Stories and Tales


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Billy Peck, Tightrope Waddler

A short story about friendship and sincerity
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Educational Value

Friendship and sincerity


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
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 farm Two 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...

Hammer Blows

A short story about white lies
5.5
Average: 5.5 (2 votes)

Educational Value

Sincerity, always


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. Any modern setting Un young man

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Daniel had a unique gift. He was the only person who could see everyone's 'hammer of truth'. At first he couldn't work out what that big lump of steel was, hanging over everyone's head. But, with time, he realised that it was connected to the little white lies people would say...

The Last Dinosaurs

A short story about dinosaurs
5.66667
Average: 5.7 (3 votes)

Educational Value

Adaptability and flexibility


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable. A lost land in the rainforests, in modern times Several dinosaurs and a village

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In a lost land of tropical forests, on top of the only mountain in the region, trapped inside an old volcanic crater system, lived the last ever group of large, ferocious dinosaurs. For thousands and thousands of years they ...

The Proudest Parents

A short story about obedience
8
Average: 8 (1 vote)

Educational Value

Obedience


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
Parents value obedience the most A small country, any time period Various children and their parents

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Once upon a time, in a small country, people decided to investigate what it was that parents really liked the most. A competition was organised. It would use the latest invention of Professor Crank-Shafte...

The Tidy Toys

A short story aboyt tidiness
7
Average: 7 (2 votes)

Educational Value

Tidiness and carefulness


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
A story using a fun device to explain to children the importance of tidying away their things and treating them with respect. A boy's bedroom A boy and his toys

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Once upon a time, a boy moved houses. On entering his new bedroom he saw that it was full of toys, storybooks, pens, pencils... and all of it was perfectly tidy. That day he played all he liked, but went to bed without having tidied up. Mysteriously, the next morning...

The Gossips

A short story to respect other's privacy
6
Average: 6 (1 vote)

Educational Value

Respect other's private life


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
Everyone has a private side to their life, which should be respected. A school Un niño, una niña y un brujo con poca magia

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Sarah and Mark were a pair of champion gossips. They were always spying, and poking their noses into anything and everything. And how they loved to broadcast what they had discovered - which was a lot, and very little of it good. People had often explained to them the importance of respecting others' privacy, but they would just reply...

Grandfather’s Coins

A short story to teach children to manage their money
8
Average: 8 (5 votes)

Educational Value

Money management


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves. A family get-together A girl, her family, and a musician

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Every month, Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents' house. They would always wait excitedly for the moment their grandfather would give them a few coins, "so you can buy yourself something." Then all the children would run off to ...

The Two Towers

A short story about Envy
0

Educational Value

Avoid Envy


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble. A famous Italian city A leaning tower and a girl

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A long time ago, in an Italian city, they built a beautiful tower which was admired by everyone passing through. A little further down the road, in a neighbouring city, they had built a tower of similar beauty. The two towers were ...

The Wand That Ran Out

A short story to learn to share
6.66667
Average: 6.7 (3 votes)

Educational Value

Generosity


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
By contributing just a small part of what we have, together we can achieve a lot A cabin in a forest A boy and a magic wand

Story intro

Once upon a time a boy was walking through the forest, looking for fruit. He spent so much time searching, that night fell and he got lost. He scrambled through the darkness for a long while, until he could hear a loud disturbance off in the distance. He followed the noise and discovered...

The Brave Little Tortoise and the Monster

A short story about bravery and fear control
8.8
Average: 8.8 (10 votes)

Educational Value

Bravery, fear control


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Moral of the story Setting Characters
The only way to successfully deal with a life and death situation is to face up to the fear it brings. A desert land with a big mountain A tortoise and a monster

Story intro

Once upon a time, there was a tortoise on a ship, and the ship sank. Some time later the tortoise made it to a desert land surrounded by water on all sides except for one. The landward side led up to a big, steep, craggy mountain. To avoid starving to death, the tortoise decided to...