Stories of Mountains
Stories of Mountains
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 Mountains . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
Educational Value
- Taste in music
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest children | A rainless country | A group of musicians |
Story intro
There was once a tiny country that was suffering from a long drought. It had gone so long without rain that the people there were starting to go hungry because of the bad harvests...
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Educational Value
- Generosity
Basic elements
| 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 |
Story intro
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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Educational Value
- Patience
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Impatience can ruin even the best laid plans. | A long time ago, in a fairytale land | A monster and a wicked man |
Story intro
At the deepest depths of the great mountain, in a huge labyrinth of tunnels created by the great wizards, there lived – imprisoned – the worst of beasts, a horrible creature who all knew as Kraton. He had been put there after terrorising...
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Educational Value
- Motivation and sacrifice
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| If we lose sight of our main aims we can often abandon things when the first difficulties arise. | A mountain | A mountain climber and his friend |
Story intro
Bobby the mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times, but had always failed. He began the ascent at a good pace, focussing on the snowy summit, imagining ...
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Educational Value
- Bravery, fear control
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| 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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