Stories of nonconformist

Stories of nonconformist


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

Seven Captive Princesses, a story about Initiative and the love of reading

A short story about how to learn  and live when bored
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Educational Value

Initiative and the love of reading


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Being bored is always your own doing, all you need is a good book to kill boredom and feed your spirit.A mountainous country with 7 palaces7 Princesses and 7 knights

Story intro

When the evil Witch of the Summits imprisoned the seven Princesses in the seven castles of the seven mountains, guarded by seven falcons, seven ogres and seven dragons, no one thought they would ever return alive... -> read more

The Cloudsqueezer, a story about Humility and willingness to learn

A short story about not pretending we know everything
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Average: 7.8 (64 votes)

Educational Value

Humility and willingness to learn


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everythingAn ancient kingdomWincey 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 ... -> read more

The Island Of Inventions, a story about Having goals and dreams as motivation

A short story about the power of dreams
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Average: 8.3 (29 votes)

Educational Value

Having goals and dreams as motivation


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
We must give ourselves great goals in life, because with effort and perseverance we can achieve even more than we had hoped to.Any houseA young inventor and his inventor friends

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The first time Luca heard talk of the Island Of Inventions, he was still very young, but the wonders he heard about sounded so incredible to him that they were forever engraved in his memory. Ever since he was a little boy, he never stopped searching for clues to investigate. Clues which might lead him to... -> read more

The Math Dunce, a story about Will to learn and creativity

A story about learning maths
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Average: 8.5 (11 votes)

Educational Value

Will to learn and creativity


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
If you adopt a creative and fun strategy, you can make learning even the most boring subject enjoyableAny present-day schoolA stupid pupil and his classmates

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That year, in the local school, there was a new Math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would... -> read more