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20 Best Short Moral Stories for Kids (Valuable Lessons)

Want to expand your children’s vocabulary? Read to them. That’s all it takes — and there are other benefits to reading aloud to young children as well.

Reading to older children offers a great method to teach them life lessons in a way that they’ll understand. And it’s easier than ever to find these moral stories to read.

There is a large selection of short moral stories for kids online. They range from the classics like The Boy Who Cried Wolf, to somber ones talking about greed. To help you out, we’ve gathered a selection of the most 20 popular stories.

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• 20 Short Moral Stories For Kids
• How Moral Stories Benefit Children
• The Takeaway

20 Short Moral Stories For Kids

1. The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Moral

Lying breaks trust — even if you’re telling the truth, no one believes a liar.

Once, there was a boy who became bored when he watched over the village sheep grazing on the hillside. To entertain himself, he sang out, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!”

When the villagers heard the cry, they came running up the hill to drive the wolf away. But, when they arrived, they saw no wolf. The boy was amused when seeing their angry faces.

“Don’t scream wolf, boy,” warned the villagers, “when there is no wolf!” They angrily went back down the hill.

Later, the shepherd boy cried out once again, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” To his amusement, he looked on as the villagers came running up the hill to scare the wolf away.

As they saw there was no wolf, they said strictly, “Save your frightened cry for when there really is a wolf! Don’t cry ‘wolf’ when there is no wolf!” But the boy grinned at their words while they walked grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, the boy saw a real wolf sneaking around his flock. Alarmed, he jumped on his feet and cried out as loud as he could, “Wolf! Wolf!” But the villagers thought he was fooling them again, and so they didn’t come to help.

At sunset, the villagers went looking for the boy who hadn’t returned with their sheep. When they went up the hill, they found him weeping.

“There really was a wolf here! The flock is gone! I cried out, ‘Wolf!’ but you didn’t come,” he wailed.

An old man went to comfort the boy. As he put his arm around him, he said, “Nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth!”

2. The Golden Touch

The Moral

Greed will always lead to downfall.

There once was a king named Midas who did a good deed for a Satyr. And he was then granted a wish by Dionysus, the god of wine.

For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he touched would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed.

Excited about his newly-earned powers, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold.

But soon, Midas became hungry. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand.

Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!”

Seeing his dismay, Midas’ beloved daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

3. The Fox and the Grapes

The Moral

Never despise what we can’t have; nothing comes easy.

One day, a fox became very hungry as he went to search for some food. He searched high and low, but couldn’t find something that he could eat.

Finally, as his stomach rumbled, he stumbled upon a farmer’s wall. At the top of the wall, he saw the biggest, juiciest grapes he’d ever seen. They had a rich, purple color, telling the fox they were ready to be eaten.

To reach the grapes, the fox had to jump high in the air. As he jumped, he opened his mouth to catch the grapes, but he missed. The fox tried again but missed yet again.

He tried a few more times but kept failing.

Finally, the fox decided it was time to give up and go home. While he walked away, he muttered, “I’m sure the grapes were sour anyway.”

4. The Proud Rose

The Moral

Never judge anyone by the way they look.

Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus.

Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own looks.

One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush color.

Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer, as friends.

5. The Milkmaid and Her Pail

The Moral

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

One day, Molly the milkmaid had filled her pails with milk. Her job was to milk the cows, and then bring the milk to the market to sell. Molly loved to think about what to spend her money on.

As she filled the pails with milk and went to market, she again thought of all the things she wanted to buy. As she walked along the road, she thought of buying a cake and a basket full of fresh strawberries.

A little further down the road, she spotted a chicken. She thought, “With the money I get from today, I’m going to buy a chicken of my own. That chicken will lay eggs, then I will be able to sell milk and eggs and get more money!”

She continued, “With more money, I will be able to buy a fancy dress and make all the other milkmaids jealous.” Out of excitement, Molly started skipping, forgetting about the milk in her pails. Soon, the milk started spilling over the edges, covering Molly.

Drenched, Molly said to herself, “Oh no! I will never have enough money to buy a chicken now.” She went home with her empty pails.

“Oh, my goodness! What happened to you?” Molly’s mother asked.

“I was too busy dreaming about all the things I wanted to buy that I forgot about the pails,” she answered.

“Oh, Molly, my dear. How many times do I need to say, ‘Don’t count your chickens until they hatch?’”

6. A Wise Old Owl

The Moral

Be more observant. Talk less and listen more. This will make us wise.

There was an old owl who lived in an oak tree. Every day, he observed incidents that occurred around him.

Yesterday, he watched as a young boy helped an old man carry a heavy basket. Today, he saw a young girl shouting at her mother. The more he saw, the less he spoke.

As the days went on, he spoke less but heard more. The old owl heard people talking and telling stories.

He heard a woman saying an elephant jumped over a fence. He heard a man saying that he had never made a mistake.

The old owl had seen and heard what happened to people. There were some who became better, some who became worse. But the old owl in the tree had become wiser, each and every day.

7. The Golden Egg

The Moral

Never act before you think.

Once upon a time, a farmer had a goose that laid one golden egg every day. The egg provided enough money for the farmer and his wife to support their daily needs. The farmer and his wife continued to be happy for a long time.

