Stories of Humility
Stories of Humility
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 Humility . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
Educational Value
- Humility and generosity
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| Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task. | The Christmas sky | Two stars and the angels of heaven |
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Of all the stars that shine in the sky, there had always been one that was brighter and more beautiful than the others. The whole sky's planets and stars looked on in admiration, wondering what could be the important mission...
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Educational Value
- Avoid superficiality
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| We shouldn’t value people by their appearance, but rather for their true personality. | A faraway Kingdom | A young girl, a Prince and a soldier |
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Once upon a time there was a girl who, though of humble origin, was so incredibly beautiful that she was famed throughout the region. Knowing how much the young men of the Kingdom liked her, she rejected all her suitors...
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Educational Value
- Care of details and little things
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| Whoever disdains the small things in life, saving themselves for the big things, will never be prepared for the most important moments. | A television program | A superhero |
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Toto was a totally normal boy, and was paddling in the sea one day when a sea urchin stung him. At that precise moment, when he was rubbing his foot, he was simultaneously attacked by an octopus...
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Educational Value
- Humility and dignity
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| Everyone has the same worth and dignity, regardless of their power, riches, or talents. Only deeds are unworthy, not people. | A distant kingdom | A King and a beggar |
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Once upon a time there was a rich, powerful, and intelligent King. But what was most noticeable about him was his arrogance. Such was his pride that he felt no one was a worthy rival with whom to share his favourite pastime, chess. So the King sent a message across the land...
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Educational Value
- Humility, generosity and teamwork
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| When doing things together the important thing is to make sure things turn out for the best, rather than worry about how much each individual has contributed | A local football match | Some children playing football |
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Once, a group of boys decided to play a proper soccer game. Each one of them would bring something used in professional matches. So one would bring the ball, another the whistle, another the goalposts, others the goalkeeper gloves, the corner flags, etc... But before the game started, while they were picking the teams, there was a slight argument. They decided that...
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Educational Value
- Humility and willingness to learn
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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 |
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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
- Humility
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| Being good at something doesn’t make us invulnerable, or better people. What improves us is knowing how best to use our gifts. | A lettuce patch | Several snails and a bird |
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“Good day, Lady and Gentle-Snails! This is Trevor Slug, your favourite commentator, speaking from the greatest snail-racing stadium of them all, the lettuce patch of Auntie Donna! Ahead of us we have what should be an unforgettable day, in which the great Trailblazer will try to beat, for the fifth time, his own world speed record...
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