Stories of Commitment 

Stories of Commitment 


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 Commitment . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers

The Seeds, a story about Perseverance and tenacity. Take advantage of setbacks to grow

A short story about extraordinary strength during growth
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Educational Value

Perseverance and tenacity. Take advantage of setbacks to grow


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed.A jungle4 seeds and some monkeys

Story intro

Once upon a time there were four seeds who were good friends of each other. Taken up by the wind they finally landed in a jungle clearing. There they remained, hidden on the ground... -> read more

The Young Puppet-maker, a story about Effort and good work

A short story about effort and good work
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6.9
Average: 6.9 (8 votes)

Educational Value

Effort and good work


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Trying hard to do things well is much more satisfying than doing them just to an ordinary standard.The life of a young puppet-makerA young puppet-maker, and his puppet

Story intro

There was once a young man who liked puppets so much that he became an apprentice to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was very clumsy, and his teacher and the other apprentices were always telling him he had no ability... -> read more

The Photographic Elephant, a story about Effort and perseverance

Short story about perseverance
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Average: 7.9 (29 votes)

Educational Value

Effort and perseverance


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
In overcoming adversity can lie the seeds of our successThe SavannahAn elephant

Story intro

There was once an elephant who wanted to be a photographer. How his friends would laugh when they heard him talk about it! "How silly," said some, "there aren't any cameras for elephants!"... -> read more

Drums in Space, a story about Respect and perseverance

A short story about respect and perseverance
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8.56296
Average: 8.6 (27 votes)

Educational Value

Respect and perseverance


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
There is always a good solution. If we persist in looking for it, we can end up achieving much more than we had envisioned.A girl’s house and outer spaceA girl who plays the drums

Story intro

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl, a girl with one big ambition - to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to ... -> read more

The Opera Singer, a story about Hard work and effort

A short story about hard work
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Average: 8.5 (42 votes)

Educational Value

Hard work and effort


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Success comes as a result of hard work and constant effort.A small townA singer

Story intro

One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a strange guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler - the man, not the suitcase - and he looked very common indeed. What made him most unusual, though, was the fact that whenever he needed to ... -> read more

The Cockerel, the Duck, and the Mermaids, a story about Combat fear of the dark

A story to combat the fear of the dark
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Average: 8.9 (38 votes)

Educational Value

Combat fear of the dark


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Fear of the dark is not fear of anything real, and can only prevent you from discovering interesting thingsthe seaA cockerel, a duck and the mermaids

Story intro

A cockerel and a duck were arguing so much over whether mermaids exist or not, that they decided to settle the matter once and for all, by searching the bottom of the sea. They dived down, first.. -> read more