But, one day, the farmer thought to himself, “Why should we take just one egg a day? Why can’t we take them all at once and make a lot of money?” The farmer told his wife his idea, and she foolishly agreed.

Then, the next day, as the goose laid its golden egg, the farmer was quick with a sharp knife. He killed the goose and cut its stomach open, in the hopes of finding all its golden eggs. But, as he opened the stomach, the only thing he found was guts and blood.

The farmer quickly realized his foolish mistake and proceeded to cry over his lost resource. As the days went on, the farmer and his wife became poorer and poorer. How jinxed and how foolish they were.

8. The Farmer and the Well

The Moral

Cheating will not get you anything. If you cheat, you’ll pay soon enough.

One day, a farmer was looking for a water source for his farm, when he bought a well from his neighbor. The neighbor, however, was cunning. The next day, as the farmer came to draw water from his well, the neighbor refused to let him take any water.

When the farmer asked why, the neighbor replied, “I sold you the well, not the water,” and walked away. Distraught, the farmer went to the emperor to ask for justice. He explained what had happened.

The emperor called on Birbal, one of his nine, and wisest, courtiers. Birbal proceeded to question the neighbor, “Why don’t you let the farmer take water from the well? You did sell the well to the farmer?”

The neighbor replied, “Birbal, I did sell the well to the farmer but not the water within it. He has no right to draw water from the well.”

Birbal said, “Look, since you sold the well, you have no right to keep the water in the farmer’s well. Either you pay rent to the farmer, or take it out immediately.” Realizing that his scheme had failed, the neighbor apologized and went home.

9. Elephant and Friends

The Moral

Friends come in every shape and size.

A lone elephant walked through the forest, looking for friends. She soon saw a monkey and proceeded to ask, ‘Can we be friends, monkey?’

The monkey quickly replied, ‘You are big and can’t swing on trees like I do, so I cannot be your friend.’

Defeated, the elephant continued to search when it stumbled across a rabbit. She proceeded to ask him, ‘Can we be friends, rabbit?’

The rabbit looked at the elephant and replied, “You are too big to fit inside my burrow. You cannot be my friend.”

Then, the elephant continued until she met a frog. She asked, “Will you be my friend, frog?”

The frog replied, “You are too big and heavy; you cannot jump like me. I am sorry, but you can’t be my friend.”

The elephant continued to ask the animals she met on her way, but always received the same reply. The following day, the elephant saw all the forest animals run in fear. She stopped a bear to ask what was happening and was told the tiger was attacking all the small animals.

The elephant wanted to save the other animals, so she went to the tiger and said, “Please, sir, leave my friends alone. Do not eat them.”

The tiger didn’t listen. He merely told the elephant to mind her own business.

Seeing no other way, the elephant kicked the tiger and scared him away. Upon hearing of the brave tale, the other animals agreed, “You are just the right size to be our friend.”

10. When Adversity Knocks

The Moral

We can choose how to respond in difficult situations.

Asha was getting frustrated and tired of life, so she asked her father what to do. Her father told her to bring an egg, two tea leaves, and a potato. He then brought out three vessels, filled them with water, and placed them on the stove.

Once the water was boiling, he told Asha to place the items into each pot and keep an eye on them. After 10 minutes, he asked Asha to peel the egg, peel the potato, and strain the leaves. Asha was left confused.

Her father explained, “Each item was placed into the same circumstance, boiling water. See how each responded differently?”

He continued, “The egg was soft, but is now hard. The potato was hard, but is now soft. And the tea leaves, they changed the water itself.”

The father then asked, “When adversity calls, we respond in the same manner as they have. Now, are you an egg, a potato, or tea leaves?”

11. The Needle Tree

The Moral

It’s important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded.

Once, there were two brothers who lived at the forest’s edge. The oldest brother was always unkind to his younger brother. The older brother took all the food and snatched all the good clothes.

The oldest brother used to go into the forest in search of firewood to sell in the market. As he walked through the forest, he chopped off the branches of every tree, until he came upon a magical tree.

The tree stopped him before he chopped its branches and said, ‘Oh, kind sir, please spare my branches. If you spare me, I will provide you with golden apples.’

The oldest brother agreed but was feeling disappointed with how many apples the tree gave him.

Overcome by greed, the brother threatened to cut the entire tree if it didn’t provide him with more apples. But, instead of giving more apples, the tree showered him with hundreds of tiny needles. The brother fell to the ground, crying in pain as the sun began to set.

Soon, the younger brother became worried and went to search for his older brother. He searched until he found him at the trunk of the tree, lying in pain with hundreds of needles on his body.

He rushed to him and started to painstakingly remove each needle with love. Once the needles were out, the oldest brother apologized for treating his younger brother so badly. The magical tree saw the change in the older brother’s heart and gifted them with all the golden apples they could need.

12. A Glass of Milk

The Moral

No good deed goes unrewarded.

There once was a poor boy who spent his days going door-to-door selling newspapers to pay for school. One day, as he was walking his route, he started feeling low and weak. The poor boy was starving, so he decided to ask for food when he came to the next door.

The poor boy asked for food but was denied every time, until he reached the door of a girl. He asked for a glass of water, but seeing his poor state, the girl came back with a glass of milk. The boy asked how much he owed her for the milk, but she refused payment.

