Funny stories and tales

Problems on the Ark, a story about Collaboration and teamwork

short audio story with narrator, sound effects and background music

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Average: 8.9 (30 votes)

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Collaboration and teamwork

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Tasks that look impossible for individuals can be achieved by working together as a team	Noah's Ark	Animals from Noah's Ark

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Inside Noah's Ark animals were kept for so long that they started to organize games and activities for fun. But they were not very careful, and while playing one of the games, a woodpecker ended making a hole in the bottom of the ark... -> read more

The Brave Boy and the Multicoloured Ghost, a story about Courage and overcoming

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Average: 8.8 (26 votes)

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Courage and overcoming

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Moral of the story	Setting	Characters
Every child can overcome the fear of the dark by modifying his/her own thoughts and expectations	A large enchanted castle	A child and a ghost

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Once upon a time, a boy went on his holidays to a great castle. He ran through all the rooms and corridors, apart from one wing, which he never... -> read more

The Incompetent Genie, a story about cleanliness and order

A short story about being clean and in order

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Average: 9 (1 vote)

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cleanliness and order

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Moral of the story	Setting	Characters
No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details	A genie’s lamp	A boy and a genie

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Once upon a time there was a genie, of the type who comes out of magic lamps and makes wishes come true. Unfortunately, this particular genie was famous for botching things up... -> read more

Scuttleball. Soccer for Ants, a story about Fair play, respect and tolerance

A short story about Fair Play and tolerance

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Average: 9 (22 votes)

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Fair play, respect and tolerance

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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

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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... -> read more

The Drawing That Talked, a story about Effort and joy

A story about effort and practice with joy to improve

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Average: 9 (20 votes)

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Effort and joy

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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

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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

The Hair Thief, a story about Sincerity when talking to children

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Average: 8.9 (25 votes)

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Sincerity when talking to children

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Moral of the story	Setting	Characters
We should explain things to children in an honest manner because children deserve respect. We should resist telling them silly stories for our own amusement.	An ordinary house in the present day	A father and his daughter

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Valerie was very worried about her daddy. For some time now she had noticed he was going bald. It seemed like every time she looked at him he had less hair than before. One day she rather boldly asked him... -> read more

Robot with a Virus, a story about Tidiness and Solidarity

A short story about tidiness and solidarity

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Average: 8.9 (37 votes)

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Tidiness and Solidarity

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Moral of the story	Setting	Characters
Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who –given the chance – would surely treat them well.	A house in the future	A robot and a boy

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Ricky lived in a lovely, futuristic house, which had everything you could ever want. Though he didn't help much around the house, Ricky was still as pleased as punch when his parents bought him the latest model of butler robot. As soon as it arrived... -> read more

Boobuan monkeys, a story about Avoid consumerism

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Average: 8.9 (35 votes)

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Avoid consumerism

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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

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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... -> read more

A Frog and a Frying Pan, a story about Learn to forgive

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Average: 8.5 (17 votes)

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Learn to forgive

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Moral of the story	Setting	Characters
The law of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” solves nothing. What does solve things is knowing how to forgive.	A frog’s restaurant next to a pond	A frog, a toad, and a frying pan

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Fran the Frog was the best chef in the whole swamp, and all the toads and frogs of the region enjoyed coming to her very select restaurant. Her 'Flies in spicy bug sauce' and her 'Caramelised dragon flies wings with honey of bee' were the kind of delicacies that every self-respecting frog should try; and that made... -> read more

Waking Nightmare, a story about Self confidence

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Average: 8.4 (17 votes)

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Self confidence

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Moral of the story	Setting	Characters
There is always something nice we can do; we just have to look to find it	Monster Prison	Four monsters

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Pogo the Ogre, Big Giant, and The Abominable One had spent hundreds of years locked up in Monster Prison. They had entered voluntarily, when they realised that frightening children wasn't a good way to make a living. Since then, the three of them had been sad and lonely figures. Frightening children was... -> read more

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