Short stories are always the best choices to teach the students about some important life lessons and some moral values that would help them in their long life, and then comes the need for some inspirational moral stories for students. It very hard to find some simple but effective short stories to teach you kids in class. Here are some of the best short stories with moral for students, you can start your moral lessons with.
Some best short stories with moral for students, you must read them:
- The Hare and The Tortoise
- Belling the Cat
- The Old Woodcutter and Death
- The Hare with Many Friends
- The Lion in Love
- The Bundle of Sticks
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Beast
- The Ass’s Brain
- The Eagle and the Arrow
- The Milkmaid and Her Pail
- The Cat-Maiden
- The Horse and the Ass
- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
- The Buffoon and the Countryman
- The Fox and the Goat
- The Hare and The Tortoise
Once, A Hare was boasting about before his friends, how fast he is?.
The Hare said:
There is no one who had ever beaten me in speed, when I put on my full speed. I challenge anyone here to race with me.
The Tortoise said quietly:
‘I accept your challenge.’
the Hare said:
‘That is a good joke, I could dance around you all the way.
The Tortoise answered:
‘Keep your boasting till you’ve beaten, Shall we race?’
So, a path was chosen as the track and the race started. The Hare disappeared as soon the race started, but soon, he stopped and, in his own arrogance, lay down to take a nap.
The Tortoise kept going, slowly and steadily, and the time, Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race. Then said the Tortoise:
Slow and steady wins the race.
Moral of the Story:
Slow and steady wins the race.
- Belling the Cat
Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat.
So many ideas began to come out of all directions, but at last a young mouse got up and said he had an idea to make, which he thought would meet the need. He said:
You will all agree that our chief danger, the Cat hunt us down in a spy manner, we never really know when our enemy is actually going for a prey. Now, if we could receive some message or cue before hand, we could easily escape from her. I, therefore, propose that a small ringing bell attached by a ribbon should be tied around the neck of the Cat. By this way, we’ll always know where she is, and could easily ran away.
This proposal met with general applause until an old mouse got up and said:
Well said, but the question is who is going to tie the bell?
Everyone became quiet and looked at one another and nobody spoke. Then the old mouse said:
It is easy to propose impossible remedies.
Moral of the Story:
It is easy to propose impossible remedies than to follow.
- The Old Woodcutter and Death
An Old Woodcutter, bent of his old age, was gathering woods in a forest. At last, he was so exhausted and hopeless that he threw down the bundle of woods, and yelled in pain:
I cannot bear this pain any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and take me!
As he spoke, Death, a skeleton-like being, appeared and said to him:
What is your wish, Mortal? I heard you call me.
The woodcutter replied:
Please, sir, would you kindly help me to lift this bundle of sticks on to my shoulder?’
Moral of the Story:
We would often be sorry if our wishes were granted.
A story, I personally liked very much. Short stories with moral for students can be many, but this is what they need before making many friends. A story of a hare and his many friends.
- The Hare With Many Friends
A Hare was very popular among the farm animals, who all proudly named themselves to be her friends.
But one day she heard some hounds were approaching the farm and hoped to escape them with the help of her many Friends.
So, she reached the horse and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back. But he declined, making the reason that he had important work to do for his master.
The horse said:
I felt sure, that all your other friends would come to your assistance.
She then went to the bull and asked him if he would fight off the hounds with his horns. The bull replied:
I am very sorry, but a lady is waiting for me. but I feel sure that our friend. the goat will do what you want.
The goat denied giving the reason that his back might get some harm if he took her upon it. The Goat said:
The sheep, I am sure, he was the proper one to apply to.
So the hare went to the sheep and told him the case. The Sheep replied:
Not this time, my dear friend. I do not like to interfere on the present occasion, as It is known that hounds eat sheep as well as hares.
The Hare then applied, as the last hope, to the calf, who regretted that he can’t help her, as he did not like to take the responsibility upon himself, as so many older persons than himself are unable to take the task.
By this time the hounds were quite near, and the Hare took to her heels and luckily escaped.
Moral of the story:
He that has many friends, has no friends.
- The Lion in Love
A Lion once fell in love with a beautiful maiden and proposed a marriage proposal to her parents.
The old parents did not know what to say. They did not want to give their daughter to the Lion, yet they did not wish to be killed by the King of Beasts.
At last, the father said:
We feel highly honored by the proposal, but you see our daughter is a tender little girl, and we have a fear that maybe, never willingly but still your claws and teeth can harm her. So, just for her happiness and safety, we suggest that your Majesty should have your claws removed, and your teeth extracted, then we would gladly consider your proposal again.
The Lion, fallen in love, was so blind for his love toward the girl that he had his big teeth taken out and his claws trimmed. But when he came back again to the parents, they simply laughed in his face.
Moral of the Story:
Love can tame the wildest.
One of the short stories very helpful for the students with a moral that teaches them the team spirit and the importance of teamwork.
- The Bundle of Sticks
An old man on the death bed summoned his 3 sons to give them some parting advice. He ordered his servants to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son:
Break it.
The son tried and tried, but with all his strength, he was unable to break the Bundle. The other sons also tried, but none of them was able to do it. The Father then said:
Each of you now, take one stick out of this Bundle.
When they had done so, he called out to them:
Now, break
and each stick was easily broken.
You see my meaning, Union Gives Strength
said their father.
Moral of the story:
Union gives strength.
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
Once a Lion becomes very sick and about to die. So, he summoned all the animals living in his realm to come and hear his last Will and Testament.
So, A Goat came to see the Lion and stopped there for a long time listening. Then a Sheep went into the cave, and before they both came out a Little Calf went inside to receive the last wishes of the Lord of the Beasts. But soon the Lion starts recovering, and came to the mouth of his cave, and saw the Fox, who had been waiting outside for some time.