Years later, the girl, who was now a grown woman, fell sick. She went from doctor to doctor, but no one was able to cure her. Finally, she went to the best doctor in town.

The doctor spent months treating her until she was finally cured. Despite her happiness, she was afraid she couldn’t afford to pay the bill. But, when the hospital handed her the bill, it read, ‘Paid in full, with a glass of milk.’

13. The Ants and the Grasshopper

The Moral

There’s a time for work and a time for play.

One bright autumn day, a family of ants was busy working in the warm sunshine. They were drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer when a starving grasshopper came up. With his fiddle under his arm, the grasshopper humbly begged for a bite to eat.

“What!” cried the ants, “Haven’t you stored any food away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all summer?”

“I didn’t have time to store any food before winter,” the grasshopper whined. “I was too busy making music that the summer flew by.”

The ants simply shrugged their shoulders and said, “Making music, were you? Very well, now dance!” The ants then turned their backs on the grasshopper and returned to work.

14. The Bundle of Sticks

The Moral

There’s strength in unity.

Once upon a time, there was an old man who lived in a village with his three sons. Although his three sons were hard workers, they quarreled all the time. The old man tried to unite them but failed.

Months passed by, and the old man became sick. He asked his sons to remain united, but they failed to listen to him. At that moment, the old man decided to teach them a lesson — to forget their differences and come together in unity.

The old man summoned his sons, then proceeded to tell them, “I will provide you with a bundle of sticks. Separate each stick, and then break each into two. The one who finishes first will be rewarded more than the others.”

And so, the sons agreed. The old man provided them with a bundle of ten sticks each, and then asked the sons to break each stick into pieces. The sons broke the sticks within minutes, then proceeded to quarrel among themselves again.

The old man said, “My dear sons, the game is not yet over. I will now give you another bundle of sticks. Only this time, you will have to break them together as a bundle, not separately.”

The sons readily agreed and then tried to break the bundle. Despite trying their best, they could not break the sticks. The sons told their father of their failure.

The old man said, “My dear sons, see! Breaking every single stick individually was easy for you, but breaking them in a bundle, you could not do. By staying united, nobody can harm you. If you continue to quarrel, then anyone can quickly defeat you.”

The old man continued, “I ask that you stay united.” Then, the three sons understood there’s power in unity, and promised their father they would all stay together.

15. The Bear and the Two Friends

The Moral

A true friend will always support and stand by you in any situation.

One day, two friends were walking through the forest. They knew the forest was a dangerous place and that anything could happen. So, they promised to remain close to each other in case of any danger.

All of a sudden, a big bear was approaching them. One of the friends quickly climbed a nearby tree, leaving the other friend behind.

The other friend did not know how to climb, and instead, followed common sense. He laid down on the ground and remained there, breathless, pretending to be dead.

The bear approached the friend lying on the ground. The animal started to smell his ear before slowly wandering off again because bears never touch those who are dead.

Soon, the friend who hid in the tree came down. He asked his friend, “My dear friend, what secret did the bear whisper to you?” The friend replied, “The bear simply advised me never to believe a false friend.”

16. The Miser and His Gold

The Moral

A possession is as important as what it’s used for.

There once was an old miser who lived in a house with a garden. The old miser used to hide all his gold coins under stones in his garden.

Every night, before he went to bed, the miser went out into his garden to count his coins. He continued the same routine every day, but he never spent a single, golden coin.

One day, a thief saw the old miser hiding his coins. Once the old miser went back into his house, the thief went to the hiding place and took all the gold.

The following day, as the old man came out to count his coins, he found it was gone and started wailing loudly. His neighbor heard the cries and came running, asking what had happened. Upon learning what had occurred, the neighbor asked, “Why didn’t you just save the money inside your house where it would’ve been safe?”

The neighbor continued, “Having it inside the house would make it easier to access when you need to buy something.” “Buy something?” answered the miser, “I was never going to spend my gold.”

When hearing this, the neighbor picked up a stone and threw it. Then, he said, “If that’s the case, then save the stone. It’s as worthless as the gold you’ve lost. ”

17. The Dog At the Well

The Moral

Always listen to what elders say and don’t defy them.

A mother dog and her pups lived on a farm. On the farm, there was a well. The mother dog always told her pups never to go near or play around it.

One day, one of the pups was overcome by curiosity and wondered why they weren’t allowed to go near the well. So, he decided he wanted to explore it.

He went down to the well and climbed up the wall to peek inside. In the well, he saw his reflection in the water but thought it was another dog. The little pup got angry when his reflection was imitating him, so he decided to fight it.

The little pup jumped into the well, only to find there was no dog. He began to bark and bark until the farmer came to rescue him. The pup had learned his lesson and never went back to the well again.

18. Controlling Anger

The Moral

Anger is like a knife — one of the most dangerous weapons. When you use it, the wounds will heal, but the scars remain.

Once, there was a young boy. This boy had problems controlling his anger. When he got angry, he would say the first thing that came to mind, even if it affected people.

One day, his father gifted him a hammer and a bundle of nails, then said, “Whenever you get mad, hammer a nail into the backyard fence.”

In the first days, the boy used up half of the nails. Over the next weeks, he used up fewer nails, until his temper was under control. Then, his father asked the young boy to remove a nail for each day he didn’t lose his temper.

