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The Woodcutter and The Golden Axe
A long time ago, in a small village, there lived an honest woodcutter. He went into the
surrounding forest every day to cut trees. He returned to the village with the woods and
sold them to a merchant to get money. He was content with his modest lifestyle.
His axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river one day while he was cutting a tree
near a river. He couldn’t imagine retrieving it on his own because the river was so deep.
He had only one axe, which he had lost in the river. He got really concerned about how
he would be able to make a life today and prayed to the Goddess for help.
Mercury emerged as the God of Water. He enquired as to why he was crying. The
woodcutter expressed his dissatisfaction. Mercury then split the water and gave him a
golden axe. The woodcutter refused to accept it. Mercury returned, this time with a
silver axe, but the woodcutter turned it down once more
After that, he arrived with an iron axe. It was graciously accepted by the woodcutter.
The river God blessed him with the golden and silver axe since Mercury was so pleased
with the woodcutter’s honesty. Did you know this is one of the most popular moral
stories for kids?
Moral of the story: Honesty is the best policy.
The Greedy Lion

It had been a hot day. A hungry lion was on the loose. He emerged from his den and
began searching for food. He simply came across a little hare. With some hesitation, he
caught the hare.
“This hare can’t fill my stomach,” the lion reasoned.
A deer rushed that way as the lion was going to kill the hare. The lion got greedy.
“Let me eat the enormous deer instead of this small hare,” he thought.
He walked behind the deer and let the hare escape. The deer, on the other hand, had
fled into the woods. The lion felt bad about letting the hare go.
Moral of the story: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The Golden Egg

Once upon a time, a cloth merchant with his wife and two children
resided in a village. They had a lovely hen who laid one egg each day.
It wasn’t just any egg; it was a golden egg. But the man was
dissatisfied with what he was getting on a regular basis. He desired to
increase his wealth.
The man wanted to collect all of his hen’s golden eggs at once. So
one day, after much thought, he came up with an idea. He made the
decision to kill the hen and collect all of the eggs.
When the hen laid a golden egg the next day, the man cut off its neck
and split open its body. There was nothing but blood and no egg to be
found. He was heartbroken since he would no longer be able to obtain
even a single egg.
With one egg a day, his life was going smoothly, but suddenly he had
made his own life a misery. As a result of his greed, he began to
become poorer and poorer by the day, eventually becoming bankrupt.
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Moral of the story: Be satisfied with what you have. Too much
greed can lead to disaster.
The Miser And His Gold

A miser hid his riches in a hidden location in his garden. He went to the location every
day, dug up the wealth, and counted it piece by piece to ensure it was all there. He
made so many journeys that a Thief who had been watching him figured out what the
Miser had concealed and discreetly dug it up and stole it one night.
The Miser was struck with anguish and despair when he learned about his loss. He
moaned, sobbed, and ripped his hair out.
When a passerby heard his cries, he inquired as to what had occurred.

“My prized possession! “Someone has robbed me!” exclaimed the Miser, furiously.”
“Your gold! There in that hole in the ground? Why did you place it there in the first
place? Why didn’t you keep it in the house so you could grab it quickly when you
needed to buy something?”
“Buy!” the Miser said fiercely. “I never touched the gold, to be honest. I couldn’t think of
a good way to spend any of it.”
The stranger hurled a hefty stone into the hole.
“”If that’s the case,” he advised, “then hide that stone.” It’s just as valuable to you as the
treasure you’ve lost!”
Moral of the story: A possession is only as valuable as how we

use it.
The Hare and The Tortoise

Once upon a time, there was a Hare who boasted about his speed.
The Tortoise, tired of hearing him brag, challenged him to a race. The
forest’s animals had gathered to watch.
The Hare jogged down the road for a while before stopping to rest.
“How can you expect to win this race when you’re plodding along at
your slow pace?” he said back to the tortoise.
“There is plenty of time to rest,” the Hare thought as he spread himself

out alongside the road and fell asleep.
The Tortoise walked and walked and walked till he reached the finish
line. The animals who were watching applauded for Tortoise so loudly
that the Hare was startled awake. The Hare stretched, yawned, and
began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise had already crossed
the finish line. Scroll down to enjoy the next story with moral in
English.
Moral of the story: Slow and steady wins the race.
The Blue Jackal

There lived a jackal in a forest. Due to old age, he could no longer hunt like before. He
was followed by few dogs. The jackal had to run to save his life and entered the street
of the clothes dyers. There he saw a big pot and he jumped into the vessel to save his
life. Blue color solution was kept in the vessel to dye the clothes.
When he came out of it, he saw that the whole color of his body had turned blue. Any
animal who saw its blue color would be frightened and run away from it.
Taking the advantage of the situation, he declared himself the ruler of the animal world.
The lions, tigers and cheetahs were surprised to hear his words. No one dared to cut
him off.
For a few days his kingdom went on very smoothly, but then one day when he was
resting in his cave, he heard the sound of other jackals outside. Without thinking, he
also started whining like jackals in his original voice. The lion and the tiger realized that
the jackal has outsmarted them and he they killed him. Enjoy more moral stories in
English below.
Moral of the story: No pretense can last long, so it is better to stay in your true
form always and improve yourself.
The Magical Donkey

Once Akbar gifted a very precious necklace to his queen which she safely in her room.
But unfortunately, one day necklace was misplaced and queen was unable to locate it.
Then Akbar came to know that not only the necklace but few other precious things have
also gone missing in the past few days from his palace. Unable to resolve the situation,
he asked Birbal to help. Birbal brought along a friend of his, a magical donkey, to
solve the mystery. He asked each suspect to go alone in the tent and hold the donkey’s
tail and if the person was the thief, the donkey will identify him and give him a good
kick. Everyone followed Birbal’s instruction other than the thief. As Birbal had sprayed a
powerful scent on Donkey’s tail and thief avoided touching the donkey’s tail out of fear,
he was finally caught.
Moral of the story: A clever idea always saves the day
A Bundle of Sticks
Once upon a time, there was a man who lived with his three boys. The
three sons were great workers, yet they often fought. The old man
tried everything he could to bring them together, but he was
unsuccessful.
Months went by, and the old man became ill. He urged his boys to
remain united, but they disobeyed him. As a result, he decided to
teach them a practical lesson in order for them to put their differences
aside and remain unified.
His sons were summoned by the old guy. “I’ll give you a bundle of
sticks,” he said. You’ll have to break each stick in half once you’ve
separated them. “Whoever breaks the sticks the fastest will be
rewarded more.”
The old man handed each of them a bundle of ten sticks and
instructed them to break each stick into pieces. They shattered the
sticks in a matter of minutes and began to argue once more about
who was the first to do it.
The father then handed each of the boys another bundle of sticks,
instructing them to break them together.
They attempted to break the stick bundle. Despite their best efforts,
they were unable to break the bundle. “Dear sons,” the old guy said.
See! The single sticks were easy to break into bits, but the bundle was
impossible to split! So, as long as you are unified, no one can hurt
you.”
The sons saw the value of unity and pledged to stick together. Scroll
down to enjoy other moral stories for kids in English.
Moral of the story: Unity is strength.

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The Woodcutter and The Golden Axe

Moral of the story: Honesty is the best policy.

The Greedy Lion

“This hare can’t fill my stomach,” the lion reasoned.

The Golden Egg

The Miser And His Gold

When a passerby heard his cries, he inquired as to what had occurred.

The stranger hurled a hefty stone into the hole.

Moral of the story: A possession is only as valuable as how we

The Hare and The Tortoise

“There is plenty of time to rest,” the Hare thought as he spread himself

The Blue Jackal

The Magical Donkey

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