Stories of Giants
Stories of Giants
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 Giants . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
Educational Value
- Generosity
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| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Generosity starts with yourself. Before demanding from others, we should be the first to give without expecting anything in return. | Space | Some gigantic beings |
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To get some idea of the size of the Molokos you have to see them from afar. If you were to put yourself next to them, they wouldn't even see you, and if the biggest of our fairytale giants were to be at their side, probably the enormous Molokos still wouldn't see...
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| The best way to strengthen your will and do difficult things is by doing them straight away, without thinking about the time or effort they will take. | A palace | A young man and a giant |
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Many years ago, when giants still roamed the Earth, there was a particularly frightening and powerful one. But unlike other giants, Effort didn't spend his time eating people or causing disasters...
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Educational Value
- Prevent abuse and the "pecking order"
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| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| No matter how big or strong someone is, there’s always someone bigger who can do just as they do. | The land of dragons and giants | A painter, a dragon and a titan |
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Once upon a time there was a painter who, on one of his journeys, got so lost that he ended up approaching a dragon’s lair. As soon as the dragon clapped eyes on the painter he roared ferociously at him for disturbing him in...
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Educational Value
- Friendship and generosity
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| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. | Planet Earth | A giant, some stars and the moon |
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Soppo was an enormous giant, the biggest there had ever been. He could drink a river dry, or eat a whole forest as if it were a salad. And, without doubt, his favourite delicacy was the clouds in the sky; fresh, spongy, the kind he ate...
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Educational Value
- Tenderness and kindness
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| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| The best way to deal with anger is to use tenderness, tact, and kindness | A kingdom, long ago | A giant, a king and a musician |
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George the Giant had lived for centuries in The Cave of Anger. The giants were peaceful, solitary beings up until the time when King Terry the Terrible accused them of ruining the harvest. King Terry then ordered that the giants be hunted down. Only George survived this, and since then...
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