Los mejores cuentos infantiles

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Billy Peck, Tightrope Waddler

A short story about friendship and sincerity
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9.26667
Average: 9.3 (15 votes)

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Friendship and sincerity


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
True friends always tell us the truth, even if it’s something we won’t enjoy hearing. Those who give us false praise are not worthy of our trust.A farmTwo ducks and a ram

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Billy Peck was a farm duck whose big dream was to become a tightrope walker. Every day he spent hours out on the rope, practicing, encouraged by his faithful friend, Artie Quack. Artie was an older duck who, when young, had practiced that very same art. Both of them were a bit flap-footed at it, but... -> read more

The Sword of Peace

Cuento sobre la paz
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9.20741
Average: 9.2 (54 votes)

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Love peace; hate war


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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 kingdomsA sword and the Kings of two neighbouring countries

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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... -> read more

The Unlucky Merchant

A short story on generosity as a way to to have good fortune
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9.125
Average: 9.1 (8 votes)

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Generosity


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortuneA long time ago, near a villageA merchant, a traveler, and two magic glass jars

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There was once a merchant who, after years of bad business, was cursing his bad luck. A traveller was passing by, and he asked the merchant what was troubling him. Hearing that the merchant was a man of great ill fortune, the traveller opened his knapsack and pulled out a... -> read more

The Drawing That Talked

Cuento sobre el esfuerzo y mejorar con la práctica
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9.11765
Average: 9.1 (17 votes)

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Effort and joy


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You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joya boy’s bedrooma boy and his drawing

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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... -> read more

Bigmouth Fox

Short story about discretion
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9.07059
Average: 9.1 (17 votes)

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Trust, loyalty and discretion


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A fox asks his friends to trust him. He betrays that trust so they teach him a lessonCountryside near the north poleA fox, a penguin and a reindeer

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Pingüino, reno y zorro eran muy amigos. Un día, el pingüino y el reno encuentran un montón de fruta y deciden guardarlo en secreto. Por el camino, se encuentran al zorro, que al verles tan felices...Penguin, Reindeer and Fox were great friends. One day, Penguin and Reindeer found a load of fruit, and decided to keep it a secret. On the way, they met Fox, who seeing them so happy, asked them why. They told him they couldn't say, because... -> read more

Peggy’s Talking Pets

A short story about the importante of listening
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9.0625
Average: 9.1 (16 votes)

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Communicating and listening


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When we open ourselves to communicating with others, we enjoy getting to know them, because we all have things of value to share.A new homePeggy Pigtails, a book, and some animals

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Peggy Pigtails was a good girl, and she was quite quiet and reserved. Not many words passed her lips, partly due to shyness, and partly because she sometimes felt she had nothing interesting to say. But that all changed when... -> read more

Fear is soft and smooth

Cuento para vencer el miedo a la oscuridad
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9.05455
Average: 9.1 (22 votes)

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Overcoming fear of darkness


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A way to overcome fear of darkness in children, through imagination and creativityA modern roomA girl and her aunt

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Marina was extremely afraid of the dark. When the lights went out, everything and every shadow appeared to her as the most terrible of monsters. Her parents explained to her, everyday and with great patience, that these things were not monsters. Marina understood her parents, but she... -> read more

Happy Endings

Cuento sobre la solidaridad y la igualdad
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9.05455
Average: 9.1 (22 votes)

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Solidarity and Justice


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Good or bad fortune does not make one a better or worse person, and we all have a responsibility to help the less fortunate. A cinemaA rich boy

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Perry Piccolo was a rich kid who led a very nice, comfortable life, protected from most of the bad stuff in the world. One day, Perry went to the movies to see a film he'd been dying to see. The problem was that he arrived a bit late, just... -> read more

A Lion without a Roar

Cuento para enseñar autocontrol
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9.04545
Average: 9 (22 votes)

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Selfcontrol and moderation


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Shouts and threats are not the best way to make friends, nor to get what you want.The plainA lion and a pig

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There was once a lion without a roar. The lion had always been this way, he had never been able to roar. But no one on the plains knew this. Since from an early age he realised he could not roar, he had learnt to -> read more

An Unexpected Arrival

Cuento para afrontar la pérdida de una madre
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9.025
Average: 9 (8 votes)

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Dealing with the loss of a mother


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An emotional and positive story to help in dealing with the loss of a mother during childhoodAn ordinary family and heavenA mother, her children, and angels

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There was a bit of a stir in heaven when Tatiana turned up. No one expected her; she was still young and, what's more, she was the mother of two small children. Saint Peter looked at her, very ... -> read more