On the day when the boy removed his last nail, his father told him, “You have done good, boy. But, can you see the holes in the wall? The fence is never going to be the same. Likewise, when you say mean things in anger, you’ll leave a scar.”

19. The Leap at Rhodes

The Moral

It’s the deeds that count, not the boasting words.

Once, there was a man who visited foreign lands. When he returned, all he could talk about was the wonderful adventures he had and the great deeds he had done.

One of the feats he told was about a leap he made in a city called Rhodes.

“The leap was so great,” the man said. “No other man can make such a leap. Many persons in Rhodes saw me and can prove I am telling the truth.”

“No need for witnesses,” said one who was listening. “Suppose that this city is Rhodes, now show how far you can jump.”

20. The Wolf and the Sheep

The Moral

A person’s ulterior motives are easy to spot if someone is paying attention.

A wolf had gotten seriously hurt during a fight with a bear. He wasn’t able to move, and so, could not satisfy his thirst or hunger.

One day, a sheep passed by his hiding place, and so the wolf decided to call out to him. “Please fetch me some water,” said the wolf. “That might give me some strength to get some solid food.”

“Solid food!” the sheep said. “I suppose that means me. If I brought you something to drink, it would merely be to wash me down. Don’t speak to me about fetching a drink.”

How Moral Stories Benefit Children

Moral stories offer several benefits for children of all ages. They work to engage your child’s imagination, are entertaining, and can make your little one smile. Short moral stories work well at getting your child’s attention, keeping them focused during the length of the story.

However, the best moral stories will also teach a truth to your child. Children, especially younger ones, love repetition, and with moral stories, that’s the whole point. The more you read the same moral stories, the more your child will familiarize with the story and the moral lesson ⁽¹⁾.

Reading Tip

When you read the story, remember to discuss the situations and events that occur, if your child is old enough. This is an excellent teachable moment, as well as providing an opportunity for bonding ⁽²⁾.

The Takeaway

Short moral stories for kids are fantastic for teaching valuable life lessons in a fun way children can understand. Short stories work well as they’re just long enough for your child to concentrate.

There’s a large selection of great stories online, and here you have 20 examples to get you started. When reading the story, try to discuss the content afterward with your child.

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The 10 Best Short Moral Stories With Valuable Lessons (Updated 2023)

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Dec 28, 2022

Stories that have morals and messages behind them are always powerful. In fact, it’s crazy just how powerful a 200 word story can be.

Our last article of short stories became so popular, that we decided to create another list, in which every story has a simple moral behind it.

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Some of these stories are very short and basic. In fact some are so basic they’re most likely featured in children’s books somewhere. However, the strength of the message remains the same.

Here’s some more of the best short moral stories:

An old man lived in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood.

The longer he lived, the more bile he was becoming and the more poisonous were his words. People avoided him, because his misfortune became contagious. It was even unnatural and insulting to be happy next to him.

He created the feeling of unhappiness in others.

But one day, when he turned eighty years old, an incredible thing happened. Instantly everyone started hearing the rumour:

“An Old Man is happy today, he doesn’t complain about anything, smiles, and even his face is freshened up. ”

The whole village gathered together. The old man was asked:

Villager: What happened to you?

“Nothing special. Eighty years I’ve been chasing happiness, and it was useless. And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life. That’s why I’m happy now.” – An Old Man

Don’t chase happiness. Enjoy your life.

People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems every time. One day he told them a joke and everyone roared in laughter.

After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled.

When he told the same joke for the third time no one laughed anymore.

The wise man smiled and said:

“You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over. So why are you always crying about the same problem?”

 

Worrying won’t solve your problems, it’ll just waste your time and energy.

A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day.

On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy.

Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day.

The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey.

Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter.

But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and the donkey suffered. It learnt a lesson. It didn’t play the trick anymore after that day, and the seller was happy.

Luck won’t favor always.

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand;

“Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone;

“Today my best friend saved my life.”

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him;

“After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?”

The other friend replied;

“When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”

 

Don’t value the things you have in your life. But value who you have in your life.

One night four college students were out partying late night and didn’t study for the test which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning, they thought of a plan.

They made themselves look dirty with grease and dirt.

Then they went to the Dean and said they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their way back the tire of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back. So they were in no condition to take the test.

The Dean thought for a minute and said they can have the re-test after 3 days. They thanked him and said they will be ready by that time.

On the third day, they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that as this was a Special Condition Test, all four were required to sit in separate classrooms for the test. They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

The Test consisted of only 2 questions with the total of 100 Points:

1) Your Name? __________ (1 Points)

2) Which tire burst? __________ (99 Points)
Options – (a) Front Left (b) Front Right (c) Back Left (d) Back Right

Take responsibility or you will learn your lesson.

It was an incredibly hot day, and a lion was feeling very hungry.

He came out of his den and searched here and there. He could find only a small hare. He caught the hare with some hesitation. “This hare can’t fill my stomach” thought the lion.

As the lion was about to kill the hare, a deer ran that way. The lion became greedy. He thought;

“Instead of eating this small hare, let me eat the big deer. ”

He let the hare go and went behind the deer. But the deer had vanished into the forest. The lion now felt sorry for letting the hare off.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Vijay and Raju were friends. On a holiday they went walking into a forest, enjoying the beauty of nature. Suddenly they saw a bear coming at them. They became frightened.

