Stories and Tales
Educational Value
- Friendship and sincerity
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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...
Educational Value
- Sincerity, always
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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...
Educational Value
- Adaptability and flexibility
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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 ...
Educational Value
- Obedience
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Parents value obedience the most |
A small country, any time period |
Various children and their parents |
Story intro
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...
Educational Value
- Tidiness and carefulness
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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...
Educational Value
- Respect other's private life
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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...
Educational Value
- Money management
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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 ...
Educational Value
- Avoid Envy
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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 ...
Educational Value
- Generosity
Basic elements
| 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...
Educational Value
- Bravery, fear control
Basic elements
| 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...
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