Stories of Kingdoms
Stories of Kingdoms
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 Kingdoms . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
Educational Value
- Generosity and avoid materialism
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| We often accumulate money to acquire things to make us feel better, but sharing time and money with others brings us more happiness. | A far off land | A King and a farmer |
Story intro
Once upon a time there was a wise King who worriedly observed the great importance everyone gave to money. This despite the fact that in his country there were no poor people and everyone lived quite well.
-"Why so much insistence on making money?"...
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Educational Value
- Trust and understanding
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| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| We all have reasons for behaving as we do. It is better to be understanding and try to bring out the good that we all have in ourselves, rather than be judgemental and condemnatory. | A Kindom of dragons | A dragon and a prince |
Story intro
In the dark lands of the witches and the trolls, there lived, a long time ago, the most terrible dragon that had ever existed. His magic powers enabled him...
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Educational Value
- Humility and willingness to learn
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everything | An ancient kingdom | Wincey Wise, the King, the King’s advisers |
Story intro
Wincey Wise was a young lady who worked cleaning the King's advisers’ building. She was a very intelligent and studious girl, and wasn't going to waste the opportunity of being around these wise men. Even so, after a year there, listening to their meetings through the keyhole, she was worried. The wise men never ...
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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 |
Story intro
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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Educational Value
- Leadership and initiative
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| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Leadership is earned via actions that demonstrate courage, fairness, and commitment | A far away kingdom | A King and his two sons |
Story intro
Once upon a time a King ordered his two sons to build two large aqueducts to supply water to his country estates, which were in a very poor state due to a great drought. The first son took part of his father's riches and part of the army. With them...
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Educational Value
- Love peace; hate war
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. | A battle between two ancient kingdoms | A sword and the Kings of two neighbouring countries |
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Once upon a time there was a precious sword. Now, this sword belonged to a great King, and for as long as anyone could remember, the King spent all his time in his palace, enjoying his shows and parties. One day a great dispute...
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Educational Value
- Love, devotion and passion
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| True love is the most powerful way to change the world from the inside, starting with ourselves. | A far away kingdom | A Princess and a young man |
Story intro
There was once and incredibly rich, beautiful, and wise Princess. Tired of false suitors who were only interested in her money, she announced that she would only marry whoever managed to present her with the most valuable, tender, and sincere gift of all. The palace filled up with...
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