Raju, who knew all about climbing trees, ran up to a tree and climbed up quickly. He didn’t think of Vijay. Vijay had no idea how to climb the tree.

Vijay thought for a second. He’d heard animals don’t prefer dead bodies, so he fell to the ground and held his breath. The bear sniffed him and thought he was dead. So, it went on its way.

Raju asked Vijay;

“What did the bear whisper into your ears?”

Vijay replied, “The bear asked me to keep away from friends like you” …and went on his way.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it.

She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.

Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter.

The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burners.

He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup.

Turning to her, he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”

“Potatoes, eggs and coffee,” she hastily replied.

“Look closer” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft.

He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.

“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity-the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.

The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

“Which one are you?” he asked his daughter.

“When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive.

One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch.

“Just the thing to quench my thirst,” he thought.

Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them but still failed.

Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour anyway,” and proceeded to walk away.

It’s easy to despise what you can’t have.

A slave, ill-treated by his master, runs away to the forest. There he comes across a lion in pain because of a thorn in his paw. The slave bravely goes forward and removes the thorn gently.

The lion without hurting him goes away.

Some days later, the slave’s master comes hunting to the forest and catches many animals and cages them. The slave is spotted by the masters’ men who catch him and bring him to the cruel master.

The master asks for the slave to be thrown into the lion’s cage.

The slave is awaiting his death in the cage when he realizes that it is the same lion that he had helped. The slave rescued the lion and all other caged animals.

One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return.

Here’s a quick recap on the 10 best short moral stories:

1. An old man lived in the village
2. The wise man
3. The foolish donkey
4. Having a best friend
5. The four smart students
6. The greedy lion
7. The two friends & the bear
8. The struggles of our life
9. The fox & the grapes
10. The lion & the poor slave

If you haven’t seen our original article, with slightly more detailed inspirational short stories, check it out!

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20 funny stories about seduction

Some men consider themselves irresistible, but their seduction techniques can only cause laughter. Our readers told how they were seduced, and we chose 20 of the funniest stories from their stories!

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It was a long time ago. I'm going to training in alpsection, winter, tram, a bag with a uniform on my shoulder. Suddenly I hear an insinuating voice above my ear: "Twenty-eight centimeters." I turn around - there is a decent-looking man in a good sheepskin coat and smiles so enigmatically. And he repeats: “Twenty-eight centimeters ...” But I can’t understand what he is talking about. And then suddenly it came. Just at my stop. If the coach saw with what zeal and speed I rushed to training, muttering: “Horror! You can kill like that!" - probably would have praised me. nine0003

NLP Crush

I was 18 years old and went with my relatives to a student camp surrounded by savages in tents. Relatives parents wound up on the topic: "Watch the girl, she is still small!" Well, my companions looked askance all the time where I was and what I was doing. And here is the disco in the camp. I sit on the curb, I look at the dancers. A man 15 years older sits down next to me. Introduces himself as Misha, starts a conversation. “I,” he says, “is a psychologist, I do NLP. I opened a school, I teach women the techniques of seduction. “Oh,” I answer, “how interesting. Show me some NLP technique.” nine0003

And the new acquaintance answers me: “Well, look, I can ask you this question: are we going to my tent right now or will we first swim in the night sea?” I stare with my eyes, trying to understand what NLP is, and then a bass is heard from behind from the bushes: “She won’t go anywhere with you, Misha. And you go to your tent." And then the older sister's husband falls out of the thicket with a crash with all his two meters of height and the muscles of a paratrooper. And Misha goes to the tent. In general, NLP did not work.

Exquisite flirting

My friend and I went to see a friend with a hat, and in a conversation we mentioned to each other that I would never have sex with anyone, everything didn’t add up. This is a separate story, it was then our local meme. And then a friend like this: “I can offer my services!” I examine him from head to toe: “Listen, I don’t just need sex with a random man, but some kind of story, foreplay, flirting ...” - “Well, I can tell a joke!”

Love and matches

I was 19, I dated my peer, a very peculiar boy. For example, he gave me a life of Ambrose of Optina in Church Slavonic for my birthday. For about six months, we walked hand in hand and sometimes kissed, but I desperately wanted to continue the banquet.

In the summer, my friends and I went hiking in the forest on the bank of the Don. I took condoms with me in the hope that everything would finally happen there. In the parking lot, a box of condoms very inopportunely fell out of my backpack for everyone to see. To the boy's question "Why do you need it?" - I made my face a brick and answered: "Wrap the matches so that they don't get wet." On this, all the seduction on my part ended before it began. nine0003

We did have sex after returning from a trip. But when, after everything, not finding his underwear under his arm, he said in all seriousness: “The devil took my underpants,” I sadly thought that I should have continued to wrap the matches.

And now the disco!

