Los mejores cuentos infantiles
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Fair play, respect and tolerance
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Sport is just a game. It should not arouse feelings of aggression and anger |
The trunk of a big hollow tree |
Ants |
Story intro
For those few days the big hollow tree was buzzing with activity. It was time for the Scuttleball World Championship. Scuttleball was soccer for ants; and it was definitely their favourite sport. Ants of all shapes and sizes...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Avoid stereotypes
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| You can’t judge anyone based purely on stereotypes. |
A prairie post office for insects |
A horsefly, a spider, a beetle, a praying mantis, and a grasshopper |
Story intro
Mr. Horsefly was the new head of the prairie post office. He had put a lot of time and effort into getting this highly respected position; he had even moved fields. If you asked Mr. Horsefly, he would tell you that he got the job thanks to his great deductive gifts. On his first day at work...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Freedom and self guiding
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| No one is predestined to do anything. It’s in our own hands to change our lives, from day to day |
The age of the pirates |
A young pirate boy |
Story intro
Not only was Longhands a young pirate boy, he was also the son of a pirate, the grandson of a pirate, and the great grandson of a pirate. Actually, he hadn't yet stolen anything, nor attacked any ship; but his whole family were sure that he'd turn out to be...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Respect and kindness
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Respecting others is not only important for those we respect, but also for the effect it has upon ourselves |
A forest |
A gang of evil goblins, a little old man, and a wizard |
Story intro
Once upon a time, there was a gang of evil goblins who lived in a forest. They spent a lot of their time making fun of a poor old man who could now hardly move, see, or hear. They showed...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Solidarity and Kindness
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| The best kindness is to give our time and sincere best wishes to people, regardless of whether they can give us anything in return |
A village in a far off land, a long time ago |
Three rich men |
Story intro
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty: only the rich could manage without great problems. Three of those rich men, and their servants, were traveling on the same road, in a convoy, when they came to a very poor village. Seeing this poverty provoked different...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Avoid consumerism
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| The actual value of things is not based on their price, so it is important to be able to discover on our own the actual value of everything |
The jungle |
Boobuan monkeys |
Story intro
There once was a strange jungle full of boobuan monkeys. Boobuans were some monkeys with long arms and short legs, who spent all the time to adorn their arms and brightly colored bracelets. They were often visited by Mambo the macaque, carrying his cart full of bracelets and rare things. In one of his visits...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Love, devotion and passion
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| True love is the most powerful way to change the world from the inside, starting with ourselves. |
A far away kingdom |
A Princess and a young man |
Story intro
There was once and incredibly rich, beautiful, and wise Princess. Tired of false suitors who were only interested in her money, she announced that she would only marry whoever managed to present her with the most valuable, tender, and sincere gift of all. The palace filled up with...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Audio Story
Educational Value
- Loyalty and commitment
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Tthe fundamental basis of friendship and love is to remain loyal and committed during times of adversity. |
long ago, in the time of fairies and magic. |
a fairy and one of her followers. |
Story intro
A long, long time ago, before people and their cities filled the Earth, even before many things even had a name, there was a mysterious place that was guarded by the Fairy of the Lake. Fair and generous, each of her followers were ever willing to serve her. There was a time in which some evil beings ...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Educational Value
- Effort and joy
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy |
a boy’s bedroom |
a boy and his drawing |
Story intro
Pinty Tailor was a little boy who enjoyed going to school and doing all sorts of things, except for art and writing. Using brushes and pencils did not come easy to Pinty, so his works of art did not end happily, and he would just...
Spanish version :
Cuentos en Español
Audio Story
Educational Value
- Love peace; hate war
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. |
A battle between two ancient kingdoms |
A sword and the Kings of two neighbouring countries |
Story intro
Once upon a time there was a precious sword. Now, this sword belonged to a great King, and for as long as anyone could remember, the King spent all his time in his palace, enjoying his shows and parties. One day a great dispute...
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