Stories of Comprehension 

Stories of Comprehension 


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

The Cloud Dragon, a story about Trust and understanding

A short story about the adventure of a terrible dragon
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Average: 6 (1 vote)

Educational Value

Trust and understanding


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
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... -> read more

A Frog and a Frying Pan, a story about Learn to forgive

A short story to learn to forgive
short audio story with narrator, sound effects and background music
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Average: 8.5 (17 votes)

Educational Value

Learn to forgive


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
The law of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” solves nothing. What does solve things is knowing how to forgive.A frog’s restaurant next to a pondA frog, a toad, and a frying pan

Story intro

Fran the Frog was the best chef in the whole swamp, and all the toads and frogs of the region enjoyed coming to her very select restaurant. Her 'Flies in spicy bug sauce' and her 'Caramelised dragon flies wings with honey of bee' were the kind of delicacies that every self-respecting frog should try; and that made... -> read more

Playing with the Sun, a story about Companionship and comprehension

A short story about companionship
short audio story in British English
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Average: 8.2 (21 votes)

Educational Value

Companionship and comprehension


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Wanting to bring happiness to all is the foundation of good companionshipThe forestThe forest animals and the sun

Story intro

There was once a forest where all the animals played happily and contentedly together. So much so, that the sun noticed them and wanted to join in. The animals told the sun he could play with them, but when the sun left his place in the sky... -> read more

A Resentful Thumb, a story about Forgiveness

A funny story about forgiveness
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Average: 7.8 (12 votes)

Educational Value

Forgiveness


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
There is no limit beyond which we should stop practicing forgivenessA handThe fingers of a hand

Story intro

There was once a hand whose fingers were great friends. The owner of this hand started a dangerous job and, despite the care he gave the rest of the fingers, the thumb always came off worse, with lots of cuts and... -> read more

The Hypersensor, a story about Kindness with people with sensory deficiecy

A short story about interacting with blind people
short audio story with narrator, sound effects and background music
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Average: 8.3 (9 votes)

Educational Value

Kindness with people with sensory deficiecy


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
People with a sensory deficiency are just normal people who have a disadvantage when it comes to dealing with what’s happening right nowA faraway planetA boy, several aliens, and a blind girl

Story intro

What sort of an expression would be on your face if an alien spaceship beamed you up, put you in a big glass cage, and took you to a planet out amongst the stars? Well, no doubt you would look a bit like... -> read more

The Best Robot, a story about Accept people differences

A fantastic tale about tolerance and integration
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Average: 8.8 (25 votes)

Educational Value

Accept people differences


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
We cannot hope to be the best at everything, nor that everyone else be just like us. Every individual contributes something of value.Bionic CityA robot

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XT-27 wasn't just any robot. His identification plate read "XT-27: The best, most modern robot". He was, indeed, the most up-to-date robot currently available, a product difficult to beat. Of course, this made him feel very proud. So much so, that when he saw... -> read more

The Pleaseometer, a story about Avoid to feel envy

A Santa's story about generosity
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Average: 8.2 (18 votes)

Educational Value

Avoid to feel envy


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Many of those who seem to have so much, in fact have the least. So it’s best not to envy them.Christmas time at home, and the North PoleA boy and Father Christmas

Story intro

Danny was very disappointed with Father Christmas. He was a very good boy, but it really annoyed him, each year, to see most of the other children - who clearly behaved worse than him - being given more presents. He complained so much that, one night -> read more