Somehow, in the general dancing crowd in a nightclub, a young man joined me with the purpose of pair dancing. In the process, he began to put his hands behind me well below the waist. But something was fun for me, I took him by the sides with my hands, lifted him up and pushed him away from me. You should have seen those eyes! Dissolved in the crowd instantly. nine0003

Headache and fever

Came for my birthday, got a headache, went into the next room, took a pill, sat looking out the window, with my back to the door. Thought, hung up. I hear rustling behind me, I turn around, and there one of the guests is already standing naked and "in full combat readiness." He says: “Sex helps with a headache!” And there "full combat readiness" - with my thumb, no more. I jumped up and, holding back my laughter, rushed to the bathroom. There she turned on the water and whinnied, pretending to cry from resentment - after all, she felt sorry for the boy. She came out when she calmed down, pretending to be offended. He then apologized for a long time, gave flowers. nine0003

Burn brightly

I spent two weeks with the young one, he constantly arranged all sorts of surprises, apparently, he was interested in all sorts of pick-up techniques. Once, I remember, I took him to the temple and bought two candles. To me: "Don't!" - I wove them together, lit it and put it on. They symbolized the two of us. We are atheists.

50 first kisses

It was in the camp, I was the counselor. And counselors, as you know, do not have time to sleep. Children should be put to bed by 23, and then it’s interesting to hang out yourself. And I liked another counselor there - Ivan Ivanovich, 18 years old. Such a modest one. And he liked me. For half a shift he decided to invite me for a walk after lights out. I was already full of impatience, I could hardly wait. I took a litter with me for convenience. nine0003

He chatted for two hours and only then dared to kiss. It's past midnight, I want to sleep - I'm dying. Well, I sped up the process, undressed it, cut it myself, lay down on a bed under an oak tree. And he is timid, kisses and kisses himself. And the girls close their eyes when kissing, so I closed them. And the brain worked clearly: the eyes are closed - the person is sleeping. I woke up two hours later. Ivan Ivanovich is sitting next to him, smoking. I still don't know if I had sex then or not. Didn't confess!

Mimimi

One boy said bluntly: "Come to my bed, I'm comfortable there." The boy whose parents I came to visit was five years old, he really liked me, and he was already sent to bed, and this was the most beautiful offer to share the bed.

At a corporate party

A colleague invited me to a dance at an editorial party and said: “Tom, I was going to offer you something all week.” I asked: “Well, how are you going?” He replied, "Not yet."

In Cyprus

I was 16, I was young, slim and beautiful, vacationing on the island of Cyprus and having an affair with a local resident - a Russian-speaking guy. One day we go from the scorching sun to the entrance of the house in which he lived, and towards us from the elevator comes ... a goddess, no less! Model growth, long luxurious black hair, endless tanned flawless legs, chest - perfection itself.

This goddess walks past us, drawing infinity with her hips, and with the sexiest chest contralto says to my boyfriend: "Hello, darling." I was mentally destroyed. Crushed by their own complexes. Imagine, in his neighbors he has such such a perfect, absolute beauty! Why does he need me - a young Ural low-ass? nine0003

Maybe that's why I didn't immediately understand that my boyfriend's reaction to her appearance was somewhat strange: he jumped back and began to retreat sideways along the wall to the elevator, dragging me after him. We got into the elevator, and I immediately began to brainwash the guy with jokes and questions.

Further almost verbatim: “Baby, dear, calm down. For the first three days, I also went and licked my lips at the new neighbor. I came to her with a bottle of wine in the evening to get acquainted. I was also surprised: such a fifa - and is led to my tackles. While I was crushing my chest, everything was fine, then she pulled off her skirt - and she has a bigger economy than me! Miraculously escaped then. I almost became impotent, for two weeks I suspected all the women and went home with an eye! nine0003

In the store

The mega-picker in the yard behind the Produkty store, eating his ice cream in a glass, promised us that he would kiss us if we bought him more ice cream.

Happy end

We haven't seen one pleasant acquaintance for six years because of living in different cities. We met in my hometown in a cafe, chatted about life. Word for word, in the course of the conversation, he sadly tells me that he is divorced. I was so happy that I couldn't contain my laughter. Married now. nine0003

Student seduction

Met a man on a camping trip. We had a good time: forest, guitar, boats, cheerful company. And the trip ended exactly by my DR, which I cheerfully announced to the whole company. We exchanged phone numbers, parted, not counting on the continuation of acquaintances. And suddenly the same uncle calls me: it’s your birthday, I want to congratulate you, where can you be seen in Moscow. We agreed to meet at the subway.

We met, and he gives me a gift — travel matches, an alcohol burner, and some other pretty nice camping stuff. I am a little surprised, thank you, and he looks at me and says: “But if you agree to become my woman, there will also be earrings with diamonds!” I picked up my jaw, returned the package, mumbled something - and ran to the subway. Such is the seduction of a student! nine0003

Well, that's.

Came for a date. He said that first he went to the temple to venerate the relics so that everything would go well. Romantic, what. She left into the sunset without looking back.

Olya, give yourself up!

I was 15 years old, I studied art. And on the end of my paper-covered tablet in a drawing lesson, one of my fellow students wrote: “Olya, give yourself up!” And I, a dandelion soul, didn’t even understand the word. I immediately began to convulsively remember from whom I borrowed an eraser or a hard pencil. I still don’t know who it was, although I already understood what I wanted. nine0003

Master of Compliments

I have hazel-green eyes. Depending on the mood, clothing, lighting, and so on, they can be bright emerald green (they ask about colored lenses) and just brown with green. In student days, a friend once said: “Your eyes are the color of . .. like ...” Well, I think, surprise! "... like the floor in our dorm in the toilet!" Surprised! P.S. I didn't!