Why don’t you come inside to pay your respects?
said the Lion to the Fox.
And the Fox,
‘I apologize for my doing, your Majesty, but I noticed the track of the animals that went into the cave and while I see many hoof-marks showing that many were in and no one is out yet. So, I prefered to remain in the open air till the animals that have entered come out again.’
Moral of the story:
It is easier to get into the enemy’s toils than out again.
- The Ass’s Brains
The Lion and the Fox decided to go for a hunt together.
The Lion, on the advice of the Fox, sent a message to the Ass, giving him an offer to make an alliance between their two families.
The Ass came to their decided place, overjoyed at the prospect of a royal alliance. But when he came there the Lion simply with a surprise, knock down the Ass and said to the Fox:
Here is our dinner for today. Watch on it while I go and take a nap.
The Lion went away and the Fox waited but finding that his master did not return, schemed to take out the brains of the Ass and ate them up.
When the Lion came and noticed the absence of the brain in the Ass, and asked the Fox in a terrible voice:
What have you done with the brains?
The Fox replied confidently:
Brains, your Majesty! it had none, If he had one, he would have never fallen into your trap.
Moral of the story:
Wit has always an answer ready.
- The Eagle and the Arrow
An Eagle was gliding through the air when suddenly a whizzing sound of an Arrow hit his ears and felt wounded to death.
Soon, it was flat on the ground, with its life-blood pouring out of the Arrow. Looking down at his wound,
it noticed that the shaft of the Arrow had been feathered with one of its own quills.
it cried as it died,
Moral of the story:
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
Some more short stories with moral for students. Every student daydreams, but they need to understand the difference in reality and imagination. this following story really does the work.
- The Milkmaid and Her Pail
Patty the Milkmaid was carrying a Pail full of milk on her head and going to the market to sell it.
As she went along the way, she began dreaming, what she would do with all the money she would get for selling.
She said:
I’ll buy some Hens from Mr. Brown, and every morning, they will lay eggs, which I will sell in the market. With all the money that I get from the sale, I’ll buy myself a new beautiful frock and a chip hat, and when I go to market, all the young men would come up and speak to me! That arrogent Shaw will be so jealous, who cares. I shall just give her a look and toss my head like this.
As she spoke she tossed her head back, the Pail fell off it, and all the milk was spilled. So, now she had to back home and confess to her mother what had occurred. The mother said:
‘Oh, my Little girl, Never count your chickens before they are hatched.
Moral of the story:
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
- The Cat-Maiden
Once, the Gods were debating whether it was possible for a living being to change its nature.
Jupiter said
Yes, It is possible.
but Venus said
No.
So, they decided to test it on a Cat, Jupiter turned a Cat into a Maiden and gave her to a young man as his wife. The wedding performed and the young couple sat down for the wedding-feast.
Jupiter said to Venus:
See, how beautifully, she behaves. Who can say, she was a Cat yesterday? Surely her nature is changed?
Venus replied:
Wait a minute
and let loose a mouse into the room. No sooner did the bride or the Cat, see the mouse, she jumped up from her seat and tried to pounce upon the mouse.
Venus replied:
And there, you see Nature will out.
Moral of the story:
Nature of any living being never changes
Another important story out of the short stories with moral for students, a story of a horse and an Ass.
- The Horse and the Ass
A Horse and an Ass were traveling together up the road, the Horse prancing along in its fine trappings, the Ass was carrying the heavyweight load on his back, moving with difficulty. The Ass said:
I wish I were you, nothing much to do and well fed, and all that fine harness upon you.
Next day, happened, a great battle and the Horse was wounded to death. His friend, the Ass, happened to pass by and found him on the point of death.
I was wrong,
said the Ass:
It’s Better to have humble security than gilded danger.
Moral of the Story:
It’s better to have humble security than gilded danger.
This story is very helpful for the students, as they are at this early age when they need to understand the consequence of every deed they do. This short story with moral for students teaches them to control, not only what they do but also what they say.
- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
A Trumpeter during a battle approached too near the enemy and was captured by the soldiers.
They were about to sentence him to death when he begged them to hear his plea for mercy.
‘I do not fight, and indeed carry no weapon, I only blow this trumpet, and surely that cannot harm you, then why should you kill me?
The soldier replied:
You may not fight yourself, but you encourage and guide your men to fight in the war.
Moral of the story:
Words may be deeds.
One of the short stories with moral for students, which you must teach your kids and it’s going to be an important lesson of their life. It’s about reality.
- The Buffoon and the Countryman
Once, there was a Buffoon who made all the people laugh by imitating the cries of various animals in the Country Fair. He finished off by squeaking so like a pig that the spectators thought that he had a pig secretly hid.
But a Countryman who stood by said:
You Call that a pig’s squeak! Nothing near to it. You give me till tomorrow and I will show you what it’s really is.
The spectators laughed, but without the miss, next day, the man climbed the stage and putting his head down squealed so hideously that the spectators hissed and threw stones at him to make him stop.
You fools! see what you have been hissing
and held up a little pig whose ear he had been pinching to make him utter the squeals.
Moral of the Story:
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
here is the next story from the list of short stories with moral for students about whom to trust and when.
- The Fox and the Deer
By an unlucky chance, a Fox fell down in a well and the well was so deep that he could get out by himself.
A Deer passed by shortly afterward and asked the Fox what he was doing down there.
Oh, have you not heard? there is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down to make sure to have water by me. Why don’t you come down and make sure by yourself too?
The Deer thought well of this advice and jumped down into the well. But the Fox without much waiting quickly jumped on her back, and by putting his foot on her long horns managed to jump up to the edge of the well.
Good-bye, friend, remember next time, Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
Moral of the Story:
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.