The Fox and the Crow | Short Stories For Kids

 The Fox and the Crow

One day, a Crow found a piece of meat, took it in her beak and flew away with it in a tree. Right that moment, a Fox passing by, saw the Crow with the meat and, since he was very hungry, thought of a plan meant to help hime steal the meat. So, he sat in front of the Crow and begain to exclaim:

“Oh, Crow, you are the most gracious and beautiful bird I have ever seen! Let me admire you, and let me hear your voice, too, it must be equally beautiful as your appearance, you, Queen of Birds! ”

The Crow was truly delighted by all these compliments, and she was even convinced she had a beautiful voice, so, she opened her mouth to sing. That moment, she dropped the meat, and the Fox grabbed it right away.

“Look, Crow”, the Fox said, “your voice is ok, but, unfortunately, you have no wits.”

The flatterers are not trustworthy.

ஓநாயும் ஆடு மேய்க்கும் இடையனும்! | Moral Stories for Kids | Tamil Stories for Kids

 ஓநாயும் ஆடு மேய்க்கும் இடையனும்!

முன்னொரு காலத்தில், ஒரு ஆடு மேய்க்கும் இடையச் சிறுவன் தனது ஆடுகளை மேய விட்டு விட்டு மரத்தினடியில் அமர்ந்து கொண்டு இருந்தான். பணியேதும் இன்றி ஓய்வாக அமர்ந்திருப்பது அலுப்பு ஏற்படுத்த, விளையாடும் எண்ணத்துடன் ,“ஓநாய்! ஓநாய் வருகிறது! என் ஆடுகளைக் கொன்று புசிக்க ஓநாய் வருகிறது!” என்று கூக்குரலிட்டான் சிறுவன். இந்த சிறுவனுடைய கூக்குரலைக் கேட்டு அக்கம் பக்கத்து வயல்களில் விளையாடிக் கொண்டிருந்த நபர்கள் சிறுவன் இருக்கும் இடத்தை நோக்கி விரைந்தனர்.

சிறுவன் அருகே அனைவரும் வந்து பார்த்தால், அவன் கவலையின்றி ஓய்வெடுத்துக் கொண்டிருந்தான். மேலும் அங்கு வருகை புரிந்தவர்களைப் பார்த்து இடைவிடாது நகைக்கத் தொடங்கினான். வருகை தந்தவர்கள் இவ்வாறு பொய்யுரைக்க வேண்டாம் என்று சிறுவனைக் கண்டித்துவிட்டு, தங்களது பணிகளைப் பார்க்க சென்றுவிட்டனர்.

சிறிது நேரத்திற்கு பின் மீண்டும் சிறுவன் முன்பு போலவே,”ஓநாய்! ஓநாய் வருகிறது!”என்று கத்தினான்.இம்முறையும் சத்தம் கேட்டு ஓடிவந்த மக்கள், அவனது கேலிச்சிரிப்பைக் கண்டு,கோபமுற்று, “இவ்வாறு பொய் கூறாதே! மீறி கூறினால் உண்மையாக இது போன்ற சம்பவம் நேருகையில் உனக்கு யாரும் உதவ முன்வரமாட்டார்கள்.” என்று அறிவுறுத்திவிட்டு சென்றனர்.

சிறுவன் மீண்டும் சிறிது நேரத்திற்கு பின் மூன்றாவது முறையாக “ஓநாய் வருகிறது! ஓநாய்!” என்று கூக்குரலிட்டான். அவன் மீண்டும் பொய்யுரைக்கிறான் என்று எண்ணி கிராமமக்கள் யாரும் அவனை காப்பாற்ற முன்வரவில்லை. ஆனால் இம்முறை உண்மையாகவே ஓநாய் வந்து அவன் மேய்த்துக்கொண்டிருந்த ஆடுகளைத் துவம்சம் செய்துவிட்டு சென்றுவிட்டது.

இதனால் மனம் வருந்தி அழுது கொண்டே சிறுவன் மலையில் அமர்ந்துவிட்டான். மாலை வெகுநேரம் ஆகியும் சிறுவன் வீடு திரும்பாததால், அவனின் பெற்றோர் கிராமத்தாரின் உதவியுடன் சிறுவனைத் தேடிக்கொண்டு மலைப்பகுதிக்குச் சென்றனர். அங்கு அழுது கொண்டிருந்த சிறுவனிடம் விவரம் கேட்ட பொழுது, அவன், “உண்மையாகவே ஓநாய் வந்தது; அப்பொழுது நான் உங்களை அழைத்தேன் யாரும் உதவிக்கு வரவில்லை.ஓநாய் ஆடுகளை விரட்டியதால், ஆடுகள் சிதறி நாலாப்பக்கமும் சென்று விட்டன. நான் அழைத்தும் யாரும் உதவ முன்வராதது ஏன்?” என்று கேட்டான்.