Let's go to my place

At waltz parties, which I have been attending for quite some time, there is often an uncle of about fifty. He hit on everyone, including me. Non-aggressive, unobtrusive, but his sense of humor is vulgar. As soon as his eyes begin to shine and he opens his mouth to once again witty, as it seems to him, to joke, I just in case say: "Sasha, let's not." He used to live not far from me, sometimes he gave me a ride to the house. And one day, halfway through, a chic offer came from him: “Let's go to my place ... I have stew!” nine0003

And only you!

Early in my career, as a 21-year-old graduate student, I taught Russian to a group of very elderly people from Vietnam. That is, they seemed to me very elderly, it was directly ashamed for them to make comments, they are elders who must be obeyed. We studied in the classroom, which was right in the hostel.

And somehow the oldest, as it seemed to me then, "grandfather" of forty-odd years after the main lesson and an additional lesson with him as a laggard leaves. Then he returns. So sad, mournful. And with a saucepan. And he says very emotionally: “I have rice. I really wish. And you. And only here rice. And only you!” I decided that grandfather was starving and was telling me that I was killing him with cases, and he only had half a pan of this rice. And there is no one to ask for help but me. nine0003

And I rushed to the store in the neighboring house, dragged him a net of onions, a net of potatoes, a couple of kilograms of rice. Suyu, but he doesn’t take it and puffs. Then he left. The youngest of the group, a 37-year-old friend, came up and explained that the starving grandfather was not starving at all, but was going to seduce me with half a pot of rice. And I was offered one rice without a pan.

Men's holiday

I sat in the minibus by the window. It was February 23, a tipsy policeman sat down next to me, at the parade, pleased with everything and tried to get to know me. And I sit all in my problems and think only about how to escape. He did this and that... Then he introduced himself in the form and demanded to show documents. nine0003

Family crypt

A friend persuaded him to live with him, promising that he could marry later. His first late wife had the same name as mine, so the widower tempted me with a plot in the cemetery where my namesake was already buried, and a family burial plan to rest between the two of us. It seemed to him very original, he joked about the sign of making wishes if he was between namesakes. And he showed pictures of the grave. He promised me the same. I was very surprised at the rejection. nine0003

Have you ever been seduced in a way that only made you laugh?

Show me your dictionary and I'll tell you who you are.

Overview of previous articles

In past issues of ABS-Auto, I have dwelled in detail on examples of the work of managers. Today I will give a few more examples.

At the same time, I pay special attention to how the leader creates a team with his thoughts and actions. Where does the leader lead the team? What does he teach her? nine0003

If you are not a leader and have already relaxed, then I have good news for you. The same rule applies to any person, regardless of position.

To all of us.

When the master does the work of a robot, he himself becomes a robot.

“We are what we think. This is what comes from our thoughts. From our thoughts we create our world.”

Buddha

Why "my mechanics are stupid"

This expression is not mine. It was uttered in the hearts of one of our clients. I'll call him Anton. It was possible to portray political correctness and not write about it. But without living examples you won't learn anything!

Anton has a car service for small commercial vehicles. At one time, he bought a similarity collapse of KOCHHD‑10 from us. A few years ago, he began building a new car service building. More precisely, he began to make a new extension to the old one. He denied himself a lot. He did not even think about any purchases of new stands for an existing working car service. nine0003

Three years have passed, and what did Anton see? And he saw that nothing in his life had happened during this time. As his old small car service was a garage, so it remained a garage.

And there is simply no one to work in the new car service, which he was going to make exemplary in the city, to fill it with modern diagnostic stands.

Mechanics are stupid

And deliberately. And they do not need any changes in the life to which they are accustomed. nine0003

Was it worth killing yourself for three years to build "walls in business" if there is no "foundation" in business? If there is no team that will work as a car service, and not as a garage?

My storehouse of stories

I have a wealth of information. This is the director of a truck service station. I will call him Vyacheslav. He regularly supplies me with materials. And here is a fresh story from this inexhaustible source.

B2B

Customer service is the most important aspect of any business. In the B2B sector, this is the cornerstone of customer relationships. nine0003

B2B is "Business to Business". This is the sale of the means of production, as Karl Marx called them. This is equipment that is not used for personal purposes, but for making money.

Service and customer support in B2B sales is not only about the banal procedures for maintaining and repairing equipment. We, at Barclay Holding, pay special attention to advising car services on issues that may occur in the future. For example, for those customers-car owners who may appear at the car service, or for their new requests. nine0003

Some of our car service customers appreciate this, and for some, the main thing is the price.

Direct! More profitable? Or cheaper?

Director of car service Vyacheslav, whom I am writing about, faced a similar situation after buying a Chinese diesel stand "directly". At that time, it seemed to him that it was cheaper and even more profitable.

After some time, the adapters on the stand failed, and it turned out that there was nowhere to buy them.

Good service requires money, skill and time

I have several adapters in stock, similar to those that Vyacheslav needed. They lie in our warehouse exclusively for those customers who bought equipment from me. I bought them with my own money. When my clients will need these adapters, I don't know. But our customers know that I keep these adapters for them without any obligation until the right moment, and appreciate this approach. I physically do not have the right to sell these adapters to the side, as they may need them at any time. A new order, manufacturing at the factory, paper procedures - all this will take time. I can't afford to have my clients idle and lose money. nine0003

Smuggler pilots

I did not know what Vyacheslav was doing in search of adapters until I received a joyful letter from him. Adapters seem to have been found in China. And they are already being transported by "our smuggler pilots." Funny?

