He left his two sons a tremendous fortune. ...

In a distant era there lived a king named King Ralph. King Ralph had three sons. The first was named Sam, the second was named John, and the third was named Eric. The king lay on his deathbed, very weary. The king wished to leave the rule to one of his sons, but to do so he had to test them to see which of them was most worthy of the kingship. ...

In ancient times, a man wanted to sell his donkey. He woke from his sleep early before sunrise, heading to the market near his town to sell his donkey. The man took his son with him to the market. The Journey: The man left his home with his son. The man rode the donkey and his son walked beside him. As he passed a group of people walking on the road, one of the passersby said: It is amazing that the father rides the donkey and leaves his son walking beside him on this long road. Is there no mercy in this father’s heart for his weak son? It would have been better for the son to ride the donkey and the father to walk on this long road. ...

There was a traveler who passed through many countries. It was a hot day, and the traveler was tired, hungry, and thirsty. He was thinking that he only needed a shaded area to rest in. At that moment, as far as his eye could see, he found a large tree full of leaves. The traveler felt happy and asked himself: Do I have water to drink? The traveler searched and didn’t find any, but he saw a bottle of cold water on the ground under the tree. ...