அப்பொழுது கிராமத்தை சார்ந்த ஒரு முதியவர், “மக்கள் பொய்யர்களை நம்பமாட்டார்கள். அவர்கள் உண்மையையே கூறினாலும் பொய்யர்களின் பேச்சினை யாரும் உண்மை என கருதமாட்டார்கள்.” என்று உரைத்தார்; பின் வாருங்கள் அனைவரும் வீட்டிற்கு செல்லலாம், காலை விடிந்ததும் ஆடுகளைத் தேடலாம் என்று கூறி அனைவரையும் இல்லம் நோக்கி செல்லுமாறு உரைத்தார்; சிறுவன் உட்பட அனைத்து மக்களும் இல்லத்தை நோக்கி செல்லத் தொடங்கினர்.

நீதி: பொய்மை நம்பிக்கையை உடைக்க வல்லது, பொய்யர்கள் உண்மையையே கூறினாலும், யாரும் அவர்களை நம்பமாட்டார்கள்!

The Ass in the Lion's Skin | Moral Stories For Kids

 The Ass in the Lion's Skin

On his walk through the forest, an Ass found a Lion’s skin and instantly, a wonderful idea crossed his mind that was going to help him be respected and feared by al the other animals. 

He was going to pretend to be a Lion! So, he put the skin on and wandered through the forest, scaring all the small animals around. He felt so strong, he was the king of the forest! 

What a great feeling! For a moment, he forgot he was not supposed to open his mouth to give himself away and brayed triumphantly. 

Right then, a fox that was just on the point to run away scared thinking it was a real Lion, stopped suddenly and began to mock at him.

“An Ass! You were just an Ass pretending to be a Lion! You gave yourself away with your voice. Had you kept your mouth shut, I would have been fooled myself, too.”

The real fakers will finally give themselves away. .

The Ant and The Grasshopper | Moral Stories for Kids

The Ant and The Grasshopper

Once upon a time, a grasshopper lived in a beautiful garden. On a pleasant summer day, the grasshopper was having a lot of fun. It was hopping about, singing, dancing and playing to its heart’s content when he noticed a line of ants marching along carrying food grains with great toil.

“Where are you going with that heavy load,” the grasshopper asked to one of them. We are taking these seeds to our anthill” squeaked one of the ants.

“It is such a beautiful day, why don’t you come and play with me?” said the grasshopper. "There is food in each and every tree out here. Just eat, relax and have fun instead of toiling this way ”.

“We are helping to store up the food for the winter” replied the ant and "I recommend you to do the same”.

“Why bother about winter now? Winter is still far” said the grasshopper.The Ant ignored him and continued his work. All throughout the summer the grasshopper did nothing but eat, sleep and play.

The weather turned cold. All the food in the garden where the grasshopper lived was covered with a thick blanket of snow. The grasshopper found itself dying of hunger. He saw the ants distributing grains everyday from the stores they had collected in the summer. The Grasshopper realized his foolishness and understood the importance of saving for the future

Moral of the story

If you want to succeed tomorrow, you have to work hard today.

There is a time to sow and a time to reap. 

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Mahadharmapal Jataka | Moral story for kids

 Mahadharmapal Jataka | Moral story for kids

In ancient time there was a king in Baranasi named Brahmadatta. At that time there was a village in Kasi Kingdom named Dharmapal. A learned Brahman lived in this village. He practiced ten good creeds (Dasa Kusala Dhamma). He was called Dharmapal by the people. His family members and the servants were charitable. They observed precepts (Sila) and fasting vow.

Badhisattva was born in this race as a son of the learned Brahman. He was assumed Dharmapal Kumar. When he came to age, his father sent him to a teacher in Taxila for education. The teacher had five hundred pupils. Gradually Bodhisattva became the best of all among the pupils.

One day the elder son of the teacher died. The teacher, kinsmen, friends and the pupils were crying. Only Dharmapal Kumar, the Bodhisattva did not cry. He laughed.

The teacher wanted to know the reason of his laughing. Then Dharmapal said, nobody died in tender age in his race. To know the genuineness of his words, one day the teacher went to Dhamapal’s house with a bone of dead-goat. The teacher said to his father that Dharmapal died. But Dharmapal’s did not trust. The teacher showed the bone of goat and said, this is the bone of Dharmapal. By no means, the father of Dharmapal trusted it. The teacher acknowledged the truth.

Now the teacher said with joy, ‘Oh Brahmin! Your son is alive. He is my chief disciple. I have come here to give him charge to teach the other pupils. Your son told me that-nobody dies in your race in the young-age. I want to know from you the causes of this. Then the Brahman hearing his words described the causes by which virtues nobody in his race does not die untimely. He said that they were never addicted to bad deed. We give up the bad and always worship the good. So, in our race, nobody dies in young age.