Yes. Very funny. If only it wasn't so sad. So what? Adapters found!

In front of the team

It is obvious that this whole story took place in front of Vyacheslav's car service workers. The breakage of the stand, the search for adapters here and there, unfulfilled and unpaid customer orders - all this happened in front of the team. And an example of the work of a leader is an example of how to solve problems: find pilots (smugglers), and not turn to your equipment supplier for help on the day the stand breaks down. nine0003

What memes will the car service manager, inspector, foreman broadcast tomorrow to people around after this story? What surprises will the leader himself face when managing such a team? What kind of world can be created by such thoughts and actions?

Once they buy, then it will do

Speaking of Chinese products. When the first stories about bolts, nuts and sandbags in terabyte hard drives and flash drives from China appeared on the Internet 10 years ago, it sounded like a fun prank. And even the photos looked like a joke. nine0003

Now, many people have already eaten wonderful purchases from Ali Express. My son has accumulated a whole collection of electronics and electronic boards that did not work initially or did not even come close to the declared characteristics. My daughter brought me a beautiful Apple-style power supply from China. When he once fell off the table, it contained bags of building cement chips and two zinc cans of dead batteries not connected to anything.

If earlier "Ali" returned money on a dispute, now he simply bans the accounts of those who speak a lot. nine0003

I don't want to blame the Chinese. Their culture is very different from ours. These are very tough and even unprincipled approaches, which are especially pronounced in business with foreigners. Once they buy, then it will do.

When buying Chinese products, especially equipment and means of production - something that cannot be thrown away and forgotten later - one must be prepared for the most unexpected situations. And I recommend initially having an accurate understanding of what decisions should be made if something goes wrong, so as not to look for smuggler pilots later. nine0003

If you buy such equipment for your car service, then think about the people who will work on it. How will this affect the performance of the team? What will the masters think of the director? If one thing is declared and another comes, how will people behave in a similar situation with you?

All nozzles "pour together"

There are stories whose meaning is not immediately evident. Recently Vyacheslav sent me a letter with a question: can Common Rail injectors suffer when starting the engine on ether. I asked a few clarifying questions about the injectors, and then something stopped me. nine0003

What do you think?

Does anything seem strange to you?

It would seem not - everything is going as it should. One specialist asks another specialist a question, and both “pour together”: they begin to discuss pseudoscientific theories - what can happen to nozzles from an ether explosion in a combustion chamber.

You know what's strange? Why did the car service suddenly need to use ether when starting the engine?

Who does not know, let me remind you: this method is used in emergency situations, for example, in severe frost, when the engine must be started at any cost. This was especially true in the past, when both gasoline and diesel fuel supply systems were imperfect. But now, in our time? In the premises of a car service, and not in the Far North? nine0003

After several questions, it turned out that Vyacheslav's car service center could not start the engine after a major overhaul. And they didn’t come up with anything better than how to start it from the air.

As in a joke: "What to think, you need to shake"

Why didn't the engine start after the overhaul?

This is not as simple a question as it seems. And the answer to it lies not at all in the field of technology, but in the strategy of the car service.

If a car service works on the restoration of units - engines, boxes, pumps and injectors, generators and starters for a contract, then this is the right strategy. If the car service has its own separate workshop for the repair of units, where 90% of the work comes from outside - in the form of units removed from other car services, this is also good.

But when sour is mixed with insipid, there will always be problems.

As they say, it wasn't the reel. And off the air.

This is the bottom.

I return to the story of starting the engine on air - to the situation when the engine did not start, and the masters, instead of looking for the causes of the problem, tried to start it "at any cost".

Such approaches in a professional car service are beyond good and evil. nine0003

This is the bottom

What will happen to the masters who come as beginners to work in such a car service? What kind of clients can such a team attract?

Just imagine what will happen if such masters come to work for you?

Contact Barclay Holding

Barclay Holding is not just a "trading company". We are not working to ensure that the car does not stall, but to ensure that your business does not stall and develop.

It all depends on what is important to you

An American Indian and his friend were in downtown New York, walking near Times Square in Manhattan. Dinner hour was approaching, and the streets were filled with people. Cars honked, taxis screeched at intersections, sirens howled, and the sounds of the city almost deafened passers-by. Suddenly the Indian said:

- I hear a cricket.

His friend replied:

– What? You must be crazy. You couldn't hear the cricket in that noise! nine0003

"No, I'm sure of it," said the Indian. - I heard a cricket.

The Indian listened for a minute and then walked across the street to a large cement pot with several shrubs growing in it. He looked into the bushes below the branches and indeed found a small cricket. His friend was extremely surprised.

"That's incredible," he said. “You must have superhuman ears!”

"No," answered the Indian. “My ears are no different from yours. It all depends on what you listen to. nine0003

– But that can't be! the friend said. “I would never hear a cricket in that noise.

"Yes, it's true," came the reply. “Here, let me show you.

He reached into his pocket, scooped out some coins and threw them on the pavement. And then, though the noise of the crowded street still roared in their ears, they noticed that every man within twenty feet of them turned to see if his money was jingling on the sidewalk.

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