Stories of Castles 

Stories of Castles 


List of educational resources for parents and teachers to read online, to download in PDF format, or to listen to as audio stories

Our stories are a great tool to improve the education of your children and enhance your family atmosphere. Whether in family or in the classroom, as audio or as reading, using pictures or simple text, parents and teachers will discover with them a new way to successfully teach values to children, while enjoying each and every learning minute.

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List including all our stories about Castles . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers

Seven Captive Princesses, a story about Initiative and the love of reading

A short story about how to learn  and live when bored
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Initiative and the love of reading


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Being bored is always your own doing, all you need is a good book to kill boredom and feed your spirit.A mountainous country with 7 palaces7 Princesses and 7 knights

Story intro

When the evil Witch of the Summits imprisoned the seven Princesses in the seven castles of the seven mountains, guarded by seven falcons, seven ogres and seven dragons, no one thought they would ever return alive... -> read more

The King is Missing, a story about Cleanliness and hygiene

A story to teach children the importance of hygiene and cleanliness
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Educational Value

Cleanliness and hygiene


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
It’s important to keep things clean.A castleA boy, a King, and a painting

Story intro

There was once a boy whose parents were the custodians of an impressive old castle. The place was full of old paintings, arms and armour. One day, the boy noticed something strange about one of the main paintings... -> read more

Edward and the Dragon, a story about Cleverness

A short story about a dragon and a knight
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Average: 7.9 (27 votes)

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Cleverness


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Quick thinking is the best weapon of all, and should always be used in preference to violenceA huge cave inside a mountainA boy and a dragon

Story intro

Edward was the youngest knight in the kingdom. He was still pretty much a boy, but was so brave and intelligent that, without having to fight anyone at all, he had defeated all his enemies. One day... -> read more

A Flower a Day, a story about Honesty and generosity

A short story about the fear to tell the truth
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Average: 8.6 (58 votes)

Educational Value

Honesty and generosity


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Overcoming fear to tell the truth is difficult, but in the end it isn’t so bad.A palaceTwo boys, a girl and a King

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Once upon a time there were two friends who lived in a palace with their families, who worked in service of the King. One of these boys knew a girl he liked so much that he... -> read more

The Princess without a Palace, a story about Humility and homeliness

A short story aout humility and homeliness
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Average: 8.7 (35 votes)

Educational Value

Humility and homeliness


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Happiness is not to be found in the showy and sophisticated things in life, but rather in the right way to approach life and live it.A faraway kingdomTwo princesses and a key

Story intro

Once upon a time there was a kingdom with an ancient prophecy that spoke of a Princess without a palace. The prophecy said that as soon as that Princess found her palace, she would be the wisest and fairest Queen there had ever been. That kingdom had a royal family who had lived in a beautiful palace for generations. But there was a great... -> read more

The Respectful Prince and the Dwarves, a story about Respect

A short story about respect
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8.16923
Average: 8.2 (26 votes)

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Respect


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Be kind and respectful to everyone, as you never know when will you need help from othersA forest near a palaceA respectful Prince, a disrespectful Prince, and four dwarves

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Once upon a time, the King's two Princes were playing in a forest, and - meeting one at a time -, they came across four dwarves who... -> read more

Trapped in Tidyland, a story about Freedom

A story about freedom
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Average: 8.7 (15 votes)

Educational Value

Freedom


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Freedom is the most valuable gift. Without it, nothing we do has meaningA model worldA girl and her toys

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Tidyland was a lovely little model world which Paula Perfect had built with her toys. She was always looking after it, and making sure that everything stayed perfectly in its place. She kept the red people in the red houses, the green children playing on the swings of the green parks, and ... -> read more