Our mind is pleased before giving. We give with pleasure and respect, we do not after giving repents. So no young man dies. Sraman, Brahman, wayfarer, mendicant, poor, beggar, whoever comes to our house we satisfy them with food and drink. We give them according to our capacity.

‘The husbands are honest and the wives are devoted to their husbands in our race. We follow Brahmacharya in equal virtues. In this race, who is born in the womb of an honest wife, is to be meritorious, pious, wise, well versed in all scriptures and devotions. All members follow the path of virtue hoping to attain heaven after death. The servants also follow the path of virtue.’

Then the Brahman told, ‘He who follows the path of virtue, the virtue (Dharma) protects him. As an umbrella protects man from rain and sun, the Dharma protects also the pious. Never any harm is done to pious. So I say, which bone you have brought belonged to other. It is impossible that my son will die in young-age. Hearing this words, the teacher prayed with joy forgiveness of the Brahman. He said to the Brahman, ‘I brought a goat-bone to you to examine. Your son is well. Now, kindly say to me which Dharma (virtue) you have observed.’

We observe Ariyadharma, Four Noble Truths; Eightfold Paths, Brahmavihara, fasting and five precepts. The teacher returned Taxila after some days. Then he taught Dharmapal Kumar all kinds of education and then sent him to his house with many attendants.

Moral : Dhamma protects him who is pious.

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Once upon a time there was a king. One day in the evening he was standing in his palace. At that time, He saw that a man was crying while walking on the road. He was crying a basket on his head.

The king called a man by his staff. The man came. He cried and said, 'Oh! Emperor, I bought a basket full of green papayas to your market. But nobody purchased it. So I will have to fast with my family today! The king thought, ' if he could sell papayas and with his money he could buy rice and other things and he could eat with his family. What will happen now?'

The king thought for a little while, what to do? Then he ordered his staff to buy all papayas to to give money from the royal court. The staff did so. The man gave thanks to the king with the money he bought rice and other things and went home with a lot of satisfaction.

Then the king thought, 'What is the permanent solution to this problem?' If anybody can't not sell his goods, then who will he live? After that day, the gave an announcement, "From today there will be no goods left unsold in the market, If there be any, I will buy the unsold goods.

Since then many people started gathering at market. People use to come from distance place. The king would buy all the unsold goods.

One day a potter came with a graceless idol (Alakshmi murti). But nobody bought that idol because, if the graceless idol (Alakshmi murti) came in to the house, there could not be the Goddess of Fortune (Lakshmi murti). In that case, it could be an evil for a household. At last, the potter had come to the king. And the king bought the graceless idol (Alakshmi murti) and put it in the palace very carefully.  Everyone along with the minister forbade the king to buy it. But the king did not pay heed to it. The Goddess of Fortune (Lakshmi murti) had left the place for the presence of the graceless idol (Alakshmi murti) in the place. One by one, Ganesha, Kartitka, Saraswati all gods and goddesses left the place. Flowing them the god of religion and justices (Dharmadeva) also wanted to leave. At that time, the king asked him, oh, Dharmadeva, why are you going?

Dharmadeva said, 'Oh! Emperor, all gods have left. How could I stay alone?'

The king said, "Dharmadeva, the god of justice, I did not do anything wrong. I kept my promise only. To obey the promise is the rule of religion. So, I  bought the graceless idol. I have done the work of religion. Indeed, all gods and goddess may go but you can not go."

Dharmadeva was convinced by the king. He did not go any more. He stayed in his position. Then all god and goddess had come back too. In this way, the king could keep this promise and followed the religion.

From this story 'Keeping a promise by a king' we learnt that keeping a promise is the part of religion. We have to obey our promise even if we truly get harmed too. And god and goddess help those who keep and obey the promise. On the other hand, it is the duty of the king to think about the people's joy and sorrow. If any people suffer, then the kings get bad name. We shall always remember these morals and will us in life. We shall always keep our promise. 

Danger Water

 Danger Water 

Down there in Sumatra started a big quake, 

But no one had expected the Tsunami it did make,

Waves big as mountains like an army they charged,

And into the south Asian lands with all might 

                                                                                                they barged, 

Full with Fury , they killed people in thousands,

And destroyed everything from buildings to farmlands.

The waves came and went from Sumatra to

                                                                                                     Other Places,

And left nothing there except empty spaces .

People were left without shelter and food, 

Tourists who had come decided they never should.

People lost  their loved, near and dear ones, 

Survivors snatched and fought for cloths and buns, 

Relief to the affected was being sent out,

But now of disease there was a big bout,

People feared going near the sea,

Could it smell up again giving no time to flee?

The fear installed in them may stay by the days,

But in this darkness of sorrow there's still a 

                                                                                            happy ray!